Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 15:18:10 GMT -5
"I thought lycanthropes didn't pack... I've been told somewhere that that is the case."
Ozora was naturally a solitary creature in his other form anyway, but that wasn't the case as his human self. Then he facepalmed. "Wow, I'm just a bundle of tact today, aren't I."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 15:42:27 GMT -5
Jason smiled and shrugged. "It's okay. You're right, lycanthropes don't pack. That's probably just my way of looking at things. I don't know."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 15:46:46 GMT -5
Ozora sighed, biting his lip. He intended to think before just blurting out the first question that came to his mind, and that one had not been very nice. Or polite, at least.
"Do you miss your parents? I mean, this isn't my first year so I'm kind of used to it, but I remember being almost literally physically ill I was so homesick my first year."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 15:56:33 GMT -5
Jason nodded, looking back down at the sketch of his father. "I do miss them. It was hardest for the first few months, but I've seen my family over the fall and winter breaks, so that made it a little better.
"I'm really looking forward to seeing them over spring break," he confessed with a grin. "I've never been away from them for quite so long before. It's odd. We write letters back and forth almost every week, but it's just not the same, you know?"
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 19:11:01 GMT -5
Ozora nodded, "Yeah, I do. I'm not sure if I'm going home over Spring Break or not. I mean, I miss my parents, but it almost makes me feel worse when I only get to see them for a week."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 19:24:21 GMT -5
Jason nodded. "Think of it like a milestone. You're that much closer to summer break, and being able to go home for months. That's what I do," he smiled. "It helps a bit."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 19:50:24 GMT -5
Ozora shook his head, then shrugged, shaking out his hair. "It's never really helped me for some reason. And my dad's in Iraq right now anyway. It makes being home with just Mom awkward. I know she misses me, but I think it's easier for her if I'm away too. Rather than me coming home for a really short time. We managed to all get together for Christmas, but it was right after that Dad was sent out."
He shrugged again. "Not that I'm really very close to either of them, I guess. It's more just... home than it is missing them. I do miss them, sure, but that's not the reason I miss home so much."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 20:00:59 GMT -5
"I understand," Jason murmured. "My father was sent out a lot when I was younger... he only recently left the army and became an accountant. It was strange not having him around all the time... being the only man in a houseful of women gets quite awkward," he laughed softly. "Especially since I'm the youngest of three children."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 20:03:19 GMT -5
"Soldier to accountant? That's an interesting move," Ozora noted. The man in Jason's sketch didn't LOOK like an accountant...
"I can't imagine. I'm an only child. Mom tries to smother me outrageously when Dad's gone, though. I think it's just her worry for Dad, but it's stifling sometimes," he shrugged.
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 21:21:51 GMT -5
Jason nodded. "It pays well, though, and it's safer than being a soldier. He's home more often, which is a bonus. We don't have to fear for his life or anything," he smiled.
"I was never really smothered by my parents at all. Father has a firm sense of discipline, and Mother upholds it. I do have a bit of a unique place in my family as both the youngest child and the only son, the one who's expected to carry on the family name and all. It was hard on my parents when I came out, especially my father. He's very, very Christian. I used to be, but I was practically excommunicated from the church when I came out. I still hold to a lot of those beliefs, though."
He paused and blushed a bit. "Wow, I went off on a tangent, didn't I? Sorry about that."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 21:29:09 GMT -5
Ozora shrugged, "S'okay, tangents are good. I bet it would have been hard in that situation. My parents weren't thrilled, but I guess the fact that I like girls too gave them hope. I can't really ever go to India, though. Not and expect to get any respect at all.
"At least your parents didn't throw you out or anything. I've heard of a lot of people who lost their families because of that. And the fact that you're a lycanthrope probably made it harder, yeah? I mean... that'd rightfully terrify most people, including the victim."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 21:39:01 GMT -5
Jason nodded. "That was hard, too. My sisters helped me out a lot, though, in both situations. I was bitten when I was sixteen. When I came out was shortly before I came here, so Father has had some time without me around to think about things and -- hopefully -- come to terms with them, if not accept them. It was really hard, the first few months," he sighed. "We didn't talk about it much at first.
"I've told him about my boyfriend, and some of the things we've been through together... in not so much detail, of course... so Father has an idea of the kind of bond we have." He ran his thumb over the stone of the opal ring on his right hand. "I've been thinking about trying to convince my parents to let Zeph stay with us in Germany for a while over the summer, but I think I'll wait until closer to summer before I bring it up."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 21:46:00 GMT -5
Ozora blinked. "Oh... OH! You're the... Oh. I knew you looked familiar. I was in the sky that day. You nearly made MY heart stop, and the wind that came up nearly pulled out all my feathers and slammed me against the school. I nearly broke my beak before I managed to pull away."
Ozora shook his head, brushing his face and knocking the feather out of his face again. "Yeah... asking to bring him might be a problem. Not that I'd know for sure, but I can imagine how ultra-conservative Christians would feel. Especially with a heathen like Zephyros Aetai."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 21:56:25 GMT -5
Jason nodded, sighing a bit. "Yes, I'm him." Good grief, was no-one going to stop talking about that? Though, Jason had to admit he was the one who'd brought it up this time, so he had no one to blame but himself. Still, it rankled him to be thought of as "that guy who jumped/fell from the roof and broke both his legs".
He wrinkled his nose a bit at the word 'heathen'. "I prefer the word 'pagan', if it's all the same to you. But you're right... I'm not sure how well it'll go over. My sisters might be able to help sway the odds in my favor, but we'll see."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 22:05:05 GMT -5
Ozora blinked, "Alright... I was just using the word I've heard Zeph use, that's all. And sorry, but... I nearly met the wall myself, and I think I'm a bit more fragile than you are, with my bird-bones. Broken wings take FOREVER to heal, and I'd go mad if I couldn't fly. Plus, if I'm hurt in one form, it immediately translates to the other. Even harming my feathers tears my clothing."
Ozora shrugged, looking up again. "Maybe something will happen that will sway your parents to your side when it comes to Zeph. You never know."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 22:16:17 GMT -5
"Maybe," Jason murmured. "I would have had worse than broken legs if Zeph hadn't been there... I would have died. I owe Zeph my life... That would probably sway my parents to my side, but I can't tell them the whole story without revealing that Zeph is a mage, which would probably sway them away again. So I'm not sure what to say."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 22:17:54 GMT -5
"...I would have thought his name gave it away right there," Ozora grinned. "Or at least proved he wasn't exactly human. Either mage, or a shifter, or possibly a vampire. At least he isn't one of the undead, right?"
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 22:25:45 GMT -5
Jason nodded. "Well, I'm named after a figure of Greek myths too. Two, in fact: Jason and Apollo. Same with my sisters, Helen Demeter and Ariadne Rhea, who are both perfectly normal mortals. My parents were big fans of the Greek myths, on a literary level at least. It's kind of funny that I ended up dating an actual Greek."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 22:28:37 GMT -5
Ozora nodded, "Yeah in a way it is. But Helen is a really normal name, as is Jason. Ariadne is a little odd, but... still, few people would name their child after a god. Except Apollo. If anyone is named after a god, it seems to be after Apollo. I guess I can see how they wouldn't automatically assume he's a mage but...
"Don't they know this school barely has any mortals?" Ozora asked curiously. "I mean, keeping mortals in the same school as lycanthropes is a very bad idea."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 14, 2010 22:33:30 GMT -5
"Well, you might well say the same about the vampire population," Jason told him. "I know most of them tend to keep very well-fed so as not to be dangerous, but some of them do have a taste for human blood. And there was that one vampire professor who was a total predator, the one who died back in October. Good grief, that whole month was one tragedy after another, wasn't it?"
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 14, 2010 22:36:34 GMT -5
Ozora nodded, "Yeah. Though I don't call that professor's death a tragedy. Except that it took so long."
He shrugged, looking up again. "At least nothing like that has happened recently."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 15, 2010 0:25:07 GMT -5
"Yeah," Jason murmured. "Now there are happy things going on to offset the tragedies somewhat. Professors Hawk and Harrows' wedding, for one," he said, grinning. "That's going to be exciting. I can't wait."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 15, 2010 0:37:51 GMT -5
Ozora shrugged slightly. "Yeah, I suppose it will. I don't know either of them really very well. But weddings are always fun."
Ozora's bright eyes continued to stare at the sky, his head leaned against the back of the bench. "The one thing I really miss while I'm here is blue sky. I mean, the grey is okay, but... I like normal blue."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jul 15, 2010 0:49:04 GMT -5
"Me too," Jason agreed. "I miss the sun, moon and stars. At least the seasons are still the same here... helps keep it somewhat normal-looking."
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Ozora Rien
Kitty Kat
Academy Senior: Gyrfalcon
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can?t take the sky from me.
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Post by Ozora Rien on Jul 15, 2010 0:56:01 GMT -5
"It's probably partly, like, selfish. I show up so much better against blue than I do that eternal grey. But I love watching stars too. I could do without the cold seasons, but I know that'd never happen. Not with the darker... things that live out there," he waved without looking at the forest beyond the wards. "They wouldn't allow it, after all."
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