Carhilwen
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Fantabulous
"Let's go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land~"
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Post by Carhilwen on Feb 8, 2009 16:09:06 GMT -6
Razul flexed his powerful wings in a sweeping motion, the effort propelling him upwards to break the once placid surface of the pool. He gasped for air, his thin chest expanding widely with each pant, his dark gray and white tipped hair plastered to his pale skin. His mouth was split with a smile, his orange-yellow tongue visible with each breath. He swept his arms out to keep his head above the surface, his legs lazily kicking to do the same while his wings lay limp, suspended in motion in the cool water. The Swellow-morph wasn't entirely sure why he loved swimming, but he assumed it was because it was like flying; The graceful movements, the rush from lack of air and that he could do it without fear of getting shot down. He ducked his head down once more, his feathered "ears" pressed flat against the sides of his head.
Again he bobbed back to surface, his face flushed from the low temperature of the water. Razul had no worries about the coolness of the pool, for he knew that back in his cozy new apartment he could bundle up and be warm once more. The room he had to himself at the moment was the main reason he had chosen this building, and he did enjoy the fact that there was no lifeguard. Not as if the he needed it - He was a spectacular swimmer, and there was little to no chance of anything happening. After a couple moments of treading water, he took a deep breath and dipped back down, his dark trunks billowing about his thighs since they were a size or two too big. His feathered tail moved behind him like a lazy streamer, it was really only useful in the air when it was used like a rudder for steering.
Finally, he pulled himself up out of the water, his wings extended to their full 13 foot span. He waltzed over to his towel and small pile of dry clothes and sat down on it, letting himself lean back to rest on the cold wall. His wings would eventually need to be shaken out and dried with a hairdryer or towel, but for now, Razul was content with the sound of water dropping off of his colorful plumage onto the stone floor. His wings, unlike normal birds' wings, were quite flexible, so rather then having them cramped between his back and the wall, he let them flex out, and droop slightly against the tiles.
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Post by Hawk on Feb 8, 2009 19:48:27 GMT -6
Eiran had adjusted to moving every once in a while throughout the years. Fraydie's jobs were what paid their bills, and every once in a while she had to change them if she lost one or found a better offer. And they'd stayed in the city, kept him in the same school up until now. The latest move had been to this new apartment building, one where the rent had been lower. The reason, the landlord had said, was 'interesting personalities', so the two were sure they'd fit right in.
They'd already played rock-paper-scissors for rooms, gone out grocery shopping and battled over whether or not to fill the cabinets with macaroni and cheese (which Eiran half-succeeded at, much to Fraydie's chagrin), and had hodge-podged family photos all over the walls. Now, in following new-home traditions, they'd moved on to their individual wanderings of the building.
The Eevee had no doubt his sister had already started to wander the floors, noting their minor differences and quirks. He was more drawn by the overall amenities, however. Especially the pool. They hadn't ever been in a building with one before.
So, following the light scent of chlorine, he'd traced his way down staircases and halls. Followed as the scent grew stronger and stronger, until he finally reached the door he now sat in front of. Peeking through the window, he spotted blue waves and wet rocks, and was intrigued enough that he pulled it open for a wider view.
Stepping into the room, his ears twitched as he picked up the sounds of three people. Looking around, he spotted a pair of women off to one side first. Figured they might not be the best ones to greet quite yet, since they seemed to be having a private little chat. The last occupant was hard to miss, feathers in an array of bright colors, looking to be content with drying off slowly. Odd, he thought, a bird who swam. But then shrugged to himself, as he wasn't one to judge.
Deciding the other seemed open and friendly enough, he took a couple steps closer, being sort-of careful not to hit a wet patch. Not careful enough though, as within five or so feet of the stranger, he felt himself slipping. Feet slipping out from under him, he came crashing to the ground, bracing the fall with his hands.
Sure to have been noticed by now, he looked up at the other, tossing out a rather embarrassed-but-friendly grin. "...Hi, sorry if I'm intruding or anything, but I'm Eiran and I'm new around here." Laughing a bit at his own expense, he added, "And now wet around here, apparently."
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Carhilwen
New Bobbyer
Fantabulous
"Let's go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land~"
Posts: 36
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Post by Carhilwen on Feb 8, 2009 20:08:05 GMT -6
The Swellow-morph had lost himself in thought, namely over whether or not he'd use a hairdryer once he returned to his apartment. Sure it was faster, and felt wonderful, but the preening he felt necessary to do afterwords was mundane and rather time consuming to the time of more then an hour. He lazily pushed his stringy hair back out of his face and tucked it away, his ears limp and relaxed and surprisingly dry compared to the rest of his feather appendages.
Hearing a sudden crash of a body against the wet tiled floor, Razul's eyes flickered open and his wings shuddered against the wall in surprise. "Oh!" He drew his legs closer to his chest when the other boy fell, his wings drawing back against his arms. "Are you alright?" He scrambled onto all fours, his tail awkwardly flopping against one of his calves. His golden eyes were fulled with already evident concern as he moved onto his knees, holding one hand out to the other. His wings fluttered again, before they tucked themselves, while still wet, against his back. "Oh, uhm, I'm Razul, I'm new here too!"
He glanced over to the couple of girls on the other side of the room before looking back to Eiran. The brown ears and matching tail looked familiar, but the Swellow-morph thought it would be a bit odd to stray from the topic at hand so quickly. "Did you hurt yourself? I know this floor can be brutal on a body and all," He smiled, gesturing with his free hand towards a long bruise along his knee.
Razul offered a warm smile back to the brunet, he certainly seemed friendly enough. And since he too was new, the Swellow hoped that they could become friends. He moved his free hand to adjust his too-loose trunks, covering a duo or red triangles that were on both hips. "Welcome to the pool then?" He chuckled, resting his hand on his hip, his knees cold against the floor.
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Post by Hawk on Feb 9, 2009 2:16:05 GMT -6
Letting out a few more embarrassed chuckles, Eiran straightened his clothes and moved over to at least sit on a non-wet spot as he recovered. "Oh, right, sorry. I'm Eiran, and I just moved in along with my sister. It's nice to meet you, Razul."
Sparing a small amount time to take in the appearance of his new acquaintance, he noticed the coloring of feathers. Obviously he had some bird in him, maybe something like himself? He waved the negative to the question of being hurt. "Nah, it takes a lot more than that to hurt me. I'm used to taking fireballs, so slamming into a floor is no big." He illustrated by turning the sleeve of his shirt to the other to show off a scortch mark made in a moment of annoyance earlier in the day. An unfortunate side-effect of having a sister who chose to be a Flareon.
Adding a quick, "Thanks," in response to the welcome, he glanced around once more, looking at the night sky outside the window. It was rather pretty, an impressive view for an apartment building. Returning his gaze to Razul, he said, "So, Razul, did you come here for the low rent and 'interesting personalities' too?" He did air quotation marks around the description, hoping the other had maybe been given the same spiel before moving.
He then shifted one of the hands through his hair, lending to its messy quality. Smiling over at the other, he asked, "Oh, and any gems to share about the complex, since you're my senior in the place, it seems?"
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Carhilwen
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Fantabulous
"Let's go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land~"
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Post by Carhilwen on Feb 9, 2009 15:33:02 GMT -6
Razul chuckled at Eiran's comment about the apartments' tenants, and settled himself back against the wall. "The landlord said the same thing to me, and told me that I'd fit right in!" He laughed again, his wings fluttering as if to concrete his point. When the other exposed a burn mark, his eyes widened and his ears lowered slightly. It didn't seem to faze the brunet, who just laughed and continued on.
"What? Fireballs?" His set of gold colored eyes widened, and he pressed his wings closer to his sides. He knew what is was like to fight someone who wielded fire, and while he didn't have any reminders as Eiran did, even looking at the scorch mark made his throat tighten. He let his bright colored tongue flicker nervously over his lips, and smile again, tossing his head slightly to toss some of his unruly hair out of his face.
He shifted slightly, his tail adjusting to a more comfortable position, and looked back to Eiran, "Oh, uhm, everyone here seems pretty nice! Odd... But nice, definitely nice." Another smile rippled across his features, wrinkling the red triangles on his cheeks. As he warmed up, since the pool room was always heated, his skin lost it's cold, pinky tinge it held in the water, the red markings on his cheeks, neck, collarbones, shoulders and hips still prominent, but not nearly as dark as they had seemed a few minutes before.
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Post by Hawk on Feb 9, 2009 23:58:51 GMT -6
The smiles from the birdtype bolstered Eiran's mood, making him think the warning from the landlord had been nothing to wrooy about after all. "That's good to know. It's nice to have neighbors you don't have to avoid at all costs, you know?"
Taking one more minute to let his bruised back recover, he stood up, stretching slightly to check to see how hurt he was. Revealed that it wasn't bad at all, just a slight ache that was quickly fading away. As an afterthought, he added, "Oh, and the fire isn't too bad. She just does it by accident sometimes. Or on purpose to teach me a lesson. Pain isn't really intended. I think."
Winking to show the last comment was mostly a joke, he walked over to the nearby soda machines, and began digging in his pockets for change. Being surrounded by water had a way of making Eiran thirsty. Brushing his bushy tail to the side and out of the way as he reached into his back pocket, he eventually pulled out a crumpled five-dollar bill.
Successful, he slid it into the machine, then glanced over at Razul. "Want a drink, on me? I think I'm rich enough to treat you," he said jokingly.
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Carhilwen
New Bobbyer
Fantabulous
"Let's go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land~"
Posts: 36
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Post by Carhilwen on Feb 10, 2009 16:41:14 GMT -6
"Oh, no I'm alright!" Razul chirped with another smile, tipping his head back to rest against the wall. He looked over the brunet's pointed ears and furry tail, and his ears flickered with interest. An Eevee maybe...? He pursed his lips, his head tilting slightly as he pondered the species of whom seemed be his first friend in the apartment. He hooked one ankle of the other, and leaned down to pull and brush from the small pile of his dry clothes. He roughly ran it through his unruly gray locks of a hair a couple times, then brushed his shaggy bangs out of his face. The Swellow pushed down the urge to preen his messy wings, since he thought it might be a bit odd to Eiran.
"Just out of curiosity, which floor are you on?" He tossed the brush back to the clothes, and flexed his thin arms over his head with a content sigh. Nothing like a swim to loosen up his tense wings from flightless days in his old building, since there was no roof-access. Here, while he could easily get to the roof, there was always the danger of helicopters, tall buildings and the strong updrafts from the heated city below. That last factor had nearly broken one of his wings a couple days before, and the appendage was still a bit sore in an up-stroke. The pool was an excellent substitute, and he was more then happy to have the opportunity to stretch his wings. His tail flickered as he waited for Eiran to return back and hopefully continue their conversation, and maybe he could slip in whether or not the other was a Pokemorph like himself. He smiled again, hooking one arm loosely around his bruised leg.
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Post by Hawk on Feb 11, 2009 0:36:05 GMT -6
Shrugging at the negative, he slid his bill into the machine, and pressed the bottled water button. He hated paying money for the water he could get for free upstairs, but being surrounded by undrinkable water made it impossible to resist. Grabbing the bottle and his change, he walked back over to the winged boy and sat down on one of the nearby lounge chairs.
Realizing he'd forgotten to answer the question about rooms, he blinked. "Oh, right, sorry! We're on the...fourth floor?" He had to pause a moment, trying to remember where he had dragged the boxes up to. "Yeeees, fourth floor... Fourth floor, first room." Throwing another sightly embarrassed grin Razul's way, he added, "Well, I'm at least sure about the first-room part, so if you knock on the first rooms you should find me eventually."
After taking a big drink of the water, he tossed back, "So, how about you? What lucky room did you end up with?" He wished absently that he had thought to put on his own suit as he sat back in the chair, making the mental note to do so next time around.
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Carhilwen
New Bobbyer
Fantabulous
"Let's go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land~"
Posts: 36
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Post by Carhilwen on Feb 13, 2009 8:00:49 GMT -6
"Ooh, I'm on the fourth floor too! Fourth room, I think. Opposite end of the hallway, I guess!" Razul smiled again, pushing some stray bits of bang back with the heel of his hand. He wasn't sure whether or not to ask about what Eiran was, since some people had gotten irritable in response to his curiosity. It wasn't his fault that they didn't have name tags that read: 'Hi, I'm ____ , and I'm a ____.' Really, they ought to make their species clearer before biting off someone's head for asking.
Shaking his head slightly to dismiss the distractions he always thought of. "Do you live by yourself? Or like with a relative or uhm..." He laughed slightly, "A significant other?" He felt even more awkward about asking about that short of thing, but now the questions were out, and there was no chance of pretending he hadn't asking anything.
(Sorry it's so short! D: )
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Post by Hawk on Feb 13, 2009 23:23:39 GMT -6
As Razul chuckled nervously at his question, Eiran couldn't hold back amused laughter of his own. "You can save yourself the embarrassed expressions. The source of the fireballs is my sister. Older sister." He smiled at the thought of her. Him and Frayde were all each other had, and though they got into petty arguments, and were obviously siblings from their constant bickering, they were ridiculously close.
He tossed the water bottle between his hands a couple times while going on. "Unfortunate for me she decided to go Flareon, huh? I still haven't decided whether to go Glaceon to fight back, or match her and underscore her threats." He smiled to show he wasn't actually all that concerned, and set the bottle down and turned the questions back on Razul. He really wasn't even planning on evolving anytime soon, no matter the grief Frayde gave him about his height. He was waiting on the sweet day that he'd finally walk out, towering over her. And a fun day it would be, indeed.
"So, what brought you to this place? First time on your own, here with a roommate, or what?" Tail twitching in interest, he looked at the winged man expectantly.
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