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8 December 2024, 11:37:24 PST (2 weeks ago)
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11 December 2024, 07:26:48 PST (1 week ago) by Strabi

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Prompt: Endearing Eggs
Elnin used: Nether [ELN028], Miya [ELN1960], Nami [ELN2310], Oki [ELN2140] and Rao [ELN249]
Regional Affinity: None
Total Word Count: 935 [+2 EC Bonus]

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"What do you think it is?" asked Nami, about to swat the object before Miya intervened.

"We shouldn't go around touching weird stuff, or did you forget what momma said?" Miya wormed her way between all of her siblings and the object that lay before them. It was nestled into the grass almost perfectly, colors barely blending together.

"We shouldn't even be out here," retorted Oki who scoffed at all of them. He would turn as if he were to return toward the hut they were staying in. "Come on, before we all get in trouble."

"Maybe we should take it with us!" Rao chimed in, smiling with enthusiasm even if the rest of her siblings felt apprehensive. She was the one who rushed out the door to explore despite the miasmic atmosphere. They all knew they shouldn't be out for too long without Nether supervising them.

"It seems harmless enough, let's take it with us and see what momma says," Miya suggested, placing her paw on the egg. Warmth radiated from the shell, making her realize this was a living organism not yet hatched. She almost felt excited before Nami interrupted her.

"I thought we weren't supposed to touch any weird stuff!" Miya ignored Nami's whining, picking up the egg by the strings it adorned. There was some apprehensiveness from the eldest kittom that this egg may have been placed temporarily and the owner would be back soon, but the thought quickly evaporated when her siblings started to bicker behind her. She paid no mind, keeping her concentration on carrying the strange egg back to the guest house.

Ammy, their eldest brother, had graciously constructed a guest house for his mother for when she grew too weary to travel. Faerindell was the realm he resided in, living in a fairly large house he also ran a shoppe in. Nether had decided to stay here for the time being as it was miasma season. She couldn't risk the kittoms getting hurt or sick.

Miya managed to keep the egg safe and keep her siblings behind her as she approached the door to the guest house, motioning Oki to open the entryway for them all. He obliged, allowing them all to scatter into the foyer arguing loudly as Miya ignored their pleas. The commotion caused Nether to open an eye, observing them all pile into the living room.

The hearth crackled loudly when the kittoms finally fell silent, Miya setting the egg gently before her. Nami was the only one who appeared nervous as they waited for their mother to say something. Nether's attention shifted to the egg object, eyes moving around as she observed and processed the situation. After a few minutes, her pomu came up so it could place her head on her shoulders.

"Where did you find this?" she inquired, glancing down at Miya who was sitting just behind the egg. The other three were tucked behind her, nervous as to what their mother would say. After all, they weren't supposed to be outside. They were supposed to stay inside until Ammy and Narsius came back from the city. Nether could tell they were guilty of such.

"We found this outside... We weren't out there for long." Miya replied to them all, trying to mitigate the damage as much as possible. "Should we... keep it?"

Nether sighed at Miya's misdirection of the situation, but she trusted her daughter. She was the one who always took care of the others when the elnin could not. Eyes did not grow out of the back of one's head. Miya had always been the sensible one out of the siblings, the one who stepped up to take responsibility. Perhaps this could be a good lesson for them all.

"Yes," she said, holding a paw up before any of them could peep a response. "However, I will not be responsible for it. I want the four of you to take care of it, to nurture and protect it. You all need to learn some responsibility. Let this be your lesson."

Tails wagged at this idea and the kittoms all glanced at each other in excitement. Oki wasn't as excited but nodded along as he knew he wouldn't get out of this situation.

"Thank you!" Miya chirped, smiling wide. "We'll take very good care of it!"

Nether was hesitant, but let the four of them go off into their room with the egg in tow. She would have to keep an eye on them anyway to make sure they were taking care of the egg. She was of course responsible for it as well, just from a distance as she wanted her children to learn something from this. Curiosity welled inside though, she was unsure what would hatch from that odd egg.

If anything, she hoped someone would come back and claim it. For now though, Nether would allow her kittoms to keep the mystery egg for the time being.

As the four kittoms piled into their room with Miya leading the way, carrying the egg, they would all scatter to their beds and pick a blanket they would use for their project. Rao and Nami fluffed all the blankets together into a nest of sorts, allowing Miya to place it gently into the center.

"Let's leave it alone for now," Miya suggested, nudging her siblings toward their bed. "We should all get some rest. We'll check on it later."

They all agreed, shuffling into their nests and snuggling deep to get some relief. They'd need their strength to take care of their new project, after all.

Rewards

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Fey-touched Egg 1
Elecite Coins 8

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Thumbnail for ELN028: Nether 🌑

ELN028: Nether 🌑

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Thumbnail for ELN249: Rao 🌌

ELN249: Rao 🌌

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Thumbnail for ELN1960: Miya 🦋

ELN1960: Miya 🦋

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Thumbnail for ELN2140: Okikurumi 🗻

ELN2140: Okikurumi 🗻

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Thumbnail for ELN2310: Nami 🎐

ELN2310: Nami 🎐

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