Seasonal Allergies

For @Tiberius

---

It had happened a few times actually, a shifting of reality and position. Ah, but there was one thing that remained constant. Well, make that two things. She was always moved around in this world, never returning to her own, and she was stuck in her four-legged form. It would seem that was the way of this place, wherever this place was.

A huff escaped her lips as she rolled onto her side, crushing colorful and precious flowers and dying grass in her carless movements. Why had she chosen to take a nap in these brightly hued petals, all they did was give her a headache from their heady scents.

She sneezed then, quickly righting herself as she stood rather ubruptly. Another sneeze coming violently from her nose as she shook off the multihued flowers, ugh.

the staff team luvs u

^^

He had made a slight detour on his way back to the Vale, allowing himself to be curious. There was no official claim that he could gather as he stepped through the flowers though he knew from direction that Northfall was not terribly far, across the rolling hills and to the mountain. The titan wondered if he should stop by and check in on Ragnar, seeing how the Stormborn was doing though it seemed another was to take his attention for the moment.

A sneeze had garnered his attention, molten gaze flicking across the flowers to spy a body of white, mottled with red and brown. He squinted, thinking she looked vaguely familiar. The flowers didn't seem to agree with her and the titan snorted as he cocked his head to the side, "don't wanna breathe 'em in too much, darlin'. Shit is potent." There were a lot of flowers. ^^

the staff team luvs u

The petals scattered, well, most did. A few pink blossoms seemed content to nessle against her fur as they reeked havoc over what could only be called allergies. This is why she was not into this type of shit, all it brought was pretty colors that eventually rotted and a runny nose.

Again she sneezed but a short caused her to whip her head to face the titan laughing at her misfortune, her mismatched eyes narrowing at his comment. "Ya don't say?" She quipt back before her head tilted to the side, now why did he look so familiar?

Then it hit her, he was the bloke that helped her walk her first time appearing in this weird realm. Oh yeah, that guy..

the staff team luvs u

^^

It came to him then where she was located in his memories. It was vague and their interaction had been short and not entirely something he would think about again unless faced with her. He was faced with her and the memory resurfaced, recalling her spicy words and fiery personality. She had been much like a new born deer trying to walk when they had met. Clearly she was more skilled now though no less fiesty.

He arched a mangled brow at her, instantly giving him attitude. "Yer walkin' more stable now," he hummed, smirking at her. He was unpeturbed by the attitude, finding it more amusing than annoying and besides, he had always been surrounded by women of fire. Before these lands, they valley he had been born in, women like her had been in abundance. Once you dealt with women from the Crane family, you were often equipped to deal with women who's veins were lined with fire. "Glad ta see yer doin' a'righ' since then, luv," the titan stated, tilting his head as he appraised her. If she even remembered him. He was under no illusion to think he was at all rememberall.  ^^

the staff team luvs u

-

---

He had been her crutch but she had been nothing but a spicy witch that hated that some dude had seen her weakness. It had been a short interaction, he had helped her to a tree or maybe it was just the border of the territory and that was where they had parted. Him to his pack, and her to whatever this place did.

He mocked her, it would seem he had finally placed her as well. A rather rye looking smile spread across her lips as she moved closer to him, no sense shouting across the stupid flower field. "Well when ya randomly pop up a few times in this weird place, you get use to the stupid dizziness it gives." She spoke like that was a normal thing to occur, well to her, it was. Maybe this time she could like not wake up again, that would be nice.

She stopped just a hair's breath away, obviously in her personal bubble and not giving a damn about it. Her colorless tail swayed back and forth in a lazy way as she looked him over, not even bothering to hide that she was doing it. He peeked her interest, how he seemed perfectly capable of handling what attitude she gave him. At his comment she gave a scoff, she would do better if she could just stay in one place!

"Lil' far from home, don' ya think?" She could tell this was not close to the place she had first appeared though it had been a different season entirely, this was not as lush a location.

the staff team luvs u

^^

She moved and he remained rooted, rooted like a tree with wildflowers at its trunk. He hummed as he watched her, she was tall, still smaller than him but bigger than most that she might come across. The spicy woman made no effort to act as if she respected his space, no effort to act as if she knew what it was. He didn't cower, he stood, tilting his chin down as she stood before him.  Tiberius chuckled, low and rumbling from his throat as he agreed, "is tha' wha' yer are, used ta it?" Given the fact she was happily rolling flowers and sneezing all over the place, of course.

He stared at her as she stared at him, dragging her mismatched gaze roving over him with little attempt to hide it. The titan shifted, silver, mangled brow furrowing for a moment as he watched her back. Confusion settled in his features and she scoffed, causing his ears to stand to attention. She really didn't give herself a breather, did she? The titan shrugged, a canine peaking from his lips as he smirked boyishly at her, "git shit ta do, innit," She did remember, then. Interesting.

"Pack business an' tha'," he shrugged, one shoulder lifting whilst the other stayed down, taut. "Meetin' tha packs tha' neighbour mine, takes up time, means I gotta venture out," he rumbled as he cocked a silver touched brow to her, "what o'yer, then? Yer jus' venturin', Fawn?" His voice was licked with play, touching upon the fact she had been but a new-born fawn when they had met. Unsure of her legs, unable to balanace.

He withheld his snicker. ^^

the staff team luvs u

-

---

He remained in the same spot like a statue, or maybe he was just a big tree surrounded by wildflowers? Whatever he was, he was unperturbed by her close proximity unlike most she had done this to. Everytime she had ever done with to someone they backed up, lashed out, or even spluttered. Damn, what did it take unnerved this guy? What made him so smooth and willing to take her shit as well as dish it out?

She responded to his teasing, a shit eating grin plastered on her face. "Yup, plain use to it." Just wish it didn't happen again because man that stupid act was bugging the crap out of her, just because one was use to the effects didn't mean they liked it! She actually wanted to do something useful now. If only she had her other forms back, she could have been sword practicing or maybe a form of drills to work out the kinks in her movements but no, this world just didn't want to play fair.

He spoke about packs neighboring his, relations and all that shit. She could do that, had done that before though she was not the most diplomatic. Shocking, right? She gave a chuckle at her new nickname, guess she would never not be a fawn to him. Hey, it was better than being called a stupid cat, maybe always said she looked like a calico and she hated it. Not her fault she was born with this weird markings that resembled a female kitten!

"Actually.." Her voice dropped its chiding and playful tone, her grin became more genuine as her eyes dropped from his for just a moment. "I have been wan'in' to find a place t' stay " Ew, was she actually telling him about jer feelings? "Think yer place could use another body?" Her smile fell, a scowl replaced it quickly. She finally stepped back and gave the titan some breathing room as as she put on a playful smile to replace the crease between her eyes, she needed to keep up her attitude. She wasn't no home sick child that needed a place with others, nah, she was a badass after all!

"Ya know? So yer not doing all the heavy liftin' yerself! Gotta give the scar face a break!"

the staff team luvs u

^^

She switched up, playful still but with more tone of purpose beneath it. A place to stay? Oh. He understood. She was asking him for a home. Admittance. In her own way, of course. Tiberius doubted the female could ask anything directly without her added spice in there to mix it up. The titan snorted as she called him scar face, a mangled brow quirking as he appraised her.

"Don't recall yer ever tellin' m'yer name," he drawled slowly, quirking a brow as his lips teased a smirk. He could be difficult, too. "Might need ta know yer name if I's gonna be callin' yer m'pack mate, innit," Tiberius gave a pause and stared at her pointedly, "tha' don't mean I'll be usin' it, though. Yer always gonna be called Fawn." Because he could play, too.

Thank you very much.

^^

the staff team luvs u

-

---

Itnwould seem she had finally thrown him a curveball, when she found herself in a serious moment rather than a challenging or playful state it seemed to was immune. He lifted his scar laced eyebrow at her before asking her name but of course he had to put in his two sense of what he would always call her. Fawn, hey it was better than kitten, or was it? Both were small, helpless creatures but at least a fawn could stand within an hour of birth.

"Soledad" She smiled, her head cocking to the side as all the seriousnessfell away from her. "What's yers? Don' worry, I'll come up with a better nickname for you, though fer now I am not feelin' too creative so Scarface it is!" She straighten to her full height, though not as tall as him she was large for a woman.

"just so yah know, I can pull my weight, can fight, hunt, an' all the shit" She added with a flick of her tail only to give another sneeze.

Jesus, these stupid flowers.

the staff team luvs u

^^

we can fade here if you'd like!

---

He made a mental note to ensure that this woman and Valmua never met unless they were both in... decent moods. He was able to put her true name to her face once she divulged it, Soledad. Tiberius snorted at the words that followed, quirking a brow to her as he thought just how much energy she had. "Names Tiberius," he allowed, thinking that she might only use it for when they were serious but for the moment, in their less than serious setting, she was happy to call him Scarface -- even if she wanted to find something more creative.

Tiberius nodded, "good." Duskguard valued all strengths, in all forms that they came in -- though it was encouraged to find a path one desired to follow more studiously. "We all pull our weigh' where we can, Duskguard sees tha value in all skills though yer will need ta work towards yer main path," he warned, knowing that working towards a goal wasn't for everyone but if she wanted in, then she would need to follow it.

She sneezed again and he snorted, "come on then, luv." ^^

the staff team luvs u