Flight of Fan-cy-fare

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Mixie beamed a wide grin at Leonard from inside her suit, and made sure to echo that with a cheerful wave as he settled a bowl of food beside her and the swarm of lizards. "Most of them don't seem that hungry," she pointed out. "But the grey one is making up for the rest of them." Leonard didn't seem to be sticking around, though, and that was perfectly understandable- there were plenty of shiny babies to be distracted by. Meow Mix was perfectly content to watch the Cyclone scampering off towards the table after she put him down. The pretty grey beastie was a little bully, and she certainly wasn't going to make any move to stop him. There was more than enough food over there for all these lizards and then some. He could stuff himself senseless and not steal from the other babies over there!

Satisfied that the Cyclone wasn't going to be causing more trouble for her little flock, Mixie settled down to continue lavishing attention on the better behaved lizards. The Glacier still worried her- the wobbly little beast wasn't very active, but at least, with the Cyclone out of the way, he was getting up and poking his nose into the food bowl. An appetite was always a good sign, when it came to animals. Anything that ate stood a better chance of something that didn't. Because the little beastie was so unsteady, though, she figured she'd make this process easier for him. It was the work of a brief moment to shuffle the big bowl in the sand, sifting some of the soft grit aside and settling the bowl in deeper, where the Glacier could have access to meat and juices without having to crane his little neck to get to them. He could fall in head first a little easier now, too, but hey- Mixie was pretty confident that he could eat his way out of THAT mess.

There. The Cyclone was settled, the Glacier was settled, and now Mixie could get back to the important work at hand.

Petting lizards.

Petting alllll the lizards.

The little twins really seemed to enjoy her attention, and Mixie was certainly enjoying giving it. They were very responsive little creatures, these babies, and it was a delight to watch them stretch their little necks and croon as she stroked them. They certainly seemed curious about the world around them, now that they were warming up and getting used to this not-inside-an-egg thing, and Meow Mix couldn't help but find that curiosity endearing. "It's a big world out here, isn't it?" she crooned to the pair as she continued petting. "Wanna see a little more of it?"

Reaching out BOTH hands, so that she could totally grab both of them at once, she scooped the curious hatchlings and shifted her position back upright, giving the babies a lot better view than they'd get from the ground. Hey, scooping had worked out well for her so far!

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Leonard was a little charmed by the Before and After Noon. And hey, he brought plenty of meat with him, because he’d quite obviously learned from experience. “You look famished.” He cooed at her, offering another chunk of meat, while Aisha watched from her perch on his shoulder. “I’ll feed you all you want.” Because hey, that was apparently what he was good at, around here. He was going to need such a long shower after this.

And then someone else joined this little party. Leonard had to look a little concerned for a moment as the Tsunami slithered his way over to them. “Well, hello there. Your legs okay?” He asked, even as he carefully moved to sit down on the sand with them. He could hang out here for a minute. “Are you hungry, too?” Food would be offered to the weird little flit, and the doctor made sure to offer food to the Noon, too. Because yes, stuff all the babies.

His little Solstice was already growing bored with the feeding of her siblings. She was far more interested in watching those that were taking to the skies. Wiggling a bit, she flapped her wings a few times, before flinging herself off of Leonard’s shoulder. And success! She was a little clumsy and couldn’t aim well, but she was flying, and enjoying it, too!

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Well, snap.

Snap out of it, that is.

The priest brain had apparently gotten overloaded or something because he blacked out. Or something like that anyway. One minute he’d been talking to Alice and the next he’d found himself wandering near the rat in a giant robot suit and the normal enough looking guy and all the little lizards in front of them.

“Ah, sorry, excuse me,” he mumbled quietly to Meow Mix and Leonard, just in case he’d bumped into them in his daze or anything, but they seemed pretty occupied with their tiny dragons. Because oh yeah that’s right the little lizards had wings. And they were flying and making noises and eating unidentified meats.

“It’s all a bit much, isn’t it?” the priest asked Little Bit of Mercy Glacier, looking down at the least active of the bunch.

ooc| best way i could think to get back in the swing of this thread, lemme know if i need to change anything ^^;

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Oh good, she was eating. Ophyra mused that the creature might be as withdrawn as she, with how shy she was. But who knows, maybe the dragon-like thing would grow up into her own mind and be completely the opposite. As the elf watched her nibble at the meat, she felt something pressuring against her mind. Startled, and thinking she'd opened herself again on accident, she threw up a wall. But that didn't work. She felt the pressing of the other mind against her, and then a firm click was made. A channel opened, a permanent passageway from her mind to... the firelizard's? Oph stared at the Midnight mostly in bafflement. She felt a mix of emotions from her; hunger, timidness, a strong desire to feel safe.

Those were all emotions that she felt were pretty reasonable, considering the commotion going on. She peered around, seeing some firelizards taking clumsily to the air- the elf snickered at that, it was a funny sight; Meow Mix that she had seen before had a whole gathering of the hatchlings around her; and some were traipsing along the table, mostly the Cyclone. She felt the bowl in her hands move, and turned to see the Firestorm snapping up another bite. As she coaked the Midnight to eat the entire piece she was nibbling on, she gestured to the Flicker of Melted Ice Glacier. "Looks like one of your brothers is trying to fly. Why don't you give it a go?"

As the Midnight crawled up onto her knee very slowly, she regarded the Firestorm to see if he would try. She wanted to see it herself; she had only seen their mother take to the skies as if she was born to do it. How did the hatchlings teach themselves to fly? Having missed the Glacier's initial ascent, the witch hoped she'd get to see this confident little dude do it himself. His sister creeled softly to him, encouraging him. It was a barely noticeable sound, and Ophyra was mildly surprised, glancing at her. "Even Andromeda wants to see," Oph said, grinning.

[ANDROMEDA IS SO PRECIOUS EEEEE <3 I can't wait to see her full desc :3]

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Alice stretched herself out and laughed with glee as the Glacier joined her in the air, and even made an attempt at a trick! The vampire crooned cheerfully and encouragingly to the Firelizard as he straightened himself out and looked at her in challenge. Alice was definitely not the kind of person that was going to turn down a challenge. To her credit she did at least tone her tricks down a little bit, she didn't want to discourage the creature after all. Far from it she would love to see him develop into more complex aerial maneuvers.

Instead Alice flew up a little bit, gave a few powerful flaps into into her forward momentum, and then snapped her wings closed asymmetrically, spiraling herself into an aileron roll. She spiraled once- twice- and then snapped her wings open and turned sharply to bring her trajectory back towards the Glacier. You wanted tricks? Well she would totally show you some tricks. There was so much fun to be had with flying and she absolutely loved when she had someone to share it with.

Which is why her attention didn't entirely leave the Dawn. It seemed the little creature sure was thinking very hard about this whole flying thing. So gently, non-threateningly, Alice swooped down to land beside the little hatchling, giving her a friendly chirp. Come on then, she could see that you wanted to, there was a whole lot of sky out there to explore but you had to start by getting off the ground. No one said you had to do it all at once. So slowly she stretched out her wings, flapping them slowly in example to the Dawn a few times before increasing her speed to she was hovering up above the sand. Come one, come join her and the glacier, they would make sure nothing bad happened to you!

[Danu]

Hun- hrkkk gry too?

click- clacking her beak Danu was pleased, she'd caught the attention of yet another little baby lizard! and it seemed a bit more colorful then the little baby chasing after her tail feathers, not that she cared terribly she liked dark colors. Better to hide in the dark you know? But there was something, something special about that little boy chasing so closely on her tail-wind.

She blinked, cocked her head and all the feathers along her body fluffed up in a shiver, she felt more than saw a wind, strong and mischevious, much how she liked it. She whistled slightly from her beak glancing downward towards the boy whom had caught up and was peering from behind her at the meat she'd laid back on the ground, he wasn't as hungry now having chowed down her last bowl, but he did eye his sister a bit curiously. She'd have to give him a name, this thought startled Danu, she wasn't sure why that was such a reaction, she'd never had it before, but it felt instinctual, something important to do. . .and so like the others around her she mulled this idea around before clacking and pronouncing excitedly his chosen name.

Craic! hrrr you are- Craic, yes

She bobbed her beak pleased, it was the best name for such a fun little friend.

[The Legion]

OOC - *flails* I am late and don't expect anything, just wanted to get these guys interacting with some people and they said FOOD.

Alabaster was a cat, and therefore held the opinion that he could not possibly be late for anything - everything was, after all, waiting on him. Nothing could possiblu dissuade his Furry Eminence from this opinion - not even prowling into a gather long, long after the eggs had hatched. If there were still firelizards unbonded, then clearly he was right on time. Not that he understood what even he stalked in to, tail low and swaying with feline grace, paws lifted and placed down again in utter silence. All he actually knew was that there was the scent of blood, meat, FOOD on the air, and he was very decidedly interested in partaking thereof. Unlike his young white mind-brother, however, Alabaster was not one to rush into the middle of things without first getting the lay of the land. So the cat made his way, not among those gatgered, but to the shadowed space beneath the meat-laden table, observing events from there.

Menwhile, said mind-brother, lacking any sense of self-preservation, bounded down into the gathering with a cat's disregard for everything else that is going on. Ignoring the fledgling firelizards that well nigh everyone else was attending, Mumford trotted straight for the nearest being who had control of a bowl of meat: Ophyra. With a hopeful, endearing mewl he sat beside her, ignoring the Firestorm entirely as he looked up at the elf with wide, innocent eyes and whiskers fair quivering with hope.

Disgusting, Alabaster commented to the last member of the triad, watching his mind-brother beseech Ophyra for meat with brazen disregard for everything else going on. He lacks all style.

Style? Did he make a mess of his coat again? Tinker asked, observing the gathering from afar - it was not her nature to mingle with so many all uninvited. Indeed, she was happen to lounge at ease some distance away, meticulously grooming her marmalade fur as she waiting for her mind-brothers to determine if there was any food to be had here.

Alabaster's response was a wave of disgust, sharp and sour, for his sister's folly. They may have been together for a good five or six years now but he never had grown happy with her lack of intellect. Add The Kitten to the mix and he often felt himself the lasy bastion of intelligent thought and reason - a sad state of affairs for any cat, especially one of his most noble bearing and advanced age. To be stuck shepherding two idiots in an unfamiliar world was not how he planned to spend his twilight years, but there it was. Now he just had to make sure they did not starve.

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The Friendship Caught Firestorm was kind of second-guessing this whole trying to fly thing, he was pretty content down here, with Thane, really. A spark of trust flicked through him, something that he wasn't surprised by still did not expect. He was suddenly being held in an odd manner, but he took the bait. He fluttered his wings several times, experimenting with different speeds and different strengths and, well, while there was a degree of instinct involved with this, he wasn't exactly sure what he was doing. He gave a couple more attempts before he finally let out a little Flitter sigh and looked back up at his young attendant. He needed something more, something bigger! Maybe Thane could just show him how to fly? That is, if Thane knew how to. He wriggled within the man's grip, not too hard because he didn't want to hurt him or anything (not that a baby Firelizard could really hurt him). Maybe there was another way?

The Little Bit of Mercy Glacier was admittedly pretty grateful that Meow Mix was offering him some assistance. He ate happily, feeling bits of energy flowing through his freshly hatched (sort of) veins. He did feel a bit better now that he had some sustenance in him. He scootched himself up against the bowl, balancing himself with a tangle of limbs reaching over and wings and, well, he'd get the hang of it. He contented himself into this eating process while his twin sisters got a bit more of the attention (perfectly okay with him)!

When Mixie picked the two Solstices up, it was probably the furthest they'd been from each other since they'd been born, all those minutes ago. While there was a considerable emptiness for that time, the twins were quite charmed by the rodent in the giant metal suit. While Which One Solstice took this opportunity to look at the world around her, savoring every breeze that blew past her colorful hide, that was already starting to change with the time of day (as Solstices generally do), her Do You Love the Colors of the Sky Solstice twin seemed to have her attention more focused on Meow Mix. Without making a sound, she settled herself down on the big mechanical hand, contenting herself to the fact that there was a whole big world that she'd be able to explore, someday. The connection that she made to Meow Mix was one of comfort, one of connectedness, but one that Meow Mix might realize might be second in the little Firelizard's life. Though the Colors of the Sky Solstice looked forward to her life with her new bonded, she did give her sister a nervous glance first.
Bond! Do You Love the Colors of the Sky Solstice to Meow Mix!

The Before and After Noon took the meat, outwardly huffing at the crooning but not really saying or doing anything about it because it...was….kindanice. BUT if Leonard was offering...she scuttled a little bit closer to him, kicking up sand in her wake. She put her little feet on Leonard’s knee, wriggling her body in a way that she suspected would also look cute. She didn’t pay much heed to her Solstice sister who fluttered about. This wasn’t any competition or anything, because as far as the Noon was concerned, she’d already won. Even if Aisha was named and stuff. She pushed into Leonard’s mind, not grasping a connection, not yet, but was the first of her not-bonded siblings to experiment with image sending. Mainly her pushing a picture of herself, surrounded by bowls and bowls of meat, and Leonard feeding them to her from his palm. Sound like a plan? The A Part of the Ocean Tsunami in the meantime stopped his slithering, enticed by none other than food (kinda one-track minded these buggers). There was a ton of sand on his back and all over his little legs and claws, but he did push to his feet to reach for the food. Nothing broken here, doc! Just lazy! Considerably more relaxed than his two sisters (and anyone else, for that matter), the Tsunami contented himself with just that one piece of meat, then unfolded his beautiful blue wings out into the sand and basked. The warmth beneath his belly plus the warmth coming from the sun was a delightful combination.

The Little Bit of Mercy Glacier was almost startled by the second humanoid, Father Clarence appearing near him, not having noticed him before. The man seemed considerably less active, which relaxed him some. He wasn’t sure what was a bit much, wasn’t sure that this man had just teleported from Tarzi-knew-where, but he did pause for a second before picking out a piece of meat (one of the bigger ones, because he’s nice) with his teeth and setting it next to the priest. He didn’t really nudge it over or anything (not that nice) but he was sure that a big grown humanoid like Clarence could figure out a meat offering when he saw one. The spot of empathy that he was feeling made him a tad bit annoyed, but he couldn’t really do anything about it but eat his feelings some more.

While there was something in him that wanted to impress Ophyra, there was something even stronger that made the Home Is Where the Hearth Is Firestorm want to impress his sister even more. He huffed his chest out, chattering about how of course he could give it a go what did he look like?! Before he backed up, little bit by little bit, then charged forward. A running start only made his ascent COOLER you see. He charged forward a bit then jumped up, gave his wings a few majestic flaps...and crashed face first into the sand. At least it was a soft landing. He shook his head, wiggling his body so that the beads of sand rolled off of him and brought his body back to its full fiery glory. Well, that wasn’t right! Rather than feeling all that embarrassed, the Firestorm let out a Flitter-chuckle. Maybe this wasn’t something that he could just do. But he was certainly more than willing to give it a try. He took a few more steps back this time, wiggling his butt in the air like a puppy, then charged forward and jumped even higher. Once, twice, he flapped his little wings but he couldn’t maintain his air, and fell, this time more gracefully, into this sand. He was there for a few seconds! He posed after he managed to balance himself, as if he’d done it all on purpose. Look he was bigger than the rest of them, okay? Heavier things are harder to keep in the air!

The Flicker of Melted Ice Glacier looked at Alice with wide, bright and warm eyes of excitement. BRING IT ON SIS. He watched her trick with some delight, and showed that he could do it too! Sort of. He managed to bring his wings close to his body, but as he began to fall, he panicked and brought himself up again. Wait, wait. That wasn’t right. He decided that maybe he could do it if he was higher. He stroked his wings powerfully, muscles already accustomed to the type of movement, and went up higher then tried again...only to once again, not really do it all right. Okay, hold on. If this fancy lady could do it, so could he! While the Glacier was doing a sort of trial-and-error session of his tricks, the Mystery in its Entirety Dawn watched as the newcomer flew down beside her. She could feel a sort of genuineness in Alice’s tone, even if the vampire was a new-Firelizard, in a way. She felt some of the nerves that had her held like ice then slowly began to feel herself heat up with courage. She looked to the woman, her mind reaching out to hers, for wisdom, guidance, before she took a bit of a running start (a bit more gracefully than her larger brother), before leaping into the air. Her path was smooth, and her ascent seemed like she knew exactly what she was doing, or she was at least following the way she’d observed Alice do it carefully enough that she sort of understood the technique. She concentrated on beating her wings in long strokes, conserving energy, but also made sure to fly up high enough and take a moment to look at the world around her, the reaching peaks, the lake, and beyond. She captured the image in her head, and sent it straight down to Alice, like a polaroid photo, the one who had encouraged her. The bond that followed quickly after wasn’t exactly just a feeling, more like a request. There was a whole lot of things that the Dawn wanted to see, wanted to learn, and she could just feel that the vampire was brimming with experiences that would only help her be more. And tangled with the request, like a braid, was an offer. Alice wouldn’t be the only encouraging one in this relationship.
Bond! Alice to the Mystery in its Entirety Dawn!

The Get Going Noon knew nothing about the beautiful connection that Danu and her brother had just had. Not at all. All she knew was that there was meat to be had, and she let out a shrill squeak in expectation. No mischief here, lady. Just food!

Ren looked at The Legion, seeing only a bunch of cats that had run into the area, one fo them was even bothering one of the candidates (she didn’t know anyone’s names, who do you think she is?) “Hey there, shoo!” She called out, waving her large hands in a motion, not knowing that they were anything more than pests. The Dusk seemed to sense something in them, but didn’t really make much of a fuss about it. She was sure that they could be dealt with if need be.

(Just FYI, The Legion won’t be bonding anything because the bonding has closed, but I gave Melu permission to play with them if people are willing to answer. :) Also Melu I’m assuming no one can hear them talking to each other so lemme know o_O)

[Danu]

Danu tilted her head? perhaps the little Noonwasn't interested in sandy meat? Danu could wash it! yes, in water. But something else was wiggling its way up her back his feet digging in her feathers he gave excited snorts. This was new, fun, an adventure! his sister just didn't see what he did he supposed as he finally reached the top of Danu's back and puffing up his chest looked very pleased with himself atop her. Danu did her best to keep from rocking too much as she followed after the noon curious as to where it was headed. She paused though in her passing to admire the A Part of the Ocean Tsunami who'd stretched out in the sand.

Good wea- ther, warm hrrrk

Nodding in approval she fluffed her feathers Craic giving a snort snapped at a few in fun, these where neat! feathers! he would have some eventually mind you but Danu gave a shake. She did not like having her feathers pulled nope she sensed somehow his intent. This too surprised her, was she suppose to have this strong a connection? ah well, her attention much like the firelizards was all over the place, the Home Is Where the Hearth Is Firestormtake off did not go unnoticed either.

Hopping her way over Craic snorted from the sand and bumbled after her tail feathers all curiosity as his new pet ran ahead of him. Yep thats right it was HIM that adopted her not the other way around, look at his bird~ so fluffy.

want fly?

Danu clacked curiously at the Firestorm and gave her big ol' wings a spread but making sure to give Ophyra plenty of room around her. Danu could fly you! though Craic would join, he scrambled back up her back puffing and looking very pleased yet again, he'd scaled the Danu mountain after all.

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Ophyra wasn't the first to notice  Mumfords approach; it was Andromeda. The moment the kitten made it clear he wad heading towards then, the Midnight flattened herself down against her new bond as much as she could. The elf felt the pressure and glanced down, following where she was looking to see the outline of a kitten. It took her some squinting before, "Oh, Mumford. What are you doing here?" came out, finally realizing who it was. She handed him a piece of meat, since the Midnight was now probably not going to eat anymore until he left- which was fine. She wasn't starving any longer, Ophyra could sense that through their bond. Which was still strange to her.

As Mumford ate the piece of meat, Ophyra gave her attention to the  Home is where the hearth is firestorm, as he tried twice to fly. He didn't do well the first time; even Andromeda flinched a little at his rough landing. But the second time was much better, ended even with a little pose, and the elf clapped, grinning. With a little practice, he'd by flying in no time. His little sister even lifted her head in curiosity. "Want to try?" She asked of her, but in response, the Midnight flattened herself again.

"Hmm," Ophyra said in response to  Danu's offer. "She could probably give you a lift. Even if you're only 7 feet up, it'll give you enough air time to figure out your wings." She quirked a brow at him. Was he going to take up the crow on her offer?

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When the Dawn moved to make her leap, Alice moved with her, staying close and being there to help her up when she fell, steady her when she had her paws under her. Not that it seemed like the creature needed all that much help from her. She seemed to be pretty well in control of herself from a newborn- uh- dragon... thing...? Yup going back to not thinking about it. It was way more interesting to watch the little creature find her courage and get her wings under her, instead. And what a sight it was, watching her rise up against the blue sky like a tiny little sun. It wasn't the first creature she had helped to fly, and it probably wouldn't be the last, but it was the kind of thing that took her breath away every time.

Not that she was ignoring the Glacier either, of course; she kept him in the corner of her eye, watching his attempts to mimic her movements. He looked like he'd almost have it down if he wasn't moving so slow, he was losing too much altitude before completing the roll. Alice was just about to launch herself into the sky to show him what he was doing wrong her a perfect, Polaroid shot of the caldera flooded into her mind, clear as if she was looking at it herself.

Beautiful. A long silent voice whispered from somewhere in the back of her mind.

Alice froze in fear and confusion, unable to respond to the Dawn, not even really realizing that was the source of the image. The creature seemed confused by her sudden fear, coming down to check on Alice the same way that Alice had checked on her, though her landing wasn't exactly graceful she did manage to stay on her feet when she hit the sand. She nudged against the strange firelizard-woman, a move that seemed to snap Alice out of it. She felt... concerned curiosity. And now looking directly at the little creature she understood it's source. It was... interesting. She couldn't entirely explain it, but she had a feeling deep down that this little creature would be staying with her now.

She had no idea how she was going to explain that to Jack, but neither could she find it in her to turn the creature away either. Later, when they were alone and the hectic-ness of everything had faded, she would catch herself calling the little creature Xia. It seemed fitting.

Alice shook the confusion from her head, seeking a distraction from thinking about that voice that wasn't hers. With a nod to Xia she launched herself into the air, flying back towards the Glacier to do the aileron roll for him again, just one roll this time, and a little bit slower, trying to show him how it was done. Xia wasn't far behind, though she wasn't quite ready to try the trick yet. She watched her new-bond and her brother, following the mechanics of their movements and feeling the stretch and strengthening of her own wings. Wings that would carry her far.

||AAaaaahhhh thank you Henna, I love Xia she's a sweetheart <3||

[The Legion]

OOC: Henna is 100% right that they were talking privately to each other. I have adjusted the fonts to clarify public (underlined) vs private (italic) mindspeech.  And many thanks again for letting me get them rolling :3

Mumford's thick plume of a tail danced with eagerness as he daintily accepted the piece of meat from Ophyra, snarfing it down immediately.  Mmmm, food.  Always food, he answered the elf, giving her hip a happy little headbutt of thanks for the sustenance. Isn't that why you are here?  We could smell the meat from a long way away, and it smells so good. If that wasn't enough of a hint to give him more, the young cat mewled again and gently batted at Ophyra's arm.  About then he actually noticed the firelizard pressed against Ophyra and left off his kittenish antics to instead focus on the young Midnight. Hello hello, what's this?  Are you a new friend?  You smell like you could be a new friend, he observed as he shifted to regard Andromeda with classic feline curiosity: whiskers quivering as he huffed in short, hard breaths, taking in the scent of the little beast; eyes slit against the light as he examined her visually; and ears twitching forward to catch any reply she might make.  Nobody else mattered when he was investigating something new - certainly not some person shouting at him to shoo!

Alabaster, meanwhile, took a measure of offense at Ren's dismissal of them, as if they were hers to command, or worse, mangy dogs that would actually listen to orders.  He straightened from his crouch into an erect seated position, paws neatly planted with his tail coiled across them, ears stiff and whiskers forward as he regarded the Turian with regal disdain. Is this not a public gathering? he asked the assembled parties, tone sharp with censure for her attempt to chivvy them off.  There are no barriers up, nor territory markers present.  His gaze remained fixed on Ren while an ear twitched toward the assemblage.  Tinker's ears perked up as Alabaster addressed the Turian, but held back from any comment; she was far enough away anyhow that she didn't really feel like Ren had been trying to make her leave.

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Mixie wasn't oblivious to the Glacier's activities. The awkward little fella at least seemed to be having an easier time getting to the food now, which had been the entire idea. Maybe, with a full belly, he'd be a little steadier on his feet. Mixie certainly hoped so. While she hadn't seen too many predators around here that looked like they'd bother with flying lizards, life in the wild wasn't generally easy for any baby that couldn't get around on it's own. But hey- it looked like a lot of lizards were already finding themselves new homes. Maybe this baby would, too.

It seemed that Mixie was back to having company with her little lizard party. She would have offered Father Clarence a cheerful wave in greeting, but her hands were full of firelizard, and she didn't want to disturb the girls too much. "Hello there," she said instead. "Come to scoop a lizard?" But what was this? The little Glacier had pulled out a piece of meat and left it for the priest? "Aww!" Mixie declared. "Look at that! He likes you!"

For her part, Mixie was completely enchanted with the Solstice sisters she had successfully scooped. "Is it just me," she asked the pair, not expecting an answer, "or are you two changing colors?" She knew that some lizards- like chameleons- would go different colors to hide themselves a little easier, but the brilliant sunset hues on these two were anything but camouflage. The colors changed much faster, too, almost like colored lights dancing across the surface. Like the Horse of a Different Color in the Wizard of Oz, or like John Travolta in his disco whites on the dance floor. It was while she was musing on this that she felt that familiar mental tug again, and she giggled in delight at the Do You Love The Colors Of The Sky Solstice.

"You like the Saturday Night Fever thing, huh?" she asked in amusement. "Alright, little one. Disco it is." Lifting the other hand a little higher, she took a closer look at the slightly more reluctant Which One Solstice. "How about you, sweetheart?" she asked gently. "You wanna come along for the ride?"

((ooc: eeeeeee adorable lizard is adorable! <3))

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“H-hello!” Father Clarence flinched when the rat in the robot spoke to him, even though he really should’ve been expecting it. One day he’d get used to the strange things on this planet, but today was not that day. Obviously, given that he was starting to babble a response to Mixie’s question, “Oh, um, I’m not here to scoop anything, eh-”

But she redirected his attention to the little lizardy thing he’d found himself talking to and sure enough. The little dude was offering him a piece of whatever meat it was they were eating.

“-Oh.“

“Well, thank you,” the priest picked the bit of meat up gingerly and examined it. He wasn’t a butcher or anything. He couldn’t tell what some chopped up flesh was just by looking at it, but he was curious. And not that he’d admit it, but he himself was also one of the strange things on this planet. “Thank you very much. That was very generous of you. Would you like to share?”

He ripped part of the meat off. It was a rather sizable chunk after all. And offered it back to the Glacier so that they could share it.

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Len was rather charmed and amused by the Before and After Noon's huffing and attitude. She was a feisty girl, and  that was all sorts of cute. He held still as she wiggled over to him, and watched her curiously, waiting to see what she was going to do. And...well. That was different. The doctor paused a bit as he felt another telepathic touch. It wasn't like Aisha's, but it wasn't threatening, either. It was clearly something he was just going to have to get used to. But the image that came through in his mind was pretty loud and clear, and he had to chuckle ein absolute delight. "That's what you're wanting, darlin'? We can do that." He didn't have endless bowls right now, but he still had at least one with him, and he scooped a chunk of meat to hold out to her in his palm. Sounds like a plan to him.

At least the Tsumani did look fine. He took some meat and then sprawled and seemed to bask and yeah, Len could totally understand where the lazy feeling came from. The sand was hot, the sun was shining, and life was pretty good right now. "Better enjoy the warm while it lasts." He told both Danu, as she was passing by, and  the Tsunami. "Might get cold here, soon." Some days it certainly felt like it was going to.

There was still plenty of meat in the bowl to be had, and he placed a few chunks near the Tsunami, in easy reach if he got hungry. Len didn't want his lazing to be interrupted or anything. And even Aisha seemed to decide that the sand might be a little nicer than flitting around right now. She kind of ungracefully landed next to the male, and just sort of flopped with him, mindful of wings. Today had been a tiring day.

The doctor did notice that Danu's departure and approaching of one of the Firestorms had left the Get Going Noon by herself, and likely still hungry. And well, there was still food here with him. "You hungry, sweetheart? You can share with us." He invited, and carefully tossed a bloody chunk of meat her way. Clearly Leonard was just going to sit here and feed all the babies. It was definitely a good pasttime.

[Thane Hampden]

Thane frowned as the Friendship Caught Firestorm flapped his wings but remained firmly within his grasp. It then heaved a heavy sigh and looked at him. "No dice, huh?" the teen said softly as it wiggled in his hands. Moving cautiously, he slid an arm under the Firelizard's feet and brought the creature closer to his chest to better hold him. "I don't have wings myself, so I can't show you how to fly. But it must be harder than it looks if you're having this much trouble...not that I'm blaming you or anything!" he said in a rush, not wanting to discourage the hatchling.

"I bet Kalla could teach you how to fly! She's a bird and you're a tiny dragon, but the basics would be the same. So, uh, do you want to come home with me and see if we can figure this out together?" Thane had no idea if he was supposed to offer that kind of thing to something he might bond with, but it was obvious the little Firestorm wasn't going to learn how to fly right this second and the teen was running out of ideas. But he was certain that Kalla would be able to help. Assuming, of course, that the Firelizard want to come with him and not just have Thane be its flight instructor.

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The Get Going Noon followed patiently behind Danu because Henna is a dolt and used her fade twice in the last post and probably confused Danu’s player. At Danu’s offer to help the Home Is Where the Hearth Is Firestorm fly, she watched carefully as her brother looked up at the giant feathered friend and seemed a bit reluctant. But, but HE wanted to fly, all on his own! He looked at Ophyra with flecks of bruised pride touching at the corners of his eyes. His eyes flickered to Andromeda, he couldn’t give up! He had to show his sister that you had to try your best, really put your heart and soul into everything! He breathed, getting ready to take off again. But before he did, the pretty pale Noon let out a loud chirp, staring straight up at the crow-humanoid. If HE didn’t take the ride, than she would! She scampered up to Danu, squeaking out demands at the offer to fly (why fly when someone else would fly for you) just as her Firestorm brother gave a hop skip and jump and launched himself into the air. He had to beat his wings furiously, but he was, he was hovering! He was only about two feet off of the ground, wavering up and down about half a foot, but he was off the ground and maintaining it! He zoomed circles around both of the candidates (ignoring Mumford just as hard), chattering excitedly, even though it probably looked more odd than impressive. It didn’t matter, because he had DONE it! His bond was large, a flame that rushed in and engulfed Ophyra’s mind whole. It wasn’t a heat that was unpleasant though, just one that warmed her entire body, like she’d just drank a flute of champagne and felt bubbly to her very toes.
Bond! Home Is Where the Hearth Is Firestorm to Ophyra!

The Flicker of Melted Ice Glacier was certainly less patient than his Rare sister. He was probably less patient than most things, though he did have a bit of a bullheaded go at the trick that Alice displayed. He didn’t notice that much time going by before the woman-lizard had flown up again, showing him, slowly, the way the aileron roll was done. He tried it immediately after she did it slowly, failing of course. It was amazing that something had kept his attention for so long. After Xia had come up as well, he felt some unnecessary need to show off. He watched Alice again, showing a flicker of brilliance that perhaps one might not have noticed before. He copied her movements, this time to the t (well, as to the t that an infant could follow compared to a grown Flitt). He did the trick with a surprising amount of grace, only to twirl back up again in delight. HAH. He did it.

Ren stared down at Alabaster. She had seen cats such as this, sort of, back on her time in Earth before she’d been PIF’d to this planet. But she threw her hands up in the air in surrender. She should’ve honestly expected this twist, which one could hardly call a twist. Of course the cats could talk. It was probably smarter than she was for spirits’ sake. “Oh, um. Yeah, my mistake.” She hadn’t heard about talking cats, not such normal looking ones like these. But she conceded that she would never ever know everything about Whazzit. Not ever. “When’d you guys roll into town?”

The Which One Solstice wasn’t offended, not at all, that her sister had chosen to bond to Meow Mix. There was just something, something odd about feeling the need to share. She knew it was a possibility, but something about Disco’s willingness to accept someone to connect with felt weird to her. For now at least. She gave a little bit of a huff, suddenly a little bit resistant to Mixie’s words. Adventures with a bonded was an intriguing prospect, for sure, but how would her relationship with her twin be affected by this third party? What if their connection weakened because Meow Mix was there? Not that the kind rodent would be able to understand all of this worry, not from the Solstice’s mind at least. But perhaps her sister, would feel something was weird. And the way that her tail curled around her toes, and the way she looked down, back at Disco, then back down again. Bonding wasn’t that easy of a decision!

The Little Bit of Mercy Glacier lifted his head up at Meow Mix. It wasn’t that he disliked her at all, not at all! She was just so excited and moving and he was pretty darn content sitting here, even if he wasn’t as hungry and eating anymore. He was surprised when Father Clarence offered him a piece of the meat. He waited, watched it for a second, then took it in his teeth and swallowed it nearly whole. The concept of sharing it was...kind of nice. So nice that the Glacier prodded at the corner of Clarence’s mind, as if he was asking for permission to be let in. His bond wasn’t as warm and pleasant as some of the others were, but polite and sort of cautious. He wouldn’t expect a lot, he didn’t want to be disappointed or anything, but the Father would get the feeling that in a world where not everything was okay, the Glacier thought that he probably one of the most okay guys.
Bond! Little Bit of Mercy Glacier to Father Clarence!

While luckily, the other Noon was one-track-minded (again, probably a result of Henna being a dolt…) the Before and After Noon would have gotten incredibly irritated at Leonard...if he didn’t do exactly what she wanted. She snatched up the meat, surprisingly delicately for how forceful she was, chewing at it daintily, like the princess that she was. Alright sir, you would do. While the demands that the Noon threw out were a high price to pay, once they were met, she was quite agreeable. After the push of a picture, the bond was easy. She was bright and hot, like a midday ray of sunshine beaming right in one place as a spotlight. And in that spotlight was none other than her. She might be pushing Aisha for space, but she was confident that she could be and remain adored by her new bonded.
Bond! Before and After Noon to Leonard!

With his two attention seeking sisters flanking Leonard at either side (sort of), the A Part of the Ocean Tsunami was either way in over his head, or perhaps just relaxed enough that he’d be alright. Whatever the case may be, he barely even noticed the sparks of bonds flying around him. He was happy with the meat, but he was even happier with the sun.

The Friendship Caught Firestorm felt a mix of a bit of disappointment in himself, and a bit of fear of disappointing Thane, who had been trying so hard to help him out. While the fear was not baseless, he was a little bit surprised to see the orange-haired young man staying positive, encouraging. It warmed him, this enthusiasm to help, and while he didn’t know who this Kalla was, he knew that with someone who encouraged him like this, he could achieve things, maybe even more difficult than flying! Thane would feel himself wrapped up in warmth similar to a blanket covering you on a cold day. The cold was there, of course, but there was something reassuring about a presence that wanted to turn the cold around and make it comfortable. And that’s exactly what this Firelizard wanted, to make Thane as comfortable as he possibly could.
Bond! Friendship Caught Firestorm to Thane!

(Last post on Thursday! I know there aren’t many unbonded Flitts left, but it felt useless extending some of the bonds out when it felt pretty established by now. :) Feel free to stick around, leave, whatever works for you~ Also sorry descs are slow. T_T Will have them all up by the time I post!)

[Danu]

Oh, oh sorry little one! Danu hadn't meant to ignore the little Noon but pausing in her spread she gave a small whistle of satisfaction. At least the little firestorm had made up his mind and she was pretty dang pleased about it. In fact she was even more pleased as she noted the little Noon demanding a ride, that was fine with her after all Craic was up her back already. He shifted his little body to settle more in the crook of her back and giving excited little squeaks urged his sister to climb up. Thats what siblings where for right? to have fun together? he thought so at least. Once up he wiggled a bit around her if not complaining about the cramped space somewhat before finally settling, this was his bond you know?

crrk here we go!

Making sure both firelizards where settled and holding on tight Danu gave a flap, she pushed harder at the earth of course with the extra weight and may have sent some sand and bits of eggshell flying but she took off, and carefully keeping herself balanced spiraled upwards into the air. Craic stuck his little head out it was almost better than flying himself no need to worry about flapping or anything like that when someone else was doing it for you!

Danu circled once or twice in the air, making sure to give Alice and her bond a bit of room as she did, Danu always liked flying it was the best. Nothing could touch you in the sky, albeit perhaps another bird or alice, maybe a gryphon or dragon. . okay lots of things but for awhile it would feel as if you owned the spot you flew in!

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Ophyra huffed out a laugh through her nose at Mumford's to her question. Food, indeed. It seemed that's what drove the kitten to do everything, sometimes. That, or curiosity. "No, I came because of... ... Drums." Her own answer made her blink. Why had she come here on the whim of some drumbeats? She shrugged it off, making a mental note to be a bit more skeptical of summons via musical instruments. She seriously could've walked into a trap. Or something that forced her to be more social which she was, and even this was a bit much. The Midnight gave a wavering warble in response to the kitten, as her bond was lost in thought. The fact that the elf wasn't the least bit concerned about his presence caused her to ease off from becoming one with Oph. Andromeda still peered at him, uncertain, and warbled again, a little louder this time. Yes, if that means you wouldn't eat her.

Both Andromeda and Ophyra refocused when the Firestorm, mildly offended at Danu's offer, stubbornly took to the air himself without the crow's help. Danu did take off anyways, with another of the little ones- she couldn't tell which one it was, and honestly was too amused by the Firestorm's display to bother- so that was good. Though the little guy's success was borderline hilarious, the witch having to summon all inner strength to keep from laughing, he WAS victorious. Lost in the moment, Andromeda trilled softly in congratulations; and then remembered Mumford was right there and flattened herself against her bond once more. Said bond was clapping for the firestorm.

Which also meant she was most certainly not prepared for the bond that engulfed her entire mind. She jerked, startling Andromeda- though the Midnight didn't move from her spot- and the witch forced herself to relax again when she realized it was just, in fact, the firestorm. Eyeing him warily, Oph would turn to the kitten and ask, "Want another?" and offered him another strip of meat. She glanced around, seeing a lot of things going on- and with her restricted eyesight, she couldn't catch a glimpse of the other two cats that were always with Mum.

Oh, and eventually, when they found their way home, the firestorm would be named Sol. A powerful name for such a powerful little guy.

[LOVE HIM. I can't wait to see his desc!! :D][/b]

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Mixie was touched and delighted to watch the little Glacier bond. The awkward little fellow certainly deserved a good home and a companion, and it looked like he'd found both. Hopefully Father Clarence would be a great partner for him. He wasn't the only one, either. All around them, the colorful babies were hooking up with new families.

Was this a THING around here? She was pretty sure this was a thing.

She liked this thing.

"See?" she asked the Which One Solstice. "All your brothers and sisters are finding homes to go to. Even that one. Don't you want to come with your sister?" Shifting carefully, so that she didn't unbalance them, the little mechanic moved Disco to her other hand, letting the sisters share a perch on her wrist. "There's no need for you two to be separated. You can share a home and all your meals and everything else, too. But it'd be pretty hard to do if you don't come along." She gently reached out with her now free hand to pet both of the little ladies. "I can even get you a proper hamburger?" she added hopefully, striving for a way to sweeten the deal. "With cheese and pickles and the works. Gotta be better than raw meat, right?"