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Post by Wanizame on Jun 25, 2008 9:50:29 GMT -5
Once it was done scratching, it straightened up a bit and tilted its head at Julian, leaning up--it was still quite small, whatever its appearance--and sniffing at him, the slits of its nostrils opening and closing rapidly. It chuffed in confusion and hopped a little closer, trying again, leaning forward until its broad face was nearly pressed to the man's chest. Even his clothes didn't smell like anything--or rather, it was like a void of a scent. Even nothing smelled like something.
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Post by Julian on Jun 25, 2008 10:25:22 GMT -5
*Julian arched a brow, leaning back slightly at the unexpected gesture. But he did not retreat, just lifted his arms to allow the creature whatever study it was seeking.*
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Post by Wanizame on Jun 25, 2008 10:33:48 GMT -5
It drew its jaws back, making its mouth a bit less threatening, and rested down on its legs a bit, raising curious hands to feel form and pluck at fabric, prodding buttons and smoothing out black folds of cloth before standing up again and leaning very close to Julian's face, peering at him with its unmoving, unblinking eyes.
It snapped its jaws once, clicked, and pulled a hand up to trace the fleshy outline of the stranger's eyesocket.
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Post by Julian on Jun 25, 2008 10:37:12 GMT -5
*Julian stared back in blatant curiosity as he was touched and prodded. He was most fascinated with the sounds the beast made and was eager to decipher them. It seemed fascinated with his eyes, so he leaned in slightly, opening them fully and looking up, offering closer inspection.*
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Post by Wanizame on Jun 25, 2008 10:46:03 GMT -5
But it wasn't his eyes, or his features that the monster was interested in, only the structure underneath. It cupped a webbed hand over Julian's nose with a finger on either side, the membrane between its fingers inadvertently cutting off air for a moment while it pulled the skin down away from the man's eyes to make the bones of the orbits more pronounced. Its head jerked back a bit and bright white flicked over its eyes before it took the hand away and brought the other up, prodding at Julian's cheeks, pushing against the flesh roughly.
When the man's cheekbones were reveled, the creature gave an excited shriek and let go of Julian altogether, hopping backward and giving a quick spin, flexing its hands in the air before settling in front of Julian again with a stream of clicks, watching him expectantly.
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Post by Julian on Jun 25, 2008 10:48:26 GMT -5
*Julian's eyes widened further, but only because of the completely unexpected nature of the response. He blinked, then stepped for inquisitively.*
"Then...you are pleased?"
*He held his hands out before him.*
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Post by Wanizame on Jun 25, 2008 11:00:54 GMT -5
The merman took them, turning them over and looking at them before giving them back and standing upright again, grinning and prodding at Julian's face.
"Care care--new face! Pretty pretty...dead-face under? Show shark dead-face...?"
It reached up into Julian's hairline to try and find the lip of the mask, but quickly grew frustrated when it didn't find any mask to remove.
"Shark misses Care care, dead-face. Miss shark?" It growled and stepped back again, unable to discover the secret of Erik's new face. "Apple. Appleappleapple." It held out its hand, palm up, clutching at the air.
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Post by Julian on Jun 25, 2008 13:37:38 GMT -5
*Julian brightened at the words, but then his brow lowered as he fought for comprehension. There were pieces, but no picture. Dead face under? Like...mother? Could he mean...*
"You know Erik?"
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Post by Wanizame on Jun 25, 2008 17:50:41 GMT -5
The creature trilled and flexed its fingers more frantically.
"Shark knows Care care magic--dead-face under! Apple reward? Good magic...?"
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Post by Julian on Jun 26, 2008 5:39:39 GMT -5
*Julian tried to follow. At least some of it was making the slightest of sense.*
"The apples are in the house. Would you like to come?"
*He looked the being over.*
"Or I might fetch them, if you prefer."
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Post by Wanizame on Jun 26, 2008 14:56:28 GMT -5
"Apples!"
It grinned and stuffed its webbed fingers into Julian's hand with an excited trill.
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Post by Julian on Jun 26, 2008 17:32:44 GMT -5
So that's a yes?
*But to which? Julian assumed the former and started back towards the house, creature in tow.*
"This way. Just along here."
((We can go to a house thread if you like, should Wanizame be cool with that.))
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Post by Wanizame on Jun 26, 2008 17:36:55 GMT -5
((works for me, I'll let you do that though, I'm not sure what's going on where.))
The creature pointed to the lake with its free hand.
"Care care goes glide over water, sometime swim? Care care has woman, man in glide, shark doesn't bother, hides instead. Care care, Henry, said not to be seen always."
He babbled as they went, and it might be hard to tell that the monster rarely spoke at all.
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Post by Julian on Jun 26, 2008 17:43:39 GMT -5
((Not a problem, I just didn't want to assume anything. I'll post there.))
*Julian just smiled back as he carefully led the way back to the house.*
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