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Post by sera on Aug 14, 2006 22:28:06 GMT -5
Mozer didn't fight the movement, but being shoved did surprise him and he had an awkward sprawl before narrowing his eyes at the tsume. For a moment it looked like he might retaliate, but the gryvern took a few careful breaths before answering. "I could help with the hunt."
It was blatantly obvious he was uncomfortable in the cave, and his attempts to the contrary seemed to only muddle up everything going on in his head anyway. And the bonds of this agreement showed the first sign of chafing; he hadn't realized that this wasn't going to be some quick thing and in a few hours he'd be on his way. Could he bend his will to someone else's after so long an independent creature? The idea that even that decision was taken from him caused his frustration to rise higher.
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Post by Thalron on Aug 14, 2006 22:39:00 GMT -5
Geil didn't seemed concerned about possible retaliation and grinned a little bit at the offer to help. No, he wanted mozer to recover as fast as possible because the sooner he felt better... The sooner they could start having some fun. And he didn't want to have to deal with whatever inconvenient issues might arise should they meet yet another gryvern out there.
"No, I'll be back. You Sleep." Geil had already hammered a hole from which to meddle with the gryverns mind during the fight, and now did so. He reached in and seized the bits of mozers will that kept him in the waking world, and then shut them off.
Then he turned and exited the cave, closing the entrance behind himself. The only thing he pitied was that he couldn't have stayed to try and guess what he was dreaming about from the emenating emotions... Ah well...
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Post by sera on Aug 14, 2006 22:57:59 GMT -5
Mozer opened his mouth to argue, but it was a lost cause before he managed a sound. His head drooped to the bed and he watched Geil turn with heavily-lidded eyes and then all was dark. Blastit.
It was a battle and there was death and decay everywhere. He knew this battlefield, though he hated the reminder of it. He knew he was dreaming, just as he knew wot was going to happen next. He staggered upright, knowing he was bleeding heavily as he had on that day. He looked around at the devastation and knew that he had to move forward, at least so he could end the dream. Casimir was suddenly walking beside him, Casimir who had saved him.
"They've pulled back," came the Warriour's deeo voice.
"Not for long," Mozer answered, shaking his head to try and get rid of the blood flowing into his left eye. "We need to regroup."
"We are the regroup."
Mozer glanced around to see that Casimir was correct. Most of the gryverns with them weren't moving, and those that did, would not be able to stand, much less fight. "Are the Healers coming?" It was a sily question, he knew they were coming, Natalya in the lead. Natalya? There was something happening with Natalya. . . The discordant thought baffled him dream-wise. He had to ge tht dream over with. . . . "Let's bring the fight to them, Casimir," Mozer said and, with a nod, the Dark Warriour agreed.
Mozer's form twitched slightly on the bed, the remembered battle coming back in force in his dreams.
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Post by Thalron on Aug 14, 2006 23:12:43 GMT -5
Geil darted out of the cavern, and then quickly began heading out to find some prey suitable for the both of them. It had to be kind of big because no doubt he himself would be hungry again soon, and if he caught something big enough they wouldn't have to hunt the next day either. heh. heh. A deer would be a prime choice, a non intellegent one anyways... He thought the talking ones were so cute <3 and they were usually so nice as well... Atleast the female ones were.
Who knows how long it took Geil to bring down a kill, he ended up just getting frustrated and making it's head almost literally explode at a distance... Then he began to drag the animal back to the cave with a sigh, he hated having to carry dead meat around. He had managed to catch this one rather near the cave, and then entered without hesitation, walking over to one of the walls and dropping the carcass there... It appeared he had thought ahead somewhat and there was a small trench here to keep any blood that would be spilled from their meal from simply spreading across the floor, instead having it drain into a somewhat artificial drain... It took some digging in order to get it to reach a underground stream, but he didn't do any of the actual work so that was ok.
"Mozer..." He called out hauntingly, and soft. He had removed what was keeping him in his slumber so that he may wake up on his own accord now, if he was ready to anyways... Geil wasn't forcing him to wake up, nor to sleep anymore.
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Post by sera on Aug 14, 2006 23:20:04 GMT -5
Mozer woke with a gasping start, come up with a wave of terror and adrenaline that always accompanied the dream. Thin sides heaved as his eyes darted around the room before he caught sight of Geil and the dead deer. It took a moment to realize wot was wrong with the carcass, but yes, it was definitely missing its head. The image was too alike wot he had just relived in his dreams and he turned his head and swallowed hard, trying to get ahold of himself. At least his headache was gone.
"Good hunt?" his voice was breathless as he tried to push back the rest of the images from his memory. That was why he had decided to find the Gryvern a new home. That battle had been the last he took part in, but, unlike many of his comrades, it was his last only because he didn't participate in the next one, or the next. Casimir was one of the fortunate few who had just kept surviving. He shook his head, trying to push away the press of memories, waiting for Geil's reply.
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Post by Thalron on Aug 14, 2006 23:30:13 GMT -5
Geil was slightly startled at the abrupt wake that Mozer had, he figured that the brindle gryvern must have been experiencing a nightmare... Aww... Now he felt bad for doing that, Getting locked into a nightmare was no fun and even though dreams were not real... Sometimes they certainly felt that way. "Not really, but I did get this atleast..." He motioned to the corpes and then walked over to mozer, brushing his nose along the side of the other until his mouth was beside his ear. "I'm sorry you had nightmares..." He felt... Really sorry for doing that it seemed, and infact this time he did not have to fake this emotion... Geil had his own share of nightmares, probably why he was so nice to those he enraptured... Hoping that the day Karma finally caught up with him he'd atleast get something for the effort he put into making it more pleasant for everyone.
Then he pulled back away a bit, Mozer would still probably be alittle uncomfortable with this. "Feel free to help yourself... I have utensils but I don't think you'll want to use them." He added the second part somewhat as a courtesy, not meaning to make fun of the others lack of hands but hey, you never knew if they used some sort of telekineses or other such thing and would want them.
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Post by sera on Aug 14, 2006 23:40:48 GMT -5
Mozer shuddered, but he didn't pull away from the tsume, didn't really move. Even Geil's touch was preferable to those memories, but, as he calmed again, it was a relief when the Sin moved slightly away.
"I'd rather not eat just yet," the Scholar said softly. Not until he could stop remembering the dead gryvern who looked so much like their dinner. His eyes closed again in unease and sadness. "You did not cause the nightmares," the thought came a bit belatedly. "It's something that happens. . ." he hesitated. "It just happens when I'm stressed."
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Post by Thalron on Aug 14, 2006 23:52:11 GMT -5
Geil nodded, guessing that whatever nightmares that the other had seen were most likely gruesome if he did not feel like eating... He couldn't help but be curious as to what they were, especially when he found out that they were reoccuring nightmares, Those ones almost always held some deep significance for the individual expereincing them. "Whenever you're ready." He said with a small wave towards the body, then took afew steps away, over to the mirror...
That bitemark was rather... Embarrassing looking, and to tell the truth, definitely not the first time he had gotten one there... Of course there were always worse places, but he didn't want to dwell on that. And instead prodded it alittle bit, it was already looking alittle better although he wished he had some bandages here.
"I get nightmares whenever I'm alone..." he said with a small shudder, glancing at his own reflection in the mirror, as if he expected it to do something to anger him... Then he turned back to mozer and smiled alittle bit, giving out a small sigh. as he pushed the bad thoughts away again.
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Post by sera on Aug 14, 2006 23:59:56 GMT -5
Mozer sighed softly as he watched the tsume move to the mirror, but it was a release of further tension. Being so tense really wasn't all that healthy. The thought brought a quirk of a smile, and he turned his attention to Geil again as the other inspected the wound. He still couldn't regret the bite, but he hoped it didn't bother the tsume too badly.
"So you just be sure you're never alone?" the question could have been sarcastic, but it didn't really come out that way. There was a trace of real curiousity and a hint of the remaining unease and tension in his voice.
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Post by Thalron on Aug 15, 2006 0:09:14 GMT -5
"I try, I try." He said with his grin widening a bit then he walked over to the dear, appraising it slightly, and grimacing when he looked at the gruesome head wound... He had been Really frustrated at that point hadn't he? Still... It didn't really deserve to have it's head spontaniously combust from all the bad emotions Geil had witheld and then hit it with.
"I usually have company when I sleep, or I try to... Even if I'm not doing anything with them it's still comforting." He said in a casual tone, wondering exactly how hungry mozer would be by now... Since by his (bad) estimation it had been atleast four hours... Although in reality it had only been two since he had left to hunt.
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Post by sera on Aug 15, 2006 0:16:24 GMT -5
Mozer took this in quietly, and, oddly, it didn't send his back up as it might have before his forced nap. He took a deep breath, letting it fall out in a sigh and put his head back down for a moment. Geil's words kept the rest of the memories at bay and he was glad that they were dimming to the back of his mind again. He could probably eat soon without taking a chance of losing all the good meat.
So, now it was time for Mozer's curiousity to rear it's head about the deer's lack of one. And to change the conversation before he got very uncomfortable again. "How did you kill it?"
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Post by Thalron on Aug 15, 2006 0:24:24 GMT -5
He seemed almost... Embarrassed to have to tell Mozer how he killed it, it was very unprofessional in his view and very wasteful of such an ability that he possessed... He wasn't meant to go around blowing out random animals brains with his ability, it was supposed to be more like an art form, or a sophisticated method of mental Dueling... Not a shotgun to the head of some unsuspecting rabbit.
"I'm sure you remember what happened when we were fighting... Imagine that but ten times worse, all in an instant. Your nose bled but, imagine what it'd do to someone with almost no will at all." He said then gestured to the Very, very dead deer as an example.
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Post by sera on Aug 15, 2006 0:28:40 GMT -5
Mozer tilted his head slightly, eyes skimming past to the deer then back to Geil, and gave the impression of a lofted brow. "I've suddenly become quite glad that I passed out."
It was an impressive bit of information and one that Mozer took seriously even with the slight teasing in his voice. He filed it away because this was something he would definitely want the other gryvern to be warned about. "Can all Sin tsumes do that?" He didn't need to gesture towards the deer; they both seemed very aware of it.
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Post by Thalron on Aug 15, 2006 0:44:32 GMT -5
Geil smiled at mozer and nodded "I was... Very glad too." He said with a small amount of releif sounding in his voice, he really did seem averse to hurting the gryvern if he could help it. Too bad he expected that he'd cause some pain for the gryvern yet... heh.
"Yes, I think so... It's usually a last resort though, what I did was a careless attack... Alot rougher and stronger than what I did to you... And to tell you the truth, I am not the strongest sin tsume around... So far I have been beaten by almost every other one I'v met..." He said with a loud sigh, his head hurt just trying to think about it...
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Post by sera on Aug 15, 2006 0:59:58 GMT -5
Mozer watched the tsume curiously. Not the strongest sin tsume around? And he had exploded a deer's head in a moment of pique. Definitely worth noting.
It was rather amusing that they were both pleased he had passed out. Or, at least, to a degree. He wanted to ask other questions, to just keep them talking and. . nothing further, but he couldn't seem to think of anything. So he rose suddenly to move to the deer, inspecting it carefully before using his claws to dissect off a bit of the shoulder.
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