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10 February 2023, 22:06:47 PST (1 year ago)
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12 February 2023, 21:00:05 PST (1 year ago) by tatter

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Trusty Two

 

"Come on Cal... you're being ridiculous now." A pale white and gold Elnin with painted markings softly voiced. 

"Just one more second, Uki." Calcifer said, as he deftly tied Ignis' lantern's red cord into a bow around a small hook in his bedroom. The black, red and golden kittom had markings like lava infused with a soft golden glow in certain areas from his luminous suffusion. He had spent his morning sleeping in, before rolling over and accidentally crashing into his pomu's lantern. After a lot of panic that he might've cracked his pomu's lantern. He'd then proceeded to create a lovely little sleeping corner but this time a little further away from his bed. He'd plumped up the plush velvety red cushions he'd nestled at precarious angles, to help support his lantern even though it could float by itself, and had tied its red cord onto a nearby hook, meant for hanging coats. He was pretty chuffed with his pomu, Ignis', sleeping place. He admired his pomu's lantern one last time. The carefully carved waves arced in such a way as to create the illusion of a large wooden flame. At it's core, a beautiful pomu crystal dual-toned like his own eyes, red to amber, was the heart of the flame. 
"Okay, little brother, let's get a move on. You can't stare at Ignis all day. We promised Aunty Airi we'd be helping cook today." Uki remarked, rolling her blue, gold and red prismatic eyes. As she gently pushed Calcifer under his maned neck, to get out of his bedroom. 
"Okay, okay I'm going!" Cal remarked back, digging in his paws into the wooden floor and making an effort to leave their small hut built on the waters of Ealei's coast. A few days earlier, they had taken a rather nice boat to visit the other half of his family, and his Aunty Airi had tagged along as well. It was meant to be a 'celebration of family' this feast that was planned for tomorrow. But what even is family without any of our pomu's here? Calcifer thought mournfully as he trudged along behind his sister Ukiyo's golden glade tail, slightly stained with purples and blues, partially from her markings, and partially from some paint she hadn't realised was still entangled in her tail. Well at least it's Uki whose with me and not Hiroka. Calcifer thought to himself with a chuckle. His sister Hiroka was a trouble maker and probably would've burnt the food.
 
The duo made their way across the boardwalks to the beach area, constantly wandering under the shade of Ealei's humongous eldertree. Finally they arrived at the outdoor tiki kitchen, right by a large cliffface. 
"There you two are! I thought you'd never show." a monochrome Elnin remarked looking reproachfully at the two sheepish siblings. "Right, well I need you both to go net fishing and catch us something delicious! The area just off this cliff face, near the heart shaped rock, has some delicious Shimmering boulder fish... or even a large lunar fish! Oh! Maybe a few Glinting flying fish! Plenty of fish in the sea to catch." She exclaimed, hurriedly handing the duo a large magical net and some biscuits that the local fish like. "Huh?! You want us to go swimming?!" Cal groaned facepalming a small paw red and gold paw into his face. 
"Yes, both of you. Chop chop." she said with a snap of her fingers, before pushing them along, and turning back to the kitchen, where Uki and Cal could see the rest of their family busy chopping, stirring and frying up various vegetables. All except Hiroka... Cal thought to himself. Maybe she's off on her own task too
 
Quickly Uki and Cal hurried over to the waters. Luckily it was late enough in the day that the water was nice and refreshing instead of bitingly cold. And the two of them swam out to the heart shaped rock. Uki gently tying up both her glade tail and white hair to make sure it wouldn't get in the way of their fishing. The duo admired the coral reefs far below them, watching as the fish danced between rocks and coral, swimming in small shoals together before randomly dispersing and then gathering once again. Suddenly Calcifer saw Uki stop further out in the water. Her paintbrush hybrid crown bobbing gently with the current, while soft motes of light in pastel colours gently lifted off of her coat into the waters. He swum quietly over to her as she pointed directly below and to the east of where they were. WOAH!  Calcifer opened his mouth and let a few bubbles slip before closing it. Below them was a large lunar fish!! Shaped like a crescent moon, the large grey fish seemed to be grazing on something it had found in the coral. Quietly Calcifer and Uki worked as a team. First, carefully placing some biscuits firmly into some coral nearby. Then waiting with their nets, with bated breathe, for the lunar fish to slowly swim over. Before, finally with a corner of the magically expanding net in each of their hands scooping up their prize before it even knew what had hit it. Quickly they tied the corners of the net together and swam with all their might towards the rocky outcrop they jumped in from.
 
As they got to land, the slowly and meticulously pulled to shore their prize, and before they could even call for someone to help. Their dad, Ripple, was already there excitedly pulling the net and shouting them praises for their crazy catch! As the cooking began in earnest, Uki and Cal couldn't help but feel pleased with themselves, and as the sun set, couldn't help remarking how delicious everything was cooked. Even the peculiar scallops Hiroka had found were delectable. All in all, it was a successful family feast.

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Elecite Coins 9

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ELN1751: Airi

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Thumbnail for ELN2373: Ukiyo

ELN2373: Ukiyo

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ELN2374: Calcifer

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AP (Ealei) (Currencies) 1

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