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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 25, 2007 16:47:40 GMT -5
((the purpose of this thread is to introduce the members of the Traveling Tradewind Players: Gemma, Florian, Taurë, and whoever else wants to join the troupe. Please no vermin attacks just yet.))
Gemma carefully set down the crossbar of the old cart and stood up straight. She rubbed at the small of her back with her paw. “I could go a lot faster if somebeast would help me.” She directed the comment at the lanky male hare who was lounging on the back of the cart. The troupe had finally made it into the very southern fringes of the tree cover of Mossflower wood. It was good to be back. They'd been on a tour of Southsward for two seasons now and had been having great success with their performances. Their acts had been well received, they never went hungry, and Gemma herself had a new velvet cape: a gift from the squirrel queen herself. But, oh to be back in Mossflower. There was no place else like it. They'd visit the Abbey of course and, if she could manage to convince Florian to swallow his pride for long enough, they'd make a trip to Salamandastron to entertain the troops.
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Post by Wolfie on Oct 25, 2007 18:09:54 GMT -5
Taure's ears twitched in Gemma's direction when she spoke. She tilted her head slightly, trying to figure out who the badger was talking to. From the scents and sounds around her, she guessed they were back in Mossflower which caused a smile to form on her lips. She then spoke up quietly. I could help you if you'd like, Gemma. I don't mind.
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 25, 2007 18:27:47 GMT -5
"That's alright, Taure. I think we'll make camp here tonight," the badger smiled at the vixen's willingness to help. "I don't think I could pull that cart another step. I wouldn't say no to a bit of that ointment for my back, though."
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Post by Wolfie on Oct 25, 2007 18:29:46 GMT -5
Taure nodded and leapt immediately from the cart to search for her special ointment that she'd made to sooth aching muscles. Once she found it, she grabbed it and walked over to Gemma. I got the ointment, Gemma.
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 25, 2007 18:38:40 GMT -5
"Thank you," Gemma took the ointment from the vixen and slipped under the cover of the cart's canopy to apply it. "I wouldn't need this stuff if Florian would get off his tail and lend a paw once in a while," she called through the canvas. The hare didn't seem to be paying attention. But she was already starting to feel better when she climbed back out and began to take things out for their evening camp. "It's good to be back in Mossflower. Don't you think, Taure?"
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Post by Wolfie on Oct 25, 2007 18:42:16 GMT -5
Taure nodded happily as she put the ointment away carefully. It's wonderful to be back. I didn't realise just how much I missed it until today.
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Post by Aalai on Oct 25, 2007 19:59:25 GMT -5
Upon hearing his name the hare sprang up. A shelf of costumes fell from their pegs, landing a stack of costumes on Florian's head. "Are we under attack wot? Is it brekker time? oh no am i late for my performance?" Still half asleep Florian bounded out f the cart, falling head over his ears as he leapt from the back of the cart. Secodns later he crashed in a crumpled heap of clothing on the ground. His quivering, and reddening ears the only things visible.
"Gemma ol' gel wasn't my grace a sight to behold?" Seconds later his head emerged from the folds of the costumes. Florian's eyes gazed fondly around the camp. "So whats for dinner wot? I am blinkin' starving to death"" Raising his head he looked towards Gemma.
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 25, 2007 21:08:20 GMT -5
Gemma rolled her eyes at the hare. She adopted his barrack room vocabulary as she told him, "If you want to flippin' eat then you can bally well help. Come on, Florian you know the drill. It's your turn to go for firewood. There's plenty around. And make sure it's dry this time."
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Post by Wolfie on Oct 25, 2007 21:13:21 GMT -5
Taure laughed silently as she listened to the conversation between the hare and badger. It was especially amusing to her to hear the badger speak in hare accent. She smiled and spoke quietly to the hare. Come with me, Florian. I'll fix something for you to eat.
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 25, 2007 21:57:48 GMT -5
"Oh Taure, please don't. He's already spoiled from all those southern females feeding him constantly on the tour. He needs to learn to earn his keep again." Sometimes Gemma wondered why she allowed the famine faced hare to stay with the troupe and then she remembered that she got to share in those feasts that Florian was given. He may not be worth much but he could pull in a crowd like no other beast she'd ever seen.
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Post by Wolfie on Oct 25, 2007 21:59:48 GMT -5
Taure tilted her head inquisitively as she stared at Gemma with unseeing eyes. Are you sure? I was gunna fix something for everyone while I was up since none of us has eaten in awhile.
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Post by Aalai on Oct 25, 2007 22:00:44 GMT -5
"Yes marm!" With a brisk salute he walked off towards the woods, before hearing Taure. Smiling he nodded, his ears snapping straight to attention. "A few twigs eh?" Seconds later he came back to camp, two twigs stuck in between his ears. Nodding to gemma he ran off towards Taure. "Well, what we having for dinner, tha' wretch of a stripedog was trying to starve me you bally well know!?"
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 25, 2007 23:18:18 GMT -5
"Fine, fine," Gemma consented. The truth was she was hungry, too. "But if Taure's going to be cooking, she'll need more than two sticks to build a proper fire. Go on famine chops, you can do the job properly."
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Post by Wolfie on Oct 25, 2007 23:21:16 GMT -5
Taure laughed quietly and took the two sticks from Florian's ears carefully. Gemma's right. I need a lot more wood than this if I'm going to cook anything properly.
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Post by Aalai on Oct 26, 2007 18:07:06 GMT -5
Bowing to Taure he jogged of. Humming a song about food under his breath, causing his stomach to protest loudly. Not seeing where he was going the hare ran face first into a tree branch. The whippy branch broke off under the impact, and fell to the ground, where the slightly miffed Florian picked it up. "Thats one blinkin' way to find firewood wot. The best way me gels." To hungry to care about the awkwardness the troop-co-owner came back about 10 minutes later, his body was not visible under the broken twigs and forest refuse.
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