Fantasy Howl's Flying Castle (Finished! ---Whoo! (*＾▽＾)／)

[Roleplay Skittle]

When James arms slipped around her, she smiled happily, her arms loosening from behind her and going around him as well as she buried face against his chest. She didn't realize just how much she wanted to be back with him until that moment. Even though the wolves of Scree had turned somewhat hospitable after Echo's singing had started to heal their shaman, it had still been tenuous and Lydia had strained nearly the entire time to try and remain civil.

Her small hands squeezed the fabric covering James' back and she just breathed deeply and contentedly, her eyes closing after a moment. Her smile brightened as he called her his girlfriend and she gave him a slightly tighter squeeze, giggling slightly. It was a bit surreal being there with him. While she hadn't surrendered to the idea of being a slave to the wolves and having to stay there with them, it was still a frightening thought and it made her feel happy in ways she wouldn't have been able to describe just being there with James again.

"When we camped at the lagoon Chitawee... the one that wanted me to call him 'master,' told me to entertain him and so I sang with Echo and it reminded me of when we were all camping on the way to Holt," she gently rubbed his back as she cuddled against him, "can we do that again?" those first weeks with the group had been some of the best of her life, it had been nice to find a place to belong and even find someone that she cared for, even if at the time he hadn't noticed her like that.

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[Katsuya]

In those five minutes, Echo started to tremble lightly as she watch his serious expression, now a bit scared until he hugged her tight. She sucked in air like an inverse gasp when he said that they should tell his family the truth. Her green eyes watered a bit and she nodded, squeezing him as she nuzzled and hid her smiling face.

"Okay...okay.." As her aunt Melody would say: Echo just got hitched.

The red head didn't want to move at the moment, taking in the spicy ceder scent as she tries to calm down. So many thoughts, so many feelings about this...and the only regret she has was saying it in front of the wolf brothers without thinking. Everything else? No regrets or bad feelings. Once she collected herself, Echo looked at him again with a shy smile and blushing, grabbing one of his hands and placing it over her fluffy ear.

"You know...you can touch my ears, right?" Her quiet tone of voice had a bit of amusement in there as she remembers all the times Johnny would stare at them like how he really wanted to touch them. The fawn just didn't know how to bring it up without laughing before as she thought it was sweet and silly of him to resist the urge to do so.

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[Urazek]

'EEEEEEHHHHHH,' thought Aodh as he was picked up by Levitas. He got excited just finding small short passage about dragons, and now he was being CARRIED by one. He felt like his tiny heart was gonna burst from his chest as he sat in his hand. Blacking out for a minute, Aodh woke up to Lady saying that he would have to forget about Levitas. Shrinking his catalog, he shoved it deep into his pocket just incase he had to drink the potion. Thankfully, he did not, but he watched as the wolves with them were put into a trance then reverted to normal.

As they approached the village Aodh could hear a loud commotion, and scrunched down to become as small as he could. When the dust rose up from the spell cast by Lydia, and the wolves were ensnared by the vines, Aodh wished he could be more of a help in these kinds of situations, but he knew his small, round stature wasn't built for combat or intimidation.

"I should really look into more long range weaponry, and finally upgrade my propeller to be working at full power," he muttered to himself.

When the blonde soldier, Chenglei came over to talk with him, he felt at ease, even after all that had happened. He felt that with this group of people, he could always be safe, and hoped he could travel with them. If he could stick with them, he might increase his knowledge of dragons by tenfold, especially if Levitas would also be joining them.

"If it is possible, I have a few more journals that I left in my home town. They contain more of my knowledge of dragons, so if we grab them, they could be of a big help to you with defeating the black dragon," he said.

Looking around at the group, he saw Echo practically tackle some new comer, and Lydia was embraced by another. He felt a small spark of happiness for them. He couldn't help it. Whenever people were happy, there happiness tended to latch onto him as well, like catching an illness.

 

[Zer0]

- Town of Winslow -
" Upland Tundra, Baffin "​

"Of course, Lydia." smiled James, remembering how they still had a week here in Baffin until repairs are done. Ahhh, a week checking out the town, reading together with a hot drink near a warm fire, and exploring the tundra wilderness with everyone. "Oh! Remember that frozen lake? Want to camp there and go ice skating?"

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Johnny's serious expression gave way to that of cuddling a bunny. He hummed, shuddering. "So soft, oh Echo, your ears are so fluffyyy." he growled, rubbing her ears. He then became embarrassed when Echo looked amusedly at him. "I knew, but because, well, how shall I say this. They are so fluffy I was afraid I would get carried away and pinch or bite them. I still want to pinch and nip them right now." he added looking at her ears as though they were cool crispy watermelons on a hot summer day.

Katsuya

An oriental man who wore rich robes and carried himself like a king strode up to Aodh. "Good afternoon, friend. I am Kenren Taisho, I've learned that you are an archeologist knowledgeable in draconian lore. Would you be interested in becoming an advisor and researcher for our expedition beyond the Storm Wall?"

Urazek

OOC || Characters || Interest Check
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[Katsuya]

Echo's blush turned red when she felt Johnny rubbing on her ears and heard him growl. Though when he explained why he wouldn't before, she only shook her head a bit and her smile grew warm.

"Pumpkin, I won't be mad if you do. I don't mind if you get carried away." She encouraged him, shuddering a bit when he rubbed on the tips of her ears at one point. That was new...

When she caught Johnny's expression like he wanted to eat her ears, she gulped, feeling a bit hot under her light cloak. Echo jumped when he nipped her ears and without meaning to, let out a surprised quiet bleat that sounded close to a baby deer's. She quickly covered her mouth with her hands, looking over to the other pair in case they heard her before looking back at Johnny with wide eyes. She...did not mean to do that. She really did not mean to.

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[Roleplay Skittle]

She leaned back from James slightly to look up at him, grinning. She might have otherwise said no because it was cold, but she had already camped out with Chenglei and Echo when they were with the wolves so it didn't seem that bad, and besides that, she would be with James and maybe they would cuddle until they fell asleep... her face flushed bright red at the thought and she quickly hugged her face against James' chest again to hide the deepened color of her skin.

"...I would really love that," she said with a smile in her voice, though she laughed in embarrassment, "I can't really skate though..." anything that required a lot of elegance and grace were not really her forte. She had a hard time just walking without falling, walking on ice: terrible, skating? Horrendous, "but I'd like to try."

It was at that moment she thought she heard a soft bleating sound and she perked up slightly, looking around for a moment before shrugging it off and pressing her cheek back against James' chest for a moment before she moved away from him, letting her hand slide down his arm to collect his hand. She was getting much more used to touching him and him touching her so she wasn't as anxious seeming about it anymore, though it still did make her tremendously happy.

"So what are Johnny's parents like?" she looked to him a bit concerned, "they aren't like... the Scree tribe, are they?"

Zer0 Katsuya Urazek

 

[Zer0]

- James Pendragon -
" Winslow, Upland Tundra "​

"What are you smiling about?" laughed James, brushing Lydia's hair affectionately when she blushed then hugged him. He held her tenderly, and when she told him she wanted to try skating he nodded. "Alright, because I don't know how to skate either, Lydia." he chuckled. "I wonder what we're going to look like?" he added imagining himself on all fours beside Lydia and wobbling on the ice.

He swung the hand she held, liking her affection. "No, Johnny's parents aren't like them, they don't have servants because their family is huge so they have enough people to do the chores. There are twelve families in their farm." said James, amazed, as he gestured towards Winslow and started walking; Frey leaped and cantered around Lydia in greeting before bopping her forehead with his nose.

"There's his parents, the family of eight of his nine sisters and their kids, his grandparents, and the family of two of his uncles." James counted them off from his fingers. "He's got more uncles and aunts outside of town living as nomads in the tundra. You should get a load of this huge embroidered leather that shows his family tree, it really looks like a tree with leaves!"

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- Johnny Caprice -
" Winslow, Upland Tundra "​

Meanwhile, back on the road where the sheep and the fawn still lay comfortably on the snow, Johnny's eyes glazed over.

Echo could see that he liked that bleat. He liked it a lot. Enamoured, his warm lips nipped Echo's ear again, lavishing it with so much attention. He seemed to have lost control this time and the strength of his yearning was staggering. As though Echo's core would be blown to the farthest reaches of Midgard if it hit.

Katsuya

 

[Katsuya]

Her face turned red, trembling a bit as she noticed the way his eyes glazed over. Uh-oh...Echo bit her bottom lip and shut her eyes closed when he started to pay attention to her ear, nipping as much as he wanted. Holy Merlin-! Shivers! There's shivers going up and down her spine and it's really weird and she's really flustered as she didn't know what to do at the moment-!

Once again, the red head bleated, opening one dazed eye that seems to have a twinkle of mischief in there. Her hands sneaked up from his back, bringing her closer to Johnny and practically laying on top of him. Then she poked his ears, the sheep ones, and teased a bit by rubbing and caressing lightly.

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[Roleplay Skittle]

Lydia just giggled and shook her head bashfully. Like she would actually say what she had been thinking out loud. She silently shunned herself, biting her lower lip with a jubilant if not coquette smile on her face. She giggled as James said he couldn't skate either and the swinging of her hand moved easily with his, "mmmm..." Lydia recalled one time that Empress wandered into the ballroom after the floor had just been waxed and couldn't get back out again until someone went and got her and laughed again, "like cats trying to run on freshly waxed floors."

Her eyes widened slightly as he stated how many families were living on Johnny's family farm. Her granny boots quickly shuffled in the snow as he started to walk, keeping in step with him though her footsteps were just slightly quicker than his. She paused for a moment as Frey greeted her, laughing happily and closer her eyes when he bopped her forehead, offering the side of his neck an affectionate pat, "missed you too, Frey," she then continued walking and listening to what James was saying, blinking owlishly the whole while as she tried to take in how many people there were. They were like a village all on their own!

"I'm glad that they aren't like the wolves in Scree... that could have been a problem, but I'm sure that Johnny would have warned us if that were the case," Lydia then glanced over her shoulder to see the two prone figures of Echo and Johnny, her cheeks flushing again as her eyes widened once more. What on earth were they doing? Lydia was too embarrassed and her footsteps quickened, her hand squeezing James' as she tugged him along with her to hurry away from the embarrassingly intimate couple, "er... it's cold! I'd like some hot cocoa!"

Zer0 Katsuya

 

[Zer0]

- James Pendragon -
" Winslow, Upland Tundra "​

"Okay?" said James not understanding the sudden rush, but allowed himself to be tugged along. "Want to go to this inn called the Jolly Bulldog later, Lydia? They have hot cocoa with marshmallows that make faces when they're poured in, and this non-alcoholic drink called Butterbeer that warms up even your fingertips."

When they rounded a corner they beheld the wooden and steel gates of Winslow in the distance, flanked by stone statues of a dwarf with a bulbous nose like a tomato who was holding a pickaxe and war-hammer, and a giant wolf standing over a fallen oxen.

James pointed at a group of wolves sitting restlessly by the gates. "That's Johnny's family --- hello! They're here safe and sound!" he yelled happily at them raising his and Lydia's entwined hands, completely forgetting that such a gesture meant they were married. He glanced behind him. "Where's Johnny?" for the corner and the trees blocked the two from view. It suddenly dawned on him what he and Echo were probably doing.

The wolves howled in response and dashed towards James and Lydia wagging their tails.

Roleplay Skittle

- Johnny Caprice -
" Winslow, Upland Tundra "​

Johnny arched uncontrollably. His self-control was shattered. Kaput. And he welcomed it.

Hot, lascivious and lovely were his nipping and kisses, consuming Echo like fire. He was taken over by the thrill that had awoken inside him, rippling through the two like soft flames, soft as snow, rising to the heights of the sun, exquisitely melting him inside.

Cradling her head, he rolled them both and now he loomed above her, panting happily, silently asking for permission.

"Johnny, Echo?!" hollered James' voice from some way up beyond a blind curve on the road. He and Lydia had apparently gone ahead. "Your family's coming down from the gates, mate!" Johnny ignored him.

Katsuya

 

[Roleplay Skittle]

Well that wasn't awkward. Not at all. It was like seeing her parents... Lydia shivered slightly and wrinkled her nose before glancing over her shoulder again, this time focusing on James and allowing herself to slow some deciding that they were probably far enough away. Boy, girl problems, "huh... oh, um yeah! That sounds wonderful, James!" she came way from what they had left back there and was in the now with James, smiling at him and taking the thought into serious consideration. It would be like the date that they didn't actually really get to have before and that thought really had her looking forward to it.

Lydia's full lips curved into a slight 'o' shape as they rounded the corner, seeing the gates. She hadn't really considered what to expect with what had gone on previously, it hadn't really crossed her mind. She wished she could draw now, if she could she would draw a picture of this gate to send home. Renee could draw though so maybe she could ask her if she could draw it for her.

Their holding hands being a sign of them being married hadn't crossed Lydia's mind either when she had grabbed it and started walking with him, and it still wasn't something she was thinking about as James held up their hands together. She was just glad to be among friendly people just as she was glad that her allergies evidently weren't as fierce with wolves as they were with dogs. She waved a hand in greeting to Johnny's family, smiling brightly, her gaze shifting to James as he asked about Johnny and her cheeks flushed slightly as they puffed up, her expression taking on that of a puffer-fish as she shook her head briskly at him.

Zer0 Katsuya

 

[Katsuya]

Bleating and gasping for air as a subtle pleasure pooled in her system, welcoming the hot kisses and nips from her very passionate boyfriend. Her hands wouldn't stop touching his ears like they were the most precious plant in her garden; caring, tender and gentle.

Her eyes opened wide when Johnny rolled, now he's looming over her and her face took a redder shade then her hair, taking in this new side of him as much as she could while understanding what he is asking for. Echo swallowed, unable to believe that he can be this...fiery and...and it's...

That's when she heard James' loud warning and Echo froze. 'Oh no....Oh no....' As much as she didn't want to stop, she has to, for his sake and hers. With a silent and frustrated sigh, the fawn placed a hand on Johnny's chest and pushed him gently. She didn't make him move nor would she try to move him; It's like a small tug, something to catch his attention and bring him back down from...from...

She couldn't even finish that thought. "Johnny...Your family...I know they can smell you if they're getting closer..." Echo muttered quietly, looking a bit disappointed and sad. Bloody trolls...she thought that Johnny would have to be the one to calm her down and now, she found it ironic that she has to calm him down.

"We'll...we'll make love when they are not around and nearby...okay?" Echo reminded him as she pulled herself up, heavily leaning on her elbow so she can whisper in his ear as she can hear a bunch of paws crunching snow coming closer.

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[Urazek]

When the man approached Aodh, he was very curious, for the man appeared royal, or at least rich. Aodh immediately assumed he was coming over to speak with Chenglei, but was surprised when he came up to Aodh. He introduced himself as Kenren Taisho, but the name didn't ring any bells. However, Aodh felt like he had just been hit with a pillow made from clouds on a sunny day, for the man had offered to give him a job as researcher in an expedition BEYOND THE STORM WALL!

"YES YES YES! I would love to be part of this expedition. I have always dreamed of going past the wall, but I could never bring myself to do it. At least not until I had amassed more research about dragons, which I have done since, and inccidently the wall was where I was headed before I was enslaved by the wolves. I would love to go with you right now, but I am afraid that we have to pick up my other journals from my mothers house. I left them with her incase I didn't make it back, she would then have a way to remember me by. The research could also be donated to anyone in need of it, but that would have been up to my mother, as I would supposedly be dead." Aodh rambled on for a while longer due to his excitment, jumping from topic to topic, with only the slimmest connections.

 

[Zer0]

- Johnny Caprice -
" Winslow, Upland Tundra "​

"Hngg." groaned Johnny, frustrated, and hugged Echo, trusting her strength to carry them both. He nuzzled into her neck, torn and trying to regain his control. He didn't answer for a few seconds, his body heaving from the intensity of their intimacy. "Okay." he agreed with some difficulty, hugging Echo tighter.

He looked into her eyes, consoled that she wanted to make love to him still. "Thank you." he whispered gratefully, gently rubbing a thumb across her cheek. Smiling a little shyly he cupped her cheeks and planted a sweet kiss on her forehead, pouring into it his fondness and reassurance that he will wait.

Katsuya

 

[Katsuya]

Echo didn't move when Johnny hugged her, feeling his squeeze her as she tries to not tremble from him nuzzling her neck. She took a deep breathe and let's out a long and quiet sigh, looking over his shoulder in case his family does come over before they were ready to come out.

She smiled warmly, a shadow of it being silly as she closed her eyes and sighed again, but this time more pleased and nice. "Of course, Pu-...Ho Nehe. " Echo giggled softly, a bit in her high from the intimacy they were in but has a better grasp of awareness. She didn't mind if his family found them like this as they did agree to let his family know about their relationship.

The fawn just didn't want them to find him and her in a....heated moment as a first impression of her. That would be bad. Really bad.

The red head pushed her elbows, sitting and slightly leaning on the pile of snow behind her as she waited patiently, leaving butterfly kisses on Johnny's face. One hand over his that's on her cheek and the other on his cheek.

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[Zer0]

- Kenren Taisho -
" Winslow, Upland Tundra "​

Kenren was pleased with the archeologist penguin's enthusiasm and listen to all that he said, amused with his flippers. "I will escort you personally to your mother's house, Aodh." He raised a hand in gesture to no one in particular and immediately, four oriental bodyguards came jogging forward from where they had been waiting a respectful distance behind.

"Lead on." said Kenren, and followed him to his mother's house. They were very polite visitors, presenting gifts of silk, gold and precious pearls to his mother and speaking to her about the job he has for his son. Kenren was a prince of the Orients and the heir to the Chrysanthemum throne. For her safety he did not give any details of what Aodh will be doing or where he will be going and asked the archeologist if he was alright with taking all his journals with him as the knowledge he possessed was something that could be used for nefarious purposes.

The prince took an interest in all the trinkets, journals and research materials the penguin possessed on dragons. "Will you let me read them?"

Urazek

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- Johnny Caprice -
" Winslow, Upland Tundra "​

Echo's butterfly kisses calmed him down like they always do. When his family came bounding round the corner he was already standing together with her, steadily holding her hand. "Mom, dad, everyone, this is the caring, fluffy, beautiful, hard-working, and strongest woman I've ever known whom I am in love with, Echo Muses." he said proudly, smiling.

Katsuya

Spoiler: Caught Kissing

(1-5 Echo and Johnny are seen being intimate) = 6

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[Katsuya]

By the time the couple stood up and his family came by the corner, Echo blushed red and squeezes his hand. 'Oh my goodness-!' She thought as she listens to Johnny introducing her and she added shyly. "H-hello. It's nice to meet you all."

The fawn smiled as she honestly didn't know what to do if they reacted badly to her being a reindeer satyr or that they are holding hands...in front of his family.

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[Zer0]

- Johnny Caprice -
" Winslow, Upland Tundra "​

The wolves were stunned. Suddenly a whole lot of staring at Echo, questions and statements of disbelief in his local dialect ensued and Johnny answered them patiently for a few minutes after which he explained to Echo that they weren't going to talk about this now, but tomorrow evening during supper when his whole family will be assembled.

"Where would you like to stay?" Johnny asked Echo, rubbing circles around her hand with his thumb. He told her there was an inn called The Jolly Bulldog run by dwarves, or she could camp out in their farm. The two weren't allowed to be together alone though as the villagers may talk bad about them, calling them indecent and promiscuous. Good thing they didn't get caught.

Katsuya

Meanwhile, James stood close by with Lydia. Some little ones who were Johnny's nieces and nephews who had come to see his friends peeked at the two from behind some trees with wide puppy dog eyes. The pups were sniffing the air looking at Lydia from head to toe as though fascinated that she wore black clothes.

Compared to how the passing townsfolk were dressed, there was no one who wore only black. They were all colorfully embroidered cloth edged with furs. The dwarves though dressed differently, almost similar to western style except theirs was more on practicality instead of beauty. Their garments were very simple, and they favored geometric designs. Their leather jerkins were partly armored with dwarven steel and almost all of them carried a hammer or axe.

The talk about Johnny's culture suddenly reminded James about what holding hands meant to them. "Lydia, you think that maybe we should rent rooms in the inn too? They probably think we're married." he glanced at their entwined fingers.

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[Katsuya]

Echo's smile looked a little tense as the wolves asked Johnny questions, not understanding any of them as they were talking in their local dialect. Yea, she needs to ask Johnny to teach her how to talk their language...if she can. Maybe if his sisters are okay with her, she can ask them and she can surprise him with a phrase?

'That's... That's if they like me in the first place.' She thought nervously, already assuming the worse when it comes to their impressions.

When Johnny told her that they couldn't live in the same area, the fawn wondered if she could camp out....it would be awesome to see his family sheep herd...and she could room with Butters if he's there. Someone to talk with and a confidant....

"...If Butters is there, I can camp out."

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[Zer0]

- Johnny Caprice -
" Lotar Sheep Farm, Winslow "​

"Butters will be there." said Johnny, squeezing her hand. "You're very brave." There will be twelve families scrutinizing Echo and him. He told his family about her camping in their farm so that they could get to know her better. They approved of that decision and also asked Echo if she would help with the chores around the house together with the other ladies.

His father and mother really had no concept of "girlfriend" and the closest they could associate Echo was someone who was betrothed to Johnny since he must take responsibility for holding her hand like that. They found it very, very different, and a few of his sisters even funny that he fell in love with a "prey". They had never seen a satyr before, much less a reindeer satyr and were so amazed that Echo had hooves instead of ordinary legs. They even thought that she could transform into a reindeer and that she ate grass and bark like their herds.

They could speak a fair amount of the common tongue, enough to be understood and kept asking Echo questions impatiently until Johnny's mother, a stern wolf with a very austere visage said that that was quite enough and that Echo and Lydia must have their rest as they've had a tough last three days being slave and all.

And so later that afternoon, those who wished to stay over at their farm found themselves being shown where they would be sleeping for the rest of the week until the airship repairs were complete. Johnny's sisters wanted Echo to wear their style of garments and stopped by where she was camping out to give her enough blankets as the nights tend to get very, very cold; Butters was there and Johnny found an excuse to visit her as he brought the giant ram's big sleeping basket over. Echo could use their bathroom of course and Johnny said that he'd be happy to make a hot bath for her like he usually does after her training when they were still in the warship, and then show her around the farm and the town if she wasn't tired.

Katsuya

 

[Urazek]

Aodh walked with Kenren into town, stopping at a building resembling an igloo, however, it was made from stone instead of ice. When he knocked on the door, he could hear his mother waddling over, and from the sound of her footsteps, she was wearing the slippers he bought for her that has little bells hanging from them. When the bells sounded like they were right next to them, the door opened to reveal an older looking penguin, similar in looks to Aodh. They both smiled and embraced each other with their short flippers.

"Hello, Mama, I'm sorry I didn't send any letters, something happened on the way to the storm wall. I passed through Scree, where the wolves there enslaved me. It wasn't all that bad, as I worked for one of the elderly wolves, and he told me all sorts of stories. It was interesting, and he didn't ask me to do too much other than take care of him." Aodh then introduced Kenren to his mother, and was very surprised when Kenren presented his mother with all the finery and gold.

Aodh lead Kenren up a spiral flight of stairs into the upper floor of the igloo, which Aodh used to store his books. Two full sized bookshelves took up most of the space, one was completely filled with leather bound books, the other covered with any dragon related artifacts he discovered. The rest of the room was filled with random items owned by "This book shelf to the left is all my research journals. The ones with a gold spine have pages with information relating to dragons. I have those pages then bookmarked within those books for easy access. Give me a second while I make these into a more manageable transportation size." Aodh slid glass panels into groves in front of the bookcases, covering the books, then shot them with his shrink ray. After shrinking the bookcases, Aodh was able to pick up one with two flippers.

"Could you help with the other one? We have to take these to wherever we are staying, my mother doesn't have a guest room, as I usually don't spend the night. I live a few minutes slide from here, so I come visit her often when I'm at home."

 

[Katsuya]

"...Only when you're there." Echo responded back quietly, blushing red again as she squeezed his hand back. She already knows, based on the looks she's getting from his sisters, that they are amused and confused. When his family approved her staying at the barn to get to know her more and asked her if she can do chores with the other ladies, she nodded. "Of course! I would love to help." The fawn said, smiling. Maybe she can surprise them with her strength by carrying logs or something. If they even allow that for the ladies' as chores. 'Doubtful..' She thought.

When she was bombarded with questions, Echo answered each other quickly and patiently, already used to the quick-shot questions thanks to her own big family. Though she was thankful for Johnny's mother who cut in and let her have some sort of rest at the barn. After looking around and making quick notes as to where she can and cannot go, the family showed her the barn where she can camp at and snuggled with Butters.

"Butters, am I in over my head?" Echo told him that she's extremely nervous of making a mistake or accidentally offending Johnny's family somehow and she didn't know what to do if it happens. Maybe she's overthinking again...She thanked his sisters for their traditional clothing and the many blankets they brought over, carrying all of them without much issue. "Thank you! I needed these."

As Johnny came in with the large ram's bed basket, placing it on the floor, the red-headed fawn kissed his cheek after making sure no one was around. "You don't have to warm up my baths, pumpkin, but I appreciate that you want to. Really sweet of you." She honestly meant it; He didn't need to warm up her baths at all, but it does make her happy that he does that. Echo wondered if she should ask his sisters or his mother on how to talk certain phrases like 'Hi' or 'thank you' in their local language and surprise him with it.

"Of course! I would love to see the village!"

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[Roleplay Skittle]

Lydia's puffer fish expression didn't vacate her face for some time, that was until she realized she needed to breathe and finally did so. It seemed like everything was just fine between Johnny and his family and they had only somewhat gotten busted, but at least it was by choice and not accident. Lydia's hand tightened on James' slightly as she giggled faintly about Johnny's younger relatives as they peeked out at her and James, dying inside because she wanted to cuddle them, they were so cute but that would probably be pretty weird so she just smiled slightly at them and offered a friendly wave before turning to look at Echo as Johnny asked her where she wanted to stay.

She hadn't really given much thought to the fact that she was holding James' hand, she had been so distracted by Echo and Johnny's antics that she hadn't thought to remove her hand from his before they had gotten in side of Johnny's family. Of course she hadn't really thought much about the culture since she had parted with the others before Scree because she had been much too busy keeping her agitation in check. As James had pointed out the fact that they were holding hands and the implication that held with Johnny's people, Lydia's eyes widened and she swallowed loudly, "uh.. er... um..." she giggled nervously. She had to go about this rationally.

James and she knew they weren't married. As did everyone else. When they left there, even if Johnny's people thought they were married, they still wouldn't be. She got that much through her head and realized that it was all fine, then the thought occurred to her that if they thought that she and James were married, they might think that they would be sleeping in the same room together. Lydia got past that thought as well because outside of the time she had fallen asleep cuddling with him, they had surely fallen asleep in the same room before because of all the work they had done in the atelier. So she got past that thought as well. She didn't see anything wrong with it and was actually taking the idea with a rather level head, she looked to James for a moment, wondering what he thought of Johnny's family thinking they were married, but didn't ask him about it when Echo told Johnny her decision.

"Camp out!" Lydia giggled and flung both of her arms in the air as she smiled brightly. She had just been talking to James about camping out and while Serena, Renee and Seifer weren't there, they still had some of their original group. Plus she figured it would be a way for Johnny and Echo to be around each other and they wouldn't be alone, in her mind it was a brilliant idea and she looked to the others hopeful that they agreed.

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- Kenren Taisho -
" Aodh's Mother's Home, Winslow "​

Kenren nodded and spoke a few words to his bodyguards who immediately helped the archeologist with his things, handling the journals with care.

"Our expedition team will be staying in Baffin for a week if all the repairs to our airships will finished by then." said Kenren, "I will be travelling back and forth from here to the shores of the lowland tundra where my fleet is docked, though the family of one of our companions has invited me to stay at their farm tonight. Would you like to join us? I'd like to formally introduce you to our researchers, though you've met one already: Lydia Dubois. She, James and Renee Pendragon are the ones who handle all the knowledge we possess on draconian lore. Renee is in my warship, while James is staying here in Winslow with Miss Dubois."

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- James Pendragon -
" Lotar Farm, Winslow "​

"Camp out it is." said James, swinging his arm, and added that they were thinking of doing it beside the frozen lake for now so that they can try some ice skating.

"I shall be skipping out on that most of the day, Lydia, James. I've got a lot of explaining to do here at home, "said Johnny smiling at Echo, " and Kenren needs me for the logging and buying of herds since he doesn't have anyone who can speak my people's dialect, though I shall visit you when I can, probably mostly at night --- I want to show you two all around the tundra and the town!" he said happily and was eager to discuss their plans for this week.

"What about you, Echo?" asked James. "Camp out with us?" and he raised his arms mimic of Lydia, grinning. "Or will you be getting cozy with solid marshmallow over here?" he jabbed a thumb at Johnny who went red and punched him saying between gritted teeth that his parents are here.

Said parents looked at James disapprovingly, as if he was a bad influence and he immediately apologized.

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She shook her head at James for his joke in disbelief, blushing red again as she raised an eyebrow at him. 'He deserved the punch.' She thought as she cleared her throat and smiling at Johnny.

"Sure, I'll camp out with you two. Though I have to leave in the morning for chores. I did promise." Echo answered honestly, smiling at the couple. Of course she's not going to say 'Yes, I want to be cozy with my solid marshmallow.' in front of his parents. It's bad enough that they almost caught them together earlier today, no need to make it worse.

"...Hmm...I know Serena and Renee isn't here too, but...if you like...we can sing together again? Later tonight?" She asked Lydia as she did miss having fun with the girls while entertaining the guys during their travels. The nostalgia came back when Lydia sang for the wolf brothers and thought of their travels with Princess Mia too. "What do you think, Butters?" Echo asked the large ram with wide green eyes.

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