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Post by Renathan on Sept 10, 2019 18:22:55 GMT -6
During the last breeding that he had done, Renathan had managed to get a rub on his fur from the chain he used on the collar that Lazare was wearing, and it had put an abrasion on his arm. It was healing now, but it was causing all sorts of issues. "That's true. I keep them all fed, but I really need to finish up training the ones I'm working on so that I could work with all of the rest of them." It was important to him, after all. He felt Jack put her head on his shoulder, and he leaned over as well, putting his chin near her head. He remembered this, from that night. It made him feel calmer, if a bit embarrassed as per usual. He didn't want to be seen as creepy, but she smelled nice, and of course she was so friendly and smart. But that was just it; was this a friend thing with Pethians? He wasn't a hundred percent sure.
He'd take what he could get of course, and offer whatever she needed in return. He really cared for her.
The little black orbaru enjoyed all of the attention that he was getting. He moved a bit too quick and booped his nose against her shoulder a little painfully for him, but he managed to be fine. Her own lack of sparks didn't quite shock him, he scarcely knew how he did it! However, this female seemed really nice. He liked her, even without the sparks!
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Post by Jack on Sept 10, 2019 18:36:57 GMT -6
Jack leaned into him a little and nuzzled up to him a bit before realizing they weren't in a room or anything for Orbaru to breed. She blushed a little, but was saved, kind of, by an attendant coming out and saying it was time for them to go back to a room for their Orbaru. Jack popped up to her feet and whistled for Panda before smiling a little at Renathan, "Time to go!" Turning, she led the way with a slight blush still at her cheeks as she went for awhile. While she didn't know what to do, she had a feeling she knew what she was going to do before the end of this, and it was causing her quite a bit of stress at this point. She was stiff in the shoulders as she moved with Panda trailing behind her, and the little Orbaru glanced over her shoulder to make sure the male was following.
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Post by Renathan on Sept 10, 2019 18:41:50 GMT -6
Renathan was just about ready to hyperventilate, he was so dang nervous. He kinda felt like he should have said something, but of course the knowledge that they were in the front room kept his mouth dry and force him not to say anything quite yet. He wasn't sure if he'd get the nerve, again. Whenever the attendant spoke, he was just about jousted awake. When had he just about fallen asleep? Woops! Going from anxious to restful was just part of this, he guessed. Jack made him simultaneously feel super calm, and also really nervous for different reasons. Renathan hopped up, but not before Jack did. He rubbed the back of his neck again. "I uh, guess so, yeah!" He had no idea what to say, but he did call for Jack-O-Lantern, who came not because he knew to, but because he liked being around Renathan. Today was going... Pretty well, he thinks. They both followed, trying to ignore everyone else in the room. Why did he feel so anxious, and it was so sudden!
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Post by Jack on Sept 10, 2019 18:53:13 GMT -6
Panda pounced on a ball when she got to the room and Jack paced a little as she waited for Renathan to enter as well. She was going to tell him! She would tell him, and she would... totally chicken out. No, absolutely not, she would tell him and it would be fine! It wasn't like this was going to mess things up between the two of them. Oh it certainly would. Panda stared at her for a moment before she shrugged and went back to playing with her ball.
Jack scowled to herself a little and shook her head, wondering what to do with things at the moment, but nothing was going to go wrong with this, she would be fine, she could tell him, and all would be well again. She just had to say it and then things would be fine. Jack stood there and waited for him to enter the room as well, weakly determined.
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Post by Renathan on Sept 10, 2019 18:59:51 GMT -6
Renathan stepped into the room gingerly, nervously, with Jack-O-Lantern following at his heels. The orbaru stepped in before Renathan did, nearly tripping him. He chuckled at the tiny creature, it was quite adorable. Despite the skeletal face and ribs, of course. He couldn't help but look up at Jack, giving a soft 'what can you do' shrug to his shoulders over nearly tripping on the tiny black orbaru. He was a sweet creature, and of course didn't mean to nearly trip Renathan after all. The orbaru rushed towards the female, and looked enviously about the ball. He got his own toys at home of course, but he wanted to play, too! It didn't take long of him being envious though before he managed to realize that he could Play with her, and with the ball! He took a flying leap towards the ball, running. Renathan opened his mouth as if he was going to say something, allowing the door to close behind him, but realized that Jack kinda looked... Different for a moment there. Like she was going to say something too. Renathan knew they were by themselves now, practically. He took his mask off.
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Post by Jack on Sept 10, 2019 19:06:19 GMT -6
Panda booped with surprise as the ball went flying when the male hit it and she raced after it. This would be fun!
Taking a deep breath, she faltered when he took of his mask. Crap, that definitely made things worse for her. She rubbed her face and then strengthened her resolve, straightening her back and holding her hands behind her so he wouldn't see her picking at her nails. Jack smiled a little, as little as she could, and then took another deep breath. Oh she was failing miserably, but that was all. Looking at him, forcing herself to, she opened her mouth... Only to have nothing come out.
Crapitall.
"Renathan! I love you and you'll probably run through that door, look it's not even closed, but that's okay if you want to, because... that'll answer my question! Not that I'm asking a question. I guess, though... that's not the point!" she rambled, terrified.
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Post by Renathan on Sept 10, 2019 19:12:03 GMT -6
The mask had scarcely left his face before he heard at least part of that, and it sort of shocked him. Okay, he was practically astounded. He felt like his heartbeat stopped, and then hammered out a billion and one notes all in one second. He probably was going to have a heart attack, at least metaphorically. She looked terrified; he'd scarcely understood what she was saying all at once, and so loud, but too quiet, and he just kinda, stared for a moment. Pink eyes wide, pupils constricted, ears up tall. Then, suddenly, one ear fell; exactly one, on the left, leaving him looking more... Dumbfounded looking. He should have probably picked his jaw up off of the floor before taking that breath, but finally he shuts his trap. "Di-did you just say; wait... So I'm not being creepy?!" Probably not the best first thing to say after all that. "I uh, I thought you thought that I was-" He stopped himself, shook his head in a too-quick shake that flopped his ears back and forth, and then suddenly he was close, too close- and... Would she let him kiss her?
The tiny male orbaru had managed to get the ball! But he was clumsy, and fell a little. Still, he was having tons of fun, and shot forward again, chasing after the ball as well, slower than the female.
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Post by Jack on Sept 10, 2019 19:20:33 GMT -6
She stared at him for a moment as his reaction sank in. "Creepy? Why are you...?" she started, but then he was close, oh so close, and she could scarcely breathe. Her breath caught in her chest and she slowly touched his own chest with the palm of her hand as she looked up at him. He really wasn't that much taller, unless you counted the antlers, she figured. But still, her eyes stared into his for a moment and then they closed and she reached for him to kiss. She wasn't sure what to do, Jack hadn't quite felt this way before, sure she'd had flings, but that was the extent of it, but this was... different, and it scared her a little bit, and not much scared the woman, at least not that she would admit to at this point.
Panda reached the ball, booping happily, oblivious to her owner and his owner as they played together. She kicked the ball over to the little male and beamed at him.
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Post by Renathan on Sept 10, 2019 19:31:05 GMT -6
Renathan knew perhaps a little about relationships outside of his homeland. He'd been told early on in his life that 'males' tended to be the primary roletaker in most relationships, that they were expected to pursue in most cultures. Pursue and then wait for an answer, and then if none is given, if he is a good one, he'd move on without issue. However, he also knew that some males Didn't and Pushed and were creepy and bad. He also knew enough to know that he wasn't a male by the standards of the general Pethian populace. Pethians didn't tend to have three sexes with their races. He didn't even know how that worked, really. He'd been scared and confused, of course. He didn't know if he was supposed to talk first, or hang back. He didn't know how relationships worked really, not for certain anyway, with those in the City. It was a whole new world to him. However, he did know that he really, really cared for Jack. He knew the feeling, the chest-flutter and the stomach twist that happened whenever he was around her, enough to know that he really, REALLY liked her. He cared for her more than he really cared for himself, and he knew that had he been in his homeland, he'd have loved to be part of her household. But he didn't know how that worked here, or if it worked that way, so he'd held off. He didn't know if she only wanted friendship from him, and friendship was enough for him, because he wanted what She wanted. That was the most important thing to him, not his own feelings or wants. He didn't want to ruin his friendship if he was wrong about how she might have felt. So he'd kept quiet. Out of fear that she didn't feel the same way.
He gently put his palm on the side of her face, careful, oh so careful to keep even his blunt claws from hurting her, and then he softly smiled, looking... Relieved. But still anxious. "Because I really, really fell for you. A long time ago, and I didn't know, you know, if you... Felt that way too?" He had to explain, before he did. He wanted her to know why, because it all kinda felt silly now. "My people... Don't do it this way. But you can show me?" Relationship, he meant, not anything beyond that, not here and now, at least. Later.
He didn't even know if he Could do that? Anyway. Physically. But she seemed to know just how to teach him everything about the Labs. So he wasn't willing to take anything off the table until he knew what she wanted.
The little male had not been expecting the ball to be kicked to him, but once it reached him he was super excited about it. He tried to pounce on it, and tripped over an ear, landing in a little pile. He pouted, for a moment, but once he caught sight of the pretty female, he looked excited instead. He prodded the ball over to her with his front paws, enjoying the game. She was nice!
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Post by Jack on Sept 10, 2019 19:40:30 GMT -6
Relief, there on his face, she could see it when she pulled back again and stared, though she knew things were going to be okay between them, they felt the same, it seemed, and she smiled broadly and put her other hand on the side of his face too before she gently touched one of his braids, knowing they were sensitive. "Of course I'll show you, anything you want or need to know, all you've ever had to do is ask and I'll be right there," she told him softly, gazing into his eyes with adoration glittering in her own brown ones. An emotional connection meant more to her than a physical one, at least that's how it was with him it seemed. "Return the favor? Tell me about your people? Please?" Jack almost begged, and would have been horrified at the plaintive tone in her voice if it would have been anyone else she was speaking to. Tilting up again, she hoped for another kiss, she loved him, no matter what.
The Orbaru seemed to be ignored at this point, which was fine for Panda, as she booped happily at the way Jack-O-Lantern pouted, and then caught the ball as it rolled to her. She ignored it for a moment and pounced on him, wanting to play some more with just him, she liked him!
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Post by Renathan on Sept 10, 2019 19:47:54 GMT -6
He'd hoped that his meaning had gotten across there, even though he was thinking entirely too hard. He had so much to ask, so much at once, but he was so very glad that she was willing to show him. He let out a breath he had no idea he'd been holding, and then took in another, shakily, but this time it was shaky more for excitement than nervousness. Sure, it was a big thing, but they'd always taken everything in stride, they would be fine. "Of course, anything you want to know, Jack, anything. I uh..." He was having such a hard time thinking with her so close, her eyes so pretty and dark, like the earth, but still shimmery. His own pupils dilated. He leaned in, eyes open for the most of it, and then finally they slid shut as he went for the kiss. Geeze, he'd never really... Done this before. Not really. At the same time, he gently smoothed over her cheek with his thumb.
Jack-O-Lantern had completely forgotten about the humanoids a bit away from them, he was more enamored with the female, to be honest. He kept his eyes on the ball, though, because that felt like a safe bet right now. He had bred before, sure, and it had been in a room just like this one, with toys and lots of fun things, but this female was so big, and he really liked her. He made a soft 'boop' as she leapt on him, and for once, he wasn't scared, not even for a moment.
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Post by Jack on Sept 10, 2019 19:53:22 GMT -6
Smiling against the kiss, she finally pulled away and then buried her face in his furry chest. She loved him, and it seemed he loved her too, and that was all that mattered at the moment. The Orbaru long forgotten, she nodded a little and then drew back a little to look up at him. She'd enjoyed the sensation of his thumb on her cheek, his mouth on hers, and she wondered if he felt the same way. Gently, she touched one of his braids again with a little smile on her face. "Well... for starters... how would you proceed with all of this?" she asked him, glanced up again to look into his bright pink eyes. Jack waited eagerly for an answer, and realized she didn't have an answer for that question for the Labs either. She would have to think on that in case he asked.
Panda leapt at him and then rolled over next to him with a happy boop, staring at him upside down with bright eyes. She liked him a lot, this was lots of fun!
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Post by Renathan on Sept 10, 2019 20:01:12 GMT -6
The sensation was nice. Kissing was a funky affair, with what having a muzzle and all, no matter how slight. However, it would seem that they were compatible, and honestly he'd been nervous about whether or not the logistics of the thing would be fine. He felt her smile, and then couldn't help but do so as well, just barely keeping his teeth from showing. He moved back, now fully grinning, his eyes half lidded. That was... That was awesome. He was out of breath, but it was pleasant. "We... Uh, well my people are poly-amorous. Typically, ah, courting is done, and then their houses are generally combined. Large amounts of people live with their lambs, ah- children there. All the adults are their parents, though birth parents are known... We have three genders." He said, feeling suddenly like he is explaining way too much. "But, I left there expecting to learn how to live as a Pethian. I want to know how y'all do this." He couldn't help it, the anxiety. The cultures were very different, but he'd was fine, learning the new information. He hadn't expected to keep his own traditions here, and honestly didn't want more than one... Uh, mate. He pulled his hand away from her face, and instead let it trail down her arm, so that he could take her hand. That felt good too, earlier.
The little black orbaru shyly looked over to the female as she laid there on her back next to him. His bright amber eyes blinked once, and then twice. She was really pretty, and wasn't mean at all like those russet ones where he lived. He liked her a lot! He gently put a paw near her, playing gently with an eartip. Her ears were so long!
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Post by Jack on Sept 10, 2019 20:09:50 GMT -6
It had felt good, and she'd been a little worried too, but things were fine, they would figure it out as they went, she was sure at least. She smiled still and then took a deep breath as she listened to what he told her. That was interesting, definitely different and she wasn't sure she could personally live like that. Was that what he was going to end up expecting? A brief moment of panic hit her eyes and then she shook her head, there was no way he wanted that, not if he'd willingly left that society to come here to the Labs at this point. Jack thought about it for a moment, and then nodded and let his fingers entwine with hers. "Here, most people exclusively see one person, though some see more than one at a time, it depends on the person really. If things go well, one will propose to the other, usually the more masculine partner, though it's not unknown for it to happen the other way around," Jack said carefully, trying to think what she had grown up knowing, "Then the two are married to each other after awhile, and they spend the rest of their lives together, if they're lucky. There's always the chance of divorce, splitting the marriage, if the pair find out they're not as compatible as they once thought..." Jack trailed off and looked away from Renathan for a bit, not wanting to think of that for them. She wanted to stay compatible with him, but that thought scared her too, thought she couldn't necessarily figure out why that was.
Nothing would go wrong with them, Panda decided, and she happily preened as he played with one of her ears, and then she reached out for one of his back paws, touching him gently and realizing his fur was silky and smooth under her paw.
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Post by Renathan on Sept 11, 2019 6:21:13 GMT -6
Renathan searched her face for a moment, still pretty afraid of rejection, but hoping to high goodness that she'd understand, somehow. He did feel his fingers taken by hers, however, and that made him feel so much better. He listened closely when she began speaking, of course mesmerized. It didn't sound complicated, in fact. It sounded much less stressful than having a full household. His muscles relaxed a little along his back and shoulders. After she was done, he nodded. "That, that makes a lot of sense. It is probably a lot easier to have one partner. So marriage is like, a bond?" He furrowed his brow. "Or like joining a household, right? But with one person." He was trying his best. "But a divorce, I don't think we have an analogue to." It was certainly interesting, he was going to have to commit this more to memory. Finally, he smiled. "I came here to live life as a Pethian, and I am going to live life as a Pethian for sure." This was doable. He just needed to make sure he did it right for her.
Oh. That was something he had to think about... How would Mintaka feel about this?
Oh, and the berry! "Nearly forgot the berry!" He went to dig one of the abundance out of his pocket, and held it out for her to see. He had about a billion of them, it felt like.
The male seemed to be pleased with today's activities. He wasn't used to playing a whole ton, since he tended to scare the other orbaru with his fire, but he'd managed to keep it together it would seem. He watched as the female touched on of his back paws. He fought the urge to kick- not her, but because it was ticklish, and managed to keep from doing it. After a moment, the male wondered.
Would she be okay with doing the tail flashing thing? He knew how.
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