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mindsend — Hiding from the Past
Published: 2006-06-14 01:09:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1984; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 322
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Sitting at his desk idly, Tetsquati watches the birds and squirrels play in the light rain going in his garden through the safety of his window. Wincing as a squirrel strays too close to the carnivorous part of the garden and get snapped up by a Draconian Spider Weed, the plant mage lays his head gently on the rich green desk with a soft sigh.“I hate lazy days… What I’d do for an Adventure…”
Suddenly a vine taps on his window and the Seeing-Eye Vine looks at him, showing him what one of its brothers in another part of the garden could see.
“Advisor Djava?!” He leaps out of his chair, sending it tumbling over as Tetsquati stands in the middle of the room, piling his stuff up on his bed in a state of panic, his tail going bottlebrush. Looking out the window, he spots the graying lion-like man heading towards the house and presses against the wall, breathing heavily, his eyes wide.
There was no way he was going back. He missed his parents, but he wasn’t going to become a slave. He had his freedom and planned on keeping it.
“Yep… This is the place…” He could hear Djava poking at the Seeing-Eye Vine and shuffling through the bush. The shadow falls on the ground and the window groans slightly as the large man leaned against it, peering in. Tetsquati swallows, trying to hold his breath, afraid the man sensitive hearing had not weakened since he was a child.
The man pulls away and looks around, and Tetsquati eye’s his items and the little bonsai next to him. Glancing one last time at the window from his place at the wall, Tetsquati takes a deep breath, steeling his nerves. Suzaku, his pet and companion perches on his tail, ready for the escape.
As the Nineteen year old’s green fur settles only slightly, he closes his eyes, whispering under his breath, “…One... Two… Two and a half… Three!”
He leapt from his place against the wall, slamming his suitcase shut and grabbing the handle. He turns, heading towards that plant next to the window.
“Prince Tetsquati! I found yo-“
Djava’s voice fades to nothing as his fingers touch the plant. His eyes lock with the advisor of his Parent’s kingdom for a second, as his body, Phoenix, and suitcase explodes in a shower of tiny leaves, his vision suddenly blinded by the bright light of the tropical island he teleported to.
Letting out a soft sigh, he plops down, holding his head in his hands, “Me and my big mouth…”
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XD I couldn’t resist doing this.
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Great expression, Tetsquati xD Also amused by the "la la la, who should I bother today..." royal guy in the background xD Awesome outfit on him, though!
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XD Advisor Djava is cool for a "bad guy"
Tetsquati arrives at Lani's B&B, suit case in hand and Suzaku perched on his shoulder. Knocking on the door, he pokes his head in, "I'm hear to inquire about a room?"
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A portly Chomby peeks her head through the archway that leads to the kitchen and dries off her front legs before making her way into the entry to greet him, "Sorry about that," she says, "My little brother usually greets visitors right away... but he's away at science camp for the summer."
"If you'll follow me upstairs, I can show you to your room. My name is Lani and I'm the owner of this Bed and Breakfast - so please let me know if you have any meal preferences or if you would need a wake-up call or anything. May I ask your name, sir?"
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Tetsquati smiles awkwardly, "My names Tetsquati. And anything vegitarian or lacto ova would be wonderful. I'm allergic to meat, but for some reason eggs and milk products don't bother me... And Suzaku shares my meals with me, so it should be easier for you to do..." His smile becomes a little more genuine, "Anyway, I would love if I could help you around the house. I won't ask for pay for it, I just like working with my hands. I could grow you a rather nice garden if you want.."
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Lani forced a smile, she had always been reluctant to allow petpets in the house... especially when one of her guests insisted on bringing in their Elephante-sized Apis...
"Er..." she said uncomfortably, "You can start by promising me you'll be able to contain your petpet. I don't have a rule against them unless they make a mess or bother other guests, otherwise, they're welcome to stay inside if you'd prefer that over the stables in the back."
"If you insist on working, I'm afraid I'd feel guilty giving any guest a task list, but you're welcome to fix up anything that needs fixing... as long as the changes aren't too drastic. ...how long were you planning on staying, Tetsquati?"
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Tetsquati swallows, then takes a deep breath, "I'm not sure, but likely a few months. You see, I'm a writer, and every now and then I need to get away from the media to clear my head. Even with my garden, Neopia Central's too hectic for me right now... But it wouldn't be work for me to fix stuff up, or grow you something..."
Tetsquati reaches into his bag, pulling out a bag full of sunflower seeds. He then takes a single seed out and closes his palm around it. Holding his now free hand over the one holding the seed, he focuses, turning the simple snack food into a miniature tree, the branches growing in the shape of a chomby. Flowers bloom in the colors and markings of Lani's skin, as well as a blue flowery vine around the neck and a single flower on it's "head". He then holds it out to her as the roots sink into itself, "Here. Its an airplant now. You just need to mist it every now and then or place it near water..."
When they stop at the room, he sets his things down as Suzaku grabs Seiryu from his hair and flies over to a dresser, opening it with one claw and then settling in as if it was a nest. The kougra chuckles, then turns to Lani, "How much do you ask for rooms?"
(ok, the next post should be the last one needed for now. XD Though you gotta wonder what Lani would think when she finds out the polite and quite Kougra that wants nothing more then to help is actually a prince. XD Then there is Raj. o_O A single prince is hiding out at the B&B. XD)
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"Fantastic!" Lani grins, and laughs, embarassed to think of what her already gossipy neighbors would say with a topiary of herself out in the front yard. "Rates are usually around 7K a night - but I've always been willing to compromise if a guest can't afford the rate - just let me know and we can work something out."
"I hope you'll enjoy your stay here! It's not often we get many writers vacationing in these parts!"
((obviously the actual rate isn't required xD *will be sure to mention that when she writes that portion of Lani's petpage* And Raj is totally focused on building her summer home at the moment, though she'll probably stop by to bug Lani from time-to-time* xD))
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The Topiary swings its head around to look at her with flowery eyes, then shimmers to sleep.
Tetsquati chuckles almost nervously, then grins, "No problem at all. I can even give you twice as much extra to rent a plot in your yard for a vegitable garden. Wont take more then a day for it to grow, I just like having one to tend to..."
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"Oh, you don't have to do that!" Lani exclaimed as she watched the topiary settle in her paws. "I'm afraid there's not much room for gardening left with all of the sand around - but if you can find a good spot of soil, you're welcome to it as long as your vegetables can cohabitate with my flowers, at least."
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Tetsquati grins, "Well, a little Mulch Grass would fix that problem easily.. Would also help protect your foundation from washing away. I'll be sure to make plenty of places for you to do your own gardening. I'll get that started right away so it can get some dirt started in the morning." He winks, "Its a type of grass that grows and dies rapidly, turning sand, clay, and gravel into rich, good dirt Stuff that wont wash away during the first storm to hit it..."
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"Oooh, that sounds great!" Lani said before she stopped outside of one of the rooms on the top floor and handed Tetsquati an old fashioned key. "You're in room #4, please let me know if you need anything or if the guest in room three bothers you. He's kind of a regular come-and-go resident so I can kick him out if he causes trouble for anyone else." She winked before turning to go back down the stairs, "I've got to finish up the laundry for now, see ya!"
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Tetsquati bow at her retreating form, "Thank you so much for accepting me."
After settling his things down and getting everything set up, Tetsquati walks out the house and closes the door gently behind him. Taking the sunflower seeds, he scatters them around the house, the seeds sprouting an odd, neon green grass that would toss the sand over itself and turn brown before sprouting out of the dead grass like a phoenix from the ashes, repeating the process, which made the ground appear to boil in ever darkening soil mixing with the sand. Tetsquati whistles, walking a little ways away from the ocean, and the house, to the edge of the property where he planted a handful of the seeds, then walked a yard away before turning towards the spot, kneeling and putting his hands on the ground. A faint glow forms on the still sandy part of the yard and the seeds sprout and weave among each other, the green and golden light flickering like fireflies as the plant grows. One of the leaves spits some fresh water at its feet and the growth increases. Within minutes, a fully matured Tiered Pond bubbled happily, a source for fresh, clean water for the rest of the garden. Tetsquati grins at his work, then glances at his watch, "Well, if Miss Lani doesn't want you like you are, I could always turn you into a shade or fruit tree.." He pauses to listen to it, his ears perked, "Well, I know you like being what you are, but you were origonally a sunflower snack seed, lightly salted. But hopefully, it won't be too big of a deal, your out of the way and useful."
He strokes the smooth leaf with water bubbling up from its highest leaf and falling onto the one below it and the rain catcher pond below. He smiles slightly, "If your lucky, she might let me make you swimming pool sized."
It responded cheerfully, squirting a small spray of water in the air, and returned to its pleasent bubbling. Tetsquati chuckles, clucking his tongue as he heads back inside. Spotting Lani in another room, hewaves a little, "I got the mulch grass started.. And I noticed you didn't have a free freshwater source for your garden so I have a small tierd pond growing on the edge of your property. I can change her to something else if you decide you don't like having one. But she should cut your costs down..." He grins, "Could even be used as a swimming pool in the future if you want her bigger...." He then starts to head up the stairs, yawning broadly, relaxed from the stress of the day and drained from the use of his powers.
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(oops! Ment to put "A month or two, if its not a problem for you. " )
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*pets Tetsquati* You poor fellow *hugs him* Kale knows what it's like to be haunted by the past
Kale: Literally -.- I've got the same problem. 'cept the 'rents send Lycan Hoardes moi.
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BAHAHAHAAAHAHAH!!! Oh gosh, poor guy XDD Bahaah ;; *gives him chocolate, then proceeds to laugh at his hardships*XD
Hakan: ...*snrrrk*<<; You poor bastard.
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She's a princess, so this guy would try to take her away from Novadar. So Tetsquati's keeping Cari away from this guy.
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I mean, why would he take her away from Nova? Nova's a nice guy!
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Yes, but even though Tetsquati's parents are trying to change the rule, females of royal blood are not allowed to choose who they marry, but are instead stuck in a harem for another nobel. But On neopets, its because he doesnt want the parents to find out she's actually still alive, and would just trap and hide her.
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whoa I love how it comes. I like the biard and the expresion caracter XD
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awsome! And the story is cool too! I love the detail in this. the desk, fur, etc. fantastic, that and his expression, priceless!
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You really protrayed Tesqauti's expression well. <3
Very nice work.
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... Wow. Very well detailed and crafted! 
... How do I know it's soft?? Um... YOU SAW NOTHING! *POOFS*
I also like that rock behind the bonsai, the handles, and that eyeball. Everything else SUX! lol, just kidding. x)
What really catches my eye, though, is the big sapphire on the fat guy's (*cough* 
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XD Tetsquati (Green guy) and Djava (Fat man) And yeah, that star sapphire is definately attention grabbing. XD
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"Prince Tetsquati" eh? Hm, I better see a prequeal on this one missy.
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XD Whatever do you mean? *flutters eyes*
Actually, I do want to know what you want to know about Tetsquati's past. XD
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Well, I had no idea he was royalty! ._o
Hm, I want to know anything and everything you feel like writting down about him. He's such an adorable character! I love that he writes novels and what did he mean by he was 'free' now? And- this may sound stupid but how exactly do you pronounce his name?
But seriously, if you wrote a novel about Tetsquati I'd probably buy two copies. -.- Why two? I dunno...
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"Tet-Squaw-tea"
Well, I did have a nice long thing on the description explaining how his parents became royaly, the culture of the kingdom, and the reason Tetsquati ran from it (He wasn't free to do anything he wanted to, since if he started doing something, Djava here would tell him "Sire, you can't/shouldn't do something so common" and call appon people to do his hobby. Tetsquati is do it yourself, hands on guy.. And they wouldn't let him do anything hands on.).
It also stated the social structure of the culture and Tetsquati's breed -- Outside of neo, Tetsquati is a Naselrye Shadowmelder and a Draconian Wood Cat hybrid (Draconian Wood Cats are naturally anthro. Shadowmelders CAN be anthro, but the "Wildcat summoned spirit", or Naselrye, is always anthro, since they were origonally used as slaves until his ancestors, the first free Naselrye, one of whome Cari is named after). His breed is Matriarchal -- females rule. The males dont even reach breeding age until they are 25, (Tetsquati is 19) and mate for life.
The Kingdom's races he is stuck as prince for is Patriarchal. The males rule and the females have no rights. Plus, they are polygamists, the males having several wifes. As Royalty, he would be giving arranged marrages to women as soon as he turned 11, preferably to nobels. Because Tetsquati's breed is different, he is discussed by the marrage rituals of the culture (The male basicly attacks the female, she offers him her throat, and he bites her till she passes out and he drags her off), and isn't interested in females yet anyways.
The females mature sexually earlier, but usually its to help tend the children of their parents since they are still basicly cubs. Cari's an exception, since she matured even faster while in the wilds, though she still has the cub like playfulness. But its also why Tetsquati is so skittish -- he shouldn't even be away from his parents yet, but he has to be in order to keep from basicly being, in his mind, a victem of pedophila. He hasn't reached puberty yet.
But, as I was saying, I had this all nicely written out, then forgot to copy it and DA desided to go offline.. I lost it all and didnt feel like rewriting it again at that time.
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Ha! I was right. I /thought/ thats how it was pronounced.
Wow- you really put a lot of thought into your characters! I adore learning about them! Especially Tets and Cari. ^^
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XD Yeah, I tend to put a lot of thought into things. Sometimes more then some people would suggest doing for "neopet characters", but these are just RP characters I dragged into Neopets. XD
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Really? I didnt know that. BTW, what happened to the Grey Paintbrush fund *pokes your siggy* Is Issui finally grey? ^^
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No. XD A friend reminded me I said I'd raise the money to paint Issui grey until I think of something more important for the money, since Issui's design is a grey Cyan, which makes him able to pass as a grey ixi. Which is true. I TOLD myself I'd paint him last. (Not counting Tetsquati, since he's just green. XD)
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Poor Issui- he's always getting pushed out of line. <3 So who are you using the trans potion on?
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Alohuaki. XD I had applyed for a Maraquan draik that was up for adoption a couple months ago, but the owner vanished for the whole adoption period, then took her out of the running as soon as they got back. People keep telling me it was likely them trying to get attention.
So, I'm going to make a Maraquan draik myself.
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Eep- pricey. I'm sorry that the owner did that and I'll donate what I can though it wont be much. I'm currently on two quests of my own and, thanks to these stupid school computers, I cant play many of the games so my funds are a little low. ^^ But I hope you get your maraquan draik soon! XD Then maybe Issui will be next.
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Yeah, its pricey. But You know, until they make a Lutari trans and the price drops, I will work at getting Issui grey after painting Alohuaki.
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Oh man, I -love- his expression! He looks like a kid who just got caught with his hand in the cookie jar! X3
(You should totally draw more pics of him with his hair looking "fruity" as he calls it... XD)
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XD He rarely gets like that. Cause its hard to draw and looks out of character. XD
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