The Bonfire: Official Event Thread

[Hyper]

Wherever Arach was getting the patience to not be angry at being repeatedly called small, she wasn't aware of it. Right now she was in the palm of a little spider-like demon a little like herself, being small. She's surprised she hasn't snapped. Maybe it was the sight of the other spider girls in the distance, who Amber referred to as her sisters. So nice that this one got her mother's coolheadedness, Arach thought to herself, unaware of Chloe's inner turmoil at the moment.

"I'm really supposed to be much, much taller but there's disadvantages about moving around so here's me: travel-sized," she jested. Well, half-jested really.

 

[Kada]

Dalia grumbled as her mother broke up the fight between her and Phaedra. Tied up by her sister, she rolled away so as not to hurt anyone and burst her clothes into flame, burning away her sister's threads.
Once she was free, Dalia stood up and brushed the fire from herself casually. She glared daggers at Phaedra, but said through gritted teeth, "Sorry." She didn't want to go home just yet.

She moved towards her mother, turning her attention to the fact that Pandora has asked her, not her sisters, to help make Raheal a new robe. She darted off into the tree line before coming back with a small notebook, bound in her own silk, with a pen stuck in the cover.
Hiding underneath Pandora's abdomen so no one else could see her well, she started sketching on a fresh page. Occasionally she would look up between her mother's legs at the reaper, guessing some of his measurements as she drew.

 

[Pallas]

Amber listened to her mother answering the first of her many questions, she needed her head understandingly as she explained that she could go visit her grandfather at their house. It was a proposition that the little spider girl found exciting.

"Oh! Okey. I'd like that. I'd love to come visit you and grandpa if my mom is okey with that. Err... my other mom I mean... you know what I mean." spoke up Amber.

As her mom in front of her grew more quite and sullen, Amber quickly caught on that this was an unpleasant topic for her. Judging from her mother's words, something happened to her grandmother that would make visiting her impossible. Her grandmother was probably dead then. Even as she hide behind that lovely smile of her's, Amber could see it for the farce it was. But Amber didn't want her mother to dwell on unpleasantness anymore than she had to so she went along with her mom's proposition to talk about another time.

"Oh... thats okey. We can talk about it another time." responded Amber as she returns a smile back to her mother, wanting to reassure as best as she could.

Amber then looks back down little Arach in her palms, giggling at she referred to herself as travel-sized.

"Tee hee hee hee~ I like you this way! Your adorable!" mewed Amber as she craned her head closer to the tiny spider in her hand as she added "Can I pet you? I really REALLY want to pet you!"

 

[Arcadia]

Raheal was honestly surprised when Pandora had laid down the law. It wasn't something he thought she had but there she was doing it. Rather interesting honestly. "Well...I didn't know you could lay down the law like that Pandora. Like a seasoned mother." Raheal laughed a little, but in all honesty he wasn't sure why. It's not like he was trying to be funny. Maybe it was just the akwardness of this entire thing. Just her suddenly being a parent was slightly overwhelming for him. But why? It was natural for someone to have children. Maybe it was because there was a likely chance they were his?

 

[Hyper]

If eye-rolling was visible for normal spider eyes, that was what Arach was doing right at the moment. Ah, she truly didn't imagine becoming a pet to anyone. How thrilling. It was so novel. An experience to behold. But all of this was sarcasm and she never wanted to feel a little humiliated by a child.

Arach turned a little towards Chloe for a moment, mostly to get an assessment if she should indulge the little spider. Her assessment gave her a yes, she needs to. Chloe didn't look like she was having a good time, so she turned back to Amber, feeling a little defeated.

"Sure thing, dearie. Knock yourself out; but don't squish me, okay?"

 

[Kathinja]

Storm glanced over in the direction Phaedra pointed. Certainly looked like Pandora, from what she could tell. She did not know Pandora had children, but then again she did not know much about Pandora in general.

I can be your friend…Do you want to be my friend?

Storm’s ears twitched. In those words she heard another’s voice. Adelyn. It was just like when she first met Adelyn. Now more tears had to be stifled.

“O-of course, dear,” Storm replied with a nod. She had to advert her eyes. “My name is Storm, and of course I will be your friend,” she managed a small smile.

Then the little spider had to return to her family, and Storm waved her off. She was alone once more. At least she had stopped crying, for now. She was not ready to join the festivities still—maybe she wouldn’t be at all that night. So, for now, she continued to sit by the fire.

“Adelyn is doing well…” Storm whispered as she held out her hand, feeling the warmth of the flame against her palm. Tears were welling up in her eyes once more. Damn it, just when she thought the tears were done and over with for now…

“I wish she could have gotten to know you better. She…could have been our daughter if I wasn’t such a coward.”

Storm buried her face into her hands. Controlled, quiet sobs escaped her.

 

[Pallas]

"Yay" cheered Amber with delight "I promise to be gentle. I don't wanna squish you~"

Amber rotates her right hand and uses her index finger to gentlely stroke the tiny demon, alternating between head and abdomen. She could hardly hold back wide grinning smile each time Amber gives the spider a stroke, exposing her razor sharp teeth each time she does so.

"I think we are going to be BESTEST friends Miss Arach!" proclaimed Amber as she continues to pet Arach, taking care to not pet her too roughly.

 

[Kait]

Later, Chloe would definitely be talking with Pandora about spending some time with her daughter. Even through the daze of having to accept this into her life so suddenly, it seemed like the right thing to do.

Only now, after hearing the inflection in Arach's voice, did Chloe begin to realize that this was an intensely negative experience for her familiar. Being a small, cute thing did not suit her self-esteem. Arach was just too polite to say so.

"Um... okay, Arach, since I don't really need you as a concealed-carry bodyguard right now, why don't you introduce yourself in your human form?" Chloe phrased it as though Arach were a deadly weapon capable of taking life, a thing to be feared. "We could dance around and stuff later, if you think you'd be into that."

 

[Saber]

He slipped into the area silently, in truth he wasn't sure why he was here, did someone with no past have a right to come to an event dedicated to praying and mourning for the lost? He had no lost loved ones he could remember, yet here he was, amnesia or not he had felt a need to come here.

He stepped to the bonfire, closing his eye he let the heat of the flames flow over him, the good thing about having multiple elements was that he was comfortable in pretty much any temperature.

He turned as he picked up movement from the corner of his eye, he could see something large and red moving deeper into the forest, he didn't know what it was, but something, some strong urge made him walk into the forest and follow it.

He moved through the trees, the large red shape little more than a blur ahead, the red shape stopped, and it's shape and form began clear, take on finer detail, Theron's eyes widened as the shape became a large red dragon.

The dragon looked down at him, and though some would say Theron should be terrified, he wasn't, he felt calm and safe around the mysterious dragon. He stepped forward, continuing to look up at the dragon spirit, "who are you?" he asked, he didn't know this dragon but felt as if he should.

The spirit remained silent, he just continued to look kindly down at him, Theron began to shake with anger, anger at himself and his inability to remember who he was, "I SHOULD KNOW YOU!." he fell to his knees his frustration hitting him hard, "please," he said in a half whisper, "tell me who you are."

The red dragon lowered head to the ground, his calm green eyes looking at Theron, and then the spirit spoke, "You're not alone, you'll never be alone again," Theron looked into the spirit's green eyes, eyes so like his own, and the young dragon felt something he didn't remember ever feeling, a sense of belonging, a sense of family.

And then, the spirit was gone taking that feeling with him and Theron was left alone again, no answers just more questions.

 

[Hyper]

"Why, that sounds lovely, Chlo!" Chloe and Amber didn't need to hear Arach's silent cheers of fucking finally when the former had allowed her to slip into a more comfortable size. She kept that to herself, both for the younger spider's sake and to not grate on Chloe's nerves.

"Excuse me, dear," she sung before she hopped off of Amber's palm, rappelling down to the ground with a string of web. Arach made some distance before she shifted to her usual human form.

"Mmm yes, this is muuuch better!" Arach chirped, stretching slightly and dusting some imaginary dust off her clothes. There was no need to, really, but she liked showing off sometimes. She kept her attention on Amber at least, "Would you like to join us, sweetie? I'm sure Chlo here wouldn't mind?" she offered, with a flick of her hair.