05-31-2017, 04:55 PM
He walks alongside Kirby, mainly focusing on keeping upright and in forward motion, content to let the man fill whatever silence there might have been. And he does, a lot. Not that he has many experiences to go on, but the boy finds himself thinking the guy is rather odd. The way he talks and carries on, and the things he says. But, he was promised some food and is definitely curious about this family he speaks of, and above all is happy not to leave the island. So he goes, letting him rattle on, storing away some of the things he tells about them. Trouble out on the ocean. On? He couldn't help wonder about that. From what he had seen of the ocean, he could imagine what troubles there could be out there. But he doesn't ask now, bundling it away for another time and focuses on marching on.
At one point, he wants to ask how much farther, but does not. Hating the way his muscles ache and his lungs burn. His tummy is making just all kinds of awful sounds, twisting and churning inside him. Super uncomfortable. But he doesn't want to complain, just takes another heavy breath and follows along. He falls back a bit, but mostly hopes that it isn't so obvious that he is so wobbly and trips easily now and again.
Eventually, the walking stops, and he is beyond glad. His breathing comes in pants, but he tries to keep it quiet, tries to lift his head a little higher to see what's before them as Kirby announces their arrival. Calling him a present, then describing how he looks a little like the three adults in the small clearing ahead. Strange man. But he supposes he does see what he means. He shrugs and ducks his head a bit as he tells them why he's here, feeling guilty for losing them all over again, and expecting shame from the others there. It didn't come, though. And the lady they call Lacey beckons him closer. He doesn't move at first, ears back shyly, but he isn't so much shy as he is unsure if he can walk another step. But the brownish lady seems so tired like him, and he feels for her, taking a step and then two toward her. Stumbles a bit when Kirby nudges him. His ears pin back at that, but he rights himself and brushes noses with the mare before pulling back again. She confirms she will feed him, but soon not now. Hesitant, but obedient, he moves back away, eyeing Kirby and then the other man. The big white one with the bits of red in his hair and on his head. Eyes so clear and a mixture of blue and green as he looks back at him.
He's confused mostly, why everyone is surrounding the lady. What's wrong with her. Is she sick? Hurt? But he dares not ask, just stands off in the background and contemplates laying down too. No, better not. Because last time had been hard in the cave, and next time would be even more so. So he waits quietly, until soon after when the boy and girl Kirby had told him about came up. The boy stops cold when he sees Badden, and he frowns, shuffling a hoof in the dirt. He frowns further when the boy- Kharon, Kirby said- gets snapped at and slumps off. He simply keeps quiet and watches as Reilly goes over and murmurs something to the boy, ruffling his hair some before turning back to the lady. The girl, Kylin, steps out of the shadows and he watches how she moves so close to Kharon, in awe at their similarities. Pretty much just alike except for Kharon's wings and their eyes. And they stay so close together. So that's what twins are, he guesses. Two from one. Pretty cool, he thinks. He shivers a bit, and tucks his own wings in around his sides, warming him for lack of a sister's body to comfort him. He sighs, finding himself missing Rossi when all of a sudden, things start happening before them.
A soft and fuzzy thing comes out of the lady. Another baby. Oh, so that's what Kirby was talking about. He hadn't realized that was where babies came from. Kinda gross. But a little after, Lacey gets the baby all clean and everyone can see it's a girl when she stands up. Wow, and she's really pretty too. Soft colors, not so bright like the others. Badden smiles at her from where he stands, realizing her splayed stance matches his own at present, and he works to stand taller, look stronger. Even though, she doesn't really look at him. In fact, she looks at Kharon mostly, and then Lacey. Of course. Tucking his wings in tighter to his sides, he looks up to Reilly and catches the man's gaze. It startles him, the look he sees there in his face, and some inner part of him recognizes something in that look as he glances around at everyone and then back at him. He swallows as the man smiles at him and offers a comforting sentiment. To which he nods. "Thanks." And then glances back to Kylin who asked who he is. Shifting a bit, feathers rustling, he says, "I'm just Badden. But they call me Baddie. Um.. you can too." He flushes and looks away, back to the newborn girl as she moves closer to Lacey's side.
Kylin asks what the baby's name will be, and he finds himself curious too. He watches as she goes to get her nourishment from Lacey and his tummy goes and rumbles really loud in answer. Oh man, that's embarrassing. It's all he can do to look at the trees and sky all innocent, as though that noise had not just come from him.
At one point, he wants to ask how much farther, but does not. Hating the way his muscles ache and his lungs burn. His tummy is making just all kinds of awful sounds, twisting and churning inside him. Super uncomfortable. But he doesn't want to complain, just takes another heavy breath and follows along. He falls back a bit, but mostly hopes that it isn't so obvious that he is so wobbly and trips easily now and again.
Eventually, the walking stops, and he is beyond glad. His breathing comes in pants, but he tries to keep it quiet, tries to lift his head a little higher to see what's before them as Kirby announces their arrival. Calling him a present, then describing how he looks a little like the three adults in the small clearing ahead. Strange man. But he supposes he does see what he means. He shrugs and ducks his head a bit as he tells them why he's here, feeling guilty for losing them all over again, and expecting shame from the others there. It didn't come, though. And the lady they call Lacey beckons him closer. He doesn't move at first, ears back shyly, but he isn't so much shy as he is unsure if he can walk another step. But the brownish lady seems so tired like him, and he feels for her, taking a step and then two toward her. Stumbles a bit when Kirby nudges him. His ears pin back at that, but he rights himself and brushes noses with the mare before pulling back again. She confirms she will feed him, but soon not now. Hesitant, but obedient, he moves back away, eyeing Kirby and then the other man. The big white one with the bits of red in his hair and on his head. Eyes so clear and a mixture of blue and green as he looks back at him.
He's confused mostly, why everyone is surrounding the lady. What's wrong with her. Is she sick? Hurt? But he dares not ask, just stands off in the background and contemplates laying down too. No, better not. Because last time had been hard in the cave, and next time would be even more so. So he waits quietly, until soon after when the boy and girl Kirby had told him about came up. The boy stops cold when he sees Badden, and he frowns, shuffling a hoof in the dirt. He frowns further when the boy- Kharon, Kirby said- gets snapped at and slumps off. He simply keeps quiet and watches as Reilly goes over and murmurs something to the boy, ruffling his hair some before turning back to the lady. The girl, Kylin, steps out of the shadows and he watches how she moves so close to Kharon, in awe at their similarities. Pretty much just alike except for Kharon's wings and their eyes. And they stay so close together. So that's what twins are, he guesses. Two from one. Pretty cool, he thinks. He shivers a bit, and tucks his own wings in around his sides, warming him for lack of a sister's body to comfort him. He sighs, finding himself missing Rossi when all of a sudden, things start happening before them.
A soft and fuzzy thing comes out of the lady. Another baby. Oh, so that's what Kirby was talking about. He hadn't realized that was where babies came from. Kinda gross. But a little after, Lacey gets the baby all clean and everyone can see it's a girl when she stands up. Wow, and she's really pretty too. Soft colors, not so bright like the others. Badden smiles at her from where he stands, realizing her splayed stance matches his own at present, and he works to stand taller, look stronger. Even though, she doesn't really look at him. In fact, she looks at Kharon mostly, and then Lacey. Of course. Tucking his wings in tighter to his sides, he looks up to Reilly and catches the man's gaze. It startles him, the look he sees there in his face, and some inner part of him recognizes something in that look as he glances around at everyone and then back at him. He swallows as the man smiles at him and offers a comforting sentiment. To which he nods. "Thanks." And then glances back to Kylin who asked who he is. Shifting a bit, feathers rustling, he says, "I'm just Badden. But they call me Baddie. Um.. you can too." He flushes and looks away, back to the newborn girl as she moves closer to Lacey's side.
Kylin asks what the baby's name will be, and he finds himself curious too. He watches as she goes to get her nourishment from Lacey and his tummy goes and rumbles really loud in answer. Oh man, that's embarrassing. It's all he can do to look at the trees and sky all innocent, as though that noise had not just come from him.