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 Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:19 pm
 Hollow Earth was... Well, interesting. So many tunnels! It was different from what she was used to and while different was good, it was also strange. For one, she had rarely ever been underground, save for the den she grew up in. The fact that there was so much underground, here, simply fascinated the young wolf.
Well, that and the fact that her older brother ran this place. That was pretty amazing, in and of it self, and made her feel as though there was much more she needed to do to be his equal, if she ever could. Ambitious, that was what she had always been, and now she had a goal. Even if she never ran her own pack, she wanted to be seen as useful.
She thought over this as she explored every nook and cranny, studying the unusual atmosphere that Samhain called home. Very nifty! She might have to stay and visit a while, so long as she didn't run out her welcome. She made it clear that she was going out to learn, so she wouldn't be expected back at Tomkin for a while, yet. Just as well, because there was so much to learn before she felt she would be a good, hard working packmate.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:33 pm
 Rock was all wet, but still managed to retain his fluffy appearance as he crawled back through the bush to enter the caves he now lived in with his sister Toki, and his best friend Roll. He smiled as he thought of the purple male he loved like a brother.
He was getting a lot bigger now, and felt that he was also getting a lot stronger. He grinned as he thought that he might someday be as big as Sam or Draka, though that felt like a longshot to him.
Shaking off, he instantly poofed up, his fluffy long pink tail becoming more ridiculous than ever, as well as the longer fur on the back of his neck. What a mess!
The pup ran down the tunnel into the main area, wondering what games he and Roll or Toki could play today. It would have to be something inside, because outside the rain poured down harder than it had in a long time, adding to the brisk chill that had come over the land lately.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:06 pm
The sound of small paws against the rough earth caught her attention almost immediately. The larger, yet still young wolf shifted carefully through the tunnels until she caught sight of the one who had caused the noise. Her ears pricked and she looked, well, amused.
A pup, as she would have guessed, though he appeared to be on the verge of becoming an adolescent. What really caught her attention, despite the darkness of the tunnels, other than the pink stripe around his blue eyes and down his back, was his fluff. The youngster was as fluffy as fluffy could be, especially down his back.
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And his tail! He was adorable! She bit back the urge to coo over him, because where was the dignity in that? Instead, she grinned and her tail wagged like a banner behind her.
"Hey, kiddo~ What ya all wet, for?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:11 pm
When Rock looked up from his paws, he noticed that there was a new girl in the caves! She looked familiar, as though she could be somebody's sister, but he had no idea. She certainly didn't live here, because he made it a point to know everyone who did live here.
"It's rainin'" he informed her, with a smile. He had been out to get some air, and had seen the grass all shiny with the rain and couldn't help playing in it for a minute. Now he was all fluffy, and his poofed up tail wagged furiously behind him, as though high on the fun he had just had.
"I'm Rock!" he introduced himself, not bothering to say who his parents were. She probably wouldn't know them anyway. He barely knew them himself.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:29 pm
"Rainin? Dang, these tunnels get me all confused. Rainin' and I didn't even know it." She chuckled, watching her language around the younger fellow. She still found herself fascinated by that fluffy appendage he called a tail, having never seen such an oddity on a wolf before. She actually found herself a bit jealous, but only for a moment.
"Rock? Well, you got an awful lot of fluff to be a rock, kiddo. I'm Tuilinn of the Tomkin pack, if you even know about that. I don't know that many, myself, to be honest. I only ever been here and the pack I was born in. He looked a bit like another youngster that she only had a fleeting glance of, earlier. The pup had gone and hid almost the moment she saw her, so she hadn't pursued her, as she didn't want to scare her.
"A pleasure to meet ya!"
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:01 pm
"Yeah" he said, and made a show of sniffing the air to instruct her. "You can kinda smell it when it rains, see?" he smiled. "It smells.. different." he couldn't explain it. Calming, damp. It was different for everyone, he was willing to bet.
He snickered at her observation. "I gotta friend named Stone." he told her, as though that would make his name more normal. Stone wasn't really his friend, in fact, he kinda thought Stone hated him for some reason. But it was just an observation on his own part, really.
"Pleasure's all mine!" he pranced with the words, taking in her name and filing it away to remember. "Tomkin?" he wondered aloud. "You look kinda familiar but... I don't know." he admitted finally.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:06 pm
"Yeah... Guess it has me a bit disoriented, what with being under the earth. It's all very strange, you know?" She found herself liking him already, what with his amiable response to her own greetings. He generally seemed like a likable fellow, really. All smiles,
"Stone? You two are quite a duo, then. Rock and Stone, Is he as fluffy as you are?" She plopped back on her haunches, scratching at a small itch that had begun to fester on her right shoulder. Once certain that it wouldn't bother her, she stopped and gawked at the fuzzy little fellow.
"Yeeeep, Tomkin is where I was born and raised. But y'know what? I kind of like it here, to be honest. I might stick around for a little bit before I head back. You know Samhain?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:14 pm
The pup nodded, it was very strange. He had taken to it so well because his own home had been traumatic. Any change was good change, and so he had acclimated quickly to this closed in, underground area.
"Maybe, I don't know. I'm better friends with his brother, Roll." he smiled as he said the name. His best friend in the whole world. Roll didn't judge him on any point, and the two were very good at just chilling out together and letting things happen.
Rock also plopped himself on the ground, scratching his ear with a rear paw, briefly. A big smile crossed his face, his blue eyes twinkling when the name was mentioned. "Samhain is my alpha." Though he knew Draka better. "His mate.. Draka... she saved my life." he confided in the teen. "I owe my life to both of them."
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:21 pm
"Roll~" She chuckled lightly, liking how easily the name, well, rolled off the tongue.
"Well, Samhain is my older brother. I just recently met him." She beamed, but her smile faltered as Rock continued on. Saved his life? What had happened to the poor pup that would have involved needing Samhain and Draka to rescue him? For a moment, there was a pang to her heart. She wanted to ask him what had happened. She wanted to consol him, but she wasn't sure how well he would like that, either.
Quietly, she settled down and looked him over. She didn't hear any coming, so she wasn't too worried about blocking the path. Besides, if others were more used to the atmosphere here, they would know it was going to rain soon, anyways.
"You ok, kid?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:33 pm
The smile stayed on his face as she chuckled. He knew somehow that she would like the names of his friends. Adieu's name was nothing to laugh at... it was simply pretty.
He squeaked in delight as the truth came out. Another of Samhain's family! He knew the teen running around here was actually Sam's niece, but he didn't know her name, and she didn't really bother socializing with anyone.
"Do you have a big family?" he asked as he made himself comfortable. He could easily move if anyone needed to come through, he figured. Though at this time of day, most of the pack would be napping, especially with the weather being what it was.
Her last question caught him off guard a bit. Was he ok? He guessed he was, at least... for now. "Everything's ok now." he reassured her.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:52 pm
"As long as everything is fine, now." She bobbed her head, happy that at least he was, despite it being evident that something had happened. Feeling she ought not question him any further, so she avoided the topic completely this time. Though she had to admit, she wasn't exactly sure what was touchy in this conversation. Something to do with his past, for sure. A shame, someone so young would have past trauma.
"Well, yeah, it's pretty big, though I don't know everyone so well. I have lots of brothers and sisters and, from what I heard before I left, there might be more on the way." That caused her tail to begin to wag again, thumping against the earthy floor of the tunnel. While she was excited about her own adventure, she was equally eager to return to her family.
"What about you? Do you have any family here, kiddo?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:00 pm
He nodded, though the smile was nearly gone.
"It's nice to have a big family, maybe." he didn't know. Maybe it was nice for her? He hoped that one day... he might have a big family of his own. He would love them all equally, and care for them, and make sure they knew how much he loved them.
"Toki came here to live with the pack too. She's my sister." he smiled when he thought of the shy little female. That was enough of an answer to him, though if he was asked about his parents, he didn't want to talk about them, and he wasn't sure if he was allowed to call Draka his mother or not.
She was technically his second cousin, if that meant anything.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:10 pm
"It is, kinda." She chuckled as she thought of her own siblings, but it faded as she thought of Kane's odd urge to kill Abel, which the thought of had always made her uncomfortable. She still didn't understand that and she doubted she ever would, but she didn't dwell on it for very long. No sense in thinking negatively, really.
"How sweet~ You've got a sister here. Good to stick with some family, you know? Blood ties and all that! She as fluffy as you, kiddo?" She teased lightly, though she meant no ill will about it.
"I'm not sure that I'm too thrilled about this whole under ground thing, but it's all cool, I think I could get used to it!"
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:22 pm
"Naw, she's mostly normal" he said, and then laughed because none of them were normal in the least. Maybe Toki though, maybe she was the most normal of any of them.
"She fits in really well here, she's mostly brown... she always wins at hide-and-seek." he admitted. He could never win, he was way too light colored. Even Roll had the advantage over him for being so dark.
"It's not so bad after a while. But really though, whoever said the grass was greener on the other side was a big fat lier." he informed her quite seriously. He had figured that little nugget of truth out on his first journey from South Seaside to Hollow Earth.
Of course, he had also been pretty damn high.
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:02 pm
"Mostly normal?" The way he said it was almost laughable, really. Pups were pretty damned cute sometimes, whether they meant to be or not. Still, she hadn't decided if she was even interested in motherhood. It seemed to be a drag, yet at the same time... Well, she was still young and had plenty of time to think on it. Now wasn't one of the times when she should, really. That could come later.
"Well, being mostly brown is pretty useful. Harder to hide when you're all bright, but you'll probably grow to be pretty tough, I think." Did she believe it, eh, she didn't know. Seemed to be the appropriate thing to say. Besides, he seemed pretty average for a pup, so she doubted he'd be runty at all.
"And ya know, I don't think I ever heard a truer saying. I ain't seen it greener elsewhere yet. Yeah, I still got some traveling to do, but I think that's a pretty sharp observation, kiddo." Of course, she didn't realize he had been high, often even.
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