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Post by Nina on Jun 18, 2024 3:44:45 GMT -6
Nimbia was only barely listening to what he was saying, since each word only sent her further and further into her own imagination. She wondered what the experience would be like for her. From what he described, it sounded best summed up as chaotic. A huge unknown. No matter what questions she asked or what she tried to imagine, it always came back to that. An uknown.
His question pulled her out of her thoughts, and she considered her answer carefully. He had been so accommodating and honest with her so far, so she decided to do the same. She could be vulnerable and honest, right? Then why did it feel so difficult?
"Well," she said, breathing in slowly. "I have always wondered... what it would be like to have hatchlings of my own some day." That was a great start, and now all she had to do was finish the thought.
"It feels like the time for such a thing may never be right for me." There was a soft sadness in her voice that indicated her longing.
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Post by Silver on Jul 3, 2024 2:27:52 GMT -6
Given everything she had said so far, her answer was not much of a surprise, if a bit sad. Subei got the feeling that she had been thinking about becoming a parent. Though the second part of her answer did give him pause. She explicitly mentioned the timing, which stood out to him. If she had doubts about how difficult it was to raise hatchlings or anything like that, she probably would have phrased it differently.
"What makes you say that?" Subei asked in a gentle tone. He was genuinely curious, and though he knew it was impolite to ask a stranger about family matters, he just couldn't leave the question hanging in the air unanswered. In a way, it felt like she was asking him to ask. Why else would she be so vague and mysterious?
Wait... was she flirting with him? Subei suddenly felt as if he had been put on the spot. Is that what she meant when she said she had been expecting him?
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Post by Nina on Jul 4, 2024 2:45:31 GMT -6
Nimbia spent most of their interaction so far with her focus in her own head, overthinking absolutely everything either of them said. It was surprising that Subei was following along as well as he was. Perhaps it really was fate that brought them together, and he was there to make sense of this question that had been burning in her heart all this time.
"In all my divination, I could never see that part of my future," she explained. "If it was meant to be, I guess... I thought I would see the signs by now."
It was hard for her to admit, but she figured she might as well tell him the truth. For as much searching as she had done in her life, her own destiny was still as foggy as ever. She knew that there was a limit to her abilities, but it was still difficult for her not to know.
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Post by Silver on Jul 14, 2024 20:00:49 GMT -6
Divination? Subei suddenly had a different understanding of the entire conversation they were having. All of her vague comments and the staring out at the sky was instantly reframed in his mind as her trying to search for an understanding of her future. Subei did not know much about the art of divination, but he wasn't sure that was really the topic at hand.
"Consider... if you spend a lot of energy looking for a particular sign, maybe you could see right past a different one," he said. His tone made it clear that the words were meant in a comforting way. He would never suggest that she was wrong for looking, but he could understand being so obsessed with something that it was hard to see outside of it.
"Maybe the hint comes in a form you wouldn't expect, I guess," he said. Now was he the one doing the flirting? Perhaps their meeting was a sign of something more, after all.
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Post by Nina on Jul 15, 2024 1:56:20 GMT -6
Nimbia mulled over what Subei had to say for a moment. When he put it that way, it did make a lot of sense. Was she ignoring the signs she didn't want to see? Was she looking too hard in all the wrong places? Hers was such a difficult art, and she knew all too well that things were never as straightforward as they seemed. Her own fixation on the problem very well could shroud her ability to see through it.
How funny it was that such a revelation came from a complete stranger.
Nimbia's eyes grew wide. Was he saying what she thought he was saying? She reflexively looked up into the sky, but forced herself to look at Subei instead. "Do you think..." she paused before daring to finish the sentence. "This is why we were destined to meet?"
Her face grew warm as the words escaped her. Had she really said that? Well, there was no going back now.
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Post by Silver on Jul 15, 2024 3:19:59 GMT -6
Subei noticed that Nimbia was often quiet and contemplative for a moment before speaking, so he saw no need to fill the silence. Though they had just met, he was already rather comfortable around her. She had a nice calming presence that he appreciated. It was nice not to feel like he had to say something or do something in particular.
When she did finally speak, he quietly nodded. "It is certainly possible," he said. He wasn't certain about things like destiny or divination, but he was coming around to the idea of them becoming parents together.
If anyone had asked him what he thought the day would bring, that would certainly not have made the list, but now that they were here... well, it didn't seem like such a wild idea after all.
"It's, uh, been a while since there were some hatchlings in the lair. I'm quite sure they would be welcome." Now that he had finally said it, he awkwardly looked into Nimbia's lavender eyes and wondered what she would say.
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Post by Nina on Jul 15, 2024 21:04:11 GMT -6
All she could feel was her pulse pounding in her ears. She almost couldn't hear what he was saying because of it. For a moment, everything felt surreal, but she took a deep breath and managed to bring herself back down to reality.
Obviously, nothing like this had ever happened to her before. She hastily decided that she would stop overthinking and just follow his lead. She did not know what to do or to say, but in a strange sort of way, not knowing was exciting. For once, she didn't fear the unknown, instead choosing to embrace it.
"I don't know what to say," Nimbia said, her voice quiet and uncertain.
"Subei. Would you like to accompany me to the temple?" Someone had to say it. It might as well be her. Until that point, they had only been hinting and blushing. Now she would know for sure whether he meant what she thought he meant. Just so she could be a little bit more certain.
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Post by Silver on Jul 16, 2024 21:37:18 GMT -6
Everything so far had been subtle. Theoretical. Now that she had asked him directly to accompany her to the clutch temple, he had a decision to make. Did he really want to commit to having more hatchlings right this second? Well, he was the one who had brought it up, and it's not as if he never thought about it before. There weren't any others in the lair with the most recent lot being about the same age...
"I would," he said with a nod. Both of them had decided to let fate decide the course of their day, and it had brought them together under a unified goal. How could he possibly say no to that?
Subei stretched his wings and waved his long tail. "Shall we?" he asked, nodding in the general direction of the temple. He had been there at least once before, so perhaps he should take the lead. He floated up a bit and waited patiently for her to flex her own wings and join him.
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Post by Nina on Jul 16, 2024 21:46:47 GMT -6
Even though he had been the one to bring it up, she was relieved to hear him agree to her proposal. Even so, when he rose up into the air and looked toward the temple, she felt that strange hot feeling in her face again. It was like she couldn't believe it was all happening like this. If there was anyone she should be doing this with, it might as well be him. He made her feel safe in a way she couldn't explain. His own calmness and certainty washed over her and she felt like she could do anything. The perfect father for her own future hatchlings.
Nimbia stood up and stretched out her legs, flexing her claws and shaking her feathered wings. She had been laying there for so long that her toes were starting to tingle. Or maybe that was just nerves, too. "Lead the way," she said, allowing her wings to pull her into the air behind him.
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Post by Silver on Jul 16, 2024 22:08:31 GMT -6
She would not have to tell him twice. Subei floated high into the air and noted that the wind had changed, no longer blowing toward the lake, but away from it. He smirked to himself, trying not to overthink something so subtle. Just another weird thing in a long series of weird things that led him to this moment.
Since they were not too far from the canyon city, the trip was not long. Subei was careful to adjust his pace so that Nimbia had an easy time following him. Just in case she needed it. He knew instinctively that not all Draconics were as strong at flying as him, and that was totally fair - he would definitely lose to her in a running contest.
As they approached the temple, he made a slow but deliberate descent until he was hovering just above the ground. "Are you ready?" he asked one more time before they went inside.
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Post by Nina on Jul 16, 2024 22:21:07 GMT -6
Nimbia habitually watched every cloud closely as they made their way across the canyon. None of them had something to say, or perhaps she was not looking as hard as she normally would. She had convinced herself to go through with this, and she wasn't about to let a cloud tell her otherwise. She had an inkling feeling that she might regret that later, but she was too excited to let that doubt stop her.
She landed behind him and folded her wings back. Looking up at the temple like this was intimidating. Was she really sure? She glanced back at the clouds and saw exactly what she needed to see. A little wisp in the sky that told her she was on the right path. She often pointed it out to others to reassure them, and now it was here for her, telling her that things would be ok. If she needed a sign, well, now she had it.
Nimbia silently nodded, not daring to say a word aloud. She was ready.
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