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Post by Kuuru on Jun 5, 2011 17:08:55 GMT -8
"Ayne!" Ku clasped her hands over her mouth, "You just..." she trailed off, and sighed, "I suppose it isn't that much of a problem out here..." She said placing her thumb under her chin, "This song is very powerful." She said quietly, listening to the guitar solo. She didn't know what the instruments they were using were, but they sounded so... Loveable. She figured was the right word. It was so different, and she loved it. She pressed the bruise on her foot again and a tear spilled down her cheek. For some reason she didn't feel vulnerable around Ayne. She felt that she could be how she's wanted to for years.
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Post by Prophet on Jun 5, 2011 21:13:27 GMT -8
Ayne chuckled. "I know its not proper to swear, but this was how I was raised. I won't force myself to be who I'm not." He said. "We are who we choose to be. Give that some thought."
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Post by Kuuru on Jun 5, 2011 22:15:47 GMT -8
Ku's eyes drifted down to her hands as she folded and unfolded her fingers over each other, "I suppose... I just don't know who that is yet..." she said finally clasping her hands together and giving a soft sigh. "I don't know what to say about being someone else... I don't even think there is anything else for me to be."
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Post by Prophet on Jun 5, 2011 22:39:16 GMT -8
Ayne looked up at Ku, "It takes time, you won't find out who you are or what you were meant to do in a matter of minutes. It took me years of self-searching, and without anyone's help, because if you want help from others to tell you who you are, they will only tell you who they want you to be." Ayne reached out to the nightstand by his bed and picked up the top book and held it up. The Title read; 'Meaning: What is it for you?'. "This may seem like I have some real self-confidence or self-worth issues... 'Cause I did at one point. But this book, along with all the books in my bag or on my dressers, really helped. And trust me, its overwhelming and a lot to take in, but it'll click after a while."
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Post by Kuuru on Jun 5, 2011 22:51:22 GMT -8
Ku looked at him for a moment, "Why would someone like you have self worth issues?" she shook her head once and gave a forced laugh, "I was taught to be nothing more than a piece of furniture that can cook and make herself pretty." She remembered her father and how he would read to her and how he taught her to read, something her mother would have beaten her for until she couldn't read any more. "It's hard to think someone like you could have self confidence issues, either." she said looking back at him.
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Post by Prophet on Jun 5, 2011 23:00:56 GMT -8
"Well," Ayne began, "I had issues because all I knew for the longest time was to be everyone's lottery numbers, horoscopes, or fortune cookies. It was great at first, I made a lot of people happy, but then I realized I had more to offer, yet no one wanted anything else. My friend realized that I wanted to be more than The Future, and told me that I should be my own person, not what everyone wants me to be. And that really hit home for me, so I stopped giving predictions right off the bat. Then people stopped asking after a few months..." Ayne realized what he's been doing every time he talked to Kuu. "I need to stop talking about me, getting tired of forcing my views on others that might not want it. Whats your story?" He asked.
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Post by Kuuru on Jun 5, 2011 23:19:18 GMT -8
"Mama had... problems." Kuu said with a grim look, "She wasn't well," she tapped the side of her head, "up here. Papa said that before me or my siblings were born she liked to study the fashion of the French Restoration. After whatever happened to Mama, her mind slipped into a different era. That's why Papa moved her to an island. He thought it was too dangerous for her to be with other people." she picked herself up and moved her left leg underneath her and her right in front of her so that she was fully on his bed, and comfortable. "He ordered a big mansion built on this island, and that is my home.... House. That was a house." she said solemnly, "You understand the difference, right?" she asked and continued,
"First was Tilbian. He's the oldest of us three, and a bit of a scary man. Then was Lenna, she's very pretty- Prettiest girl in the world probably- but she has a temper like no tomorrow. Then me." she pursed her lips, "Lenna didn't turn out how mama wanted her to be... so I guess I'm the second roll of the dice to her. She wanted to try again, but this time she was much stricter. Papa was the only nice one to me back in that house. He taught me how to read and write, something mama probably would have killed me over, if she had ever found out." she said with a little laugh, "And then It turned out I obtained the recessive gene of Papa's abilities." She smiled at her mother's poor luck in moldable children, "So already her roll came out poorly, but she still tried."
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Post by Prophet on Jun 5, 2011 23:49:05 GMT -8
Wasn't forced into a life of solitude, was born into it. Contact of outside world, accidental? Possibly. For all she knew, the whole world only consisted of a single island. "How did you find out about the outside world?" Ayne asked her.
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Post by Kuuru on Jun 6, 2011 10:02:39 GMT -8
Ku gave a big grin, "A Book." She said simply and thought about it for a moment, "Please, let me elaborate; Mama said the south wing was forbidden to the women, since it was Papa's study and our Library. He must have had thousands of books." she said with a soft laugh. "Every few nights I would go there and find something with pictures to look at, until Papa caught me." She looked at her hands and fiddled with them, silently, for a moment. "At first he scolded me, but then realized I had a chance. He was thrilled one of his children showed the want of learning. So he taught me everything he could think of."
She rested her cheek in the palm of her hand and continued, "Then one night I was running about the library and I stumbled across a BIG book." she held out her arms to make a rectangular shape, "It had a big world on it and at first I was a bit shocked. But this book showed me there was much more for the world to offer than just the waves on our shore. After that, when Papa would go out to the west side of the Island, past the trees, I would follow him. I had watched him send out boats, and they would bring things back, so I knew there had to be something out here." She finished. "Wow. I'm sorry for talking so much." she said and covered her lips with the side of her left index finger.
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Post by Prophet on Jun 13, 2011 19:06:15 GMT -8
Ayne was amazed, "You took quite a chance didn't you? You are very brave for committing such an act." Ayne told her. "You found out that the world has more to offer you... Wow." Ayne said appalled. Ayne began thinking of how he had been complaining on how much his life was devoid of meaning to him for so long... He had no right to complain. She beat his past by a long shot.
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Post by Kuuru on Jun 13, 2011 20:54:46 GMT -8
Ku's cheeks flushed a soft red at the thought of her being brave, and she gave him a tiny nod, "I was taking a rather large risk, but I really loved reading those books." She remembered an entry in the atlas, her favourite one, about a bird called Cyanocitta cristata; a Blue Jay. She was trying to think of a way to ask him about them without seeming silly. She curled her bangs around her ear, "Have you ever...seen a blue jay?" she asked meekly. THAT was the best you could come up with? Come ON Kuu.
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Post by Prophet on Jun 13, 2011 21:03:02 GMT -8
Ayne smiled, "Yes I have. They were abundant in the forest near my home. They were among many birds and animals that wandered around. Every so often, I'd go to that forest, climb a tree and just sit and watch the forest living. It really puts things into perspective when you do things like that." Ayne said. "We'll have to do that sometime." He smiled
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Post by Kuuru on Jun 13, 2011 22:06:32 GMT -8
Kuu shifted in her seat and turned a brighter red at his offer, "I-I'd love to..." she said sheepishly, with a nervous smile, "There is just one-" she paused, "Two problems." she grabbed a bit of her cotton pink hair and played with the ends, "One: All I own are dresses and I dont think that would be appropriate to climb in a dress, and Two: I don't even know how to climb anything other than a step ladder..." she said with a small laugh.
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Post by Prophet on Jun 13, 2011 22:14:19 GMT -8
"We'll think of something." Ayne told her, "Its a possibility that you can go to the student store and buy some regular clothes for whenever we go into the forest. You'll need clothes that are expendable." He said, "As for the climbing, well, I may have to carry you."
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Post by Kuuru on Jun 17, 2011 9:57:12 GMT -8
"But...." She paused for a minute and folded her hands together and she pursed her lips and stated meekly, "...I-...I have no money." She shifted her legs to the side and sighed, "I've never actually had any money for me to keep, because if I did get any, Tilbian would take all of it-Both from me and Lenna-and stow away on one of Papa's ships and go to the mainland. I don't know what he did there, but he always came back with a-what he called-'new' garter. None of them ever looked new..." she said notingly.
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Post by Prophet on Jun 17, 2011 13:39:29 GMT -8
"Hmm." Ayne said under his breath, he reached behind him and grabbed his duffle bag. Gotta be something in here... He rummaged through his stuff and found a pair of clean sweat pants. They looked as though the never been used, next he grabbed an old black undershirt that was very worn. He handed them to Kuu. "You can use these." Ayne said.
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Post by Kuuru on Jun 20, 2011 12:21:09 GMT -8
Ku looked at the sweatpants and worn shirt and she set the shirt to the side and focused on the pants, "Wow...Thank you... I've never owned pants before." she laughed a little and checked the fabric and stitching; her light blue eyes shifting quickly over the hems, "I think I can take these and one of my dresses and make it a litte more for a girl." she felt them between her hands, "I've never had a fabric like this to work with." she smiled at him, "Thank you."
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