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Post by Malum on Aug 7, 2010 3:38:54 GMT 5
Malum looked up at the word ferret, and noticed another ferret at the entrance to the dininghall.
Oooohhh... If I wasn't surrounded by hundreds of hares I would SO kill that talking peice of trash. Malum thought, angry at how the hare was acting towards the other ferret.
As they started running, Malum wished that she was on the other side of the table so she could 'accidentaly' trip the hare up. As Peppercorn hit their heads together, Malum's ears flinched from the inpact sound. She listened through the hare's story, and watched as the other ferret noticed her. She gave a apologetic smile, as she glanced at the other hare.
Malum wanted to speak up, but she knew it would be considered rude.
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Post by Lisolette on Aug 7, 2010 5:23:30 GMT 5
Trixty smiled at Malum back, and at last the young hare ended his tale. Peppercorn and Mercycotton exchanged glances, "Harumph! Where's yer patrol officah!? Go find him and tell him everythin, got it!?" The hare nodded, saluted, and marched off.
Peppercorn glared at Trixty, "And what do ye got to say for yourself?" Trixty swallowed and told his tale. Peppercorn glared scornfully at the ferret, but it was Mercycotton who created a punishment.
"Clean the dishes, pans, and every untensil and kitchen ware that ever came cross the halls of the Fire Mountain, understand?" Mercycotton got up and looked down at Trixty. He nodded, and the harewife suddenly gave him a hug, "Don't do this to your mater, alright, Trixty? Don't do 'borrow' another book ever again..." She whispered.
Trixty held back tears. The ferret felt as if somebeast had stuffed cotton down his throat, but he managed to croak out "I'm sorry..."
Peppercorn sniffed, "If you are very sorry, you'll scrub the floor of the kitchens along with those bally dishes, wot!" Merycotton released Trixty, and he saluted them.
Trixty looked at Malum somberly, "Whatever you do, don't make these two mad! They'll be on you like a...a...a...something to a something, wot wot!" He smiled softly at her, and padded to the kitchens.
Mercycotton glared at Peppercorn, "Must you be so harsh on the poor dear...?"
"He needs to learn how to stop stealing." Peppercorn said bluntly, and sat back down to eat.
Mercycotton shook her head, and called out, "Trixty, wait!" He turned around, "Why don't you scoff some tucker first, wot?" Trixty beamed, and scurried over to take a seat next to Malum.
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Post by Malum on Aug 7, 2010 5:33:55 GMT 5
Malum nodded at Trixty's comment. Suddenly, he came back and sat down next to her.
"So, you must be Trixty... And before you ask, I know because when Mercycotton called out Trixty, you turned aroun, and came back. I'm Malum." She said.
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Post by Lisolette on Aug 8, 2010 8:37:36 GMT 5
(ooc: XD Minty, that was wierd.) BIC: Trixty nodded, "I know, I know, marm. So...what's your name?" He looked down at the pile of food in-front of Malum. He chuckled, "I see my mother has been fattening you up, eh, wot?" Mercycotton snorted, "Well, just look at the poor thing! She's nothing but skin, fur, and bones!" The harewife grabbed a fork of apple'n'turnip pie and reached over to stuff it in Trixty's mouth. The ferret opened his mouth and allowed her to feed him. Mercycotton forked up some apple'n'turnip pie and tried to stuff it into Malums mouth as well. Meanwhile, the young hare was definetly NOT going to report to his peers. Instead, he was trying to sneak out of the Dining Hall. No way was he going to get in trouble for some stupid ferret! (ooc: Thought I should make an opening for Seaford or Sedge.  ) |
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Post by sweetmint on Aug 8, 2010 9:08:30 GMT 5
[[OOC - My dear, dear Ladeh Lisseh, weird is wot I do *best*. xD And thankee for the opening! Uber uber uber long post, now. Just warning you. Dx]]
Seaford, having found Trixty, spoken with him, and sent him off to the mess successfully, found himself detained on his way back. While marching past the infirmary doors, his older sister, an assistant healer, saw him and hailed him with her much horrifying nickname for him -- "Oh, Wendy! Wendy, d'you have a spare second or two? Wendy! Wendy, come back! Don't you ignore me, Monty Wendy Addie Seefie! WENDY!!" -- and he had been forced to high-tail it to her side lest she give any of the other hares ideas on how to address her severe officer of a brother.
It seemed one of the lower officers, a lance corporal, had gotten himself shot in the footpaw with an arrow. Seaford raised his eyebrows when he realized it was yet another of the Peppercorns, but otherwise gave no reaction while his sister relayed the incident and the young lancejack was still trying not to laugh at having learned the scariest hare on the mountain's dibbunhood nickname.
"The ole sawbones says 'e'll be alright," she told Seaford, "but I want somebeast to keep an eye on him while he's still uneasy on his feet. Will you take the good corporal down to th'mess, Wendy? I've too much work here to be dealt with t'do it m'self."
And so it was that Captain Seaford found himself walking slowly back to the dining chamber with a slightly limping, but perfectly capable, Lancejack Sedgewick S. Peppercorn. They were doing just fine until another hare, exiting the mess backwards and quickly, almost ran into Sedgewick.
Recognizing him instantly, Seaford almost let Sedgewick fall in favor of catching the other recruit by the arm. He stared the young buck down, speaking firmly.
"h'I recognize ye, Private! h'I h'understand y've been fightin'..."
While Seaford went into officer overdrive with the other hare, Sedgewick, wincing, saluted even though he knew Seaford was ignoring him, then tried to march into the mess without looking like he was in any kind of pain. After a moment, he spotted his friends just finishing up their dinner at a table on the far end of the cavern.
He also saw that to get to them he'd have to pass his family almost in their entirety. Including Trixty. And.... and another ferret? Interest piqued, Sedge let his ears flop to the sides and headed for his family. Much as he disliked being seen in public with them, a visiting ferret was too intriguing a happening to ignore, especially when said ferret wasn't in the brig, but enjoying the meal along with all the other hares.
Sedgewick arrived by his parents just as Seaford, having finished giving the quivering book hare a sound telling-off and strict orders to find his commanding officer before Seaford did it himself, or else, re-entered the dining chamber.
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Post by Malum on Aug 8, 2010 9:09:07 GMT 5
OOC: D'OH! You posted right before me and I didn't see it until this morning~
Malum smiled.
"I'm Malum, the ferret, as you can see." She said, looking at herself.
As the food was put infront of her mouth, she smiled politely, and ate it also, her eyes lighting up.
"Very good stuff there!" She said.
Then, she spotted a hare coming over, looking at her. The hare stopped right behind MercyCotton and PepperCorn, watching. She gave a smile to the other hare, showing her white teeth.
"Hello... I'm Malum..." She said to the hare.
Her ears flicked back for a moment, as she hoped this hare wasn't a ferret-hater. Well, then it would be the wrong table to stay at for that guy... Malum thought, as she looked at Trixty.
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Post by Lisolette on Aug 9, 2010 2:24:29 GMT 5
The young hare nodded and saluted, "Yes, sah." This wouldbe a day he would not soon forget... -~*~- Trixty turned around and smiled at Sedgewick, "'Ello there, Sedge me ol' boy!" Mercycotton spun around and smiled at her elder son, "Well, well! Why don't ye have a seat, Sedgewick me handsom Lancejack, wot?" She pointed to an empty seat in-front of her. Peppercorn nodded to his son a greeting and continued to eat. |
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Post by Malum on Aug 9, 2010 6:58:37 GMT 5
"Hey...I'm Malum." Malum said, smiling at the new hare.
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Post by sweetmint on Aug 9, 2010 20:16:28 GMT 5
Sedgewick hesitated before responding directly, examining Malum from ears to tail tip. He spared a glance for Trixty and offered a quick, "Er, hallo, Trix," while nodding shortly at his father and briefly mirroring his mother's smile. He did not make any move to sit, however, and remained where he was, eyes on Malum. Even the food did not exactly distract him. He would have demanded to know what Malum thought she was doing here, but did not quite dare with his parents so near. And he didn't really want to push Trixty away any more than he already had, so he turned his face to his mother instead and asked her, "Jolly good pal o' yours, mater?"
And then, he simply could not resist. His eyes flicked back to Trixty, a small, unreadable smile curling across his lips as he placed a paw on the table and leaned forward.
"Or is she a mate of yours, sirrah?"
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Seaford didn't have to look to know where Trixty and Malum would be -- he sauntered straight over to the Peppercorn family, offering the sergeant a quick salute. It was also to Sedgewick's ill luck that he had heard the young corporal's last comment, and did not appear to find it as funny as the lancejack had. His paw decended heavily on Sedge's shoulder and he spoke in that same tone of voice that used to terrify recruits into obedience in the days of his sergeanthood.
"Nah then, laddie buck," -- Sedgewick jumped to attention, bumping his still smarting footpaw in the process. Struggling to bite back a wince, he spun and saluted his senior officer while he continued to speak.
"h'I suggest y'rephrase that query h'afore h'anybeast gets the wrong h'impression, eh." Seaford growled lowly. He did not approve of such things in a military setting.
"Quite, sah, 'pologies, sah, only joshin', sah!" Sedgewick barked out, voice strained in pain. "Wot I meant t'say is, is miss, er, miss, er...." he'd already forgotten Malum's name. "...er, this, ah, lovely, um, honored guest a jolly good friend of the family, wot?"
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Post by Malum on Aug 9, 2010 23:12:32 GMT 5
"Jolly good pal o' yours, mater?"
Malum gave a smile, and her ears flicked again, hearing someone yell out.
"No, I'm just a visitor.." She said.
"Or is she a mate of yours, sirrah?"
Malum practically choked on her food, coughing.
"What?!?!" She said, incredilous.
"Nah then, laddie buck," [...]"h'I suggest y'rephrase that query h'afore h'anybeast gets the wrong h'impression, eh."
Malum gave a strained smile towards Seaford, still remembering their first encounter.
"THANK you!" She said.
Lady Bluebells entered the Cafeteria, and walked towards Malum. She placed a paw on Malum's shoulder.
Malum practically jumped out of her skin, her ears folding backwards, almost flat on her skull. She looked up slowly, to see Lady BlueBells looking down on her. She gave a weak smile, and her ears straightened up a little bit.
"Uhh... Hello Lady BlueBells...." Malum said lamely.
Lady BlueBells raised her eyebrows, and then smiled.
"Don't worry, you're not in trouble or anything! I just wanted to check out how you're adjusting to your new.... Guides..." BlueBells said, smiling at the family assembled.
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