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Post by DraconicChaos on Jul 3, 2015 17:47:58 GMT
Vinheart kept glancing over her shoulder every once and awhile, stopping Danger Drone to listen. Though it didn't help at all, as the snow and raging winds made it impossible to hear someone talking normally right next to you. Being on a mountain with the most danger prone Tokota was probably not the wisest idea, but she did not regret it as the brown male was quite cheery and glad to be going with her out and about for once.
But she was not trying to take too long, as she was meeting a fellow Tribe member for exploring around, thought the weather was not very friendly, it was a nice way to get to know others within the tribe more, as she was not a very social butterfly unless she was interested in the topic and had opinions on it. Which recently seemed to be the case for almost everything, being able to talk to people even outside her circle of acquaintances and becoming friends fairly quickly.
Shaking the thoughts from her head, she squinted against the snow that felt like shards of glass and needles being shot at her face, only just barely hard enough to hurt but not wound. The worst kind of feeling. Finally she spotted Katja just a few yards ahead of her, the familiar tawny merle Mabel standing next to her as they most likely waited for Vinh to show up.
Finally making it over to them she jumped down from Drone, walking up to the two as her fur lined cloak bellowed in the harsh winds.
"Sorry I took so long, Drone decided to take a tumble on the way here," Vinh apologized. "Let's hurry and set up camp before we get frost bite."
She could already feel the stinging on her toes and fingers, both beneath thick layers of fur on the inside and other material on the outside. Vinheart quickly brought down a weighted tent, as she did not wish for it to blow away at any point in time. Despite the winds being so hard, it was slowly letting up, giving promise to a good time for making a fire to warm up a bit more before going exploring around to not get lost from camp so early on in the exploration. She hoped they'd find something, not one of the large Dires on the mountain though, she did not want to tick them off in any way. But she felt a feeling they were already around, out of sight of them, but they could see her and Katja. She could feel it. |
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Post by mimmiley on Jul 3, 2015 18:29:51 GMT
Katja looked at Vinh.
« Vinh, of all the tokotas you brought Drone?! And I have Mabel… This is going to be interesting. »
She looked at Mabel who tilted her head as she heard he name.
« No offence girl, I am just used to be with Lusin. »
She started to pet the female as this one laid down. Katja picked up the wood she had grabbed on the way off the saddle of Mabel and put it inside the tent. She was impressed by the young girl’s skills, the tent was perfect. Katja got out again to remove Mabel’s saddle off her in order to let her roam free around the camp and feel good. She brought it back in the tent and sat on the blanket of bear fur she brought with her. Katja looked at her tribemate.
« How do you feel about the Dires? I am personally very excited, I have been studying them a lot in the last few years, I hope that my biologist friends will be pleased from all the new information we will be able to bring back from this trip! I know Lusin would have loved it here, to be with us. Lore was nice enough to lend me Mabel for this trip at least. »
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Post by DraconicChaos on Jul 4, 2015 3:37:18 GMT
"I brought because ever since I adopted him I haven't given him the slightest attention, the poor lad was getting neglected in attention from me. So as of bringing him I hope he will possibly calm down a bit and get better balance on not getting into trouble," She explained.
Vinh undid Drone's saddle, setting it inside the tent across from Katja she laid down one of the mink blankets she brought with here and sat down to talk to her. She only sent a glance towards the brown male outside, hoping he'd be friendly and befriend Mabel so he could have some company when she was sheltering from the weather outside the tent.
I am very interested in the Dires of the mountain, the research will certainly be fun to see how everything goes and allowing us to hopefully get close to them at least," She replied before lowering her voice. "On my way here in fact, I could feel they are near. They're watching, or at least one of them are for some reason. They may be patrolling the mountain with so much activity from people now, so they'll be on high alert for believing we may be a danger to them and the other Dires of the mountain, if there are others."
Vinheart sighed slightly, she was very intrigued by the idea of seeing the Dires of the mountain, also wishing that she could hopefully tame one at some point to just get one of the giants. She did not care for breeding one like most of her other Tokotas. She just wanted one like Sozin did, though Muta had a temper to rival that of a mother grizzly bear. Vinh was more interested in the fact of just being able to be near one of them and feel trusted, which she felt trusted by all her Tokotas. She just wanted something different, and a Dire would be just that.
Just knowing the Dires were watching, it had her getting paranoid very quickly on if they were smart, smart enough to attack in the middle of the night to get others to stay off their territory. Yet she had heard of no attacks as of recent, there was still the fact of the rogue weather patterns cutting off most communication with those on and off the mountain, so anyone could die in the weather or by Dire or by something else, and nobody would know. The one thought that was eating at her, had made her cautious to come. Though she was more at ease upon getting to the camp where Katja and Mabel were, familiar faces was always something to calm a person or Tokota down.
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Post by mimmiley on Jul 9, 2015 18:58:21 GMT
Katja looked at Danger Drone and thought that it was true, he was indeed a happy pup and really wanted to do good here. She smiled as Vinheart was talking about the fact that she thought the dires were already watching them and that they might have followed her.
« I have been dreaming my whole life to study them up close like that, so I feel your excitement! I wish as well to have one on my own to study their behaviour as tamed animals. And for sure, the Dires right now are stressed by the increase in human activity, poor them, they just wanted some peace! » She giggled. «She saw Vinh get lost in her thoughts. « Hey, my friends sent me some pictures of the dires we are going to study, want to see them? who knows, one could interest you! I also have a small amount of information on their temper, they do not show too many signs of agression, at least, not directly towards humans, they prefer to stay distant! » She looked in her bag and took out a beige rigid folder full of paper and looked into it. She took out a few photographs from it and put them on the floor of the tent. « Here, take a look if you want! »
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Mabel was nibbling her paws as she head some footsteps behind her. She turned around to see Danger Drone. She jumped on her paws to greet him.
« Hi there! I am Mabel! it is very nice to meet you!! » She said in a playful stance.
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Post by DraconicChaos on Jul 9, 2015 20:51:38 GMT
Vinheart looked down at the pictures, studying each carefully before she spotted the infamous scarred halfmane Dire. She pointed at him with a slight smile.
"Nobody can not recognize the King of the Mountain," She laughed slightly.
Her attention then turned to the picture of the merle Dire, she picked it up carefully and looked at him with curious eyes. Though she set the picture back down soon after, only glancing at the others. She was very interested in the male, as she had been looking for a merle and a Dire as of recent, and the wild Dire coming out with the markings she was looking for made her ecstatic to tame him, though she was cautious and careful about it, keeping her distance each time she so much as got a glimpse of the male. She had recently managed to feed him two treats before he and the white sphinx female disappeared off elsewhere.
"He interests me quite a bit," She said. "Quite the pretty colors and color of his eyes."
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Drone almost flinched at Mabel popping up, expecting her to somehow knock him over without trying, as it was always his luck to have such things happen to him. So he kept himself a few feet from her, smiling back at the merle female.
"I'm Danger Drone, it's very nice to meet you too!" He greeted back.
Drone was not one to get close up in other's personal bubbles, knowing he would likely somehow end up knocking himself and the other Tokota off something. While he would magically stay untouched as he always seemed to do, he was always afraid of accidentally hurting another and it being a more than temporary injury with lasting results.
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Post by mimmiley on Jul 28, 2015 14:40:48 GMT
Katja smiled « He is indeed a beauty! His eyes are one of a kind! He is said to be hard to get to, but once you are the right owner, he would be easy to turn around, hopefully it is you. » She winked. « I have to say that that female is the one interesting me, she has a very interesting way of thinking, if I could manage to tame her, it would be a great achievement! She is one trickster. »
She turned around to look outside. « Looks like Mabel is trying to make a new friend! » She laughed. « Danger Drone has chance that Rodrick lend me Mabel since Lusin is hurt, Lusin would not have been that friendly to him, knowing that Danger attracts danger! »
She looked back at the pictures than at Vinh. « How long do you think we will be trapped in here? The snow is not stopping any time soon I think… I wonder if it will be safe to go out tomorrow, I hope so! We have so much to do! I heard that some people came back with wild abandoned tokotas puppies, maybe we will find one, the poor things… » Katja said. « I would not imagine them surviving very long in such a temperature.
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Mabel titled her head. « How come I never saw you around before? » She licked her nose before siting and waiting for a response.
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Post by DraconicChaos on Jul 28, 2015 15:07:25 GMT
Vinehart shrugged slightly at the mentioning of his eyes, "Lilac is a very rare color from what I've heard for sure, yet I've found it too easy and boring to obtain through breeding no that I have a few with purple eyes. I'm more interested in his merle coat," she smiled slightly. "I'm not sure I'd be lucky enough to have a wild Dire trust me, especially with me having too many Tokotas to count already, I think he'd feel a bit bombarded if he came back with me."
She listened to Katja intently, "That white sphinx is has quite the stories around her," Vinh chuckled before also looking out at the storm. "It shouldn't last too long, it's been coming in harsh spurts I've noticed, with sudden hits of snow and wind that last only for a little while but seem like a long time. Then we should be safe until nightfall from another hit of blizzard... Hearing of those left out pups on the mountain is very sad indeed, I hope to find one myself if I don't manage to tame a Dire."
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"I don't exactly get out much," Drone replied impishly. "Usually wherever I go some kind of trouble is bound to follow, it's happened too much so I've been deemed cursed and not the best to bring on such hikes, yet I guess my Handler has been feeling bad for not bringing me anywhere as much as the others in the pack."
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Post by mimmiley on Jul 28, 2015 16:01:10 GMT
Katja smiled as the young girl talked of her pack.
« You are indeed one of a kind! How can a young girl like you manage that many tokotas? And I would understand the wild dire to feel crowded, haha! He is used to only have two pack mates, being surrounded would make him feel anxious I presume. »
She waited for Vinh to reply about the weather and when she got it, she knew it was almost time to get out and explore.
« Great! If we hurry, maybe we could find one before the night! It seems like we both really want one, haha! When should we be heading out? Soon I guess?»
She looked out side and the snow had already started to fade out, it was starting to be sunny again.
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« Aww, that’s too bad man! They should trust you more, and you should believe in you! » She said, all happy and a bit goofy. Adventure is fun! Your troubles bring adventures, I am sure! » Mabel tried her best to cheer him up and make him seems a little happier. « Hey, I do not get out much either, haha! I am very clumsy and I rarely pay attention to what is around me, we make a great duo! » She winked in a friendly manner.
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Post by DraconicChaos on Jul 28, 2015 16:16:29 GMT
"Having my boy Elsu is certainly a help with all the troubles they cause," She chuckled, before standing up. "I think now would be a good time to head out, with it calming down that means more time out looking for things and possibly a pup too."
With that being said she walked out, grabbing and wiping off Drone's tack before tossing it up on his back as the brown male stood obediently still as she did so. She was quite excited for getting around the mountain area some more, maybe seeing the Dires or finding a Dire pup would be even better.
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"They have a right to not trust my luck," Drone chuckled light heartedly.
He found Mabel's upbeat attitude quite uplifting, finding the merle female quite amusing for the most part.
He laughed at her suggestion, "I'm sure our handlers would just be so glad at the idea of two trouble prone Tokotas being out and about without them," he grinned, ear twitching towards the tent as he heard his handler Vinheart walk out and get his tack.
He stood still as she put his saddle blankets and saddle on before tightening the straps to a comfortable fit, his tail wagged as he looked back towards Mabel with a smirk.
"Wanna see who can find more items than the other?" He dared.
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Post by mimmiley on Aug 18, 2015 23:36:39 GMT
Katja smiled and looked out.
« I fully agree with you, let’s go then! »
She grabbed her own tack, just like her younger partner, and headed out. « Mabel, come! » She called out. The silly merle lady trotted to her, her tongue lolling out of her mouth. She stood next to her temporary handler and Katja carefully installed the tack back on. It took only a few minutes and she was good to go!
« Lead the way Vinh! » Said Katja as she went on Mable’s back. She smiled as she looked around her. The vast plains of snow inspired her, she was happy, there is nothing better for a scientist like her than to explore like that!
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Mabel Grinned as her new friend Drone threw the challenge onto her.
« Oh, I am in! Never under estimate Mable! » she giggled. She teased him a bit before trotting off to the mountains sniffing the ground in order to find something. She stopped and turned around with a stick in her mouth. « Hey, Danger Drone. got one already! Try and beat me now! »
Yet, what she did not knew was that a stick did not even count for her human friend… Oh mabel, how silly could she get in one day!
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Post by DraconicChaos on Aug 19, 2015 0:59:35 GMT
Vinheart climbed up onto Drone's back, adjusting the saddle to sit correctly before kicking him lightly to head onwards with Mabel and Katja following along with them. She was hoping to run into the Dires, from a distance that is, and even quite possibly fid a pup if possible. That was her main goal, not finding much else would interest her. So with that, she didn't say much, falling into her own thoughts on what they could find or what could happen. That is until she found the silence other than their Tokotas walking to be quite tensed and awkward almost.
"So what is it exactly you're hoping to get from being up in the mountains also?" She asked. "Other than possibly finding a pup or the excitement of being around territory that belongs to the Dires."
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Drone smiled slightly, pausing every once and awhile before he finally stopped at one area, digging into the snow he pulled out something plastic with his teeth. Fighting with it he pulled it out all the way, along with metal bars and the rest of the torn up plastic that wasn't caused by him. He looked at it in curiosity.
"I don't think this is something that can be useful," he said flatly, sniffing at it and finding no scents.
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Vinh waited for Drone to finish digging up what he had found in the snow, sighing when she realized it was a damaged tent that had been covered in the snow.
"Of course, more campsites that were ransacked and abandoned..." She sighed. "There's been multiple sites me and my Tokotas have been finding on explorations, it's ridiculous in all honesty. Someone dangerous is on the mountain and sending others skittering away in fear of being attacked again."
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