|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:08:17 GMT -6
Ophelia
Start Level/Loyalty: 2/2 End Level/Loyalty: 4/4
Posts: 10/10
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:12:47 GMT -6
She had been sitting at the picnic table in her garden when the brilliant idea struck her - bring Ophelia to the breeding center. It wasn't like it would be her first time being there, right? Sure she had never worked with breeding lotine before but she knew that she could so why not give it a shot? Ophelia hadn't liked being pulled out of the pond very much, or the trip in Sevyrn's hooded wagon, but that wasn't the end of the world. They would be back home in no time, most likely. She had read a quick guide on how this kind of thing was supposed to go, so she felt semi-ready to be able to handle it. Walking in to the breeding center she was greeted with paperwork that she was already familiar with - she just needed to fill it out, and then she would be ready to go.
1
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:15:56 GMT -6
After everything was all said and done, the attendant took the paperwork from Sevyrn and lead her to one of the breeding rooms. They went down a different hallway than she was used to going after bringing orbaru here a couple times, and the rooms themselves seemed to be much different as well. Like the orbaru rooms were meant to suit the nature of the little creatures, the lotine rooms were designed with them in mind. There was a table for any people involved to sit at if they so desired, but also the farther half of the room was taken up by a deep looking pool. Once they were inside Sevyrn opened the gate to the wagon and let Ophelia slither out - as expected she immediately went for the water and dove in, finding herself much happier in the depths than she did stuck in that wagon. It... was not meant to be lotine sized, and she didn't have the kind of moving room inside it that smaller creatures did.
2
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:22:05 GMT -6
From what Sevyrn had seemed, the lotine seemed like she would be ready to produce a berry, soon. The change had happened only a couple days after Sevyrn had first taken her home, and that was what had sparked her interest in this adventure. Those petals on the flower on her head seemed to have grown larger, widened like it was ready to produce fruit, and Sevyrn had never seen such a thing happen before. She had two lola already but she had purchased them from another person quite some time ago and this would be her first time seeing the process in action. As Ophelia swam contently around the tank, Sevyrn settled herself in to the room. She left her backpack on the table but pulled out a fish to feed the lotine before she walked over to the pool and sat down at the edge, dipping her feet in to the water.
3
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:27:12 GMT -6
"You like it here, Ophelia? It must be much nicer than being stuck in the wagon. I'm sorry that I had to do that to you." Despite Sevyrn's talking, the lotine didn't seem very interested in anything other than swimming around. Sevyrn gave her the moment to be happy about being in more natural surroundings before she dared to bother her again, idly watching the scene before her as she gently swayed her legs back and forth in the water.
"I've got something for you O," she said after the moment had passed, holding out the fish she'd taken along for the ride. Either the sight or the smell of the fish caught Ophelia's attention because the lotine finally swam over to where the woman waited. Sevyrn gave it a gentle toss in the water so that it landed right in front of Ophelia's body, and the lotine mowed the meal down rather eagerly.
4
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:34:45 GMT -6
Sevyrn had also packed a small beach ball in her backpack, something for them to play around with while Ophelia grew more comfortable with Sevyrn and her surroundings so that she would feel safe enough to grow her berry and with that bring a lola to life. Hoping that the lady wanted to play around a bit Sevyrn walked back to her bag and grabbed the ball out of it, only to toss it from where she was in to the water. She was rather amused by what followed next - Ophelia jumped out of the water to headbutt it, tossing it back in the air and part way back towards Sevyrn stood. "You like that, huh?" She remarked as she walked to where the ball fell, and offered another gentle toss to the lotine. She bopped it right back, seeming to enjoy the game, so Sevyrn continued for a few more rounds before Ophelia lost interest.
5 Ophelia - 3
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:41:25 GMT -6
This was a waiting game - she needed to see out the lotine's comfort until she was ready not the other way around, just like with the orbaru. Seeing how content she seemed to be swimming around in the pond, Sevyrn elected to pull out her sketchbook and sit on the ground nearby with her knees up, starting to work on the first lotine sketch that she had ever made. It... wasn't the best, but it was her first - the effort was there, and it looked better than a twelve year old would make, at least. She would definitely have to do more work on learning how to draw the lotine's graceful form, especially in motion like Ophelia currently was. She had to wonder if Ophelia knew what was coming - she was a grown lotine, so she likely had fruited before but at the same time what if this was her first?
6
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:47:32 GMT -6
Provided that this round turned out well, Sevyrn planned on bringing Ophelia here for a few months before letting her live the rest of her life out in peace at the gardens. Maybe she would do more than a few berry harvests, but that depended on what the future brought and the kind of effect that coming here had on Ophelia more than Sevyrn's innate desire to have more lola at home. If Ophelia seemed to hate it here then she would likely grab a maturity potion for one or both of the lola that she already had - they were rather striking themselves and would likely make beautiful lotine. There was no knowing what would come from the future, though. Maybe Ophelia would end up really enjoying coming here when she was ready to reproduce - and one visit wouldn't be enough to figure out whether or not that would be the case.
7
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:51:58 GMT -6
Sevyrn chose to use the rest of the page to practice some more lotine sketches - various angles and positions, attempts at in motion and still. Some turned out worse and some turned out better than the initial drawing, but she still had a lot of work to do by the time that the page was full. At that point she decided it was time to close the book and go back to seeing how Ophelia was. The lotine was floating on her back along the surface of the water, head turned to have one side down. Sevyrn could see that the flower atop Ophelia's head seemed to be blooming further, signalling that it as just about time for that berry of hers go grow. Sevyrn grinned to herself, pleased to see that things were progressing rather smoothly. She wondered what kind of lola would form from Ophelia's bloom - she had to hope for something nice, but anything would make her happy.
8
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 11:58:16 GMT -6
Perhaps it was time for another snack? Sevyrn hadn't brought just one fish, after all - she wanted Ophelia to be as comfortable as possible here, and of course that involved being able to eat when she wanted to. Figuring that things were probably far enough along that they wouldn't be here for much longer, Sevyrn tossed her backpack over her shoulder once she pulled the second fish out, and wore it as she sat down at the edge of the pond once again. She didn't even have to call Ophelia's attention over to her again - she'd watched the woman walk away and come back with the fish. Ophelia was waiting for her at the pool's edge as she dunked her feet it, and Sevyrn gave her a little pat on the top of her head with her free hand before she offered the fish to the lotine. "Yeah, this is for you," she remarked as Ophelia enjoyed her snack.
9
|
|
|
Post by Sevyrn on Aug 24, 2020 12:05:31 GMT -6
It wasn't long after that the flower atop Ophelia's head hit full bloom - it was the first time that Sevyrn got to witness this event in her life. Despite the fact that this was a natural process for lotine, she found herself proud of Ophelia as the berry inside revealed itself. It was quite the sight to observe, and Sevyrn was entranced by it. The berry swelled, doing what it needed to turn in to the lola that would be coming home with them. Any time now, and Sevyrn would be able to leave this place and take Ophelia and the new lola back to the pond where they would be at home. Sevyrn found herself rather happy that she had chosen to come here rather than leaving Ophelia at the pond to do what she needed to do. If she had chosen to do that, she may have never gotten to see what the process was like for herself.
10
|
|
|
Post by Renathan on Aug 24, 2020 13:19:31 GMT -6
Your lotine produces two berries! You must be a great gardener!
|
|