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Post by The Jenn on Jul 7, 2010 9:01:46 GMT -5
Tabby's legs dangled off the edge of a high stool, her birdy toes wiggling and clicking on the wood of the legs. Her head swung first one way and then the other as people walked by the ice cream cart in the Outer Bazaar. They had the cheap, tasty ice cream here, which was why Mommy brought her here when he had to deliver a message somewhere in the other stalls. And the vendor was really nice. He and Mommy were friends! Mommy let him keep an eye on her for a little while if he gave her a bit of ice cream, and she was his 'ad' as she sat there eating it. He told her that anytime she wanted to say 'hi' to somebody who looked like they could use some ice cream, she should! So long as she stayed in her seat. The five-year-old was fine with that. She didn't want to get up while there was still ice cream in front of her. And Mommy would be back eventually, and he wouldn't be able to find her if she went anywhere. So. She waited! Her legs took to kicking as she licked her cone and watched all the people. Eventually she saw one with really neat teeth. And another one with fire! You'd get hot if you were on fire, wouldn't you? So ice cream would cool you down! "Heeey! 'scuse me! You look hot! D'you want some ice cream?" She beamed at the pair of them, little wings fluttering. |
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Post by seraaches on Jul 11, 2010 21:22:35 GMT -5
Levi eyed his brother with more than passing concern. He was going to break the eggs if he kept leaping around like that. "Sid," the horse began, ready to try-- again!-- to calm his brother down. "You need to--" His statement was interrupted, however, by a nearby advertisement for ice cream. Normally this would irritate him on a fairly high level; who wanted to be smacked by ads all the time? Today that irritation was swiftly interrupted by exasperation. "OHMYGOODNETH, ITHE CREAM, LEVI, WE HAVE TO GET THOME!!!!!!!!" Sid flared his wings excitedly. "No, Sid!" The bag went CRACK! and egg goo dribbled down the sides. Levi's head dropped towards the ground and he had to force himself to stop from smacking it against something. Sid froze, wings still out, and he stared at his brother with wide eyes. "Uh-oh. . . Thorry, Levi." |
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Post by The Jenn on Jul 11, 2010 22:09:35 GMT -5
Delighted that she'd caught the attention of the person with teeth and maybe the person with fire on their head, Tabby sat up straight in her stool and beamed! "Yes, you do, you do!"
She noticed that something appeared to be wrong at the alarmed cry from one of them. Or maybe it wasn't alarmed, just a warning? Or upset? She wasn't sure. They yelled, though, and her ears went back in concern as she subconsciously scooted backward in her chair. Had she just done something...?
Their bag looked gooey. Eww. Why would they carry goo in a bag? That didn't make sense. Even she knew that you had to carry goo in a container. Mommy had showed her that a long time ago. Maybe it just wasn't a very good bag? It was hard to say.
Noting the lack of attention coming her way, the little wings continued their needless fluttering and she leaned on one elbow over the cart's counter. "I'm sorry your bag got gooey. The ice cream's good, though. It's gooey too."
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Post by seraaches on Jul 12, 2010 0:06:29 GMT -5
When Levi just sighed and stared at the bag, Sid turned his attention to Ice Cream Girl. She looked interesting! Like dark chocolate fudge graham crackers with raspberry swirled vanilla ice cream squished on top and dribbly down the edges. It was a happy thought, even though Levi wouldn't let him have ice cream that wasn't sugar free. Maybe today, however, Levi would forget that it was bad for Sid! He could certainly hope so!
"I like ith cream," he informed her seriously. "You look kind of like ithe cream. Wot kind are you eating?"
Levi debated on whether or not it was worth it to go back and purchase more eggs. Probably not. He sighed in resignation. It would behoove him to simply go purchase some later without Sid, but if the seller didn't arrange them just right, he'd end up with cooked eggs by the time he reached the house. He turned to look at Sid trying to make friends with the girl eating ice cream.
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Post by The Jenn on Jul 12, 2010 11:15:10 GMT -5
Ooh, so he was a serious ice cream junkie, was he? Tabby stared at him curiously, her eyes eventually drifting down to his giant teeth. "I'm eating strawberry because it's pink and I like it. He has chocolate and vanilla and butterscotch, too. I like cones best because I can hold them. You might want a bowl, though, if your teeth will let you."
She still couldn't look away from the teeth. They were fascinating. Mommy had never worn teeth like that before. She would have to ask for a story about giant teeth tonight. "If I look like ice cream then you look like a vampire. Are you a vampire? Do you drink blood? There's no blood-flavored ice cream. I bet you could get some from the butcher, though, and mix it with vanilla. If you mix red and white then you get pink! It would look just like strawberry! Only... eww." She stared down at her own bowl and couldn't help but wonder. It tasted like strawberry. He said it was strawberry. But now... she wondered...
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Post by seraaches on Jul 12, 2010 15:52:05 GMT -5
Sid wiggled happily, all of the ice cream talk making him forget about his broken eggs. Some of the gooey-ness flicked back and forth, splattering his side and even into Levi's fire-y tail, popping as it cooked, then smelling as it charred.
"I like chocolate. And strawberry. And vanilla. And fudge swirl in butterscotch. And, and and. . . "
"And he can't have ice cream," Levi put in sharply, cutting off his brother's excited monologue. The girl was staring at her ice cream thoughtfully and after that whole spiel about blood, he really wasn't surprised. "Sid isn't a vampire," he told her quickly, though his shoulder suddenly ached thoughtfully. Sid had nipped him there last night.
"Blood ith thalty!" Sid announced happily.
Levi sighed. "And he's allergic to sugar. So no ice cream."
Sid frowned, wings drooping suddenly. "But I like ithe cream."
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Post by The Jenn on Jul 12, 2010 16:39:52 GMT -5
If Tabby had noticed the bit of cooking and crisping egg, Tabby would have thought it was really neat! Unfortunately, she did not. Her attention was focused on the excited Josiggy in front of her and she shared in his excitement, letting some of the ice cream melt down onto her hand as she failed to pay attention.
Her distraction continued when Levi spoke and she turned to him with a truly shocked expression, eyes going slowly wide in a form of chidish horror. He couldn't have ice cream because he was allergic? To sugar?! The poor guy!
"I'm so sorry! But... but if blood is salty, then why do grown-ups talk about blood sugar?" Something in that didn't make much sense. He probably couldn't be a vampire, though, because if he was allergic to sugar then he would be allergic to blood sugar too. Right? It made some sort of sense.
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