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Post by Differ on Sept 11, 2009 14:32:34 GMT -5
"Uhh... Just hold it, I'll get it to drink." Clora dipped a finger into the cold milk and pushed it into the pup's mouth. As soon as it started to make slurping noises, Clora lifted her finger slightly and began to slowly pour the drink down it's throat. Half a glass of milk later, Clora removed her finger and said it was okay to put it on the floor. Taron placed the pup on the floor, strangely it didn't run off or snap at anyone. It just stood there, shivering. Clora knelt down and pushed the pup over on it's back, and held it to the ground with one hand.
"It won't bite us anytime soon now..." Clora said, watching the wolf pup, "I'd clean up your hand before it becomes infected. Go in my room, my shoulder bag should be on the bed, look inside it and there should be some more of that cloth I ripped off."
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Post by taron on Sept 11, 2009 14:48:06 GMT -5
Amazingly, the pup calmed down after having been fed, and Taron was glad. Not that he was all that fond of the pup, but if it decided to run away and get itself into more trouble, either in the inn, or anywhere else in this village, he'd feel bad. It was just a baby afterall, and deserved a good chance at life.
'Infected?' Taron hadnt thought of that. He never did, getting cuts and bruises was just part of living on the streets, and so was being filthy, but he suddenly realised that when you put those two together, it was quite possible that he might end up with an infection. Getting up, he obeyed and went into her room. As expected, the cloth was inside the bag, and he gratefully tied it around his hands (he'd wash it for her later).
Moving back into the hall, he knelt back down opposite her, watching the little wolf trembling on its back. 'So...is it a he?' It was cute, Taron felt like stroking its fluffy ears, but didnt want to have to ask Clora for another piece of cloth that night.
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Differ
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Post by Differ on Sept 11, 2009 15:06:15 GMT -5
Clora nodded, "Yup. He's smaller than most pup's too. I guess he was the runt of the litter, wolves sometimes abandon them because they hardly ever survive. Wolves are good parents, they just know better than to feed a small, weak puppy when they can feed the stronger ones." She rubbed the pup's belly. "The lil' nasty is growing already."
The pup did seem a tiny bit bigger, maybe because he had a belly-full of milk. His small red tongue lolled out his mouth as he panted. Clora released the pup and rubbed the back of her head, "The innkeeper said there's a forest to the east. I'm thinking of taking him there, though if he was abandoned, the pack won't take him back. They'll just kill him." The pup had wiggled himself up and began running in circles after his tail.
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Post by taron on Sept 11, 2009 15:28:31 GMT -5
Taron chuckled, watching the silly little thing. Despite being a wolf, it really was just like a normal puppy, probably due to it being around humans, instead of around other wolves. Clora was brave to want to go into a wolf danger zone just to return the little pup. It was cute, but Taron wouldnt risk his life for it; he'd stand no chance up against some wolves, and what would be the point if they were just going to kill the pup anyway.
'So what are you going to do?' He would have said 'we' but it seemed Clora had taken responsibility, and besides, Taron hated getting roped into things; not that he wouldnt help if she needed. In any case, Taron wasnt going anywhere tonight. It was like winter out there; he'd be of no use to anyone, and right now he was too tired to think about leaving again. Stiffling a yawn, Taron sat crosslegged, his eyes on the happy pup.
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Differ
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Post by Differ on Sept 11, 2009 15:45:24 GMT -5
Clora was deep in thought, even as she pushed the pup over for the second time and he started to bite her fingers. Her face was blank, she couldn't think straight. "Why's the world so confusing? If gooses are called geese, why aren't mooses called meese? Why is everything so hard?"
Clora groaned and lay next to the wolf. It wasn't long before she fell asleep from thinking so much, though it was rather awkward, for Taron that is.
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Post by taron on Sept 11, 2009 15:58:19 GMT -5
moose...meese? Taron pondered that, it was an arguement he'd personally never thought of before, but it was true. In some ways this language was messed up in places.
Then Clora did something really odd. She laid down, right in the middle of the hall, and fell asleep! He frowned, appalled, but also amused. The pup was getting riled again though, and he had to catch it and hold it before it lashed out as her sleeping form. 'Oh no you dont!' He held the pup safe in his arms, keeping his voice low.
Now what?
He didnt think he'd be able to pick Clora up. Taron was skin and bone, sometimes not even that (however that worked) but yeah...he was a wimp. Clora didnt look heavy (atleast not whilst she was in human form), but still...He sighed, and sat there stroking the pup, and watching her doze.
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Post by Differ on Sept 11, 2009 16:21:46 GMT -5
Clora opened an eye. People sure make a lot of noise when they try to be quiet. She sat up and yawned, patting the pup in Taron's arms. "That's it. Come on pup, I'll take you home. If they don't want you I'll figure something out."
She stumbled into her room. There was a loud bang, but Clora came stumbling back out a few moments after that with her shoulder bag. "Sorry, I walked into the wall... " Clora yawned again. "Do you wanna come?" she asked Taron, "You can if you want, I don't really care what you choose." Clora had a half-asleep look on her face. It didn't help that she was facing a wall, instead of Taron.
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Post by taron on Sept 11, 2009 16:39:19 GMT -5
Taron was thoroughly freaked now. He got to his feet quickly.
'No way! I'm not letting you go anywhere in this state' She looked half dead, and that had been proven by the fact that she'd managed to fall asleep on the spot and reawaken in seconds. And of course she was talking to a wall...
'Clora...you're talking to a wall, you know. You'll freeze out there, and so will the pup. The wolves will be out hunting, and you'll end up getting hurt, or killed.' He hated being a coward, but in this situation he called it common sense. 'Atleast leave it until you've got some sleep. If you can walk into a wall in here, you wont last 2 minutes surrounded by trees in a forest' That sounded insulting, but he could easily picture her crashing into everything in the dark.
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Differ
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Post by Differ on Sept 12, 2009 1:35:00 GMT -5
"I really wanna say you're beginning to sound like my mother, but she never said anything like that..." Clora groaned and banged her head purposely against the wall, trying to wake herself up. "Owwww.... Why do I always do that so haar-rrrd!" she stumbled backwards and crashed into the other wall. She quickly shook off her dizziness. "Maybe I should sleep for a bit..." she mumbled.
And with a thump, she had fallen asleep on the floor again.
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Post by taron on Sept 13, 2009 10:59:47 GMT -5
Taron rolled his eyes and sighed. Clora was too much to handle, but Taron was a slave to the curse of being a nice guy, which meant he'd already gotten too close to her to just be able to leave her there. Cringing as she banged loudly into the walls, Taron got up and took the pup to his own room.
The wolf was tired; its movements were lazy and sluggish. Taron placed it on his pillow, and wrapped the blanket around it. The pup immediately curled up, and Taron hated how cute it was. So much trouble. Taron had paid for this bed, not the pup! But he wouldnt let it freeze outside. 'Enjoy it, pup, you little bugger' he said coldy, but at the same time he stroked the little fluffy ears, and smiled.
Back out in the hall, Taron knelt down beside Clora, and shook her. 'Clora, dont make me carry you, get up' He put his arms under hers, and tried to pull her into a sitting position, waving his hand infront of her face. 'I wish your mother did say things like this, you might not have ended up so ditzy up here' he chuckled, poking her head.
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Differ
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Post by Differ on Sept 13, 2009 11:12:21 GMT -5
Clora groaned and opened her eyes slightly, batting away Taron lazily, "I'm shleeepppy..." she snapped out her sleepiness for a second, "Hey! I'm not ditzy!"
Clora dragged herself back up and into her room, only to drag herself back up and fall asleep back in the hall. She had brought her bed covers into the hall and wrapped them round her, making her look like a giant catapiller. "Happy now?" she mumbled.
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Post by taron on Sept 13, 2009 11:28:04 GMT -5
'No!' Taron said in despair, but giggling too. She was really weird, it was freaking him out, but in a good way. Clora was a one of a kind. He couldnt believe she'd willingly sleep in the hallway, with all these strangers about.....actually now he thought about it, this place must be pretty empty. The innkeeper had been easy to hook Taron and Clora up. Business must be not that good here. Still, he couldnt see why, it was a nice inn....
Taron was getting off the point. The point was, Clora couldnt just sleep here, with her door wide open and her belongings on show. Or apparantely she could. She was alseep again. 'Clora...' Taron moaned, poking her again. She was ditzy, he wouldnt take that back. 'You paid for the room, so use it!'
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Post by Differ on Sept 13, 2009 11:38:54 GMT -5
"It's always about money with people! Fine! Now you're sounding like my mum!" Clora smiled and shuffled back into her room, doing false immitations of her mother in a high voice, "Clora! Play with pebbles, they're FREE! Clora, eat this crappy cheep food that's going to give you food poisoning..."
She turned around and shuffled back up to Taron, "Where'd the puppy go?"
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Post by taron on Sept 13, 2009 11:49:56 GMT -5
I drowned it!
No, that would be cruel. 'Its in my room, dont worry'. He put a hand behind her back and lead her into her room, incase she might crash again.
So Clora did have a mum, albeit one who was obsessed with saving money. Taron wondered why Clora was on her own now, then. Maybe her mum was no longer ..well...alive. Or Maybe Clora had to, or chose to, leave for whatever reason. He wanted to ask, but apart from the fact that it was quite personal, she looked too sleepy to be able to have a decent conversation with now. oh well..
'Just sleep, Clora' he said. It was like a command, but sounded soft, more like friendly advice, which it really was. He got up and waited for her to settle down properly. No more camping in the hall.
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Post by Differ on Sept 13, 2009 12:48:13 GMT -5
Clora opened her eyes, then her curtains. She wondered how long she'd been asleep... It must of been a few hours because it was still dark out, however she felt alive and... Not sleepy?
The door swiftly opened, with no creaking. Clora didn't even try to be quiet, if she did she would make more noise. Shuffling down the halls was fun, in Clora's view, doing forward rolls was funner and cartwheels, do I even have to have to explain how fun that was?
"Wheeee!"
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