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Post by Kari Muffin on Mar 26, 2008 22:10:10 GMT -5
Heike gave her an actual smile. One he saved for his sister when she was sad, which rarely happened, but still it was a special smile to him. "I promise I won't touch your mane," he carefully reached out to pat her on one of her ears.
They were warm to the touch... wow. That was amazing. His eyes widened for only a second before he pulled his paw away. With a small nod he replied, "Yes we should. We'll move slowly, I promise."
It took the pair of them a little more time than he expected to get back to the Warren. The Czar still wouldn't be around for a while, however, he should probably bath Miss Igni as quickly as possible. Hopefully this would go well.
After going down a long hallway he motioned to a small door on the right. "If you would like to follow me I'll get the bath set up, all right?"
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Post by Spiderfly on Mar 26, 2008 22:17:11 GMT -5
She saw the leveret's smile and it softened her a little. Perhaps the new Warren wouldn't be too bad with a friend like Heike. Igni nodded thankfully but was still surprised as he moved forwards. She nearly jumped back with a start but he had promised yes? A soft paw lighted on her ear and she shook just a bit. His eyes widened and she winced, the friendship was over wasn't it?
No one wanted to be friends with her. . or even talk to her. She got to her feet and followed along slowly. It really didn't take that long to get back to the Warren and she got quieter as they entered. Her eyes took in everything but she said nothing. So this, was her new home?
Igni followed the leveret until it mentioned bath. She stopped dead in her tracks, back end lowering as she sat back on her haunches. No. . no more baths, please no more baths. Her head shook side to side, making the fire lick and crackle angrily.
"Please no." She said plaintively.
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Post by Kari Muffin on Mar 26, 2008 23:04:32 GMT -5
Heike's eyes flew back. Oh dear, bath wasn't a word she liked. He hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and backing up a bit. "I promise, Miss Igni, that I'll be careful. You need to get cleaned up, and bath is the only way to do it I'm afraid."
He was trying his hardest to be confident. It was a bit difficult when someone was bigger than you had capable of burning you. Well, he wasn't going to back away now.
"Master would never forgive me if I neglected you in such a fashion. I will fill the tub with cool water and lavender oil. It should be able to calm you down. and I'll be able to keep your ears up so they don't touch the water. Everything'll be fine." He gave her another nod of reassurance, it was more for himself than anything else.
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Post by Spiderfly on Mar 27, 2008 5:48:08 GMT -5
She shook her head more but then, slowly her feet lowered back down to the ground. Her eyes were wide, the whites showing, as she took a very hesitant step forwards. Igni sat back again, even that one step had made the panic in her chest get worse. What was she afraid of? The water that steamed into the air from her fiery mane, or the idea of the leveret holding her in the tub. Surely this one wouldn't?
She took another step forwards, her nose twitching madly and a high keening noise starting in her throat. Slowly, another shakey paw was placed in front of the other as she painfully made her ways forwards. She could get into the room couldn't she? It's not like the room was going to jump out and dump water on her.
It took a while, and gentle encouragement, but eventually she had made it into the bath-room. Igni felt as if something was about to leap out of her chest as she saw the tub across from her. A fine tremble began in her limbs and raced up her back and she looked at Heike with fear in her eyes.
"My mane.. it. . the water steams." She said shakily.
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Post by Kiki on Mar 27, 2008 5:56:48 GMT -5
Kari and Spidey receive 1 token each, to be redeemed in Ashwin's Shoppe. This will automatically be added to your recorded totals in the shoppe. Congratulations, and keep up the good RP!
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Post by Kari Muffin on Mar 27, 2008 12:46:24 GMT -5
It took a while to get her into the bathroom, but Heike was more than willing to wait for her to get adjusted. He had plenty of time before his master came home and expected everything to be ready for him. There was no need to rush Igni into anything. That would be a disaster.
When he found out the news his eyes widened briefly. No wonder she was so terrified of a bath. "It's all right. I promise I'll be careful. Let me run the water first and put a bit of the lavender in."
He hopped over to the tub, grabbing the proper bottle of oil before stopping up the drain. The antlered Leveret turned the water on, making sure it was luke warm. He figured that would be better than complete cold.
"Your mane won't sizzle as long as it doesn't touch the water. And I imagine your ears should be fine if you let me hold them up. Even if your mane sends up steam it won't be a problem if I get hurt. I know first aide and such, plus burning myself on a stove is a completely normal happenings." He gave her a smile. Please please let that reassure her.
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Post by Spiderfly on Mar 28, 2008 11:57:00 GMT -5
She sat and shivered despite her warmth as she watch the water level rise in the tub. As soon as it got over an inch she closed her eyes. Oh, this was just. . at least he didn't have a small army with him to wrestle her in. The smell of lavender was very nice though. . wasn't it?
Igni nodded slowly and moved towards the tub . . not quite as painfully slow as it was when she entered the room. Heike's patient presence seemed to be working, at least somewhat. She peered over the edge of the tub and saw the water moving. She really did used to love water as a leveret, but everything had changed the moment she turned into a Doe. Why couldn't she be some average, plain thing. That would make life so much easier.
She lifted one banded and oh-so-carefully let her toes touch the water. It was cool, but not horribly so. In fact, if she allowed herself to relax, it'd probably do wonders for her body temperature.
Igni's eyes flashed to Heike, still unsure of the whole situation. "But. . I don't want to hurt you." She looked back at the water.
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Post by Kari Muffin on Mar 28, 2008 15:22:45 GMT -5
Heike gave her a soft smile. "If you beileve you won't hurt me then you won't. Even if you did it would just be an accident that I could easily patch up." He moved closer to her. He should probably take her arm sock things off before she took a proper bath.
"If you'll allow me, I'll help remove your socks and jewelry," Heike offered her a paw. He wasn't going to invade her personal space unless she wanted him to. Everything was going to be fine, and everything was going to work smoothly. Nothing would be set on fire, and he would walk away uninjured.
He briefly wondered about sheets and blankets. They would have to have some sort of fireproofing wouldn't they? Damn, that just meant he had to steal (or maybe actually buy depending on what master wanted) from some random Card. It was a small price to pay though.
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Post by Spiderfly on Mar 28, 2008 19:45:10 GMT -5
Her head nodded slowly. Heike was kind, she could do this. She could. .do this. Delicately she lifted each paw as the leveret wiggled off each of her legbands and her jewelery. She was left standing by the tub, all reds and purples and blues, and feeling rather naked without her adornments. Igni had grown used to that comforting tightness on her legs, and the happy jingle from her thighs.
She dipped a toe into the water. "It. . really is a . . pleasant temperature."
Perhaps if she could have Heike by her side more often, the tub could become something enjoyable? But she would never swim, that was for sure. Tentatively, she stepped in fully, until her front feet were firmly planted in the water and her back feet stayed outside the tub. She fought to control the panic as her ears fell forwards.
Her head lifted, as far from the water as it could get and she shut her eyes, staying painfully still.
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Post by Kari Muffin on Mar 28, 2008 20:09:39 GMT -5
Heike choked back a small sigh as he moved a step ladder next to the tub. As quickly as he could he hopped onto it with his back legs and leaned forward to catch her ears from falling. They were still quite warm to the the touch as well as being soft. All right, he needed to stop thinking about that.
"Just calm down, everything is fine. All you need to do is move around in the water a bit. The lavender oil has a bit of soap mixed into it, so it should be fine if I can't use a proper scrub brush or anything." He said reassuringly as he continued to hold her ears away from the water.
He never thought he would be doing this with anyone. Nadja had taken care of the Yarrow--then again she didn't want a freak with antlers around. He choked all of his pent up emotions. Enough of that. He had to focus on Igni.
After a little while he offered, "I think it would be fine for you to get out now. You should be clean."
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