[World's End Grotto] Another Begining (Ricky)

by **Tabitha Sweetsong** on May 18th, 2013, 3:16 am

Tabby laughed as she just tried to picture a six year old boy holding a big fishing rod. "I was much the same actually, even though I said I only started play at the age of ten my mum always said that I had to learn to care for a Mandolin before I could learn how to play it. So I learned how to tune it and even fit it with new strings before I knew how to play it. Ten was how old I was when I started learning songs and melodies and before I knew it I was writing my own songs."

Tabby watch as the dog came over to her, it looked up at her with those big cute puppy eyes. Tabby leaned down and scratched him behind the ears, "No it's fine, he's quite a good looking dog," Tabby smile, "I got your name but not his" she said, still scratching him behind the ears and rubbing his head. He hand by now was covered in dog slobber by now, but she didn't mind.

At Ricky's question Tabby's eyes fell to the floor and her smiled disappeared, "I didn't know him very well, he had left when I was born so I never got to know him. I think he was a sailer, like your father. For all I know he could even be dead by now like my mother.", a small tear started to trickle out from her eye but she quickly wiped it away and changed the subject. Forcing a smile she asked "So you're a fisherman, does that mean you live here? At Zeltiva?"

by **Ricky Maze** on May 20th, 2013, 5:49 am

Ricky listened as Tabby told him the story of her caring about the mandolin, a smile of admiration presented itself as he respected her ability to value such a thing. Music was something that brought joy into this world, something that could affect the mood and lives of people that listened. To be passionate enough to share bring such a gift in this world, Ricky could only admire Tabitha to have such a thing. "Odis. I named him after a sailor who was a close friend to my pa." He chuckled a bit as he watched Odis cover her hand in his wet slobber, the attention she gave spurred a reaction of enjoyment from the dog.

Then her expression changed a bit as the topic of her father came into play, and when she told Ricky about him he felt a bit sorry for bringing up the subject. "I'm... really sorry. I lost my pa as well, so I can imagine how it feels to lose someone so close." He spoke sincerely to her, aware of the tear that had escaped from her eye as the topic struck a chord somewhere in her heart. When she decided to change the subject on the matter Ricky gave a small apologetic smile, as he repesctfully understood her wish not to talk on it further.

"Aye," he nodded in reply, "Lived here all my life, raised since I was a wee lad. Good times growin' up too, learned a lot along the way." He admitted with a humble grin again, a more cheery tone came around to lighten the mood. "What 'bout ye? Ya lived in Zeltiva yer whole life?" He politely asked as Odis returned to his side, satisfied with the amount of attention he gained from their new acquaintance.