Rabbit Chase (Open)

[Ariel]

3 Day Winter, 510 AV Ariel was walking through Endrykas, pushing past long blades of green and dried out yellow and brown grass that was always just a bit taller than her. It was like running through her own personal forest at times. She sighed, I definitely need to get myself a machete or something. That would be really helpful in a crazy jungle like this. Just then, she saw something up ahead. It was munching on a leaf. Ariel stood on her tippy-toes, just to get a better look. Not that it helped all that much. She pushed two blades of grass away, and through it, she saw a brown furry pelt. She took another few steps forward. Stood up on her tippy-toes again, and saw two big floppy ears. It must be a rabbit, she thought, as she walked a little closer, and closer, making soft ripples through the grass; parting it like a seamstress when she rips a piece of cloth apart. Eventually, the rabbit must have seen or heard her approaching, because it looked up at her, still chewing on a leaf. It rolled around and around in the animal's mouth, which seemed to swish back and forth, back and forth. And then it spit the chewed-up leaf juice out. "What, not good enough for you?" she chuckled, as the rabbit's seemingly black, pupil-less looking eyes stared back at her. Tense, as if ready to spring. "Sorry, did I frighten you?" she asked, "disturb your meal? Want me to leave?" She started to turn around to go, watching the rabbit out of the corner of her eye. Its whiskers were twitching. Its nose was twitching. It seemed ready to spring. "Oh Harameus," she whispered, as the rabbit leapt out towards her. Ariel thought she had made it angry. Not good, not good, not good, her mind screamed at her. As she began to run to her left, pushing past blades of grass, her bag pounding against her legs with each step. She risked a glance behind her, that bunny was fast, just behind her, white's rabbits teeth sticking out of its mouth. She looked back, her breathing faster and faster. "I'm not a leaf or a blade of grass!" she screamed, "can't you see that?" she said, as she raised her hands over her head. "Why are you chasing me?" she screamed as if the rabbit could understand her. Why couldn't her legs be longer, she thought to herself, long legs would be so handy right now. Ariel kept pushing past grass, and several leafless-looking plants and bushes. She jumped over rocks, treating herself to a temporary game of both king of the hill, and leap frog. But it was short lived, after all, there was an evil killer rabbit after her. Just as that thought crossed her mind, Ariel lost her concentration, and tripped over a pebble, not good, not good, not good, she thought, as she turned to look back at the rabbit which was practically on top of her. "Help me!" she hollered, as she waved her hands in front of her face. "Just go away! No one likes you rabby."

[Tebridiar]

Tebridiar was walking through the city, just like normal. She still felt isolated, cut off from everyone, but she tried her best to embrace it now. Something interesting always happened here, you just had to wait for it.

Tebridiar thought she’d found her interesting thing today. She could hear yelling, but she couldn’t see where it was coming from. Then she looked a little closer to the ground.

Was that a…?

No way. It was a small person! Tebridiar had never seen anyone so small. She looked distressed, and was yelling something about a rabbit. Soon she saw why. A rabbit appeared to be chasing her. The rabbit, even though it was small, probably was the size of a small dog compared to this tiny lady. She seemed very distressed because of the rabbit. Tebridiar didn’t know whether to laugh or to… well, laugh harder.

Suppressing a giggle, she bent down (or practically lay down) to speak to her.

“Looks like you need help…” She smiled, holding out a hand for her to shake. “My names Tebridiar, Ill make sure this rabbit leaves you alone.” And with that, she picked up the rabbit, and carried it about ten metres away. There, it settled into its regular routine of eating, and carried on with its rabbity business. She then came back to the little woman.

[Ariel]

Ariel looked up a little ways ahead of where she had fallen flat on her face. Someone was approaching, she had giant feet. "Ahhhhhh don't step on me!" she screamed, worried that the person wouldn't notice her lying face-first in the dirt. Just then, the approaching giant bent down and spoke to her. “Looks like you need help…” she smiled, holding out a hand for her to shake. Ariel reached out her tiny hands. It didn't even make it around half of the woman's pinky finger. So, instead, it was as though she simply patted the woman's finger. Ariel was probably about the size of the woman's nose, and if the woman turned her head to the side, so that it rested flat against the earth, she would be looking into the deep blue eyes of the pale girl. “My names Tebridiar, I'll make sure this rabbit leaves you alone.” Tebridiar then picked up the rabbit, and carried away. She then came back to Ariel. "Is it gone? Is that evil, BEAST gone?" Ariel asked, as her eyes darted nervously around her, expecting the evil rabbit to pop out of the grass and try to gnaw her head off at any moment. She had officially decided, rabbits were not on her list of favorite animal encounters.

[Tebridiar]

Tebridiar giggled. Then she felt a little sad. This person was absolutely tiny, the world must be quite a scary place. She looked like a little clay figurine. She must be so delicate, a rabbit would be a scary creature.

"Yes, that rabbit is gone, he won't bother you anymore." She smiled at this little lady, who was quaking in fear. She longed just to say your so small... but Tebridiar thought the little woman was already aware of this. She didn't like it when people pointed obvious facts out as a statement, it irritated her.

"Well, what race are you? I haven't seen your kind around. Or maybe I just haven't noticed you..." Tebridiar thought about this. "Are you all that size? Or are some of you different?" It must result in a lot of problems, bieng so tiny. How could you travel easily, own a horse, buy clothes?

But she didn't seem to need clothes, it was as if they were just... crafted on. And the seemed quite content with herself.

[Ariel]

"Yes, that rabbit is gone, he won't bother you anymore," Tebridiar said as she smiled down at Ariel. Ariel was still trembling slightly, but when she said this, a wide smile etched itself across her face, and she clapped her hands. "Yay," clap clap, "the evil rabbit has been tamed." Ariel continued to clap and jump up and down happily. THE EVIL RABBIT IS GONE, THE EVIL RABBIT IS GONE, her thoughts chanted over and over. It was hard for her not to run up to the girl and smother her with love. The girl's words, always questions it seemed, broke her train of thought, "well, what race are you? I haven't seen your kind around. Or maybe I just haven't noticed you..." Tebridiar began. "Are you all that size? Or are some of you different?" Ariel puffed out her chest a little, and said, in the loudest voice she could muster, "I am a pycon," she paused, as the girl's words sank in, "what do you mean different?" looking up at the girl, tapping her foot expectantly, her arms crossed, waiting for an answer. She better not so much as consider bringing up her short stature, that is, if she knew what was good for her, otherwise, Ariel just might have to climb up on her head, and poke her eyes out with her bare fingertips. That would teach her, Ariel thought, triumphantly to herself.

[Tebridiar]

This little woman... This Pycon... was delightful!

The way she danced up and down with complete and utter joy that the "evil rabbit" was gone just brought waves of joy to Tebridiars heart. She was so carefree, so... cute! But she seemed annoyed. Maybe she had taken offence to something Tebridiar had said? The little woman was huffing and trying to look as strong and mighty as possible. Which was quite adorable.

"Oh I'm sorry!" Tebridiar cried, but trying not to be too loud incase she blew the little thing away. "I didn't mean to offend! I mean are you different sizes, or are you all your height?" Tebridiar was carefully trying not to use the word small. She was desperate to learn about these little people.

"Oh, and if you don't mind me asking... you can tell I've never met a Pycon before... Are you made of stone, or clay? You look like... you've been crafted out of the earth. Very interesting... And how did you get here? I don't think you'd... ugh... be able to ride a horse."

[Ariel]

"Oh I'm sorry!" Tebridiar cried. "I didn't mean to offend! I mean are you different sizes, or are you all your height?" The girl had started rambling, and didn't seem as though she were going to stop any time soon. Trying to get her to at least slow down, Ariel raised one of her small hands, as if she were being asked to get called on in class. Each time she was about to open her mouth, Tebs would say something else, and her mouth would simply be left hanging open. "Oh, and if you don't mind me asking... you can tell I've never met a Pycon before..." Of course Ariel could tell she hadn't met one before, she would not stop talking! "Are you made of stone, or clay? You look like... you've been crafted out of the earth. Very interesting... And how did you get here? I don't think you'd... ugh... be able to ride a horse." Or asking a million questions... Oh finally, this woman had stopped talking, she could finally speak! Ariel thought to herself, trying to remember what the woman had asked first. She talked way way too fast, and way too much. "First of all, yes, the people of my race are of different heights, just like any other. And second, DO NOT MENTION MY HEIGHT AGAIN," Ariel said getting all huffy, breathing heavily in and out of her mouth, her eyes turning into little daggers and then back again. "Third, Pycons ARE made of clay. We eat the stuff, we breath the stuff, we are the stuff, and last, I befriended a Drykas and rode here in her pocket. Got a problem with that?" she asked, as she tilted her head to the side, folded her arms over her chest, and slackened her stance a bit. One leg standing straight and tall, the other bent a little at the knee. She was trying to look tough, but, as far as she could tell, this woman wasn't afraid of her. In fact, she found her behavior rather amusing. What really frustrated her though, everything else aside- even the whole skirting over the issue of Ariel's short stature, was the fact that her little belly was rumbling, and because she didn't want to break her unblinking angry dagger-eyed stare at Tebs, she couldn't just simply reach into her bag and pull out some yummy clay to munch on.

[Tebridiar]

Tebridiar gave a strange look at the little Pycon, who was beginning to huff even more. Great. Well, whatever floats your boat.

And she'd ridden in the pocket of a Drykas? Well, they may be smaller than everyone else but they certainly seemed to have busy lives.

"I didn't mean to mention your height!" Tebridiar was trying to calm this little thing down, she seemed to be getting quite offended. "I just wondered how you manage. Anyway, you planning on staying here long? Where are you sleeping?" Tebridiar imagined a crazy little toadstool house with pebbles for beds, but she soon banished the thought from her mind.

"And seriously, please accept my apologies. I am just, well, fascinated. I had no idea your race existed at all..." Tebridiar was saddened. Did that mean that these fantastic little people were rare? Did a lot of people not know of their existence? Mind you, they could be living in the same house as you for years and you wouldn't know. Tebridiar made a mental note to be more careful where she stepped.

[Ariel]

"I didn't mean to mention your height!" Tebs exclaimed. Ariel simply looked away to her right, still angry. Tapping her foot, her arms crossed over her chest. That's what they always said, but she knew better. "I just wondered how you manage. Anyway, you planning on staying here long? Where are you sleeping?" Tebs continued. "I don't know yet, and under a cabbage leaf," Ariel replied, the last sentence coming off as sarcastically as she could. Where on earth did this woman think she slept? "And seriously, please accept my apologies. I am just, well, fascinated. I had no idea your race existed at all..." Tebridiar said. What a surprise, no one ever seems to know of her race, Ariel thought, as she turned her head back to Tebs and looked up at her unblinkingly. Her foot had stopped tapping. But her arms remained in their place across her chest. "Apology accepted," she said, as she uncrossed her arms, and reached into her bag for some clay. Biting a piece off and chewing it loudly, angrily, before shoving her stash of yummy clay back in her bag. The way she ate reminded her of a cow chewing cud, or a human biting off a piece of bread from an entire loaf. "Just don't do it again," Ariel said, as she pointed two of her fingers at her eyes, before pointing her right pointer finger up at Ariel. "I'm watching you. Always watching." She chuckled. She never blinked. She slept at times, but she sure didn't blink. "Now," she began, looking up at Tebs, who was towering over her, "you live here or you just visiting?"

[Tebridiar]

It was strange watching her eat clay. Sort of cute, in a way.

“I am staying here now. I live with a Drykas man, Kayiri. But I don’t go out with him, he rescued me from slavery.” Tebridiar smiled. “No, I love somebody else. They are also a Drykas, but a little different. In fact, so different there will never be one like them again.”

She seemed lost in thought for a few moments. She really did love this person, didn’t she? This person meant the world to her. But not everyone knew who exactly she was talking about, for if they found out… Some people wouldn’t like it.

“I was originally just visiting, I was going to head to Syliras this Winter. But travel plans, they got a bit… messy. So we aren’t going anymore. But I like it here so its not a problem!” Tebridiar seemed happy. She would be able to get more time with her Drykas, and that was important.