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Kayuqtuq meets a kindred spirit while settling into her new apartment.

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(Traveller's Row) Singers Of The North And South (Elann)

Postby Kayuqtuq Snowsong on July 23rd, 2015, 5:33 am

Timestamp: Summer 38

The new apartment was pretty much the same as the old one. The only differences were that it had a window, and it was two rooms. It was still just stripped to basics, other then a few cupboards and a hutch, which Kayuqtuq had just finished moving into place. The room still looked dry. It had potential though. Imagine this with more... culture. Some rabbit furs on the wall, a collection of instruments. She sighed, thinking of what it would look like. But, as always, she needed to practice.

She walked into her bedroom to get her lute and blank music book. The lute was easy to find, the music book not so much. Kayuqtuq rummaged through her chest until she found it underneath her toiletries. She gave Atka a little pet when she found the little kitten sitting on the ground near the mouse hole, feasting on a mouse. Lute case held at her side, she made her way to the table.

Her writing supplies were already there. Kayuqtuq decided she would write for Rhaus. And so she unpacked her lute, opened the book, and sung the first note. A deep, resonating noise came out, and opened up a silent gap. Kayuqtuq scribbled down the note. Silence was filling her heart with a thirst for noise, and her eyes became a satisfied golden yellow when she did a long, deep lute note on her lute. Atka came from the other room to watch, and Kayuqtuq could hear her purring from her spot. The next note she sung was a complex, long note that contorted itself, twisting and growing intense, building tension up until the final beats of the note, where she plucked her lute with multiple fingers on different strings. Then it transformed.

The previously wild piece change to an angelic, peaceful melody after a break. She let her voice take the spotlight for now, opting for a very choral part. When the solo wrapped up, she did a series of complex notes on the lute with her voice simply accompanying it. Then another deep, low note came out of her mouth. Her fingers, both on the fretboard and the strings, escalated into an elaborate pattern, moving quick, and she ended the piece.

She had recorded the rest of the piece as she played, so she wrote down 'Ode to Rhaus' on the top, and started over. This time, she yelled the notes louder than ever before, letting them flourish. Atka looked quite impressed. Kayuqtuq bet the little kitten would applaud her if she could speak.
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Postby Elann on July 23rd, 2015, 3:55 pm

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Elann was heading home from the bazaar. It seemed like every week she ended up needing something else. Her funds were dwindling but were not gone completely. Temporary housing helped while she worked. She was making a decent enough wage, and it helped that she knew what she was doing when it came to weaving.

As she headed up the stairs and down the hall, nearer to Noah’s door than her own she began to sing lightly to herself. As she passed a door on the right hand side, one that had previously belonged to a couple staying in town a few days, she heard a conflicting tune to her own. Their keys were not the same and it created an awful sound. While the stone walls nearly absorbed all the noise, through the wood door she could hear the woman.

Was it strange to stop at her door? Elann looked up and down the hall. Fortunately no-one was moving about right now and she felt almost guilty listening in. This wasn’t some random singing though, it was not disjoined or sporatic. It was if someone was practicing singing. Now she was conflicted. Elann loved singing, but what if this woman was mean? She would be seen as a creepy stalker lady, which she was at the moment, but it wasn’t her fault that the sound came out the door and caught her ear.

In her hand was a small bag with some light bit of groceries for dinner, but she could return to her room at any time to drop them off. She was tempted at the doorway to knock now. She doubted the woman inside would even hear her as she reached up to knock on the door. The song finished and Elann shook her head, saying to herself in a hushed voice.

“Nope...no no no.” and she hurried down the hall toward her own door to put the groceries inside.


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Postby Kayuqtuq Snowsong on July 27th, 2015, 8:14 pm

Fingers weaving through the strings, Kayuqtuq's keen ears heard another voice entwined with her own. It clashed horribly, but it was a nice voice, feminine and exotic, it was like nothing she had heard before. Her eyes turned an interested sea foam green. She had the urge to adjust her voice to work with the other singer's, but she doubted she could match it.

When she ended the song, she set her lute down on the table, and scooped up Atka so she could look outside for the singer. Holding Atka tight, she opened the door. Outside, Kayuqtuq saw a young woman scurrying away with a large bag. She had a similar skin colour to Kayuqtuq and short, wavy, brown hair. "Great singing did you there!" She cried out. Realizing she should have made more of an introduction, she tried again.

"Name Kayuqtuq, and is kitten Atka. If you like, can come in. Would love to learn more about style of song."
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Postby Elann on July 27th, 2015, 9:13 pm

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Poor Elann’s stride was cut short as a voice called out down the hall. She came to a sudden stop and scrunched up her shoulders like a child who got caught doing something. Part of her wondered if it was their Konti landlord, but something in the tonality of her voice made Elann consider if it was indeed the singer inside. If it was she had a great ear to have heard Elann. Though Elann began to assume if she could hear Kayuqtuq’s singing, then naturally she could hear hers.

Slowly the woman turned to face Kayuqtuq with a sheepish grin and rosy cheeks. She held one hand almost defensively about her waist and slouched slightly. She had gotten caught and now she was being celebrated? The words of kayuqtuq came clear in her understanding and her face changed to one of surprise. The girl was a little bit shorter than Elann with black hair. She seemed lanky and not very athletic. Her voice had a degree of something behind it that told Elann she was not a native to Syliras, though she had not learned enough of the world to place her main tongue. Slowly Elann moved back toward the door shyly and held out a hand for the woman to shake in proper Syliran informal fashion.

“I am Elann, daughter of Shlomet, of the Sons of Rapa.” she blurted out quickly in with an accent that was strongly Benshiran in nature. While she was shy at first, once her introduction was done she felt a bit more confident and in clearer common she said, “I loved your singing. It was very beautiful.” She looked down to the kitty that was held in the woman’s arms did not pet it. She was deathly afraid of animals that climbed on you or came toward you like dogs. The bigger they were the less afraid of them she was, and while it was an irrational fear, she still had to deal with it. The fact the kitty was feasting on a dead mouse prior to their meeting and had blood on its chin did not entice her to pet it.

“I am free. Kay….kay ooo? “ she winced as she would walk into the woman's apartment at her bidding and only when she was ready for her. The linguistics of the name was very hard for her. Their language had k sounds so that was easy for her to say, but the rest was difficult.


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Postby Kayuqtuq Snowsong on July 29th, 2015, 7:52 pm

The young woman's reaction was quite amusing to Kayuqtuq. She turned around very slowly, revealing her facial features. She had very bright blue eyes, making Kayuqtuq wonder if she was one of the Svefra. She had met quite a few of the sailors when passing through Karjin on her way to Syliras, and she came to a conclusion that her skin was a little dark to be one. The woman held out a hand, and Kayuqtuq was puzzled for a second before remembering it was a Syliran thing, and placed her hand lightly in the woman's and shook it. The woman then introduced herself, the name invoking a raised eyebrow from Kayuqtuq. "Pleased meet you, Elann , daughter of Shlomet, of the sons of Rapa. Or just Elann?" The hard, raspy sound of the name was confusing to Kayuqtuq. It was very Benshiran, which made sense because Elann seemed to be Benshiran. She liked names like her own, long with a mixture of hard and soft sounds.

Elann then proceeded to compliment Kayuqtuq's singing, which made her blush. "Thank you. Is of my writing." Atka started wriggling out of her arms, and Kayuqtuq gestured toward the open door. "Should probably come in. Atka wants to run around inside."
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Postby Elann on July 29th, 2015, 9:41 pm

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Elann’s eyes were different from a Svefra’s in many ways. While the Svefra did have eyes like the ocean, they did not have the light shimmer that that hers had, and while blue like hers, the depths and vibrancy of that blue was not the same. It was unnatural looking, yet beautiful, not scary like the Symenestra’s almost glowing eyes. All the more so on Elann’s youthful face which was illuminated by the candlelight of the hall, giving her dark skin a yellow tinge to it.

With hand extended in typical Syliras fashion she smiled as the woman was as awkward as she was with it as she was not even a week ago. She had met so many wonderful people though since that point though that she was getting to be somewhat better at it. From this action she deemed that perhaps Kayuqtuq was new herself and it established in her heart a great longing to get to know the girl more. With hardly no-one she knew in town, she was friend hungry, if one could call it that. She really just missed her life in Eyktol. As she asked for clarification on her name, Elann gave her a nice grin.

“You can call me Elann. It is okay.” she struggled again for a moment, “ Is it...Kayuq...tooq? Or Kay?” she asked almost if the woman had a nickname that was easier for her to say in her accent.

Her cat began to squirm, which slightly bothered Elann deep inside as fear began to climb, and yet still she remained strong in the face of kitty danger. Elann came inside at the woman’s beckoning and waited off to the side until she closed the door. The room looked much more empty than her own and she wondered at that. Was she vain in buying simple things like coffee tables, tablecloths, and rugs? A new chair and a desk? Maybe Kayuqtuq was really new? Calmly Elann put her arms about her waist as she waited.

Kayuqtuq was a pretty girl she thought, having skin like hers, milky and colored like oak wood. She had very definitive features of her face that showed she belonged from some other land far away from any that Elann knew of. She could see what the woman was working on in the distance and was curious, yet she remained vigilant right where she stood. “How long have you had your kitty?” she wondered and asked Kay about it with a slightly curious tone, with a hint of underlying nervousness.

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Postby Kayuqtuq Snowsong on July 29th, 2015, 11:52 pm

Kayuqtuq's eyes flickered an amused lavender as Elann eyed Atka in a cautious manner. She's just a kitten, she's not going to hurt you! She closed the door, to make sure the little thing wouldn't run away. Atka crawled back into the bedroom to continue eating. This amusement faded when Elann asked about her nicknames. Kay. Avena called me that. Her eyes turned a pale blue. "Just Kayuqtuq. Or Kayu, Kayuq. Anything but Kay." She shook off the sadness.

"Sorry about furniture. Have been meaning to get more." Her eyes turned an anxious like green. "So, tell me about self. What like to do, other than sing?" Noticing her lute still on the table , she picked it up and held it while Elann continued talking. Better to hold it like this then let Atka knock it off the table. "I haven't had Atka for very long. Since maybe 34th? Still getting used to her. She smiled at the little kitten in the other room, and waited for Elann's response.


OOCI noticed in your post that you mentioned Kayuqtuq does not have a hutch. She does have a hutch. And it is in plain sight of Elann right now.
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Postby Elann on July 30th, 2015, 1:22 am

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Kayuqtuq’s eyes changing colors was not noticed at first as Elann was more focused on her kitty with blood on its chin. The kitty ran about the room and seemed to disappear into the bedroom. Elann found it interesting that Kayu was on the same side of the Travelers Row, facing out to the street, and thus had a window. It was nice having a window and unfortunately many people in the Row did not have them. It was likely due to the fact she had a double room and they were set upon this side of the building.

Now that the kitten was gone Elann seemed much less tense now and her arms dropped from their safe holding position. Kayu corrected her and did not seem to like the name Kay. Elann was failing at this meet and greet and she did her darndest to not only remember the girl’s name in full, but to never again call her Kay.

“Oh of course. Sorry. Kayuqtuq. I will remember” she said as she held out a firm finger, being very emotive with her speaking. Kayu seemed to apologize for the lacking furniture and it made Elann chuckle a bit.

“It’s okay. My apartment looked like this until very recently. It took a lot of work to get it furnished a bit better.” She noticed the change from pale blue to green though, and it made her take another look. “Weren’t her eyes just blue? Wait...were they blue at the beginning? I must be going mad.” She snapped from her thoughts at Kayu’s question toward her.

“Oh, well…” she said with delight as she moved a few steps from where she was standing, waiting for her to fully invite her into the house and to have a seat, yet not so willing to go sit down without being invited. “I am a weaver. While I can do many things...I mostly choose to make rugs, like my father and his father's before him. Though I enjoy cooking as well...though I’m not very skilled at it. What about you?”

She watched the woman take her lute up from the table and wondered if she was skilled at playing it or if she just messed around with it. It seemed that her friendly neighbor had only had her kitten for a few days. Elann was somewhat surprised at that and asked, "What is it like having a pet? We don't have them where I live...Not like here." she said, eluding to deeper thoughts on the subject.

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Postby Kayuqtuq Snowsong on July 31st, 2015, 7:12 pm

Elann seemed quite surprised at Kayuqtuq's rapid change of eye colour. Has she never seen a Vantha before? It would make sense, her being a Benshira and all. "Here, sit down." She pulled out her chair. I must seem like a creepy person right now. Hearing Elann's explanation of she liked to do, her eyes turned a bright green in relief. "Weaver? I tried that once as a child. I very, very bad. Very." The memory came back to her, her parents looking for clothes, and the owner of the store showing her how she wove. "Me? I sing and play lute and tell stories. It less of hobby, more of job, but enjoy much." She grinned and held up her lute.

Atka appeared to be done with her mouse, and rubbed up against Kayuqtuq's leg, purring. She rubbed the little kitten, and Atka rubbed against Elann's as well, before trotting off to the bedroom again. Through the open door, Kayuqtuq saw her on the bed, licking herself clean. Her eyes glowed a loving orange. "Having Atka is good. She make everything interesting. Have to groom her and clean up mice, but is worth it."
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Postby Elann on July 31st, 2015, 9:44 pm

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Glad that a seat was offered to her, Elann happily moved to sit down. She was utterly shocked when her eyes turned a green color. It wasn’t a trick of the eyes or anything, it was uniquely changing color. Elann had to snap out of it as she commented on weaving and how it turned out. She laughed nervously, still somewhat put off by the changing.

“Oh yeah. It can be very confusing, which way to loop the knot and where your hands need to be. After you practice a lot you get very fast at it though. I grew up doing it so…”She shrugged, “I think I’ve always known how to do it.”

Kayuqtuq stated that she enjoyed telling stories, singing, and playing the lute. “Oh you tell stories too? One day I would like to hear one. Did you ever sing in a …” she struggled not knowing the word for duet. “Two people singing? We could do that if you want?”

As Atka approached Kayuqtuq her anxiousness began to rise. Thought it was an irrational fear, and more based out of a repugnant nature toward anything small and animal, she still had to face it. As it approached her leg to rub, she feet scooted to the side to run away from it. The kitten thinking it a game took chase after her feet to rub against them and Elann yanked them up into the chair in defense and held them, denying the kitty it’s face rubbing pleasure; let alone anything else. It looked curiously up at her and then realizing it was getting no love it let out a little mew and went off to clean itself. Elann looked shamefully toward Kayuqtuq. “I’m sorry...I can’t help it…” she bit her lip slightly hard and slowly lowered her feet. A rosy color flushed into Elanns cheeks as he blood pressure had risen.

She listened to Kayuqtuq’s description of her kitten and how she made everything interesting. Elann nodded slightly and said, “Although I am afraid of kittens I can see how nice it would be to have company.” It was a concession to the woman and her cat. Elann now was staring at Kayuqtuq’s orange eyes? She was really weirded out and it begged the question. “Am I crazy or are your eyes changing? I’m sorry..I am new to the world. I lived in a tent my whole life.


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