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Post by Jack on Jun 21, 2020 0:17:31 GMT -6
Beaming at her friend, Jack patted her on the back before pulling her arm back again, "Good, I'm glad to hear it, and you know I'll help you with anything you need. Do you... want to see Alexei again sometime? He's definitely calmed down since you saw him last, being dominant apparently did that to him if that makes sense at all. He's not having to fight for his rights anymore maybe." She scratched her chin with a frown on her face, maybe she shouldn't have offered that to Nina, but it felt odd not to, like she wasn't giving her the full experience of their intertwined lives or something.
Frog booped in surprise and jumped back when she reached out to touch him, but then regained his composure and slunk back over to her, lowering his head so she could touch one of his spikes a little easier than before. It was the least he could do, right?
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Post by Silver on Jun 21, 2020 0:46:37 GMT -6
Nina's eyes got brighter in the way that they did when she was happy. Along with her antennae perking up, it was like her weird version of a smile. Jack was probably used to it by now, considering how happy she was most of the time they hung out, especially at the breeding center with their Orbaru. "Thanks," she said with a little nod. She didn't know what she was getting herself into, but if Jack would be there with her, she felt like she could manage.
As for meeting Alexei, even the name made her thoughts race. Jack seemed optimistic though, so she tried to hold it together. "Yea, I think I would like to see how he's going." Hearing that he was more calm now was a blessing and a curse. Jack was strong enough to train him to dominance, which just made her wonder if she would ever be good enough to do something like that. Jealousy aside, she did think it would be nice to see him again.
Maxilla grabbed his ear with her paw, but immediately let go and pulled it back. That spike thinggy felt weird! She booped almost like she was laughing, then waved her tail around some. There was something familiar about the spike, but she couldn't think of what.
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Post by Jack on Jun 21, 2020 9:46:09 GMT -6
"Alright! We'll met up soon after the breeding is over and I'll hand over the hatchling and maybe I'll bring Alexei along. He's really gotten better, I promise you," she told her with a smile. She leaned back against the back of the chair and beamed, happily thinking of how she had changed her friend's mind a little, and the 'smile' she had gotten only confirmed it. Jack really liked Nina, she was one of her best friends, and it couldn't have gone better at this point. She just hoped she wasn't unintentionally lying to her, and she wondered, by chance, if she had gotten into Houluh as well... "Hey, question, have you gotten any Houluh? Or are you going to bother with them since you have so much on your plate?" the woman finally asked, tilting her head at her friend.
Perking up, Frog booped a laugh as well and opened his large mouth wide open as he did so. It usually scared the others off, but he couldn't help the way he laughed, but he enjoyed her reaction.
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Post by Silver on Jun 24, 2020 5:52:59 GMT -6
"Yea, sounds good," Nina said, nodding. "Looking forward to it." While she was still not totally sure this was a good idea, Jack made it sound like it wouldn't be a big deal, and she wanted to trust her. She would go along with it for now, and if she wanted to change her mind later, well she would have to deal with that then.
"Oh, not yet, at least," she said. She shyly rubbed her own arm. "I've met a couple, but I haven't had time to think about picking up one of my own yet." There was still a lot to do and she didn't want to over commit, though she knew she probably would anyway. Like Sarane, Houluh were a lot of work and she wasn't so sure she was ready for that yet.
"Oh! Should we go to our room?" she asked. They had been sitting in the lobby chatting and she had almost forgot why they were there in the first place. When she looked down at Maxilla, the Orbaru looked back up at her like she wasn't certain what was about to happen. Whatever she was thinking before that was quickly forgotten.
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Post by Jack on Jun 24, 2020 18:54:36 GMT -6
Inwardly she hoped that Alexei would be alright with meeting up with Nina again, and she asked him through the Ribbon they shared, rubbing it where it was connected to her. He assured her he was better, she had broken him and he would defer to her judgement. Jack smiled a little and then beamed at Nina again, trying to prove her point. "I'm glad!"
"It is a lot of work, though at least they listen a lot better than Sarane!" she chuckled a little with a smile, "If you ever find yourself with one, let me know and we'll work together if you want?"
Perking up a little, the woman nodded and rubbed Frog's head, "Oh, yeah! I completely forgot!" Giving a laugh she picked up Frog and motioned for Nina to lead them all to the room before feeling inside of her bag to make sure the baby fruit was still there.
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Post by Silver on Jun 25, 2020 23:49:42 GMT -6
Nina wasn't afraid of Alexei. After all, she did manage to break him herself. She was stronger than he was, and she had proved it. Though with his muzzle and horns wrapped up, she did have an advantage. Either way, it wasn't the physical beast that she was afraid of, but what he represented. Her ambitions, everything she had poured into the idea of him before she gave him away... it was just too much. If anyone but Jack had suggested it, it would be an instant no, but she trusted Jack and was willing to try for her sake.
"Ah, yea," Nina said with a nod. "We'll see how well I go with this present of yours first, maybe." She laughed a whirring laugh but it was also a little true. She didn't want to overcommit just in case she couldn't handle it.
"C'mere you," she said, picking up Maxilla. The zombie Orbaru was happy to be carried around again, even though laying down couldn't be that much effort. She booped happily and swished her bony tail as Nina carried her into the room, then held the door open for Jack.
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Post by Jack on Jun 26, 2020 19:25:49 GMT -6
Chuckling, she nodded. "Yeah, don't over-commit, that's the worse. I think I have..." Jack said, screwing up her face as she carried Frog into the room, thanking Nina for holding open the door before putting him down and watching him scamper off to play with a ball he saw. She smiled proudly at him and then pulled out the baby fruit from her bag, stepping out of the way of her friend so she could come in with the Zombie Orbaru. As she pushed a hand through her hair, she handed the fruit over to Nina, "You want to give it to her?"
It was interesting, she hadn't done much with her Zombies for awhile, so it was strange seeing what was going on in her mind, though she wished again she had gotten a Ring for the species at some point. Maybe she would in the future, but who knew. At least Frog was having fun, and opened his mouth wide in a grin as he brought the ball over to Maxilla to see if she wanted to play.
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Post by Silver on Jul 15, 2020 3:06:04 GMT -6
Nina definitely knew a thing or two about over-committing. She always had to do everything by herself. Maybe some day she could entertain the idea of asking for help, if only just a little. Then she could focus on working on things that mattered to her instead of things she just felt obligated to do. Some day.
Nina stepped into the room and pulled the door closed behind her. Maxilla was a calm Orbaru, so she wasn't trying to get away like many others might have. "Oh, right," she said, accepting the berry from Jack. It seemed like every time she was here, she was more interested in talking to Jack than she was working with the Orbaru. She grabbed the berry, set Maxilla on the floor, then leaned in so she could carefully feed the berry to the zombie. Maxilla didn't seem that interested at first, but once she tasted the berry, she liked it and finished it eagerly. Then she turned around to see what Frog was doing, but she turned so far that she fell right over.
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Post by Jack on Jul 17, 2020 19:20:22 GMT -6
Jack smiled a little and set Frog down inside the room as well, Frog following her as he toddled along on his back legs, his front legs certainly too small for him to walk on. It was fine though, he stumbled a little but booped with concern when Maxilla fell over after eating the berry, and he tilted his head in an attempt to help her back onto her feet. Jack grinned a little and patted him on the head.
"Anything else going on, Nina?" she asked her friend with a look and a smile. She loved being around her friend whenever she could, she was one of her best friends, between Nina and Ashe it was hard for her to pick, though Renathan, as her fiance, took top spot, as he should at this point. Stretching out, she looked around and sat in a chair, watching the two Orbaru for a little bit.
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Post by Silver on Sept 5, 2020 20:03:29 GMT -6
If there was something else going on in her life, and there certainly was, she didn't want to talk about it. Everything that had been happening lately had come and gone so fast that she didn't even want to start putting it in order so she could talk about it. She would much rather focus on the Zu, or pets she liked, or anything but...
"Oh, you know," she said with a shrug. "Life moves on, doesn't it? I am just happy to have a little time to myself again. I hope this means good things for the future." She smiled with her antennae and left it at that.
Maxilla was thankful for the help to get her up. She pushed Frog over and pulled herself up using him as a prop. She didn't seem to mind that she was squishing him the whole time. Once she was back upright again, she flopped back and sat down right on Jack's foot. Ah yes, this is comfortable, she thought.
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Post by Jack on Sept 5, 2020 20:21:25 GMT -6
Jack nodded and gave a sigh, "Yeah, life does move on doesn't it? It's kinda sad in a way, but it happens and there's nothing you can do about it." She gave a sad smile to her friend and settled back, running her thumb over the rings on the chain around her neck. Oh well, it didn't matter much, but she had to admit she was a little lonely. Just a few days with Nina and she would be back on her feet, this is what happened, she supposed, when she finally had time to think about things. "The future will hopefully be better at least!" the woman announced with a genuine smile this time.
Frog flailed as he was stepped on and used as a prop. He wasn't sure what was happening, but then he saw the female sitting on Jack's foot. Tilting his head, he booped a question, didn't she want to play with him?
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Post by Silver on Sept 6, 2020 6:57:19 GMT -6
Nina had a feeling that Jack was talking about something specific, but she didn't press it. If Jack wanted to talk about it, it would come out in time. All either of them could do for now was be there for each other. Not wanting to think about all of that, she turned her focus to the Orbaru. That's what they were actually there for, after all.
"I wonder what our new babies will look like," she mused aloud. The Zu didn't have many Orbaru of the same subspecies as Frog, so she hoped there was a cute one that looked like him.
It was like Maxilla totally forgot that she was here playing with Frog for a second. She looked over to him when he booped, then rolled off Jack's foot onto her hind legs. Then she started stumbling toward him and trying to grab his ears or tail. Anything she could grab was fair game - they were now playing tag, whether he wanted to or not!
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Post by Jack on Sept 6, 2020 10:54:15 GMT -6
"I don't know! But I bet they'll be cute," Jack said with a wink at her friend. She wasn't sure what they would get either, but that was part of the fun of breeding, now wasn't it? She smiled a little and went to gently move Maxilla off of her foot when the Orbaru popped off herself and went straight to Frog. Giving a little laugh, she shook her head and wondered what they were going to do with each other at the moment. At least she had her friends, she had to be happy with that at this point, she figured with a smile.
Frog booped out loud and smiled widely before running off, his tail with the strange orbs on it trailing behind him. His big feet got him into trouble, however, and he tripped for a moment. As he attempted to scramble to his feet again, he thought he felt her brush his tail a little, but wasn't sure.
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Post by Silver on Sept 6, 2020 20:31:04 GMT -6
Nina nodded, looking at the Orbaru. They were all cute, even Maxilla who was boney and half-alive. She wondered how the Zombie type Orbaru could even hold themselves together like that. Must be some labs magic, she thought.
"You know," she said after a bit of silence. "I really like Orbaru." Well, that was obvious. "I mean, I like that they always get along with each other, even these two only just met, but they're like best friends already. I think that's nice."
Maxilla kept swiping at the colorful jewels at the end of his tail. They were so pretty! She almost forgot what she was doing while staring at them. Damn her super short arms! She was not a terribly graceful thing, so when Frog tripped over a bit, that was enough to make her trip, too. She crashed right into him and landed on her back once again. She booped playfully to indicate that she wasn't hurt, almost like she was laughing at herself.
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Post by Jack on Sept 6, 2020 20:34:42 GMT -6
Jack sat there quietly for a little while after Nina spoke, and then turned to her with a little smile on her face, "You know, you're one of my best friends." She looked down at her hands and then spoke again, "I hope you think the same, but if you don't, I understand. I've just been a little... lonely, I guess?" Usually she was the one to listen, she was the one to care, but she felt she could open up to Nina, and that was important. Right now though... she felt like she needed to be heard, which was entirely unusual for her. At least her attempts at conversing had a little something to do with what Nina said, right? Maybe the TROD was comparing them with the Orbaru pair they were tending, even?
Frog booped happily and fell down next to her again before rolling over and playfully swiping at her closest ear. He was happy to have made a new friend!
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