Fantasy Would you love her? (Main RP)

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

She listened carefully, trying to process the explanation of fun. “I don’t fully do anything with my animals. I train them and stuff...” She fell quiet as she listened to him explain about finding his walking stick.

Her tail began wagging as it made her feel a feeling of anticipation. It sounded interesting to her. Made her heart light up and her ears. It was obvious that she was interested.

“I wish I could do something like that. But I do take walks sometimes...” she shrugged. “Do you have friends that you do things like that with?” Her tone had changed into curiousty.​

 

[Thanny]

"Friends?" He pondered over this question, his eyes shifting upwards as he did so. "Well, besides my older brother who died when I was a kid, I have a few. There's Georgie who is a few years older than me, but he does not exactly have fun with me anymore except when it comes to card and dice games. I hate to say it, but he always seems to win on bets and does not like to play for fun's sake. There is also Esmere who is a few years younger than me and like a sister, but is bedridden and with a limp. She cannot run even if she wanted to, so we do not go on walks much, but I try to visit her with a book every now and again if I can buy them from Merchant Gabbiani. My dad taught me how to read and I am trying to teach her to read too."

He looked back down again towards her and smiled.

"I think you might like her, Esmere, and she might like her too. The only challenge is . . . well, getting either of you to meet. But if you would like we can have fun too. If you like walks, I can show you some places that are very pretty."

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

She listened to every word he said and nodded every little bit. A smile finally crossed her face when he smiled to her.

“I’ve heard of the word reading before. But I don’t know what it is. And I’m sure I would like to meet a girl as a friend. And I would much like to meet her. I’m free most of the time. Except for the mornings, if you’d noticed how busy I get. I would like to see new places as well.” She blushed a little at the thought of spending more time with him.​

 

[Thanny]

Timoteo's cheeks started flushing a bit as well, partially because of the thought of her taking a bath every morning like of which he had sadly caught her in the middle, and partially because she seemed quite interested in both his friend and in going places with him. That gladdened him. While he was desirous to do things with her with her leading the charge, he was equally glad to show her things he enjoyed as well.

Grinning nervously, he moved on with the subject.

"Reading is, hmm, how to put it . . . well, first, if you know what writing is, it is simple, and if not then a bit tricky. Do you know how to write?"

He looked about in the distance and close by for his walking stick to use as a drawing instrument, as well as a patch of good sand to write on. Perhaps he could show her if she did not know.

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

She smiled more as she also saw about the same blush as herself. Slightly cocking her head more she spoke, “I think so. One second, please.” She turned away and went into her home. After a few moments she returned with what looked like a book.

“Like this?” She asked, curiously. It was left behind after her family’s passing, but never knew what it was. It was just a bunch of letters on a white page. The book was thick and old looking. The title wrote: “Our Legacy”. It was written from someone in her family. Since the writer was not quite familiar to anyone. Which was Kaitlyn’s grandfather.​

 

[Thanny]

Timo bobbed his head up and down a few times before waiting around, looking down and giving the fawn a stroke from head to neck if he was nearby. Jerry, was it? What a lovely deer he was. When she returned, he was flabbergasted that she had a book, and it was of the same language. Perhaps it should have been obvious that this is so, given the fact that Kaitlyn and he share the same spoken language, but he expected something different for whatever reason. Our Legacy? Whose legacy? The legacy of her people? His heart skipped a beat from all of the excitement. Perhaps within the contents of this book lies a lot of information of the past!

"It says Our Legacy on the book! Kaitlyn, this might have something to do with your family, or your people! If you would like, I can teach you how to read it. Since you know how the words are spoken, it is just a matter of knowing how to read the words! I can read the words to you as well, but I'm not sure if it would have the same effect. Would you, er, mind if I read the last page? To see what it is about? What it is like?"

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

Her tail swished with excitement with him. Her cheek-bones rising to show her emotion. "I would love to learn how to read this book! It was one of the last things of my family when they all went gone." She knew the book would come in handy someday. It was just seated inside her home without any purpose for her. She didn't know what it was or what it withheld. She blew some dust off the cover and handed it to him, standing next to him. To see.​

 

[Thanny]

((Any preference as to what the book contains on the last page before I write anything for it? I would very much laugh if it contained a recipe because the book is a cookbook, but I would not know how to iterate that to poor Kaitlyn, let alone Timo. While I am comfortable with creating content for the furry fam, I would rather defer until discussed with you.))

 

[teluhtubby]

(I was thinking it was about her history mainly by her grandfather. He also mentions her a lot in the end of the story. Which in unfinished after he passes away. Idk I’d that’s enough information...)

 

[Thanny]

((Enough for me! I will see what I can come up with!))

 

[Thanny]

((So sorry for the delay; I am in a D&D session, but found a moment to type. Let's see what I come up with whilst being in a conversation. WHOO!))

Timo took the book gingerly and looked it over from one cover to the other, then opened up the last few pages where the book seemed to turn to light-brown, uncharted pages still having yet to be written. The latest entries seemed splayed into the format of a diary, though perhaps it was different elsewhere. He put his thumb up to one of the entries that caught his eye, licked his lips, and started to read aloud for Kaitlyn to hear.

" 'July 3, Sunday, Year XXXX. Sunny and simmering. Life among family is among my greatest joys of my life as chronicler. With it being the hottest day yet, I led the kids to the swimming hole where they swam and splashed around, including my granddaughter Kaitlyn. They are growing up so fast. I do not remember my childhood much except for strong memories, but living alongside the young ones here makes me feel youthful again. Kaitlyn showed me a water strider today, her face beaming with elation as she did so, and later ran off to play in the berry patch and eat some of its fruit while she was at it. Her parents were so proud. I am so proud. She is as much of a kid as we hoped her to be. Not many children receive such a boon, not among us, anyways. More on her later.'

"So this was written by your grandfather . . ." he voiced, flipping through past pages. "No name, as far as I can tell, but he calls himself a chronicler. And the date . . . this trails back about thirteen years ago. There's more, too, one more entry. I just thought it would be a good place to start."

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

She was wagging her tail while he began reading, her blue eyes brighter than ever. She was staring at the words on the pages with him, standing up on her tip-toes.

“Okay. I would like to hear more, though. I’m sure you do too,” she said, glancing over to him. She was awfully close to him, more than usual. Even though she was just curious, as usual.

(it’s alright. Mines early because I have work for 9 hours rip)​

 

[Thanny]

Timoteo smiled mirthfully as he looked over to her. She was enjoying the contents, it seemed, probably because it brought back memories or that it was about her. It was cute, whatever the case, especially with what he thought was the flick of her tail barely grazing his leg. She was just so close, too. He had to hold himself together, elsewise he would probably not be able to concentrate well enough on finishing the story. Holding back the blood rising to his cheeks, he kept reading.

" 'July 11, Monday, Year XXXX. Rainy but with clouds breaking. I spent the day with my daughter and granddaughter while they were baking honey cookies. Kaitlyn likes to help her mother Helen, especially when it comes to cleaning the spoon and the utensils. Washing out the honey from her fur was tough. She would not stop squirming. So active, Kaitlyn! It was hard to pry her away from the oven and close the door until Helen told her that a watched cookie never cooks. The rain was starting to break up for the day, but we stayed in and told stories from the olden days preciously bound within this book. Kaitlyn listened attentively. She will be a great chronicler of our history someday, unless she chooses a different destiny. While I am long in the tooth, I cannot wait to see what she would become.'

Timo looked thoughtful as he closed the book with a soft whump. No more entries -- what did that mean? Kaitlyn said that they passed on. Did that mean anything as horrid as he wondered?

"That was it for the book, but there are many other pages from earlier," he uttered, handing her back the chronicles of her people. "Your family seemed rather nice, from what I read. Do you remember them much? It was a while ago, thirteen years. How old are. . . well, I hope it is not too rude to ask, but how old are you?"

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

Her smiled widened as she could retrace those memories, she could remember every bit of it! She wasn’t sure how, but it was a memory. This book somehow gave her visions of days from her youth and family’s days. As he shut the book, she sighed. She took the book back, still holding a cute smile on her face.

“I do remember plenty from those days, yes. I could visualize everything you were reading. Its in my genes to have good memory like this,” she shrugged. Her cocked an eyebrow when he asked about her age.

She hadn’t been keeping up to much with her birthdays, but she could do the math in her head quickly. “I’m eighteen. How old are you?” She asked with the level of curiosity as always.

(I’m finally off work and did a quick reply!)​

 

[Thanny]

"I just turned nineteen," came his reply as he grinned at the cocked eyebrow. "Good memory indeed. I wish I could have retained as much from my youth, but my parents are not much for discussion of the past as much as looking forward to the future. I feel that I know why, though, and even then that's okay because I have a good memory for the present."

He dropped his grin and paused to bring a curled finger to his bottom lip, thinking about what was said about her family beforehand. Perhaps now was not the best time to ask about them, so he moved on.

"So your memories would be from when you were five years old, and you have worked and toiled all by yourself, excepting the animals in the area. Did you train and befriend them all by yourself as well?"

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

She smirked from how close their ages were, what a coincidence! She felt bad for him in a way, about his parents not taking to him about the past. The past is a big part of anyone’s life. Well that was what she thought, at least. Her blue eyes filled with sympathy for him, making it almost obvious.

“Yes, I somehow have taken care of myself for all this time, luckily. I did indeed teach my animal friends everything they know. Especially little Jerry,” she did a closed eye smile at the fawn. A lightbulb seemed to light up inside of her as her ears immediately perked up. “Would you like to take Jerry home with you?” It was a huge question. She had spent months teaching the little guy everything he knows! But he was trained and very friendly. Even little antlers were growing from his head.​

 

[Thanny]

Scratching his head, Timo had to wonder how much he could train animals. The answer was probably something depressing -- he could not teach a dog to fetch a stick, and dogs love sticks! -- but she on the other hand seemed quite capable of animal training. That was an admirable trait for certain, though given time maybe he could learn from her the tricks of the trade. Her question, however, came as a surprise. Take home Jerry? He gave this a bit of thought and shook his head.

"While I would like to very much, I don't know how to take care of a fawn, and I think his mom would be very worried. Besides, my village is not exactly the kind of place to live nearby for deer."

He gave a sympathetic look toward the deer. Yes, next to the village people might assume him to be a doe and shoot at him with a hunting bow. He knew a few characters in the village who would do so accidentally and a few more who would do it purposely, whether it be fawn, yearling, or mature. He would love to show Jerry to Esmere, though. She loved animals, especially cuter ones. A fawn would fit right into that category.

"If it is all right with you, I would rather visit. Here is so much calmer than the busyness of a village. In comparison, this seems like a paradise, but I admire good company more, like you . . . and Jerry."

He cracked a grin towards the two, trying to hide the fact that while he would like to see Jerry, he would prefer to see her more. Why, he could not say. It was beyond even him, but he concluded that it might have been because of how he, well, felt, whatever it was. This was the second day, and the second time they had met. It couldn't be more than just some friendship, right? Right . . . ? Wrong?

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

She was looking at his facial expression, waiting for his response. She too was also thinking. Half of her wanted him to say yes, the other half said no. She had slightly realized how big of a risk it was, since she still didn’t have a full view of how humans act in her eyes. Maybe some were different from Timoteo. But there was just something about him that made her ask such a question...

She almost sighed of relief as he politely rejected the offer and she completely understood. “Sure, of course! I understand! You can visit instead then,” she replied. She was glad in a way, That Timoteo saw her home as a “paradise”. She was happy that he trusted her, but still, she wanted something more. She had obviously gained his trust, offering him the fawn. But why was she feeling this way...?​

 

[Thanny]

With a quick breath of a sigh, Timo felt very glad that she took it well, the it being a bit of a two-parter of not fully realising (he hoped) what he was implying earlier and of his rejection of taking the deer home with him. A smile planted on his face, he pondered over their next actions.

"In that case, I shall do that. That just leaves the rest of my day open. Um, if you do not have plans, I could show you some of those spots that I really enjoy in the forest. Three come to mind that are on this side of my village and are only visited by me that I know of, so we should not run into anyone. If there is anything else that you want to do around here or elsewhere, please name it! I'm sure it would be fun."

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

She smiled softly at his smile; what was about him that made her like this? She shook the thought away. His voice broke her of her thinking. “I would be more than happy to see the places you enjoy.” Her tail swaying slowly and majestically.

She then thought of all the times they would spend together. Just her and her new friend. Or would she say, her only friend. “Lead the way,” she held the same smile toward him.

(The website was down for me, it just came back up!)​

 

[Thanny]

((Yup! Same here for me. They resolved the potential damage for now from the fire/sprinkler issue they had, but things might be slow in some departments. I am glad to see that you haven't lost interest over the downtime!))

With a flashing, debonair grin, Timo responded with a joyful "Then follow me" and picked up his walking stick. After some hesitancy involving finding out where they first came out of the bushes together to see Kaitlyn's lovely cave home, he slipped into the underbrush, made it past the berry bushes they first met at, and went further into the verdant woods. Along the way Kaitlyn might find the sigils of arrowheads (" < ") pointing towards the village in charcoal, mostly marked on trees. Such were helpful for a wayward woodsman, but equally helpful to Timoteo who had marked them and recalled where to find them in reverse. They might wash out in the rain, but he was fine with that for now.

After about twenty minutes of bobbing and weaving through trees and small clearings and over logs and creeks, they would be met by a clearing on the side of a hill, a burbling brook trickling at the base and a small copse of trees near the bottom before turning into pure forest again. The view was grand but not tall, only about thirty feet high from the brook, but the transition from crest to trough was smooth and picturesque. Atop the hill was a nice place to sit, and if one had a keen eye as Timo led her up there seened to be a spot with less tall grass, hand-torn rather than animal-made. The clouded sky did not seem to offer much, but the spot was a view opposite of the sun's traveled portion of the sky, which offered some shade and some sun.

"This is my usual haunt. It is a quiet retreat for me when I just need a breath of fresh air or to just disappear for a while. Down by the brook down there is a crabapple tree that usually has some good apples. They are small, though. I do not visit here enough to tend to it."

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

She smiled once more as he began leading the way. She had studied pretty much everything on their way to someplace he enjoyed. She was beyond excited to learn about him and too see things he enjoyed, rather than just about her. She would run her hand along some trees along the way there and would let out some ‘wows’ or ‘woahs’.

They then were up on a hill where below was a brook, which she could see by a little. And as always, she had that curious expression.Her eyes were all big and her ears were pointed straight upwards. “This is beautiful, Timo!” She exclaimed, her tail swishing quickly. She then sat down and after a little, she lied on her back with her hands supporting the back of her head. She stared up at the clouds, speechless.

Though, she did know there was much more to see out beyond her home and his. She glanced over at him and cocked a brow. She wanted to know more about him.​

 

[Thanny]

The young man, glad to know that his newfound friend enjoyed the view as well, plopped down nearby and enjoyed the sights as well, though perhaps not quite as much as he was stealing glances. The way her tail swished around was, frankly, adorable, and her cheer was a sight to behold. Watching her made him wonder if that was kind of how he looked when first discovering this place. Also he wondered what it would be like to have fur like hers, but that was cut off by panic as he realised that she glanced over to him with curiosity in seemingly every speckle of her eyes. He fought back a yelp as he looked away at first, then back towards her. She was looking at him still.

"Um, do I have something on my face?" he asked, confused. He tried to brush a few things that seemed itchy away, then realised that it was only strands of hair.

 

[teluhtubby]

Kaitlyn Williams

As she was simply just admiring him out of curiosity, his words didn’t break her. “Shh,” she said with a slight demanding tone. The birds were singing around them, her ears were straight once more. She had ignored his question if something was on his face, her expression remaining the same.

She had moved her hands onto her chest, her fingers interlocked with each other. A small wing blew at her, blowing her very long hair in the opposite direction. Her thoughts were clashing, her lips partially parted open. As if she were to speak, but nothing came out of her.

She moved down one of hands to flatten her skirt, not breaking away from her glancing. She then rested her arm by her side, her other resting across her chest.

Spoiler: Her Eyes (The only decent looking ones!)

Credit to the artist!

 

[Thanny]

Timo looked puzzled over the shushing but followed the directive. Was there a creature roaming around besides the birds above and around? Did she hear it with those ears of hers, like a dog or an cat? He tucked his shillelagh closer as he laid back in the grass, somewhat mirroring her, but slightly relaxing his grip as time went on. She seemed more tranquil than scared, enamoured by the sights and sounds. Was it that he was breaking the peace?

He looked on as well, eyes drifting upwards to the opening sky. As the clouds drifted idly west and unfolded around the sluggish sun, the burning orb shone down more onto the tops of their heads than in their gaze. Sunsets were not fully visible here, but there was another location that overlooked that variant of splendor.