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Post by Ettie and Anne on Jun 3, 2021 17:41:07 GMT
"Didn't give it enough spices..??" Duchess questioned with a hint of incredulousness, tilting her head a little as she looked over at Ruffian and Steyr; visibly surprised. "I can smell them from over here, though!"
"Mmm." Princess nodded in agreement, her voice muffled past the mouthful of meat that she was chewing down on.
Ruffian, too, seemed to share in the bewilderment, glancing between his own skewer, and Steyr's. "I'm pretty damn sure I put all the same shit on my skewers that you did on yours." He'd state, visibly skeptical. "Hell, I'm pretty damn sure I put even more spice on mine than you did on yours! The hell did you do differently from mine?" Whether or not Ruffian really did make his food identical to or spicier than Steyr's was hard to say - but Ruffian seemed to genuinely believe it, at the very least. He was trying his damndest to try and one-up the darkfurred Gaomon in some regard, after all!
But as Steyr offered one of his skewers to Ruffian, the delinquent would look it over for a second - wondering what would make this so different. After taking a second to steel himself though, in preparation for the inevitable fire he was about to set to his tongue, he'd take a bite out of the skewer, and...
... Huhm. Not bad, he'd have to admit. Even if it was still absurdly spicy - nearly drowning out the other flavors for him, given that he doesn't have the same level of tolerance that Steyr did - he could at least taste something other than fire. With this in mind, Ruffian would take the time to add some lime to his own skewers, before resuming his tongue's trial by fire.
Aurien, chuckling at this, will smile over to Steyr - mentioning "Eating together as a pack, the lot of us, is great!"
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Post by steyr on Jun 13, 2021 4:48:04 GMT
...Huh, what? OH! OH! He said it wrong! "Oh sorry! I mean he's just trying to make it extremely hot and spicy and forgot to balance other flavors. So all you can taste is the searing feel on your tongue and not much anything else. The spicy flavor is too overpowering compared to the other! That's what my best friend taught me, yes. Don't forget to balance the seasoning."
Though, Ruffian's acknowledgement that he added as much spice as he does to his makes Steyr snrk. "Heh, so you have been trying to one up me, huh? As far as I know, I have been eating tons of spicy foods and none of them feels too spicy to me. Well... the heat sometimes get unbearable though so I try to avoid some peppers that makes me felt like they just rubbed some menthol balm on my tongue. Give it up, you're already sweating hard from your eyes."
...Those are called tears, Steyr.
Steyr smiled as his brother commented that it's fun to eat together as a pack like this. "Oh yeah, actually, it's kind of a dream of mine..." he trailed, smiling as he watched the fire. "You know, eating together in front of the bonfire, sharing tales, playing music, singing together... somewhere in the wilderness. That's kind of the romance i wanted. I mean, the romance of camaraderie, you got what I mean? But it's not night yet, and we're in city, probably will disturb people if we do that hahah! What about you guys? What do you want in this life?"
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Post by Ettie and Anne on Jun 13, 2021 6:24:22 GMT
"Ooooohhhhh," Ettie would murmur in understanding, as Steyr clarified. That made more sense! Even if she wasn't necessarily the pup that he was explaining it too - given that Duchess and Ruffian were the ones that had brought it up - she admittedly had been wondering the same thing as the others, regarding the spice.
"I don't imagine you'd be able to taste much past the spiciness after a certain point, though, regardless of tolerance or seasonings." Adhara hummed, nibbling a bit on some of a mushroom-black pepper skewer that he had made. Peppers like these provided plenty of spice, if you asked him - no reason to make it go any hotter. Of course though, he didn't have the same experience with spicy food that Steyr or Ruffian did.
And speaking of Ruffian, well... He definitely was 'sweating from his eyes', but he was doing his damnedest to hold it back, dammit! He was taking steady and measured breaths to try and avoid stoking the fire that was his tastebuds as he continued to eat his spicy lime-y skewers, glaring Steyr down in pure spite. He wasn't going to give up on this quite yet - not anytime soon, in fact!
But soon came the question of what everyone wanted in this life - a good question, for certain. The pups would hum and quietly mull over the question amongst themselves, glancing between eachother - although of the group, Ettie would be the first to speak up. "Me and Anne, we're just happy having a pack that would make Mama proud! And making friends with everyone we meet!" She'd chirp - her twin quietly nodding in agreement.
"Yeah!" Duchess yipped, meanwhile. "Not being quite as alone when we're traveling everywhere is really fun - we get to experience the world as a big family!"
Though Ruffian wouldn't speak, due to being more focused on the grueling task of Spicy, he personally was looking forward to opportunities to get stronger.
Meanwhile though, Adhara smiled softly. "Learning more and gaining experience from traveling with everyone has been my brother's and I's goals. Being able to be like our parents could be nice."
"And you probably know me already," Aurien laughed with a warm smile. "I wanna be a hero, like our family, of course!"
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Post by steyr on Jun 16, 2021 6:13:40 GMT
"I think people's spiciness tolerance is kind of very subjective. Some people can't taste after certain point but apparently some people can taste something beyond that. Hence I guess... sensitivity is the question? But indeed Ruffian's a little bit too much for even me, so I'd season it differently," Steyr admitted.
If there's anything that he noticed about the gathering it's seem that... everyone have something that bonded them together... mostly their parents, or sense of familial approval. That is indeed interesting. "...Heh, I see... I could surmise we have great familial relationship with our parents then, considering what I heard... everyone seem to want to emulate their parents... well I'm no exception. I, too, want to be someone who can protect my hometown and family."
There's a trace of melancholy when Steyr said that. He remembered about his hometown that he have never stepped on for years... it's been way too long. So long that he honestly missed even the coldness of it... it was cold, yet so warm, so warm that he was proud to be prince of that city. But the current him is no prince, let alone someone who should be proud carrying the name of such magnificent city.
"......Mmm, anyway we should probably eat more! I'm pretty sure you guys will get what you want! I too will work hard on getting what I want! That is, of course, to be strong enough to be able to face what's ahead!"
Steyr immediately munched on a sausage skewers. "Oh this made me want to make hot dog. I'll go grab some buns I guess!"
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Post by Ettie and Anne on Jun 16, 2021 7:11:17 GMT
"Yep! We both love our mama a bunch!" Ettie confirmed with a big grin as she wrapped an arm around Anne's shoulders, her tail wagging. "Our birthpack is pretty close knit as it is; but Mama is our mama, and she's who taught the both of us everything we needed to know to survive!"
"... Leaving the pack to set off on our own was tough, though. And we do miss it, sometimes." Anne added with a similar hint of melancholy, leaning into her sibling's embrace. "But we were very curious about the world at large - and we wanted to see more of it, beyond the wildernesses that we knew,."
"I don't think we really had parents specifically..." Duchess would muse out loud, humming a little. "Closest thing for me and Princess would probably be the Elecmon and Swanmon of the Village of Beginnings!"
Ruffian would quietly nod in agreement - he didn't really grow up with parents the same way some of the pups here did.
Aurien, though, seemed to notice that melancholy in Steyr's words - and smiling gently, he'd reach over to pat the Gaomon with his flipper. "We'll both do great; and everyone back home still misses ya and loves ya very much! You can still come visit any time!" Oh, but that reminded him, the boat and the crystal!
Once Steyr returned with the hot dog buns in question - Aurien would've already dug out a little wrapped box that the two objects were contained within, offering it to his older sibling. "Speaking of home, uhm... I wanted to bring you this box, once we found you; I'll explain more once you open it up!"
"Oh, yeah!" Sirius would bark in excitement, seeming to completely forget that the contents of the box were meant to be a surprise. He was about to speak up about it - "The cr--" - although Adhara would be quick to hush the Plotmon-X, whispering "It's supposed to be a surprise, Sirius."
"Ooohhh..." Sirius would mumble, muffled by a paw over his mouth. Right! The surprise! The surprise for Steyr!
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Post by steyr on Jun 16, 2021 15:19:21 GMT
"Thank you, ltitle brother..." Steyr smiled at Aurien's assurance, but it wasn't a smile that says that he agrees to what suggested. "...I have been very selfish until this very moment, and well... I don't feel right to just like that return back home without doing something that would... make the our family, the people of our city and myself proud... you got what I mean? I have made our parents cry, I made our siblings conflicted and feeling they couldn't protect me... if I suddenly return just like that, for what were they suffering? That's why for all of us, I need to stay outside the city, at least until I get to perfect. I hope you can understand that. I'm not going to impose this self exile forever, but... now I feel at least path to the way home is closer than ever you know?"
Steyr shook his head to clear the melancholy. "Anyway, I'll be back. We'll continue this talk later, alright?"
It took Steyr about fifteen minutes, but he returned with a little bit extra meat and some patties. "Heh, well, looks like the news travelled fast, but they asked me who you guys were and I told the bakery guy that my little brother is visiting, so they gave me some burger patties too! We can keep these ones in case you guys are too full."
Huh? What's that though? Why is Aurien have a box there? What's inside of it?
"Hmn? What's this, a care package?" Steyr joked. "Oh you shouldn't have-- I mean they already sent me one earlier this wee---" Steyr stopped mid sentence as he saw a miniature boat and crystal. What... is this? But then he noticed a piece of paper. He he nervously reached out to it... hesitating a bit when the tip of his fingers touched the letter... but quickly, he took it out.
Slowly, he opened it... and read.
To my dear son, Steyr. I have heard of your wishes, and I will do as you please. I will not bring you home, and I will respect your resolve... but in return, please listen to your father's selfishness in turn....
Steyr, I'm very sorry. I know that you don't want me to feel guilty, but even so the fault isn't yours. If only I were much more trusting to you that day... if only I didn't smother you that day... if only I stopped any stupid rumors, then surely you still be here on our side. Steyr, I'm sorry, I'm sorry that your father was a failure of a father and as a king. I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you back then. I know you would have said "but you have done nothing wrong", but that's not true at all, my son... I could have done better. I could have been a much better father... but unfortunately, the path I took was wrong. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry.
Steyr, my beloved Steyr... I'm pretty sure now you have grown into a splendid child stage. The thorny road finally have given way, haven't it? I only could hear about your evolution from your grandfather, and your reports from Perry... I want to tell you that it brings great pride to my heart hearing all the growth and all the activities you have done. I'm absolutely sure the rest of the family is also proud of your exploits, but I'll let them address it to you personally. I can't do justice of how much they missed you.
Steyr, you might not need to hear this, but... we're rooting you, no matter how far we're separated. The people will always remember the prince who warmly welcome new people to our city. You might have tossed your title, but to the people, you're still the prince, one who are dear to their heart for how hardworking you are, how you didn't let your shortcoming to cloud your spirit to treat everyone equally.
You're very much loved, Steyr, Much more than you think. It's always much, much more.
Steyr, to respect your wish I can't quite give you anything... other than asking Aurien to bring this letter along with his plan of including you to our little festival. In this crystal, please pour your greatest, solemn wish,and put it on the boat. I'll carry it... together with the other wishes. Hopefully, your wishes will be fulfilled. You might not like to make a wish after what happened to you, but... if there's a place, somewhere in your heart that believes that miracle could happen, even the smallest of it, please, let it be heard.
I have run out of space to write, so I'll stop right here... Steyr, I... no, we'll always wait for you. No matter how long, I'll make it that when you're ready to come home, there's still a home waiting for you, a much better, much comfier home. An unchanging warmth, unchanging place where you could feel you belong in. So be at ease... and be the best you could ever be. Be your ideal self, Steyr... I'm sure you can do it.
Will always love you, eternally - Pops
Before he knew it, droplets of tears srained on the already wet paper. Hikaru... wasn't normally this awkward. His letters are usually much more free flowing and smooth. This one feels like he poured it haphazardly... yet he could feel his father's affection pouring all over it. It made Steyr unconsciously teared up. He also noted how the letter were also crinkled from leftover moisture-- which means his father too have cried.
"...Huh... heh... t-this is weird... the rain was just... t-this morning, right? Did it... rain again...?" Steyr mused, not quite registering it yet that he have cried.
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Post by Ettie and Anne on Jun 17, 2021 3:03:23 GMT
Of course, the notion of having more meat to feast upon was a source of enthusiasm for the hungry pack - they were still growing pups, after all, and both this and their active lifestyles meant that they had quite a mighty appetite! But, for the time being, a majority of the focus would be on watching Steyr open the box - and seeing his reactions to the contents within.
Aurien in particular would smile warmly to his older brother, stubby lil tail wagging all the while. He didn't know what the letter said - it was for Steyr, not for him, after all! - but he was hoping that the Gaomon would enjoy everything inside nonetheless. It was a shame that he couldn't be there for the Lux Harmony Festival - but this meant that they could bring the festival to Steyr, in a way!
... But then the pack would notice the tears building in Steyr's eyes. Initially, they would be bewildered and alarmed - why was he crying? "Is something wrong...?" Aurien would question, concern visibly apparent as he came closer to the Gaomon's side. Did he do something wrong..?
"Are you okay?" Ettie added in question, her ears and tail drooping as she crept on over.
"It's... not raining, though?" Sirius spoke, seeming to not completely get what Steyr meant by it.
Either way, as a whole, the pack would forget their meals to instead come over to the Gaomon's side. Arms wrapping around him, bodies snuggling close, the pack would embrace and cuddle up to their packmate in an attempt to comfort and reassure him; it was the best solution that a number of them could think of, given that they didn't entirely know what had Steyr like this... They could only hope that whatever it was that was paining Steyr, that they'd be able to relieve this pain even a little.
"It'll be okay, Steyr!" Duchess murmured in an attempt to reassure him, as they came close. "You're not alone in whatever's got you sad, see?"
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Post by steyr on Jun 18, 2021 19:03:16 GMT
"Oh... oh yes, I...I'm alright, it's just..." Steyr looked a bit distraught as he's not sure what sort of words should he use to reassure them that he's OK, not that he's sad or anything, but... Aurien probably understood it better if he showed him the letter, so he did. "I-I'm sorry, I'm not sad... it's just... I can't believe even after I acted so selfishly, they still all believed that it's all worth it in the end... I thought... I thought I was only bringing them shame and sadness, yet they still... trust me..."
He wiped his tears, yet as quickly they began to build up back. In the end, he cradled the package, crying his heart out silently. It took about fifteen minutes for him to eventually stopped crying and wiped his tears off... To his surprise, the crystal already colored deep crimson from his feelings.
"....I wished for a world where everyone could find place where they belong... and for their road to be much more smooth sailing if they wished to go home, but for any reason unable to. I wsihed for a world that's less prejudiced... toward those who have difficulty in evolution like me... I wish for a kinder world, where people's chance in grabbing their happiness is equal... That's what I wished upon this crystal."
Steyr put the crystal on the boat and handed the package back to Aurien with the two inside.
"...Thank you, Aurien... The warmth of home... definitely have found their way to me. If anything this will serve as a stronger motivation to me. I'll definitely go home the moment I reached Perfect... it might be a long, stormy journey, but it'll be worth it. But for now I think we should resume on eating! ...Speaking of which, I'm curious but where are you guys planning to go after this?"
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Post by Ettie and Anne on Jun 19, 2021 7:22:31 GMT
So Steyr was less sad, and more perhaps... Overwhelmed with emotion, just in general?
That seemed to be the takeaway that the pups would get from this - not all of them really understood Steyr's situation the best, after all. And even Aurien only knew as much as his family has told him - he hadn't even been an egg, when his older brother had set off on his own. But, nonetheless, they were still plenty sympathetic - and Aurien, in seeing the letter, could at take comfort in that he hadn't done anything wrong by giving Steyr the gift.
Still though, the pack could see that Steyr was still upset - even if not necessarily sad - and they would remain where they were, snuggled up around the Gaomon. It was an almost literal dogpile - a cuddlepile of canines, with Steyr at the center, some of the adjacent pups nuzzling him gently as he cried his heart out. He wouldn't be alone in weathering these emotions, as complicated or as simple as they may be; they'd be here for him.
As the Gaomon eventually began to calm though, the pups would also begin to notice the crystal had changed color - much like theirs had, when they had made their wishes. "It's the same color as your eyes!" Ettie would chirp in observation, smiling to Steyr and wagging her tail.
Anne, meanwhile, would muse out loud "Those sound like good wishes to make..."
And Aurien, too, would nod at Steyr's thanks - "Of course, Steyr; we all still love you lots, you're still precious family to us, after all!" - eager to give the Gaomon a huge hug, before he'd take the package and carefully set it aside, where it would be safe. They still had to float the boat later, after all! But in the meantime, Steyr certainly had a point - there was still lots of food to be eaten!
And so, the pups wouldn't take long to resume the feasting - and the question arose as to where, exactly, they'd go after all of this. Huhm...
"Hmm..." Ettie would hum in thought - it seemed an awful lot like the pack didn't perfectly know where they wanted to go next, at least not quite yet. "Maybe... we could go south? Towards the beachy area?" Ettie and Anne had been there before when it had just been the two of them - but the rest of the pack might've not been there before!
"Sure!" Duchess would agree with a smile, tail wagging. "It's a bit too hot this time of year to go west anyways, I think." And sure, it was still hot to the south as well - but at least they had the beach to cool down at!
"Yeah, definitely." Adhara agreed. "Especially for our darker-furred friends."
"And we can all swim lots down there, too, with Aurien!" Sirius cheered, giggling. That sounded like it'd be tons of fun..!
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Post by steyr on Sept 15, 2021 5:11:08 GMT
"I don't really... normally believe in wishes. After all, no matter how hard I wished it back then, I could never evolved... It's... probably accurate to say that I actually loathe making a wish after that. I pretty much... told myself "there's no one who can help me but myself when it came to my own dream." It's not like I don't believe in camaraderie, but I feel like... essentially, there are things that you have to solve by yourself. Help is nice, but..." Steyr lets his words trails off.
He smiled as Aurien hugged him. He hugged his little brother back. "...But you know, what i meant to say is... in the end I guess wish is a way to tell the world that you haven't gave up... and to share something positive, even if it was a selfish wish, you... are basically reaffirming it, both to yourself, and to the world... that you still have something that you'd like to grasp. So... I guess I learned that there's nothing wrong to make wishes about now."
Hmm the south. "Nice," Steyr nodded happily. "Yeah it's a bit too hot. I feel like it's better to acclimate first, you know... Get your fur shed in the tropical south and then got the west when it's more bearable... but then again if you're heading to the desert, it's very hot at the morning and really cold at night, so be careful. You will get sick if you're not careful."
Swimming huh...
"...I'd like to learn how to swim too. I never swimmed... I don't know how to either... would be nice to learn how while just... you know, stick around with you guys?"
Steyr offered Aurien more fish. "Heh, wouldn't that be nice, though? You can teach me how to swim, little brother."
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Post by Ettie and Anne on Sept 16, 2021 5:21:22 GMT
As Steyr spoke, Ruffian would.. Surprisingly listen, cracking open an eye to peer over at the fellow Gaomon. "... ... If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself, sometimes." He'd eventually remark with a sigh, stretching his limbs a little. "Wishes and dreams are good and all, but they don't fill your belly - that much is for sure."
"But they're still good to have, I'd think, right?" Sirius questioned with a tilt of his head.
"They give you a direction to go, at least." Adhara hummed. Without a dream or wish, you'd just go through the same day to day routines - without anything changing - which sounded... A little sad, really.
As Aurien received a hug of his own though, the Gomamon was more than happy to tilt his head against Steyr's shoulder, listening closely to his older brother's words. "Yeah!" He'd declare happily, adding "If we don't give up, if we keep reaching for those dreams, they're sure to come true - heroes always succeed in their quests, even if it takes time!" One had to always be determined, and ready to keep going!
Steyr soon expressed both an interest in learning to swim, as well as in sticking with the pack for a bit, though - to which Ettie smiled brightly. "Yeah! You can come with us - you're family, too!" She chirped, happily nuzzling the larger Gaomon.
"Yaaaay!" Duchess chirped, her tail wagging. "Steyr's coming with us..!!"
"And I'd be more than happy to help you learn, Steyr!" Aurien added, immediately getting to work on munching on the offered fish. Although, he couldn't help but wonder - how would teaching Steyr to swim go? He'd never taught anyone before - and Big Sis Cassie was who taught him how to swim before!
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