Plenty of Playdates

<-- Gurashi was having a time training Ham in the park after visiting Aeldra!

In the centre of the city park.
Pale, watery light floats away from a shield shrine of Carakhan nearby. This location is flooded with shallow, crystal clear water. It is warm and quite pleasant. Wide green expanses of flat, soft grass stretch out at least a strong bowshot in every direction. Deep in the heart of a thriving mass of shoppers, politicians, lovers, craftsmen, and soldiers, this green oasis offers a tranquil respite for all who venture here. The smells of the lush grass and surrounding park are thick in the air.
You see exits leading northeast, east, southeast, south, and southwest.

Look me!
Standing at a scant four foot ten inches, they are an alluring sileni kindly demigod changeling. The slender curves of this creature's form, from their slight shoulders to their dainty, six-fingered hands, lend them a youthful, wholesome appearance. Their right hand has been scarred upon the palm, as if with a sharp object, and their most prominent three knuckles of the same hand are marred. A heart-shaped face houses a sheepish smile and a pair of large, expressive, slate-blue eyes, their brilliant white pupils resembling stars framed with dusky auburn lashes. Their long cheeks and thin, upturned nose both bear a permanent shade of blush, accentuated by the greatest cluster of freckles. A moderately sized crescent-shaped scar mars their right cheek, brightly visible against the deep hue of their skin. Their smooth skin is tawny in color, covered in a smattering of auburn freckles. A hint of discolored flesh can be seen at the center of their sternum, mostly obscured by their clothing. An unruly mane of bright, apricot colored hair is clustered in wavy clumps atop their head, parted on either side of their head by a pair of curling, deep sable ram's horns, the left horn slightly shorter and stumpier than the right. A shock of bone-white hair stands out along their left temple, the tuft tucked delicately around their horn. A pair of velvety soft black ram's ears hang down from below their horns, twitching every so often in response to foreign sound. Beginning along their midriff is a thin coat of apricot-colored wool, a hint of pure white spots seen poking out from the top of their pants. Their backwards-tilted legs are slender and fawn-like, covered in downy tufts of orange fur and coming to end with triangular, sable black hooves. A short orange and white tail can be seen occasionally wagging behind them. Soothing mists of water and light weave about them in a sparkling white veil, marking the truefavour of Lantra, the Empyreal.
They are wearing:
a starry wreath of celestial light set atop their head like a halo
a circlet of crystal thorns resting loosely atop their head
a vivid red-orange poppy tucked lovingly behind their left ear
the Mantle of Starlight which flows dreamily about their shoulders and back
a sleeveless black tunic which clings to their upper body flatteringly
mercurial Mysraian prayer beads pulled taut against their right wrist
a Glomdoring friendship bracelet which jingles softly on their left wrist
minty citrus incense beads pulled taut against their right wrist
a labyrinthine, shifting poppy worn delicately upon their left wrist
a driftwood ring of sea breezes fitted tightly to their left middle finger
simple white linen trousers which swish around their legs freely
a vibrant sunflower tucked into their pocket.

A flurry of blackthorn petals arrives from the northeast, thorny vines sprouting within the floral cloud and twining together to form the body of Esei.

Esei points accusingly at you.

You point a red and blue bouncer ball at an adolescent Nyalian mastiff.
You trace a slow path through the air with a red and blue bouncer ball, transfixing an adolescent Nyalian mastiff with its tantalising proximity.

You drop a red and blue bouncer ball.
An adolescent Nyalian mastiff gambols forward, snatching a red and blue bouncer ball in one fluid motion. With a series of feints and growls, he avoids your grasp, intent on playing keep-away until he loses interest.

You point accusingly at Esei.

You eyes light up as you smile.

Happily, you say, "Good evening! Sorry, we were saying our good-byes, so."

Esei places one hand on their hip, black hair sliding over their shoulder as they tilt their head at you, staring down at the sileni with ghost-pale eyes.

look esei
Standing at six feet and a half, they are an ordinary human wyrden demigod changeling. Set below arched black brows, their sharp, angled eyes are so pale a lavender they look nearly clear, with sharp black rhombus-shaped pupils intense with their contrast. The outer rims of their irises darken to a near-black shade of mauve, intensifying the contrast. Their lips are a soft plum pink, hiding their incredibly sharp teeth. Black hair spills over their shoulders, curtain bangs softening their face; part of their hair has been pulled into a loose bun near the back of their head, the rest spilling down their back like an ebon waterfall. Some braids on either side of their head break up the monotony, glinting with bone white cotton threads. Their pale skin is decorated with dark freckles, like an inverted night sky scattered with constellations. Their ears are more similar to an elfen's or faeling's than that of a human's, tapering to a gentle point at the end. Their body is willowy and svelte, clearly androgynous, with slender limbs and delicate, artist's hands. Each lissom digit has been tipped with a black claw, sharpened to deadly, wicked points. Tattooed on their chest is an illustration of a cadaverous ribcage overgrown with ravishing black roses.
They are wearing:
an intricate, structured ensemble of dusk
a phantasmal shroud of shadows worn loosely around their shoulders
Ebon Prayer Beads of the Silent Lord wrapped around one wrist
a circlet of the Shee-Slaugh house delicately placed against their temple
a wedding armband of eternal night resting on their left bicep
a silvered leather scabbard tied loosely at their right hip
the Fingerblade of dha'Wyrden-cree attached to their left forefinger.

You have emoted: Gurashi's tongue bleps out as they offer their greeting, rearing their arm back to toss the ball for the mastiff pup once more. "How're doin' to-day?"

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "Well enough, I'd say."

With a twirl, you say, "Goodly!"

You have emoted: Gurashi prances around joyfully. "Miss Aeldra liked Ham! He is such a big good boy! Guess what he can do!"

Esei tilts their head curiously at you.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks off, watching and waiting for an adolescent Nyalian mastiff to return, ball in his slobbery jowls. As the dog returns the toy to the sileni, Gurashi points at the ground and nods once. "Stay," They insist, beginning to walk away from the mastiff, eventually joining Esei a few paces away. They nod, smiling. "Look at him staying!" They exclaim, watching the nearby mastiff as he stares hungrily at the ball in Gurashi's hand, trembling with anticipation.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Humming thoughtfully, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "I see..."

A adolescent Nyalian mastiff paws at the ground absently, a low whine escaping his muzzle.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "O-k, go GET it!"

You have emoted: Gurashi hurls a red and blue bouncer ball away with a laugh. "Away!" They cry as the mastiff chases the toy down.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Look at him go! What a boy!"

A scratched white onyx ring of suffering, enchanted with beauty, has turned to dust in your hands.
You are dismayed as a bright red poppy turns to dust in your hands.
Midnight shadows coalesce around a new day, and Mother Night embraces the land in utter darkness.
It is now the 13th of Estar, 592 years after the Coming of Estarra.
There are 20 days until the New Moon

You give a horrified gasp.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "My BEAUTY!"

You flail about helplessly.

Esei blinks.
Esei blinks.
Esei blinks.

Esei peers at you unscrupulously.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "Your what?"

You have emoted: Gurashi watches as one of the rings upon their many fingers decays, crumbling into nothing. "Awwahhhh!"

Esei caresses a graceful bastard sword of shadowed steel gently.

You huff, puffing your cheeks.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Please do not let me forget to gets a new one, awhuh."

Your shoulders sag slightly as you sigh.

Caught in a sudden bout of whimsy, you twirl about the room in idle circles.

Esei tilts back their head and inhales deeply while twitching a wolf's snout.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "How are you, Gurashi?"

Happily, you say, "Am O-K! I am, O-K." They huff. "I finished and sent off my books, last month. Mister Avaris and I played with Ham. Tridemon's is workin' on a secret somethings that I cannot see. I need to writes another book. I need to tell Miss Duethielle when she can expect my visits."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Esei, "So - pretty good."

Esei hums thoughtfully.

Esei tilts their head back and looks up at the sky.

The pointed tips of Esei's ears twitch to some errant sound.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "Secret?"

You nod your head emphatically.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you exclaim, "A art!"

Softly, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk asks, "An art?"

Cheerfully, you say, "Uh huh!"

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "For you?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Dunno! He wouldn't even show me! He asked me questions about wood and how to make it polished and shiny."

You tilt your head, gaze softening as you frown.

Esei blinks slowly.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "Why would you know...?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "...I do not know."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "We were just speculating together!"

Esei hums thoughtfully.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "I suggested... uh, the stuff you put on furniture! He suggested wax. I am not an artist!"

Caught in a sudden bout of whimsy, you twirl about the room in idle circles.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk asks, "Varnish...?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Vanish yes."

Esei opens their mouth as if to say something, but pauses.

Esei creases their brow in a frown.

Esei places their fingers over their lips.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Arnish? Vvvvvarnish."

You tilt your head and listen intently to Esei.

You have emoted: Gurashi shakes out their head. As they rear back their arm to throw the ball for an adolescent Nyalian mastiff again, they pause, looking at Esei. "Wanna throw it? For hims, mean."

Esei shakes their head.

Esei pets a black direwolf ingratiatingly.
A black direwolf glances about her surroundings, a ravenous glint in her eyes.

A black direwolf sniffs an adolescent Nyalian mastiff, trying to decipher just what that smell emanating from him is.

You have emoted: Beside Gurashi , the mastiff leans down his great big head and sniffs back at the direwolf, tail wagging happily behind him, thumping the grassy ground.

A black direwolf turns her face away from Ham with a wrinkled nose, instead shoving her bulk against you.

You have emoted: Gurashi squawks as a black direwolf leans into them, looking at the creature in surprise. "Ah! Oh!"

You pet a black direwolf ingratiatingly.
A black direwolf glances about her surroundings, a ravenous glint in her eyes.

A black direwolf licks your hand, chuffing as she does her very best to knock you over.

You have emoted: Gurashi is petting the direwolf when she bumps into them, causing them to stumble back. But an adolescent Nyalian mastiff is already sitting there to catch the sileni with its great bulk, tail thumping against the ground. It looks down at Gurashi, then at the direwolf, no longer panting as it stares at the much smaller beast curiously.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks up at an adolescent Nyalian mastiff adoringly, their short tail wagging as they stand up striaghter.

Falaine tells you, "Avaris mentioned you had a Nyalian mastiff puppy?"
Your melodic voice sings into Slakened Falaine, Novitiate of Purity's mind, "Oh! My - yes! He is a BIG puppy, the puppiest! Biggest! A good boy! My friend Ham!"
Falaine tells you, "Ahh.. **a satisfied sound** Would you be interested in a playdate with my own? I have two, only a few months old."

You pet a black direwolf ingratiatingly.
A black direwolf swivels her ears towards you with sudden interest.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to a black direwolf, "You are slinky for attentions, like Bizi."

You pet an adolescent Nyalian mastiff ingratiatingly.
A low rumble shudders throughout a adolescent Nyalian mastiff's chest, a sort of gentle, contented sound.

You eyes light up as you smile.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks off distractedly, their ear twitching. "Ah, sorry - Miss Falaine has puppies too," They comment, surprised.

A black direwolf lets out a very faint, very soft 'woof'ing sound, then tries sticking her damp nose into your shirt sleeve.

Your melodic voice sings into Slakened Falaine, Novitiate of Purity's mind, "*there is a loud GASP, a sense of delight and a blooming of colors across the aethers* Oh boy would we ever! Uh, Ham is...seven months old, now I think? Just abouts! So he is PRETTY big but, he is STILL very muchly a puppy. What're your friends's names? Two puppies? Oh my gosh I cannot imagine raising more than ones at a time!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Oh! COLD nose," They boggle, laughing and gently pushing the direwolf away, giving the creature many more pets, "so silly! Dogs are so friendly! I cannot believes it!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you ask a black direwolf, "Do you play fetch?"

Esei's fingers still cover their lips, frowning intensely.

Esei blinks.

You have emoted: Gurashi holds up a red and blue bouncer ball, which immediately draws Ham's gaze. "Ah! Oh, you might have to contend to chase it downs..."

Esei ponders you thoughtfully, looking you up and down.

Esei ponders a black direwolf thoughtfully, looking her up and down.

A black direwolf glances about her surroundings, a ravenous glint in her eyes.

Falaine tells you, "I thought I was getting the one, but it turns out two had snuggled up together within the same bundle. Inseparable. I insisted upon paying for the both, of course, but I couldn't part them. Dilly and Dag- short for Daffodil and Dagger, about five months old now. They are very responsive to training and well behaved, but very much need and deserved lots of play time still."

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says, "Throw it just a room away?"

An iridescent white cat comes falling down from above to land with a 'THUMP.'

You stare blankly into space.

Esei blinks.
Esei blinks.
Esei blinks.

An iridescent white cat leaps out of your hands!
A cat looks at you in an unimpressed manner and saunters out to the southeast.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says, "Throw the ball."

You have emoted: Gurashi puffs their cheeks. "This will be, the ultimate test," They whisper, gesturing to the mastiff to stay in place. "Ham, you be good and stay here," They gently order, lifting the ball and throwing it off towards the direction of the park. "Go and GET it, dire puppy!" As the ball goes soaring, Ham stands but does not chase after, whining loudly.

You begin to wield a red and blue bouncer ball in your right hand.
You hurl a red and blue bouncer ball northeast.
A black direwolf scents the air.
A black direwolf follows some invisible trail as it disappears, tracking its prey.

Golden shades radiate from your chest and your heart beats faster with newly-appeared determination.

You look at Esei hopefully.

A black direwolf rushes in quickly, circling Esei briefly before settling at their side.
A black direwolf drops a red and blue bouncer ball from its jaws, stretching its mouth slightly and giving a quick bark.
Esei picks up a red and blue bouncer ball.

You hands fly to your mouth as you give a short gasp of elation.

Esei gives a red and blue bouncer ball to you.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Oh! What a good girl!"

You pet a black direwolf ingratiatingly.
A black direwolf stalks you in a slow, cautious circle, eyes narrowed in contemplation.

Your melodic voice sings into Slakened Falaine, Novitiate of Purity's mind, "Two puppies in the same bundles!? Oh, the same litter! Siblings! Daffodil and Dagger, what wonderful names! So they would not be very muchly smaller than Ham, then, no risks of puppy squishings... Ham gets lots of play and training but it is hard to play when everybody is so much smaller than hims. When's a goodly time? Where's a goodly place? I would love to come, yes! We would!"

A black direwolf scents the air.
A black direwolf follows some invisible trail as it disappears, tracking its prey.

You have emoted: Standing behind Gurashi Ham whines softly, his great tail wag wag wagging behind him. "You are so good," The shake out the ball, then give it to the mastiff, who accepts the toy gratefully, wiggling once.

You face lights up as you smile brightly at Esei.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Esei, "It is fun having doggies, yes! I like them a lot. They are like cats, but..."

You ponder the situation.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "...less, fussy."

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says, "Woofier."

You eyes light up as you smile.

You throw back your head as you let loose a delighted laugh.

Esei smirks.

The pointed tips of Esei's ears twitch to some errant sound.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you exclaim, "Woofier, yes!"

Esei tilts back their head and inhales deeply while twitching a wolf's snout.

You sense the passage of Cheliyi to the southwest with a fluffy pair of ursine ears.
Cheliyi enters from the southwest, a thin sheen of water rippling outward from every step.
Trailing in a bone-chilling fog, Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie flies in from the southwest.

LOOKIT CHELIYI
Small and cheery, she is a glistening mugwump tidal demigoddess of axolotl descent with pearly skin and mauve-tinted frills. Her stature is not unnatural for a mugwump, short and sturdy with a clear fitness that implies years of climbing about trees and swimming through swaths of swamp. A messy bob of magenta hair flows from her scalp, tangled with shiny knickknacks, small origami, and albino feathers. Hints of withered willow leaves mingle with her pink locks, the sprouts reluctant to part from her hair. A single, carefully woven braid hangs from her disheveled bangs, upkept with clear affection and clipped with a small, sapphire bead. Affixed to one frill is a tiny set of bone chimes, so small that it almost seems like an earring. Her skin has a soft, oily sheen akin to most mugwumps, but strangely enough, the skin becomes abruptly dry and brittle in some places. Most notable of these are her forearms and a large patch around her eyes, the complexion discolored to an uncomfortable beige, rough to the touch. Hints of pink colour the damaged skin, implying frequent fidgeting and rubbing of the tender areas. Her eyes fare no better, the traditionally midnight orbs a faded, milky grey. When caught in a certain light, they seem to almost glow with an unnatural haze. A bright grin reveals normal teeth with suspiciously wooden canines, hinting at her past life as a some form of druid. Thick bark clings to the soles of her webbed feet, another permanent addition to her form that seem to replace any need for footwear. A long, thick tail twitches occasionally behind her, stirring up dust and litter with each sweep. The pale frills that would usually extend from her tail are torn and scarred, the wounds long since healed. A shifting pearlescence graces her skin as she walks with the truefavour of Carakhan, Sculptor of Waves. Soothing mists of water and light weave about her in a sparkling white veil, marking the truefavour of Lantra, the Empyreal.
She is wearing:
a scarf of satin squids wrapped carefully around her left forearm
an airy bracelet of the cloudswept sky fastened snugly around her left wrist
a pair of thin spectacles with crystalline lenses
a hat of sensational blooming stuck firmly on her head
a jewelled bracelet of the Three of Night tethered loosely in place with a withered vine
a winsome winged wrist watch
a dark moss-green linen shirt tucked into her skirt, the sleeves rolled just above her forearms
a gentle water lily brooch a gentle water lily brooch proudly securing a leaf-green woollen blanket in place
a leaf-green woollen blanket pinned over a dark moss-green linen shirt like a shawl
a long skirt of shadows cinched snugly at her waist with a thin vine
a circlet of living vines lining a hat of sensational blooming much like a living ribbon
a dangling earring of willow leaves through her right ear - like frill
a pair of supple leather hunting gloves fastened tightly to her palms
the Mantle of Starlight worn about her waist as a skirt
a sparkling pink conch earring through her left ear - like frill
Immaculate Prayer Beads of the Empyreal Goddess wrapped loosely around her right forearm.

Esei blinks.

A black direwolf rushes in quickly, circling Esei briefly before settling at their side.

Esei pats a black direwolf in a friendly manner.
A black direwolf sways her tail languidly to and fro.

You eyes light up as you smile.

You see the following people here:
Esei, Cheliyi, Gurashi.

Cheliyi is dragged by her sleeve by the direwolf, looking deeply confused.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk asks a black direwolf, "Is that where you went?"

Cheliyi blinks.

Cheliyi hugs you with no small amount of effort, pulling you into a tight embrace.

Cheliyi smiles brightly at Esei, her frills puffing with joy.

Falaine tells you, "They are already big enough that I can only have one with me at a time for the purpose of play- too easy to lose control. But pretty much any time I am awake will work well."

Esei holds Tsillah and the other cat apart from each other, with one purring loudly and the other hissing grumpily at the first.

Esei stares blankly into space.

Amused, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Did drag me from talking to miss Falaines."

You blink.

Falaine tells you, "**A lingering sense of amusement** And they are already heavier than some horses. The stablemaster estimates about... 700 lbs?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Hi, mine-child!"

Cheliyi peers about herself unscrupulously.
Cheliyi gives a green absinthe cup cake with bumblebee motifs to Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie.
Cheliyi gives a vanilla butter cake with lemon cream and berries to Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie.
Cheliyi gives a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles to Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie.

You reach out, pulling Cheliyi into a tight embrace.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Deliver to Falaine."
With a click of his beak, Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie grasps a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles in his claws and disappears in a burst of frigid fog.

Your melodic voice sings into Slakened Falaine, Novitiate of Purity's mind, "Ah! Well, mine-child just got here, and Ham and I are in the park, and Esei and their doggy are here. We are practicing stay! It is hard with a doggy that wants to play, so. If you wanted to bring one of thems over now to visits we are a-wake now! Can always play more than once, yes?"

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says to Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie, "... why do you have so much candy."

Deadpan, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says, "Velcora."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you sing, "Becaues is sweet."

Folding his wings so he can reach them easily, Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie preens his wings happily, straightening out the disheveled feathers.

Huffing, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Will make him sicks."

Falaine tells you, "A funny coincidence, that- she was just tugged to the park from our own conversation! Certainly, a short initial meeting would be lovely. I have Dilly with me now."

Falaine arrives from the southwest.
An adolescent Nyalian mastiff thunders in with heavy paws from the southwest, her bark loud and eager.

LOOK FALAINE
Tall and powerfully built, her steel blue skin and graceful ear fins make it clear that she is a noble merian. The lines of her muscles are neither lean nor elegant, but rather the hard and thick-veined ones of a long-time warrior, an impression strengthened by the easy grace and fluidity of her motion. Her trim waist and wide shoulders and hips maintain a sort of femininity, though few would mistake it for softness. With a strong jaw but fine cheekbones and a straight, understated nose, her striking features tread the line between handsome and pretty, though are memorable regardless. Almond eyes hold the teal and aqua hues of a tide pool, with a dark blue frill along her eyelids that mimics lashes nearly perfectly. A strong human heritage is clear from the similarity of her features, but also from the long braid of thick indigo hair bound neatly down her back with glossy red-orange cords. Inside the slits of her neck gills and the webbing of her long, draping ear fins, the same coral red brightly accents the cool blues of her coloration. The smoothness of her skin is broken with patches of fine, silky scales in variegated shades of blue, from aqua to cerulean, with the occasional hint of coral red. With a dignified posture and alert eyes, she seems every bit the dutiful knight. A steel-hued scar traces along her cheek, gifted by Terentia, the Even Bladed, for her mettle in the field of battle.
Three slender fins crown her head, the centre fin rising slightly higher than its neighbors. Faintly azure in hue, the colour deepens as her fins extend outward into a darker, royal colouration. Tiny shells adorn the fins, nacreous and shimmering in the light.
She is wearing:
a silver and pearl chevron belt with assorted pouches and scabbards
a pair of sturdy leather boots beneath bright sabatons
militant prayer beads of the Even Bladed wrapped tightly around the belt
a resplendent stole of fine chain links
a silver and blue suit of Celestian field plate
a blue steel star-crested greathelm.

You have emoted: Gurashi takes the red and blue bouncer ball, hurling it towards the playground, watching as an adolescent Nyalian mastiff gambols after it. "Ah! Hurry back, Ham! There is a new friend, coming...!"

You hands fly to your mouth as you give a short gasp of elation.

"mastiff435267"               an adolescent Nyalian mastiff
"wolf358125"                  a black direwolf
"muginn155221"                Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie
"mastiff425802"               an adolescent Nyalian mastiff
Number of objects: 4

Esei pets a black direwolf ingratiatingly.

You throw back your head as you let loose a delighted laugh.

Happily, you exclaim, "Hi! Miss Falaine, goodly morning!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Oh - afternoon, rather!"

The alert precision of the massive puppy at Falaine's side wavers the moment the other puppy is spotted, devolving into warning signs of quivers and subvocal 'whoofs' as she nudges eagerly at her mistress's hand. "Hello again, Miss Cheliyi. Dilly is here to meet Ham. Good day to you, Gurashi."

Esei picks up an iridescent white cat.
An iridescent white cat snuggles up in Esei's arms, purring.

Esei gives a cat of black ink to Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie.
Esei gives an iridescent white cat to Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie.

You have emoted: Gurashi giggles, watching as an adolescent Nyalian mastiff lumbers back over, a red and blue bouncer ball held in his jaws. As soon as he sees the other mastiff he freezes, staring for a time before his tail starts to slowly wag. As Gurashi waves at the puppy, an adolescent Nyalian mastiff breaks into a run to rejoin the group with great gamboling steps, tail never stopping.

You throw back your head as you let loose a delighted laugh.

A wry smile spreads across Cheliyi's face.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Oh! Hello! Oh my gosh you are a BIG puppy, too! Hi Dilly! Daffodil-y!"

You pet an adolescent Nyalian mastiff ingratiatingly.
A low rumble shudders throughout a adolescent Nyalian mastiff's chest, a sort of gentle, contented sound.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

You have emoted: Gurashi offers an adolescent Nyalian mastiff their hand to sniff. Beside them Ham too leans forward, dropping the ball onto the ground and excitedly sniffing at the fellow mastiff, his tail a turbine behind him, threatening to thwack anybody who gets too close to it.

Glancing down and to the side at the eager puppy, who is now shifting her weight from paw to paw, but holding position still, Falaine waits with a mock-stern expression. "Hold, Daffodil," she says. "Hold." Casually, she lifts a hand to wave at the other pup, making an admiring sound. "Hello, Ham. You're an impressive lad, yes you are."

You face lights up as you smile brightly at Cheliyi.

Esei caresses a phantasmal shroud of shadows gently.

You have emoted: Gurashi makes room for both enormous puppies, watching as Ham bows playfully. "Wowee! Is only five months, said? Is Dagger any bigger?" The sileni asks as Ham stands up straight, then lets out a deep rumbling 'boof', bouncing up and down once, a happy little puppy hop unbefitting for his enormous size.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Discreetly, you give a delicious steak sandwich to Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity.
Discreetly, you give a delicious steak sandwich to Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk.
Discreetly, you give a delicious steak sandwich to Slakened Falaine, Novitiate of Purity.

You nod your head sagely.

Esei tilts their head curiously at a delicious steak sandwich.

You pet a black direwolf ingratiatingly.
A black direwolf glances about her surroundings, a ravenous glint in her eyes.

You think to yourself: Snacky snacks.

Cheliyi grins mischievously at you.

You wink conspiratorially at Cheliyi.

Cheliyi eats a delicious steak sandwich with obvious gusto.

Cheliyi hums contently.

Distractedly, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "I should go."

Cheliyi pats Esei in a friendly manner.

Esei draws the Fingerblade of dha'Wyrden-cree across the inside of their wrist, causing a line of blood to well up. They then lifts the blade into the air, as shadows spill out of the wet crimson tip, swarming around Esei and taking them with them as they sink into the ground.
A black direwolf lopes off to the ether.

You see the following people here:
Falaine, Cheliyi, Gurashi.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "...ah! They are so fast."

Using your tongue and the roof of your mouth, you make a quiet clicking noise.

Lorina emerges from the southwest with immaculate poise, bringing with her a fragrant whisper of wind wisps and skyblooms.

LOOKIT LORINA
Ethereal in her beauty, the lithesome figure of the woman moves with grace akin to a summer breeze upon a field of flowers. She is an ordinary human innovative demigoddess and towers well above the average of her race, with shimmering locks of multi-colored hair hanging from her crown wrapping around her as if a veil of rainbows. The stark contrast of bright hair against near alabaster skin causes competing color palettes, as the majority of her form is near pale resembling wispy clouds. Smokey eyeshadow of silvery blue upon her upper eyelid causes the icy-blue iris of her eyes to be glaringly more vivid. The same smokey grey makeup has been quickly brushed upon her cheekbones accentuating her face, with a sapphire gloss lipstick that compliments her blue and silver scheme. Her body more tall and lanky than curvy, is cut in such angles to give her a sharp appearance like a gemstone with cornered shoulders, angular face and narrow hips. The aura around her is chilled, with elemental magic of air seemingly clinging to her in a cloak of clouds and mist with the smell like ozone before a storm. Soothing mists of water and light weave about her in a sparkling white veil, marking the truefavour of Lantra, the Empyreal.
Resembling an entity from the cosmic planes, her head is wreathed in undulating strands of shimmering cosmic fire. Attuned to her moods, the chromatic waves are in constant flux, from rising up in a halo of incandescent anger to streaming back in ripples of pleasure.
She is wearing:
a golden belt of woven silk
a shimmering white cloak
an embroidered mantle of flickering hope
a gown of opalescent gossamer and silvery wind wisps
silvered slippers of opalescent gossamer
an elegant silver veil.

With a long, deep whine, Dilly subsides, her ears, drooping slightly as she returns her attention forward and into the distance, ignoring the other puppy. Falaine holds out a long moment more, then makes a signal with her hand and an odd low whistle, turning and crouching and furiously ruffling the fluffy ears. "Good JOB, Dilly! Good girl, who's a good girl! Good hold! Go play, girl." With a series of yips, the smaller puppy bursts into motion, bounding excitedly in a circle around Ham as her mistress straightens. "Dagger is a touch smaller, actually. But five months, yes."

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

You see the following people here:
Lorina, Falaine, Cheliyi, Gurashi.

You face lights up as you smile brightly at Lorina.

You let out a loud, happy gasp as you turn to focus on Lorina.

Lorina raises her hand in greeting to you and says "Hi!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you exclaim, "Miss Lorina! Goodly evening!"

Cheliyi counts on her fingers.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: ... only four.

Skyborne Parvenu Lorina says, "I kept sensing people here, and was curious why."

Sagely, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Puppies."

Comprehension flashes across Lorina's face.

You have emoted: Gurashi waves in greeting at Lorina, while behind them the other great mastiff puppy lets out another low joyful 'boof', prancing and bowing before the other dog before he breaks into a sprint, enticing an adolescent Nyalian mastiff to a game of chase. "Yeah! It is hard to find big-enough playdates for puppies that are this big! He is taller than me, even!" They point at the racing dog that is their own. "So tall!"

The pulsing glow emitted from Light's Glory surges brilliantly, a shining beacon of hope that reaches across the entirety of the Basin of Life.

You pet Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie ingratiatingly.
Muginn glances at you warily, before nodding once in approval.

Cheliyi grumbles, rubbing at her eyes.

You feel a slight tug within your chest and the air around you sparkles with motes of bright light.
You sense Esei pulling on the strands of aether surrounding you.

You reach out and touch Cheliyi.

You tilt your head curiously at Cheliyi.

You perk your ears up as an errant topic catches your interest.

Esei emerges from a cloud of icy, freezing fog, their eyes glazed with the chill of the grave.

You lay out a spread of your finest cuisine and delicacies before your guests. Enjoying the food yourself, you delight even more at the sight of everyone indulging themselves in this epicurian feast, eating and drinking until utterly satiated. The fine meal not only lifts your spirits, but enhances your body as well.

Mumbling, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "The beacons."

LOOKIT HAM
Far bigger than the average hound, this adolescent mastiff still seems like he will grow even larger once he reaches full maturity. His lean musculature is covered in thickening fur, its uncertain hue slowly developing but nonetheless giving him a proud and handsome appearance. Slicing through the air like a sword, his long tail seems to follow his head and eyes with a rambunctious energy. He is called 'Ham.'
An adolescent Nyalian mastiff looks to be crushingly strong.

LOOKIT DAFFY
Far bigger than the average hound, this adolescent mastiff still seems like she will grow even larger once she reaches full maturity. Her lean musculature is covered in thickening fur, its uncertain hue slowly developing but nonetheless giving her a proud and handsome appearance. Slicing through the air like a sword, her long tail seems to follow her head and eyes with a rambunctious energy. She is called 'Daffodils.'
An adolescent Nyalian mastiff looks to be crushingly strong.

With several beats of their wings, Esei floats about, searching for a comfortable perch.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Esei, "Welcome back!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you ask Lorina, "How are you?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "As you can see..." They gesture to the running mastiff pups, "it is a goodly playdates."

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Skyborne Parvenu Lorina says to you, "I am perfectly perfect. How are you lot? Your new... hounds... are interesting. Never seen this breed before."

Esei rubs at their earlobe, faint frown on their face.

Falaine watches the two go as the younger puppy immediately gives chase, darting and weaving and not at all making any sort of efficient path in pursuit of the other. Folding armored hands together into the small of her back, she turns to face you, sparing the arrivals a brief glance. "Agreed. I usually just let mine romp with the destriers at the stables. But other puppies are good for them," she agrees, polite and formal with the appearance of Lorina and Esei.

Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk thinks to themself: ** so loud you think you might be dizzy... **.
You sense the passage of Esei to the southeast with a fluffy pair of ursine ears. <-- so fast ;A;

You tilt your head curiously at Lorina.

You have emoted: Gurashi giggles, resting a hand over their chin. "I agree - other puppies are good for puppies. My manse? I only have a bunch of CATS," They explain, "thanks to peoples like Miss Lorina and Mister Unitos." They huff. "So we come out here, to the parks, where other peoples can interact with hims more. Cats are snooty, sometimes." They smile at Lorina and shrug. "I do not know either. They are uhm, Nyalian mastiffs - Mister Valensandr said they are raised to antagonize and fight gorgogs to protect other animals!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "So they are big! And fierce!"

Lorina giggles happily.

You give Cheliyi a friendly squeeze.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks over their shoulder at an adolescent Nyalian mastiff as the puppy hits a patch of grass too damp for it, going sliding and tumbling and immediately getting back up, now covered in grass. He barks, then bounds after Daffodil, unperturbed by his spill.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "...goodly pets."

Skyborne Parvenu Lorina says, "I see, I see. Gorgog infestation is a real issue on those islands. I was curious how the Arysians kept them to the southern island. This makes sense."

Falaine ponders you thoughtfully, but makes no further comment, turning back away from the group to watch the two puppies bounding through the park. From this distance, they seem nearly normally sized- at least until they dash past a tree for perspective.

Lorina pets an adolescent Nyalian mastiff ingratiatingly.
A adolescent Nyalian mastiff's ears rise and sharpen into tight triangles as he stares vigilantly at Lorina.

Happily, you say, "We are practicing, basics! Ham's goodly at sitting and fetching and dropping the balls without asking. We are working on stay, and wait now! It is a little harder - he is so happy to do things!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Working ups to be blocky!" They lift their arms as if they were holding a shield. "Training to be like the doggies he came from, yes! Big, goodly protector, he will be!"

Lorina gives a trillingly melodic laugh.

Falaine nods at that, solemnly. "If you need or want assistance training him, do let me know. Though mine are young, they are already quite skilled in the foundations of the abilities they will perform as an adult. It is a matter now of practice and experience."

You face lights up as you smile brightly at Falaine.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Falaine, "Ah! Thank you! Many thank yous! Yeah it is mostly practicings." They pat the sword fastened to their belt. "Thank you for offering! Yeah, I do not really know what to do with doggies, but... Ham is pretty goodly, at learning. And a LOT less bossy than Bizi."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "...I wonder..."

You stare blankly into space.

You murmur softly to yourself.

You shake your head.

Falaine waits silently, patiently.

Cheliyi tilts her head curiously at you.

You have emoted: Gurashi puffs their cheeks, clearing away their thought and looking back towards the two puppies as they continue to play in the fields nearby. "Sorry! No, was just thinking about Bizi, and thinkin' bout why was so muchly easier for Ham to listen to me than she. Though guess she was not with me from a baby..." They puff their cheeks. "Sorry, I am just thinking aloud!"

Suddenly, you say to Lorina, "I kept all those cats you know! They live with me now!"

Slakened Falaine, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: Celest cats?

You have emoted: Gurashi puffs their cheeks, gesturing towards the park. "Did not help, there are still a bajillion cats. But they are still happy," They insist. "Even if they give Bizi naughty catty ideas!"

Skyborne Parvenu Lorina says to you, "Good, because I loathe they keep returning to the streets. Nothing is more awful than a gaggle of wet cats incessantly mewling their constant displeasure."

Skyborne Parvenu Lorina thinks to herself: Gathelta, that utterly useless woman. Her hotel is a revolving door for feline fiascos.

Cheliyi snorts abruptly.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: **a childish image of a cat carousel**.

Lorina gives Cheliyi the once-over, eyeing her suspiciously.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you ask Falaine, "Oh! Ah! I am so rude," They turn the merian apologetically, "what have you been up to, lately? Did the sketches that could send you help any with your tasks?"

Falaine seems surprised to be addressed, taking a long moment to respond as she glances down and to the side at you then back to the puppies, then blinks and looks back down. "Me? Oh- I finished the report, yes, and the sketches were immensely helpful indeed. I did find my way to the Seat itself, but the three together helped make a far more complete picture of its capabilites."

You eyes light up as you smile.

You have emoted: Gurashi's tail wags behind them, a joyful blur of orange and white. "Am so glad! It is a /scary/ chair, yeah," They wrinkle their nose. "I do not like it. I hope the reporting is not too hard for you, learning about such a scary Seats." Behind them Ham can be heard barking, his attention suddenly torn away from the other mastiff puppy as a squirrel dares to make its presence known, making it to a nearby tree before it can be caught. Ham stands at the base of the tree now, barking up into it excitedly.

You glance askance.

You ponder the situation.

Cheliyi hums softly, settling beside Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie as she stares out at nothing, spacing out.

Falaine blinks, frowning slightly. "Hard for me?" the paladin asks bemusedly. "Hard for me to.. learn of it? To make the report?" She seems uncertain of your meaning. Out in the park, Dilly circles back to stand alongside Ham, her front paws leaving the ground over and over as she makes miniature half-hops of glee, glancing over her shoulder as if requesting permission to bark. She lets out a tentative 'ar-OOF', then waits. When no admonition comes, several more follow.

You have emoted: Gurashi reaches over to gently lay a hand atop Cheliyi's head, patting her gently, their tail still wagging. They look off towards Ham and his barking, scrunching their nose. "What're you doin', Hammy," They whisper to themselves as they try to see what it is that's got their creature companion so excited. Once Dilly starts to bark Ham barks as well, an enthused 'aroo' or two working their way in. "Ah! Uh, hard, to learn about it." They frown. "It is a TERRIBLE chair! You should have seen what happened to the peoples who touched it! I do not think anybody has even dared to sit in it, since..." They gesture towards Mount Avechna. "It is, a scary subject. A sad subject. I hope it is not hard for you, in that way. I hope it gives you knowings and not burdening brains."

You boggle at Falaine.

Lorina inclines her head politely to those around her.

In a rush of summery warmth, the rich smell of grasses and flowers rises around Cheliyi in a sultry wind. Briefly, her face is dappled with patterns of sunlight through waving grasses.

Esei emerges from a cloud of icy, freezing fog, their eyes glazed with the chill of the grave.

You face lights up as you smile brightly at Esei.

Cheliyi tilts her head curiously at Esei.

Esei furrows their brow in thought.

Esei shakes their head.

Skeletal white blossoms flower along the flesh of Esei as their body splits apart into a blizzard of blackthorn petals that leave to the southeast.

Cheliyi stares blankly into space.

You blink.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: Zoom.

Falaine tilts her head, the bemusement growing. "No, it was not hard to learn of it, not to report on it. It is a terrible thing in a world of terrible things," she says gently. "Hard will be fighting it, should that come to pass." She falls back into silence as Esei appears, watching them vanish before turning back to the eager puppies. Dilly, having decided that the squirrel was the sensible and boring sort, loses interest in the spectacle rather quickly. Instead, she begins to dart and nudge at the flanks of Ham.

Cheliyi stares blankly into space.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity asks, "... fight a chair?"

You nod your head emphatically.

Cheliyi squints. "It is a chair."

Golden shades radiate from your chest and your heart beats faster with newly-appeared determination.

A cascading veil of water and light gently rains in from the southwest as Alarin steps through it, parting the starry curtain in a shimmer of sparkling white mist.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "A bad chair."

You nod your head sagely.

Alarin stands at attention and gives a crisp salute with their furry right paw.

You have emoted: Gurashi glances up towards Alarin with a smile. "Hi, Mister Alarin!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Hello, Mister Kamalei!"

Seriously, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "It is a -chair-. Just do not sits in it."

Kamalei raises a hand in greeting, saying, "Howzit errybody!"

Cheliyi greets Kamalei with a nod, her frills puffed respectfully.

Esei tells you, "** you feel, rather than see, something very fuzzy, like a memory, or a sense of needing to gosomewhere-dosomething, buoyed by tired confusion, drenched in buzzing puzzlement. **."

Kamalei exclaims, "Oy, wea da heck T'aldorn went?!"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White trots in with head high, butting Alarin gently with his head.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "...he ran off to visit T-- there he is."

You have emoted: Gurashi blushes a little at Falaine's response, puffing their cheeks. "A terrible thing," They trail off at the thought, then shake their head, puffing their cheeks again. "Is more than a Chair," They try to explain to Cheliyi with a faint smile. "It ... well, if you ever go down there, to see it - do NOT touch it. I insist. Not even a little."

You nod your head sagely.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White looks exhausted and opens his mouth in an enormous yawn.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White gives the world a smart salute.

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Lantra says, "Light's blessings upon you, My Faithful."

Slakened Falaine, Novitiate of Purity says to Cheliyi, "Not a chair. The Morokeche Seat."

Cheliyi blinks.

You nod your head emphatically.

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Alarin says, "Greetings, my Lady!"
(Before the Veil): You say, "Hello my Lady! I hope You are wells!"

Politely, you ask Alarin, "How are you to-day? How are you and your friends to-day?"

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Lantra says, "Tolerably, given recent events. Though it pleases Me to see such a liveliness in the city as of late."

Alarin Stormcrow says, "I am doing wonderful, as always!"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "I'm grumpy."

Kamalei says, "I is good! How is you?"

Kamalei beams broadly.

Kamalei says to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, "You is always grumpy, bubs."

Alarin nods their head at Kamalei, showing their acceptance.

You have emoted: Over by the trees, Ham has seemingly given up on the squirrel that raced up into the tree, returning his full attention to the other mastiff puppy. He gives Dilly a good sniff, then another playful bow, before turning and happily bounding about in aimless circles, barking once before he notices the new arrivals. With another bark he begins to bound over towards Gurashi , tail wagging all the way.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White blinks.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White peers at an adolescent Nyalian mastiff unscrupulously.

Your melodic voice sings into Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk's mind, "Ah - are you O-K??"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "...it's a puppy."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, "Why are you grumpy...?"

Esei tells you, "...just... tired..."

Kamalei exclaims, "...one BEEEG puppy!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Kamalei, "Am O-K! We are having a puppy playdate, yes. That is Ham, and that is Daffodil, yus."

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): You say, "Ah, yes, is livelys! Dad has a puppy, named Ham, and he is on a playdate with Miss Falaine's puppy Daffodils. Is very goodly to watch, so lots of peoples are coming bys."

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "Was grumpy. Now I see a puppy."

You have emoted: Gurashi points at each dog as either is named. "Goodly puppies! Babies still, if can believe!"

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "A playdate?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White greets the puppies with a wave.

Cheliyi gives a short gasp of elation.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "...he's partial to animals... puppies especially."

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): You say, "Oh! Hello Tavi!! Yes, a playdates! Do think you wants to come overs?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White doesn't seem to hear a word Alarin said, his attention drawn away by the puppies around him.

Slakened Falaine, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: [The faint social discomfort that has accompanied each arrival seems to have finally peaked with three new ones at once, and a shield goes up].

With a sharp whistle, Falaine recalls Dilly, who immediately abandons her play to take up a spot at her mistress's heel, panting furiously from exertion. Politely, the knight excuses herself to you with, "Thank you for the play date, Gurashi. Another time again, I hope. I'll bring Dagger next." Saluting the others respectfully, she strides away.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: **a sudden surge of excitement, Tavi is awakes, a -playdate-, maybe, maybe...**.

Falaine gives the world a smart salute.

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Alarin says, "Hello Tavi!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Ah..!"

Falaine leaves to the southwest.

You nod your head emphatically.

Blinking, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Ah, there she goes..."

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Alarin says, "We could come get you if you would like to come?"
(Before the Veil): Alarin says, "I mean if it's all right with the Lady Empyreal of course!"

You have emoted: Gurashi quietly mutters something to themselves about the Morokeche Seat under their breath, waving towards Falaine as she and her massive beast depart in turn. "You may pet Ham, if you want!" They gesture to the still-remaining mastiff, though Ham looks off longingly after Dilly, tail wagging and a low whine escaping his muzzle.

Cheliyi grins mischievously at Alarin.

Cheliyi stares blankly into space.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: **surprise, and then, admittance, you did not know what a playdate was either, once upon a time**.

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Lantra says, "If the child wishes."
(Before the Veil): You say, "... oh! Oh um, a playdates is... uh... a thing! Where peoples meet up to just play and have funs."
(Before the Veil): Alarin says, "It's a... well, something like that snowball fight that happened. Remember that one?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, "He is a good boy, just don't pet him too hard? Don't be mean! He is a good boy."

You pet an adolescent Nyalian mastiff ingratiatingly.
A low rumble shudders throughout a adolescent Nyalian mastiff's chest, a sort of gentle, contented sound.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to an adolescent Nyalian mastiff, "Yes you are, I love you so."

Cheliyi nods her head at Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, showing her acceptance.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "I'm checking if it's all right with Lady Lantra first."

You have emoted: Gurashi purses their lips. "Ah... is Tavi allowed to leave, the Lady's realm...?"

You blink.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Not that would not love for her to see the park! And Ham..."

Cheliyi practically vibrates with excitement.

You huff, puffing your cheeks.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Mmm, gotta make sure is O-K with Lady Lantra..."

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "Ooh, snowball fight! That sounds fun!"

You twiddle your thumbs.

**CHELIYI POV**
(Before the Veil): Alarin says, "Aye, it can be! Let's wait to see if our Lady will be all right with letting you come with us."

A spray of water and light manifests into a misty veil, out of which steps a young white elephant adorned in lotus flowers.

Cheliyi hugs Tavi, the Pure-Hearted with no small amount of effort, pulling them into a tight embrace.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's tail swishes to and fro as she trumpets happily.

Alarin blinks.

Cheliyi giggles happily.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White exclaims, "Tavi!"

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity exclaims, "Hello!"

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted wiggles her ears with delight.

You blink.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White hugs Tavi, the Pure-Hearted compassionately.

LOOKIT TAVI
Young and round, Tavi is an adorable white elephant with a beaming smile. A multitude of star lotuses crown her head in a circlet woven of flowers, settling behind two enormous ears each as large and wide as a massive palm frond. A breathtaking mantle of starry mist rests upon her alabaster hide, depicting the glittering constellation of an urn overflowing with four luminous streams of water. She walks about on four squat little legs, her flat feet large and ponderous in her clumsy gait. The elephant's golden eyes take in her surroundings with a childlike innocence, her tiny tail flicking back and forth with a sense of pure wonder. Her long trunk moves about with a gently probing curiosity, though she curls it up, abashed, when caught exploring where she shouldn't be.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted has an air of extreme strength.

Alarin hugs Tavi, the Pure-Hearted compassionately.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's tail swishes to and fro as she trumpets happily.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Hello there, Tavi!"


Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: **joy, joy, joy, bright green and yellow**.

Ears perked as she looks around with a happy gasp, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims, "What is this place!"

Kamalei says, "Howzit Tavi! I hear plenny about you! I is Kamalei."

You have emoted: Gurashi blinks at the elephant calf's arrival, their expression brightening with recognition. "Oh! Miss Tavi!" They wave, bouncing up and down. "This is the park!"

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted waves her trunk in greeting.

You feel a slight tug within your chest and the air around you sparkles with motes of bright light.
You sense Esei pulling on the strands of aether surrounding you.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "This is the City we told you about: New Celest."

Alarin beams broadly at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's mouth turns up as her face breaks into a smile.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you ask, "Part of the park? There is more park over there, and there," They point towards the northeast and southeast respectively, "have you been to the City, before?"

Scrunching up her face, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted nods, repeating, "Park," though it is clear the word means nothing to her.

Esei emerges from a cloud of icy, freezing fog, their eyes glazed with the chill of the grave.

Esei blinks.

With a nod, you say to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Yes, the park!"

Cheliyi smiles brightly at Esei, her frills puffing with joy.

Comprehension flashes across Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's face.

Esei gives a cat of black ink to you.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Esei! Meet Tavi's, yes. Are staying to play?"

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "There are specific places for playing?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "For being together, and do nicely things! A public place to do things together!"

Considering this, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "Does that mean there are places you shouldn't play?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "It's where people gather to talk, have fun, go on pic-- err, eat food sometimes."

Esei blinks slowly.

You nod your head emphatically.

You have emoted: Gurashi grins at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, nodding several times. "Oh my goodness, YES right over HERE!" They point again towards the northeast.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "...play?"

Esei glances askance at Cheliyi.

Cheliyi nods her head at Esei.

Brightly, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Is a playdate."

You nod your head emphatically.

<--runs to the actual playground
In the park playground.
Pale, watery light floats away from a shield shrine of Carakhan nearby. This location is flooded with shallow, crystal clear water. A fresh breeze is blowing through the area. Here in the north end of the grassy expanse, a section of New Celest is dedicated to the young, and the young at heart. Wood and metal structures are solidly screwed together, to encourage physical activity, fun, and games. One of the more exotic creations is the two-headed dragon. After climbing a ladder, people can hop down the maw of the dragon, spiraling down its tubular body and popping out at the bottom, which is also shaped in the image of a dragon's head. Surrounded by an aura of clarity and calm, a sculpture of the Loving Radiance stands here, captured in blissful repose.
You see exits leading north, southeast, and southwest.

Smiling at the motes of starry light that follow her, Tavi the Pure-Hearted wanders in from the southwest on her stubby elephant legs.

Your melodic voice sings into Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity's mind, "Come here!"
Your melodic voice sings into Alarin Stormcrow's mind, "Come here!"
Your melodic voice sings into Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk's mind, "C'mere!"

Utterly entranced, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted emits a long "Ooooh."

You nod your head emphatically.

Cheliyi enters from the southwest, a thin sheen of water rippling outward from every step.
A cascading veil of water and light gently rains in from the southwest as Alarin steps through it, parting the starry curtain in a shimmer of sparkling white mist.
The distant clanking of metal on metal is heard as a giant silverback gorilla clad in a shimmering suit of golden armour strides in from the southwest.

Comprehension flashes across Alarin's face.

Esei tilts their head curiously at you.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says to Kamalei, "50,000 gold says panda wasn't even paying attention."

You have emoted: Gurashi begins to rush around excitedly, gesturing to all the various pieces of playground equipment. "Yeah! These are swings, and that is a merry-go-roundy, and that is the climby-dragon-thingy and it has a SLIDE if you go around the back," They explain everything as thoroughly as they can, tail wagging a mile a minute.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted curiously investigates the draconic ladder in the park with her trunk, jumping back as it wobbles.

Kamalei exclaims, "...not going take that bet. I know he no was paying attention!"

Esei closes their eyes and inhales deeply, absorbing the scent of their surroundings.

Esei exhales slowly, allowing a long fluid breath to creep from their lungs.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "...you two DO realize I am standing RIGHT HERE?!"

You bunch your shoulders as you giggle softly at Kamalei.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "Did you hear something...?"

The corners of Cheliyi's mouth turn up as she grins mischievously.

Cheliyi smiles brightly at Esei, her frills puffing with joy.

Esei smirks at Alarin.

"Nope," Kamalei says with finality.

Alarin stares blankly into space.

Esei lightly scratches at their cheek with a claw.

Suddenly the butterfly's wings flap, a child-like, feminine giggle echoing from a blessed sculpture of the Loving Radiance, as if children were at play nearby.

With a flourish, Esei slips a graceful bastard sword of shadowed steel into a silvered leather scabbard.

Seemingly determined, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted attempts to ascend a nearby slide, which is evidently not suited for a being of her weight and shape.

Alarin Stormcrow says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "So... what do you think, Tavi?"

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Ah, Tavi, can probablies...."

Muginn ruffles his feathers, stirring up puffs of fog.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims, "It is so tall!"

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: Aaaaaaaaaaaa.

You have emoted: Gurashi giggles wildly, taking a seat on the merry-go-round so that their hooves touch the ground. "This thing spiiiiins and spins until you are so dizzy you fall over when you get off of it," They kick out a hoof. "The swings are the sames but they are not as spinny, they go... ah!" They giggle, watching the elephant calf clamber around. "Yeah you're DOING it!" The sileni enthuses from their seat.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: Ohmygodspleasedon'tfall.

From their seat, you say, "Sits down and slide down!"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says to Alarin, "...I'm climbing up there."

Alarin peers at Thaldorn Thornfist, the White unscrupulously.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Cheliyi not so subtly brings forward her hands, creating a cushion of water that hovers below the elephant incase of a mishap.

There is a subtle shimmering in the aether as the elephant seems to float over the stairs, resting gently at the slide's apex.

Kamalei says to Alarin, "...50,000 gold say dis fricka fall off."

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Oh, I know he's going to fall off."

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White gives a horrified gasp.

Cheliyi winces in pain.

You have emoted: Gurashi begins to push against the ground so that they begin to slowly spin on the merry-go-round, every so often craning their head over their shoulder to watch the play going on behind them.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: Ow...

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, "Please be careful! Make sure to wait for Tavi's turn!"

Completely unaware of the assistance she has received, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted trumpets proudly as she slides down, evidently pleased with herself.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White nods his head emphatically.

You throw back your head as you let loose a delighted laugh.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White exclaims, "Of course!"

You cheer wildly!

Cheliyi giggles happily.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White beams broadly at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims, "I did it!"

Throwing up their arms, you say, "WOO!"

Cheliyi cheers wildly!

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you exclaim to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "What a slide!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, "Now is your turns!"

Kamalei gives up a round of applause.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White gives up a round of applause.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Good going, Tavi!"

Alarin tilts back their head and inhales deeply while twitching a wolf's snout.

Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk thinks to themself: Why... am I... here.

You have emoted: Beside the sileni, Ham watching the play going on with a placid expression, tail wagging as Gurashi spins around again on the merry-go-round, eventually coming to face the dog with a smile. "Good boy," They stand up, wobbling.

You see the following people here:
Alarin, Esei, Cheliyi, Gurashi.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Tilting her head curiously, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says to Esei, "Are you lost?"

You face lights up as you smile brightly at Esei.

Esei blinks slowly.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you ask Esei, "Do you want me to push you on the swings?"

Esei narrows their eyes at you in an unnerving manner.

You have emoted: Gurashi makes a gently pushing gesture. "What?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "It is a park."

Esei shakes their head at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's tail swishes to and fro as she trumpets happily.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "Aye... there are visitors from all across the alliance that visit."

Smiling, though her expression is confused, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "Oh, okay. You seemed lost."

A wry smile spreads across Esei's face.

Kamalei says, "...how come I neva come hea 'til now?"

Sagely, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Esei is always where they wanna bes."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Kamalei, "You are missing outs!"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "Because we were too busy following panda on hunts."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Mister Alarin is gonna get us a SEE-SAW too, he said!! Wait until you see THAT."

Alarin Stormcrow says, "...of course. Blame me."

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White snickers softly to himself.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Aye, I still need to get that cleared by the Star Council."

Cheliyi suddenly squints. "We... asked for that like a decades ago."

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "I do not belong here, is all."

Esei shrugs helplessly.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "But even if I have to pay for it myself, we will have one."

You have emoted: Gurashi spreads their arms and twirls in place joyfully. "It is O-K! Will wait, plenty of goodly things to do!"

You narrow your eyes at Esei, canting your head and peering at them suspiciously.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Esei, "Nobody told you you could not come! Or are unwelcome."

Whispering, you ask Esei, "Do -you- want a turn on the slide?"

You look at Esei hopefully.

The pointed tips of Esei's ears twitch to some errant sound.

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says to you, "...no."

Her ears lowering, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says to Esei, "Oh, I am sorry. I thought playgrounds were for everyone." She pauses, seemingly distressed by this, before she asks, "Do you have a place you -do- belong?"

Esei blinks.

Cheerfully, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Well, I do want to slide!"

With a soft lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Of course. It just... is not here."

You have emoted: Gurashi dramatically flops against an adolescent Nyalian mastiff, the massive beast keeping the sileni from actually falling over. They blink, then look towards Esei, then Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, puffing their cheeks.

Visibly relieved, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted nods in understanding.

Cheliyi clambers up the slide... the wrong way. And then hops down from the ladder.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "Esei is of the Glomdoring, one of our allies, Tavi."

Alarin nods their head emphatically.

You think to yourself: *a sudden ripple of anxiety - ah, perhaps that is a visit for another day - should see the goodly things...! in New Celest, first! Shiny! Playful! Watery!*.

You bunch your shoulders as you giggle softly at Cheliyi.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted smiles and nods vacantly, apparently oblivious to what's going on.

You have emoted: Gurashi laughs as Cheliyi climbs the slide backwards. "Mine-child you are doing it weirdly!" They call out as the mugwump hops down.

Kamalei says to you, "...he woulda climb up dea backwards too."

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says to Cheliyi, "Is it more fun that way? Should I try?"

Kamalei points accusingly at Thaldorn Thornfist, the White.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Do not worry! The playground IS for everybody who wants to visit, and is not an enemy of the City! You know? Everyone can come to play, nobody is not allowed! And..."

You nod your head sagely.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted moves as if to try to climb the slippery slide.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White stares blankly at Kamalei.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Is totally fun to climb up the slide backwards."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you exclaim, "But dangerous so be careful!"

You throw back your head as you let loose a delighted laugh.

There is the faintest, barely audible sound of a sigh as again the aether sparkles with a cushion of starry motes that lift Tavi in her ascent, then gently ease her down the ladder, as ungraceful as the latter action appears to be. <-- oh my god Mom Sigh XD

Cheerfully, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "I like it because," she wiggles her gloved hands, the fingertips open for optimal gripping, "my fingers are stickier as a mugwump! So, climbing up this way is funs! More challenging! Is slippery."

Cheliyi openly laughs, her frills resonating with joy as the occasional squeak escapes her.

Esei's body and features begin to melt like wax, then solidifies into a faeling.

You have emoted: Gurashi makes their way over to one of the two swings, sitting upon it and kicking their legs. "Just you waits until the see-saws," They whisper as it if were some sort of great conspiracy, wiggling in place to make themselves swing ever-so-slightly.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Esei lazily draws their wings to and fro through the air, fanning them slowly.

Cheliyi seems utterly oblivious to the obvious assistance Tavi, the Pure-Hearted is receiving, clapping merrily.

Esei lightly rubs their forehead, perching on Muginn.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted struts proudly about the room.

You think to yourself: *amusement and joy, watching the youthful display before them as they swing idly in their spot*.

Muginn, the ghost-feathered magpie warbles softly at Esei, before settling down in an oddly placid manner.

Laughing, you ask, "What do think! Of the park?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "It is the playground! Is lots of other park, the running park and the ducky pond of the park."

Bouncing excitedly, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims, "It is so fuuun! I can't wait to tell Mother all about it. I bet She's never been to a playground, either!"

You throw back your head as you let loose a delighted laugh.

Thoughtfully, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "I don't knows. Would She like going on swings...?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White gives a dark cookie with silver sprinkles and grape-jam stripes to Alarin Stormcrow.

Esei glances askance at you.

You ponder Cheliyi thoughtfully, looking her up and down.

Alarin gives a nutty midnight cookie to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted sniffs a nutty midnight cookie curiously with her trunk before eating it with gusto.
Licking the crumbs, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "Yum! Cookies are like tiny cakes, with less frosting."

Alarin beams broadly.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "That was from Thaldorn."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "I would think the Lady Empyreals would enjoy the swings, but I do not know because I am not She." They beam. "At least Tavi likes slides though! Oh!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Oh! Does anybody want snacks?" They hold up a red plate, "I have cake!"

You brandish a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles menacingly.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted considers it, staring at the swings as they go back and forth. "I will have to ask Her," the elephant resolves.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims, "Cake!"

Esei shakes their head at you.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says to you, "...you said the magic word."

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White chuckles long and heartily.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: **a childish image of Her, going back and forth merrily on a swing, so out of place from her normal regality, but the idea of Her smiling...**.

You have emoted: Gurashi rises from the swing, offering the dessert to the elephant calf. "Here! It is a newly-ish recipe! Please enjoy."

Beaming, you give a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted sniffs a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles curiously with her trunk before eating it with gusto.
Licking the crumbs, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims, "Wow! Why does Mother hate desserts so much? This is soo good!"

Cheliyi smiles softly.

You give a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles to Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity.
You give a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles to Alarin Stormcrow.

Kamalei exclaims, "Eh, errybody like cake!"

You give a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles to Kamalei.
You give a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White.
Thaldorn Thornfist, the White stares blankly at a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles before nudging it back to you.

Cheliyi grins mischievously at you.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Oh right."

You begin to wield a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles in your right hand.
You quickly toss a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, who catches it nimbly.

You think to yourself: He is fussy like Bizi, yes. Weirdly so's.

Kamalei says to Alarin, "We get cake at da tavern, boss?"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you ask Esei, "Are sure?"

You have emoted: Gurashi holds out a slice before Esei, tail wagging hopefully.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "...we do not, but we will before the grand opening."

With an ethereal, smoky lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers to you, "Yes, cousin, I am sure."

Esei pats you in a friendly manner.

You beam broadly.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "O-K."

You nibble on a slice of layered rainbow cake with star-shaped sprinkles.

Cheliyi begins fidgeting with Immaculate Prayer Beads of the Empyreal Goddess, clearly contemplating something that brings a warm smile to her face.

Licking some trace crumbs, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "What's a cousin? Mother uses that word a lot."

You blink.

Esei blinks.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Well... it's someone related to you, but not a sibling."

You have emoted: Gurashi has a mouthful of multi-colored cake, cheeks puffed. They blush, attempting to answer but only managing to let out a sound that someone with a mouthful of cake would make.

With an ethereal, smoky lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says, "But not a parent, or your parent's siblings... though, I suppose it is different for Elders."

Esei stares blankly into space.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "Generally a relative that's an offspring of your parent's or parents' siblings."

Distractedly, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Is like... for shards, when your Mother has a Brother, and that Brother's children would be your cousins, yes."

A cat looks at you in an unimpressed manner and saunters out to the southwest. <-- this, but x1000
Kamalei says, "...dat cat no like nobody."

Her large ears settled as she plops down in a seated position on her hind legs, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted listens intently.

Alarin utters a deep, rumbling laugh.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "But sometimes Divines use it differentlies. So, am not sure!"

Esei blinks.

Alarin nods their head emphatically.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Aye, what Cheliyi said is also true."

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White nods his head at Cheliyi.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "I guess it is like how... Mother is not my mother-mother, but She is my family." Then a delighted thought grips her as the elephant gasps. "Does that mean everyone in the Order is my cousin?"

You eyes light up as you smile.

Esei blinks slowly.

Cheliyi smiles brightly at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, her frills puffing with joy.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted inches bashfully over to Cheliyi and nuzzles her tenderly.

With an ethereal, smoky lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "Family does not necessarily have to be through blood relation, either."

With an ethereal, smoky lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "It is for you to decide, I think, if they are your cousins or not."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "They are all your family in a way, so... what you call it is really, what you wants to call it!"

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted nods emphatically in agreement at Esei.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Aye, that too Tavi."

Brightly, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Can bes! I would love to call you my cousin, if you wants it."

Esei ponders the situation.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted hums a happy tune.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Like... I consider Gyorn family and we aren't related by blood."

With an ethereal, smoky lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says to you, "I've an important question."

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "Maybe! Although," she concedes, "Mother doesn't seem to like some of Her cousins."

Thoughtfully, you ask, "If Cheliyi is your cousin and I am Cheliyi's dads, then does that ... eh? Ah? Important?"

You tilt your head and listen intently to Esei.

Cheliyi glances askance.

With an ethereal, smoky lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk asks you, "If you were once considered a sibling, does that make Cheliyi my niece, or not?"

Off-handedly, you say to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Sometimes peoples do not get a-long, and that is O-K. Can not get along and still be polites!"

You ponder Esei thoughtfully, looking them up and down.

Esei blinks wide, dark, innocent eyes at you.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Ah, sometimes the family you can haves is not family you agree withs. Officially, may be cousins, but are not always feeling that way in your hearts."

Pouting, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "I still think meeting Lord Crumkane sounds fun."

Esei glances askance at Cheliyi.

Cheliyi grins mischievously at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted skips about Cheliyi merrily, sending motes of light scattering in all directions.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you ask Esei, "...I do not know. You are my ...cousinling? So...I do not know, how the... it works..." They point in to the air, as if they might do some calculations. "Oh! You've heard of Mister Lord Crumkane?"

Lorina emerges from the southwest with immaculate poise, bringing with her a fragrant whisper of wind wisps and skyblooms.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted gasping happily, "Lorina!"

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Lord Crumkane is very nicely. Is -very- goodly at making candy too. Am not sure how- Ah! Lorina!"

Esei tilts their head curiously at Lorina.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted skips merrily in circles around Lorina.

Skyborne Parvenu Lorina asks Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Ta...vi?"

Alarin stands at attention and gives a crisp salute with their furry right paw.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White gives the world a smart salute.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Lorina, "Tavi is out to play!"

"Uhh..." utters Lorina as she blinks at you.

Cheliyi beams broadly at Lorina.

Delighted, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims, "Lorina told me alllll about the Lord Crumkane!"

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Lady Empyreals said it was okay."

Lorina looks at Cheliyi and comprehension flashes across her face.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Kamalei raises a hand towards Lorina and says, "Howzit, miss!"

Lorina greets Kamalei with a sincere smile.
Kamalei Ironhammer greets Lorina with a wave, saying, "Howzit! Check out my WARES and see if I got stuffs you like to buy!"

Sniffing with her trunk, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says to Lorina, "You smell different! Did you go on another trip?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White exclaims, "...stop trying to sell your stuff, geesh!"

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, ".... sassy cat."

Esei exhales slowly, allowing a long fluid breath to creep from their lungs.

Skyborne Parvenu Lorina says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "I did! Yes! This time to the far northeast in the mountains. Hallifax."

Your melodic voice sings into Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk's mind, "*finally, confused negation, assent? words hard*."

Kamalei exclaims, "Dey not even my stuffs! Dey's his!"

You see the following people here:
Lorina, Cheliyi, Esei, Alarin, Gurashi.

Kamalei points accusingly at Alarin.

You lay out a spread of your finest cuisine and delicacies before your guests. Enjoying the food yourself, you delight even more at the sight of everyone indulging themselves in this epicurian feast, eating and drinking until utterly satiated. The fine meal not only lifts your spirits, but enhances your body as well.

Alarin rolls their eyes.

You think to yourself: F i v e.

Cheliyi grins mischievously at you.

"Wow!" Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims!

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "Does Hallifax have good food too?"

Esei ponders the situation.

Skyborne Parvenu Lorina smiles impishly and says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "It has dainty food. Far sweeter than the spices of Gaudiguch."

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Sometimes!"

Utterly entranced, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted emits a long "Ooooh."

You think to yourself: *envisioning the elephant attempting to sit upon the swings - could stick her front leggies through the seat, rest on belly, lift leggies - swing? swing? not high, fun!*.

Esei hums thoughtfully.

You face lights up as you smile brightly at Lorina.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "...I'm not a good person to answer that. I eat anything."

With an ethereal, smoky lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers, "I will be back."

Esei draws the Fingerblade of dha'Wyrden-cree across the inside of their wrist, causing a line of blood to well up. They then lifts the blade into the air, as shadows spill out of the wet crimson tip, swarming around Esei and taking them with them as they sink into the ground.

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: .... make a new swing.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White exclaims, "So does panda here, come to think of it!"

Cheliyi suddenly stares at the swings with great intensity.

Lorina giggles happily.

You glance askance at Cheliyi.

Somewhat primly, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "I eat veggies, fruits, and sweets. But meat is icky."

Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity thinks to herself: .... heck. am not an artisan.

Kamalei says, "Like snowball... I watch him stuff one in da mouth. How he fit da whole ting in dea..."

With a slow nod to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, Cheliyi shows her understanding.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's tail swishes to and fro as she trumpets happily.

Kamalei shrugs helplessly.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "...because he has a big mouth."

You think to yourself: *quiet negation - no, if can hold a big dog it could hold a young elephant?*.

Alarin glares angrily at Thaldorn Thornfist, the White.

Cheliyi stares blankly at Kamalei.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity asks, "... whole?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "...I was joking, panda."

You have emoted: Gurashi too seems to be doing some sort of equation within their mind, staring off in the direction of the duck pond, tail wagging.

Kamalei nods his head at Cheliyi.

Cheliyi stares blankly at Alarin.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted looks at you and likewise stares into the distance, though she is sorely disappointed to not find whatever is being looked at.

(OOC Clan): You say, "LOL."
(OOC Clan): Cheliyi says, "Ohmygod tavi."
(OOC Clan): You say, "Tavi no there's nothing there honey."

Esei emerges from a cloud of icy, freezing fog, their eyes glazed with the chill of the grave.
Esei gives a platter of sugared blackthorn sloes and blossoms to Alarin Stormcrow.
Esei gives a platter of sugared blackthorn sloes and blossoms to you.
Esei gives a platter of sugared blackthorn sloes and blossoms to Skyborne Parvenu Lorina.

Esei gives a platter of sugared blackthorn sloes and blossoms to Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity.

Cheliyi smiles brightly at Esei, her frills puffing with joy.

Kamalei says, "...dat was right aftah he wen eat one of da gingerbread guys too."

Alarin shifts their eyes suspiciously from side to side.

Cheliyi lifts a dainty hand to her neckline, glancing about with uncertain disdain.

With an ethereal, smoky lilt, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk whispers to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Would you like a platter as well?"

Horrified, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity exclaims, "But power to the pastries!"

A gingerbread man storms in, pumping his fist in the air to rally the troops.
Thrusting its fist defiantly into the air, a gingerbread man turns to Alarin and shouts "Power to the Pastries!"
A gingerbread man storms off with a savage warcry, declaring the end of the Liquorice Dynasty.

Alarin blinks.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White exclaims, "...did a gingerbread man just...?!"

Kamalei says, "...I wen see um too."

Cheliyi peers about herself unscrupulously.

Kamalei rubs his good eye uncertainly.

Esei glances askance.

Cheliyi gives a toy gingerbread man a friendly squeeze.

The eyes of a toy gingerbread man bulge out.

You have emoted: Gurashi returns their attention to the group, smiling and dusting themselves off. Behind them an adolescent Nyalian mastiff yawns, causing the sileni to turn to the beast, smiling. "Ah, sorry Ham! Did you meet Tavi?" They point at the elephant calf nearby. The mastiff stays seated, tail wagging behind him as he watches benignly. "She is, a goodly friend of the Lady Empyreals! Did you know?" They explain to the dog as if he might understand.

A toy gingerbread man exclaims, "Power to the Pastries!"

You pat an adolescent Nyalian mastiff in a friendly manner.
A low rumble shudders throughout a adolescent Nyalian mastiff's chest, a sort of gentle, contented sound.

Time begins to fragment and quake, reality stopping and starting. There is a feel of water across skin as a sea breeze rises, the salt smell stuttering in and out of existence as an Immaculate Timequake comes into being.

Calmly, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says, "Everything and everyone is edible."

You have emoted: Gurashi throws Esei a look.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "...time to hide."

Cheliyi peers at Esei unscrupulously.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted looks at an adolescent Nyalian mastiff with a curious flick of her tail, her trunk outstretched in greeting.

You eyes light up as you smile.

Kamalei says, "...I staying right hea."

Alarin Stormcrow says to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, "So am I and so are you."

Peering about herself, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "Oh! The world shook a bit. Is that bad?"

Cheliyi shakes her head.

Comprehension flashes across Thaldorn Thornfist, the White's face.

You have emoted: Gurashi reaches up to pet an adolescent Nyalian mastiff behind the head. The great creature leans down and sniffs at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's outstretched trunk, then licks her, tail wagging a little faster. His mouth falls open and his tongue rolls out as he pants happily.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White exclaims, "Good enough for me!"

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Is a timequake. Happens all the times. Is like the earths is giving itself a burp."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Do not worry - sometimes the world is loud and shaky sometimes! It is O-K."

You nod your head at Cheliyi.

You point accusingly at Cheliyi.

Esei gives a cat of black ink to you.

<-- Lorina saved us from the cat spamming us
Petting the cat in her arms, Skyborne Parvenu Lorina says, "Let me take this to Gathelta real fast."

Lorina takes composed strides to the southwest as the fragrance of wind wisps and skyblooms fades into the air.

Lorina emerges from the southwest with immaculate poise, bringing with her a fragrant whisper of wind wisps and skyblooms.

You have emoted: Gurashi rises to the tips of their hooves to whisper something into an adolescent Nyalian mastiff's ear before they return to stand flat again, beaming. "Nicely for you's to meets," They hum. "He is still a baby if you can believe it. You are the older one, Miss Tavi."

You face lights up as you smile brightly at Esei.

You pet a cat of black ink ingratiatingly.

Gasping, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims to an adolescent Nyalian mastiff, "I am older?!"

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted peers at an adolescent Nyalian mastiff unscrupulously.

Alarin nods their head at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted skips about Alarin merrily, sending motes of light scattering in all directions.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "By at least a year or two, aye!"

Holding the inky cat close to themselves as they pet it, you say, "Yes, if you can believe it dear Ham is only seven whole months old! Not even a YEAR!"

Cheliyi stares blankly at an adolescent Nyalian mastiff.
A low rumble shudders throughout a adolescent Nyalian mastiff's chest, a sort of gentle, contented sound.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted looks at an adolescent Nyalian mastiff disbelievingly, and the mastiff licks her face in reply.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity exclaims, "He... he gets BIGGER?!"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "...he is."

Kamalei exclaims, "Wait, dis buggah going get biggah den dat?!"

Kamalei eyes the puppy, a bit wary.

You throw back your head as you let loose a delighted laugh.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you ask, "Yes! He will get bigger! Can you imagine I used to be able to carry him?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "...you did what now?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "You carried him...??"

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted shakes her head in disbelief.

Amazed, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "He used to be a sausage."

You have emoted: Gurashi goes to stand under an adolescent Nyalian mastiff, short enough that even seated the mastiff's head fits almost perfectly atop the sileni's. "Yeah he was a tiny baby, like thiiiis," They gesture to the cat they hold. "Even smaller than she."

Kamalei says to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, "I pay gold for see dem try carry um now."

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says to Kamalei, "...so would I."

Esei blinks slowly.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White glances askance at you.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "But he keeps getting taller and taller!" They loll their head back to look up at the underside of Ham's head, "so I do not know how muchly bigger he will get but he will be growed up soon!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Kamalei, "...I ..."

Esei blinks again, as if zoning back in from daydreaming.

You have emoted: Gurashi considers the mastiff, then Thaldorn Thornfist, the White and Kamalei's request.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "...don't do it."

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Dusan, the coruscant sniffs Cheliyi, trying to decipher just what that smell emanating from her is.

Eyeing both Thaldorn and Kamalei, Alarin Stormcrow says, "Do I need to bring Lanivara over here?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White gives a horrified gasp.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Someday you will get taller, too! I bet one day when you are all growed up you will be taller than Ham, too! Maybe?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "No... she found her stick after I'd hidden it."

You pet a cat of black ink ingratiatingly.

Kamalei exclaims, "...she wen find um?!"

Kamalei exclaims to Alarin, "She doing okay in da stock room!"

The pointed tips of Esei's ears twitch to some errant sound.

Alarin rolls their eyes.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted straightens up, attempting to imagine herself as taller than an adolescent Nyalian mastiff.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Please excuse me for a moment!"

Alarin hugs Tavi, the Pure-Hearted compassionately.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted inches bashfully over to Alarin and nuzzles them tenderly.

The figure of Alarin dissipates within a veil of sparkling white mist, the twinkling motes of starry light floating to the southwest on a soothing breeze.

You have emoted: Gurashi reaches up to ruffle an adolescent Nyalian mastiff adoringly. "Everybody changes so muchly as they grow, yus they do! Yes you /do/," They gush towards the mastiff, the creature standing there and accepting all the praise without any protest, letting the sileni mush his jowls and squish his big face.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White exclaims, "...where's the panda going?!"

A wry smile spreads across Cheliyi's face.

Kamalei says, "Dunno, he say he come back."

You beam broadly at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's mouth turns up as her face breaks into a smile.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says to Thaldorn Thornfist, the White, "Probably doing timequake things."

Watching you in fascination, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted turns to Cheliyi and asks, "Is that how Mother should be acting around me if she loves me?"

Comprehension flashes across Thaldorn Thornfist, the White's face.

Cheliyi blinks.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "Crazy panda."

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Oh! Well... what do mean? She loves you very muchly. And... not everyone shows their love in the same ways, no."

Kamalei says, "...dunno, boss woulda made one good huntah."

You have emoted: Gurashi whispers something into an adolescent Nyalian mastiff's ear, and the great creature finally moves to lay down, now only marginally taller than some of the surrounding company. The sileni leans forward and plants a big fat kiss on the dog's forehead.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White nods his head at Kamalei.

Pouting, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "She never squishes my face."

Cheliyi leans close to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted and gently lays a kiss upon her forehead.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's mouth turns up as her face breaks into a smile.

Esei blinks slowly.

Softly, thoughtfully, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "People show Their affection in different ways."

You nod your head at Esei.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted rubs her chin thoughtfully, raises her eyebrow and says, "I see..."

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Well, can probably ask Her to start doing thats, really. But... some peoples do not like touch, and so do not show affection physicallies as muchly as Dad does. She lets you come plays, right? And gives you lots of healthy food to keep you safe and full, and probably a -whole- bunch more."

You have emoted: Gurashi smiles too towards Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, wrapping an arm around Ham's great neck, though it doesn't nearly reach. "Loves comes in all sorts of forms! Like, smushing faces. Or, Someone helping you play on the slide." They gesture.

Cheliyi reaches over and ruffles Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's hair fondly.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted wiggles her ears playfully.

You nod your head emphatically.

Sagely, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "She definetly loves you lots."

Defensively, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims, "But I did the slide all by myself!"

Lorina inclines her head politely to those around her.

Lorina takes composed strides to the southwest as the fragrance of wind wisps and skyblooms fades into the air.

"Hmph!" Tavi, the Pure-Hearted snorts.

Esei hums thoughtfully.

Nodding, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Did climb it super wells."

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Ah! Oh, right. I am just saying if She DID help you, though."

You nod your head sagely.

A cascading veil of water and light gently rains in from the southwest as Alarin steps through it, parting the starry curtain in a shimmer of sparkling white mist.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted acknowledges the point with a grave nod of her head.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "...I turn around and you two were gone."
Alarin gives Kamalei the once-over, eyeing him suspiciously.
Alarin gives Thaldorn Thornfist, the White the once-over, eyeing him suspiciously.

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White exclaims, "...not my fault this time!"

Flopped, Tavi, the Pure-Hearted says, "Well. I think Mother does love me. But She doesn't talk to me in goofy voices or smush my face. I'll have to ask Her why not."

Kamalei exclaims, "...no can blame me eiddah!"

You have emoted: Gurashi glances behind themselves as if they might get in trouble, then quickly return to look back at Cheliyi and Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, amused and blushing slightly.

Cheliyi nods her head sagely at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's mouth turns up as her face breaks into a smile.

Alarin chuckles long and heartily.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "Well... our Lady is an Elder Goddess."

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "...I'd probably run if Lady Lantra did that, to be honest."

Cheliyi grins mischievously at Thaldorn Thornfist, the White.

With a laugh, you say to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted, "Well you have a very squishable face, if that makes you feel any better? A perfectly squishable one!"

Kamalei exclaims, "Me too!"

You nod your head sagely.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Everybody does."

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted exclaims to you, "I do?!"

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted beams broadly.

Esei gives you the once-over, eyeing you suspiciously.

You have emoted: Gurashi reaches up to press their hands against their own cheeks, causing them to comically purse their lips. "Yesh."

Cheliyi holds back a laugh.

Your shoulders bunch as you let out a short giggle.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted puffs out her own cheeks, too, ears wiggling with delight.

Kamalei reaches for Thaldorn's face. The silverback recoils, snapping, "Gorillas do NOT have squishable faces, Syr!"

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted immediately dissolves into giggles.

You have emoted: Gurashi drops their hands from their face, bursting into laughter. "Yes! Perfect, delightful! The squishiest! Very good." They nod.

You throw back your head as you let loose a delighted laugh.

Alarin rolls on the floor, laughing.

Cheliyi openly laughs, her frills resonating with joy as the occasional squeak escapes her.

Kamalei exclaims, "I was just trying foa check!"

With a look of intense concentration, Esei gently cups their face in their hands.

Cheliyi makes grabby hands toward Thaldorn, grinning mischeviously. "Are -sures....?"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White says, "Pssshhhh..."

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's ears perk as if hearing a far-off sound, and she exclaims, "Oh! I think Mother needs me. Must be important. I'll be sure to tell Her all the very important things you've shared!"

Alarin nods their head emphatically.

Cheliyi waves goodbye at Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted wiggles her ears playfully.

Golden shades radiate from your chest and your heart beats faster with newly-appeared determination.

You have emoted: Gurashi wheezes, clutching their sides. "Ah! See? Some peoples do not like to be touched!" They gesture towards Thaldorn's response. "Just like some peoples do not like as muchly, to touch? Everyone is differently! Am sure if asked peoples would squish your face, Miss Tavi! You have many cousins in the Order, yeah!"

You nod your head emphatically.

You wave goodbye.

Alarin Stormcrow says, "We'll visit soon!"

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you exclaim, "Thank you for coming! Bye!"

Thaldorn Thornfist, the White nods his head emphatically.

You wave goodbye.

Tavi, the Pure-Hearted waves her trunk in farewell.

Esei inclines their head politely to Tavi, the Pure-Hearted.
Tavi, the Pure-Hearted's tail swishes to and fro as she trumpets happily.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you exclaim, "Have a safe trip home!"

Cheliyi giggles happily.

You fret over everything that might go wrong.

Alarin waves goodbye.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, Slakened Cheliyi, Novitiate of Purity says, "Thank yous for visiting!"

A rain of mist manifests about Tavi, the Pure-Hearted as she lifts her trunk and passes through the veil of water and light. In moments, the mist has vanished, taking her with it.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you say, "Ah! Oh good!"

Cheliyi sighs fondly.

With a gentle, euphonic lilt, you exclaim, "Thank You, Lady Empyreals!"

You have emoted: Gurashi waves at the air where once there was an elephant calf, excited as can be.

<-- And then MORE things *eyes* Esei got a visit from Nocht?! In the PARK.... AGAIN. PICKIN' ESEI UP FROM PLAYDATE TWO TIMES THIS YEAR LOL. (not picking up but). And Cheliyi tinted her glasses! It was a GOOD TIME <3