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in brutal detail - Nova - 05-25-2025
[say]And then I split the wood in two![/say] She pounces and puffs her chest with pride, tail flicking wildly behind her as she recalls how she'd impressed Deimos with her amazing air magic. He might not have looked impressed with his stoic features and 'serious' nature, but Nova knows that he was just really good at hiding it. He probably didn't want to insult her with how surprised he'd been.
Bouncing over a stream in her path, the black and rainbow Tide Jaguar prances through the various colorful plants that reach for her. They try to be subtle about it, careful and creeping as the vines stretch and curl with an intensity that couldn't be mistaken for anything other than intent. She doesn't mind though, her eyes glittering as she takes in the sparkling waters and myriads of vibrant plants. Her ears twitch and swivel, catching every rustle and chirp as she leads the way. [say]Just up ahead is the Leap of Faith! That's where I went with Soh! You met her at the party, right?[/say] Nova glances over her shoulder at the white and gold feline, the bubbling of her joy a constant presence down their bond.
RE: in brutal detail - Calypso - 05-26-2025
The pale tide jaguar follows after her sister – much more calm and collected than her sister as she listens to the story she paints, letting the soft laugh leave her as she watches her sibling’s prideful pounce. [say]I’m so glad it’s gettin’ stronger for ya, sis.[/say] Comes the proud hum from the attuned bond, picking up her speed a touch to headbutt her head into her sister’s flank, affection glittering in stars through the sensation.
Hopping up over the stream shortly after and dodging the colorful vegetation that Nova has zero qualms with brushing against her, Caly eyes them curiously as they pass. Her ears are perked forward on her sister, just in case she ends up getting into something that the attuned can help her get out of. [say]I was a lil bit distracted, t’be honest.[/say] A flush of amusement coats the attuned bond, one of mischief and intimacy, before she swallows it down and hops up beside her sister and peers at her with her golden gaze, the feline flashing a wink to the yin to her yang. [say]But I remember seein’ her.[/say]
RE: in brutal detail - Nova - 05-26-2025
Her chest rumbles in a sweet purr of appreciation at the headbutt, pressing her side into her sister's. [say]Thanks! Even Jack seemed impressed when we sparred, although I don't know how he wouldn't be.[/say] The little praise he's given her might seem like insignificant drops, but Nova's carefully stowing them away, planning to let them resurface whenever the rare emotion of 'doubt' threatens to make an appearance; it hasn't happened yet.
Nova ducks beneath a particularly bold vine as she feels the pulse of warmth that glitters down the bond. She looks up to see Clay's wink, the recesses of her mind shimmering with the force of her resulting giggles. Her paws slow enough to watch her sister, leaning her head close like she might be whispering, her tail weaving with interest. [say]Distracted by who? The guy you were making out with? Or the guy Vespy was making out with?[/say] Because although she hadn't been an active participant, Nova did more than just glitter the glasses that night.
RE: in brutal detail - Calypso - 05-27-2025
Snickering mentally, the paler of the two tide jaguars nudges her sister’s shoulder easily, tail flicking contently as they walk and she lets the confident appreciation of her sibling’s abilities flare through the Attuned bond. [say]’Course he’d be impressed. It’s you.[/say] She purrs both in the attuned bond and verbally, before she’s hopping over a vine and ducking under the one her sister does.
The glittering mischief that coats her side of the bond is distracting enough that she isn’t surprised when the darker tide jaguar stops to peer at her. [say]Ew, definitely the guy I was making’ out with.[/say] She says with a golden laugh that rings through he attuned bond, her ears flattening with the sheer thought of Mateo. And while he definitely was cute, he had Vesper’s touch all over him.
No thanks.
Kaisel, though, had been a beautiful distraction dressed in playful dumb arrogance. [say]Kaisel. That’s his name.[/say] She offers, before she bolts through the vines, ducking under another one as she’s confident her sister will give chase if only to hear about it more.
RE: in brutal detail - Nova - 05-27-2025
[say]I only meant that it was a bad distraction. I could barely look without wanting to wash my eyes out with glitter.[/say] The Tide Jaguar sticks her tongue out, the expression unmistakably Nova along with the added laughter down the bond. Mateo might not be bad looking, but she sees him as nothing more than someone she has to keep her eyes on and off simultaneously. It's honestly a very advanced skill that she's still learning herself and -
She blinks for a moment, stunned before she gets her bearings and lets out a shout, [say]Hey! You can't just drop a name and leave![/say] Nova races after her sister, bounding through the leaves and roots and vines and streams to keep up. It's the excitement of more than just the chase that has her heart trilling in her chest. [say]Do we like this guy?![/say] she calls ahead. Because if Caly likes him then Nova will do her best to like him too (once he passes her tests of course).
When she catches up with her sister, she's giggling, shaking her head to rid it of some leaves that had caught in her fur. There's a strange weight on her shoulders, but she assumes it's another bundle of leaves, her smile unaffected by the threat that her sister will obviously spot. [say]So... how'd it go with this Kaisel guy? Anything good?[/say]
RE: in brutal detail - Calypso - 05-28-2025
Honestly, Caly can’t help but to agree - and if she’s being honest, that’s exactly the reason that she’d chosen to offer them both up for body shots. If she had to watch Vesper and Mateo have their go, Vesper had to see her take her own. All’s fair in love and war, isn’t it?
Instead, she drops Kaisel’s name and bolts ahead of them, hopping over fallen trees and ducking under branches and foliage, until she’s made it a clearing and letting her laughter trickle through the attuned bond like golden wind chimes to hear Nova’s complaints as she catches up to her. [say]He’s cute. Dunno yet if I like, like him, but he’s fun, Nova.[/say] Fun in the way that she can push and prod him exactly how she wants him and reap the reward.
Swinging her pale fuzzy head away from her sister, she surveys the brief clearing they’ve crossed into. [say]Nothin’ you’d like to hear about.[/say] She says with an air of playfulness that’s underlined with unless you want the dirty details.
But it has to wait, because as she scans the clearing, something feels off, and she notes the originally relatively harmless vines of the Oerwoud have changed. Shadowy tendrils in the discomforting, ominous ways and not the comforting shadow their brother offered, reaches out toward them, trying to wrap around Caly’s back leg. A roar erupts from her throat as she feels it near, swinging around and lashing out with a paw and sharp claws.
RE: in brutal detail - Nova - 05-28-2025
Grinning around the panting of her tongue, she gives a feline tilt of her head. [say]I guess that's good enough for now.[/say] See, but Nova does want all the dirty details (at least she thinks she does), because for some inexplicable reason, it's different when she thinks of her sister with someone. She wants to make sure he's treating her right, and she'll be heartbroken if she's left out of any part of Caly's life. Vespy might keep his shadows and his secrets, but they're different - she wants light to refract through every corner of their bond, leaving nothing to the unknown.
Before she has a chance to say as much, creepy vines are reaching for her sister's legs. Nova moves to help, but the weight on her shoulders turns out to be a purply restraint of her own that had blended in with her dark coat. She lets out a REOWR of surprise, twisting around to slash her claws at the darkness. It tightens its hold on her, twitching and shivering like something desperate to claim her.
RE: in brutal detail - Calypso - 05-29-2025
Nova doesn’t have to say it in order for Caly to feel the shift in the attuned bond toward it. The sensation that she wants to be a part of it, even if she isn’t sure that it wouldn’t be her waking up with glitter in the underwear drawer this time. But she, too, can’t answer that as suddenly they’re descended on by the dark, ominous vines. The roar escapes her throat and she swings back around, claws colliding with the restraint as it reaches for her.
She slices it, some kind of ooze seeping out that has her immediately recoiling, trying to hop away from it and clear her paw from the horrible sensation that grips her when she realizes Nova’s also fighting her own battle. A sharp pang of surprise and worry flares through the paler tide jaguar, and she leaps into action – pouncing over to her sister to bite at it and pull it or sever it from trying to restrain her sister.
RE: in brutal detail - Nova - 05-31-2025
Her twisting movements tangle her tighter in the restrictive hold of the vines. She bites at them with her sharp fangs but immediately regrets it when a vile taste touches her tongue. Nova gags and hisses, trying again to use her claws as Caly comes to help. The vines already ooze from the few spots she's managed to slash at, but her sister succeeds in cutting away at one of the tighter parts, causing the vines to slacken their hold in preparation to retreat.
Wishing desperately to be free of the nasty Void plants, she feels an unfamiliar prickle spread through her. It takes half a thought for the world to start growing around her, the restraints falling away from her shrinking form as they become massive before her eyes. She blinks as her muzzle suddenly shifts to a bright red beak. She can't see the rest of her body, but she can feel that her front legs have split into six delicate appendages that she tucks in tight to her side and her hind legs are weaker, talons gripping into the dirt.
Without anything to hold, the vines slink back into the forest, leaving Nova to stare up at her sister. Excitement and curiosity bubble through her as she hops on her two feet, her white and rainbow plumage ruffling with the movement. [say]CALY! Look at me! Am I a bird?![/say]
RE: in brutal detail - Calypso - 05-31-2025
Disgusting purple goo oozes from the tendrils of the vines that they have managed to get off of the hybrid, and with it Caly’s anger grows more and more palpable through the Attuned bond. It’s fiery, it’s hot, it’s absolutely being pissed that something had gotten the drop on not just her, but Nova. The amount of concern she has for herself is minimal in comparison to whatever dared to attack her sister. And so she fights hard enough to get it to release her, that when she blinks next, Nova’s…
Well.
She’s different.
The vines slink back into the depths in search of prey that’s less sharp and willing to attack, and when Caly focuses next on her sister, rather than fur? She sees feathers. And a whole fuckin’ lot of them. Surprise cascades down the bond toward her sister, followed by a mental feline laugh, her whiskers twitching as she takes on as much of a grin as a jaguar can do. [say]Gods, you are a bird![/say] She chimes with another bubbly laugh. [say]A real pretty one, Nova![/say]
RE: in brutal detail - Nova - 06-02-2025
Proudly puffing her chest, she's long forgotten the threat of the vines in exchange for the new excitement taking flight in her chest. [say]Really?! I want to see![/say] She hops towards one of the streams, the water just clear enough for her to see the bright array of plumage that sprouts from her wings. And she has wings! Chirping, she raises them one after the other, inspecting them from all sides. [say]Look at how many colors there are![/say] Once she's spread them all out, she flaps them gently, feeling the wind catch in the soft fibers. Her joy is weightless and full of light when she looks up at Caly. [say]This means I can fly![/say]
Without much of a thought to how, Nova flaps her wings, the six separate appendages moving in such asynchrony that some might have thought they were a bundle of different birds rather than one. Feathers ruffle and catch portions of air, but she doesn't make it more than a few inches off the ground, landing in a colorful heap on her side when two of them knock together.
There's a moment of surprise followed by annoyance as she rights herself on the ground, looking at her wings like they are the problem. Disappointment flows down the bond, a mental pout at the results. [say]It's... harder than it looks.[/say]
RE: in brutal detail - Calypso - 06-04-2025
[say]A flyin’ rainbow.[/say] Caly chimes with the mental equivalent of a giggle, trailing after her sister as she hops over toward the water to see the reflection. The jaguar hasn’t forgotten about the vines, and remains on high alert as her sister spreads the wings out and flaps them a few times.
Seeing the movement in the corner of her gaze as she glares into the undergrowth for the vines to try and attack again, she looks down to her sister when the upset hits, her pale head lowering to bump her gently with her nose. [say]You’ll get it, Nova, don’t worry. But I think maybe we should practice a bit closer to home, yeah?[/say] She keeps her head there in case she wants to climb up onto the scruff of fur and settle between her shoulders.
And if she does, Caly will definitely start heading back toward Torchline and the comfort of home.
RE: in brutal detail - Nova - 06-04-2025
Remembering the ugly purple vines, Nova cocks her head to glance at Caly. [say]Mmm. Maybe you're right.[/say] Not because she's scared, but because she'd rather not deal with getting caught again - it would make it very hard to admire her new feathers in her reflection if they have her wrapped tight in their grasp.
Taking Caly's unspoken invitation, she hops and flaps awkwardly to get settled into the soft white scruff behind her sister's head. She extends her wings, letting out an excited chirp. [say]I'll get these wings working while you tell me all about Kaisel. You can't run from me now.[/say] Her giggle through the bond is teasing, sparkling with a bit of mischief. And the entire ride journey home, Nova pesters Caly for all the juicy details, flapping her wings to feel the air currents beneath and the coordination she'll need to grasp at them.
[FIN]