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Hadi really wasn't the type to get into another wyngling's business, so whenever it was time to go outside to play she really just preferred to sit by herself near an old tree or something. She made up her own games, like building towers out of rocks or counting clouds or finding bugs to bother. (She'd been bitten by a gnaw once, but she knew how to handle them now.) Before the runeboo came home with her, other wynglings would only come to talk to her occasionally, but she never minded talking to them and showing them her games. However, after the runeboo - well, whenever it decided it wanted to come outside with her, a few wynglings would always come up to them and ask to pet the hard-shelled creature, or what its name was. ("I dunno, he hasn't introduced himself to me yet, either.") Still, she didn't mind as long as the boo was in the mood for the attention.

Sometimes they attracted the wrong kind of attention, though, and Hadi was aware of when this was going to happen. She could see it in the way they moved when they walked up to them. She didn't even need to look at the other wynglings. All she had to do was see them coming their way from the corner of her eye, and she would know.

Today was one of those days, apparently. She breathed in deeply through her nostrils as she spotted two shapes coming towards the two of them, the gray one moving with a cocky bounce to her step.

"Hi, my name is Effloresce, I love your runeboo! Did you parents get that for you?"

Breathing out slowly through her mouth, Hadi turned to look at the wyngling named Effloresce and smiled. "No." That was all she needed to know.

"Oh, well, my parents got my runeboo for me. They're rare! That means they're super-special!"

Effloresce seemed very proud of this, but honestly, Hadi couldn't care less. It didn't matter what stupid traits a runeboo or coatala had, it was still another living thing. None of them were more "special" than another because of some "rare trait."

"Good for them," Hadi said with a little shrug, glancing behind Effloresce to look at the boo. They were curiously examining a blade of grass, and Hadi watched as they reached out to pluck it from the ground, then held it up to focus on it. Only a second later, a tiny rune blossomed onto the blade of grass. They tried to get Effloresce's attention, nudging her flank gently, but she waved them off.

Hadi wanted to frown, but she didn't, keeping her usual expression on her face as she looked back at Effloresce, who was yammering on about how great her boo was. "For being so proud of owning it, you don't seem to care about it at all," she said bluntly, cutting across Effloresce's spiel.

Gasping, Effloresce reeled back, holding up a paw to her heart as if she'd been struck. "Excuse me! But I most certainly DO care about my runeboo! Roo is wonderful and amazing and they know that I care!"

"You just ignored them when they were trying to get your attention because you were too busy not noticing that I don't care what color your runeboo's tongue is or how smooth their gradient is." Hadi raised a claw to pick at the space between a couple of her teeth, dislodging something that had been stuck there. "They made a rune for you, probably to try to impress you since you only seem to keep them around for the novelty of having a pet. Do you parade them around like this all the time here? Letting others oo and aa over them so you can feel better about 'owning' them?" She put air-quotes around the word "owning," still smiling at Effloresce though her tone was now dripping with sarcasm.

"Absolutely not!" Effloresce snarled, stamping down the paw that had been over her heart and taking a step closer to Hadi. "And what about you? It looks like that runeboo hasn't been washed in weeks! I bet they're just some mangy mutt without a pedigree!"

"And that's the difference between you and me," Hadi said calmly. "You care more about the piece of paper and how it makes you look than the actual animal that comes with it."

"Ugh!" Effloresce scowled deeply, glaring at Hadi for a moment. It bothered her that this wyngling seemed unbothered. She should care about what she had to say! Finally, she just let out a "Hmph!", put her nose in the air, and turned to lead her runeboo away. "Come on, Roo! We should stay away from these ruffians." She would come back to this wyngling another day and make her pay for saying those things, but for now, she would bide her time.

Hadraniel watched her go, snorting derisively. She knew what kind of person that was, and she didn't care to associate with her. That poor runeboo, though. She would have to do something for it one day.

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what's this?? actual plot relating to these kids???

hadi, making yet another enemy???

this cannot possibly be good!

spoilers: it isn't good at all, at least not for one of the two involved

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Description
Hadi really wasn't the type to get into another wyngling's business, so whenever it was time to go outside to play she really just preferred to sit by herself near an old tree or something. She made up her own games, like building towers out of rocks or counting clouds or finding bugs to bother. (She'd been bitten by a gnaw once, but she knew how to handle them now.) Before the runeboo came home with her, other wynglings would only come to talk to her occasionally, but she never minded talking to them and showing them her games. However, after the runeboo - well, whenever it decided it wanted to come outside with her, a few wynglings would always come up to them and ask to pet the hard-shelled creature, or what its name was. ("I dunno, he hasn't introduced himself to me yet, either.") Still, she didn't mind as long as the boo was in the mood for the attention.

Sometimes they attracted the wrong kind of attention, though, and Hadi was aware of when this was going to happen. She could see it in the way they moved when they walked up to them. She didn't even need to look at the other wynglings. All she had to do was see them coming their way from the corner of her eye, and she would know.

Today was one of those days, apparently. She breathed in deeply through her nostrils as she spotted two shapes coming towards the two of them, the gray one moving with a cocky bounce to her step.

"Hi, my name is Effloresce, I love your runeboo! Did you parents get that for you?"

Breathing out slowly through her mouth, Hadi turned to look at the wyngling named Effloresce and smiled. "No." That was all she needed to know.

"Oh, well, my parents got my runeboo for me. They're rare! That means they're super-special!"

Effloresce seemed very proud of this, but honestly, Hadi couldn't care less. It didn't matter what stupid traits a runeboo or coatala had, it was still another living thing. None of them were more "special" than another because of some "rare trait."

"Good for them," Hadi said with a little shrug, glancing behind Effloresce to look at the boo. They were curiously examining a blade of grass, and Hadi watched as they reached out to pluck it from the ground, then held it up to focus on it. Only a second later, a tiny rune blossomed onto the blade of grass. They tried to get Effloresce's attention, nudging her flank gently, but she waved them off.

Hadi wanted to frown, but she didn't, keeping her usual expression on her face as she looked back at Effloresce, who was yammering on about how great her boo was. "For being so proud of owning it, you don't seem to care about it at all," she said bluntly, cutting across Effloresce's spiel.

Gasping, Effloresce reeled back, holding up a paw to her heart as if she'd been struck. "Excuse me! But I most certainly DO care about my runeboo! Roo is wonderful and amazing and they know that I care!"

"You just ignored them when they were trying to get your attention because you were too busy not noticing that I don't care what color your runeboo's tongue is or how smooth their gradient is." Hadi raised a claw to pick at the space between a couple of her teeth, dislodging something that had been stuck there. "They made a rune for you, probably to try to impress you since you only seem to keep them around for the novelty of having a pet. Do you parade them around like this all the time here? Letting others oo and aa over them so you can feel better about 'owning' them?" She put air-quotes around the word "owning," still smiling at Effloresce though her tone was now dripping with sarcasm.

"Absolutely not!" Effloresce snarled, stamping down the paw that had been over her heart and taking a step closer to Hadi. "And what about you? It looks like that runeboo hasn't been washed in weeks! I bet they're just some mangy mutt without a pedigree!"

"And that's the difference between you and me," Hadi said calmly. "You care more about the piece of paper and how it makes you look than the actual animal that comes with it."

"Ugh!" Effloresce scowled deeply, glaring at Hadi for a moment. It bothered her that this wyngling seemed unbothered. She should care about what she had to say! Finally, she just let out a "Hmph!", put her nose in the air, and turned to lead her runeboo away. "Come on, Roo! We should stay away from these ruffians." She would come back to this wyngling another day and make her pay for saying those things, but for now, she would bide her time.

Hadraniel watched her go, snorting derisively. She knew what kind of person that was, and she didn't care to associate with her. That poor runeboo, though. She would have to do something for it one day.

________________________

what's this?? actual plot relating to these kids???

hadi, making yet another enemy???

this cannot possibly be good!

spoilers: it isn't good at all, at least not for one of the two involved

5 / 1072
art and characters
species