Post by Stormecho on Mar 4, 2012 17:42:04 GMT -8
It was one of those days - the only good ones anymore, when she could hear and smell everything, when she was as good as the best of her clan. Not a pariah, not someone to be pitied for her flaws. There was nothing to compensate for today, and it was for that reason that she took herself to the monument, perching at the top and drinking in the faint sounds from below. At this height, everything but the cries of the birds was a distant murmur, blurred together. If she focused, she could try to pick out individual sounds - but she didn't need to. That was the beauty of it, that she could hear anything at all at this distance.
The Tokubetsu Jounin leaned against Ao, the massive ninken curled around her and dozing in the late afternoon sun. The spring air was already cooling as the day edged towards evening, though it wasn't even a discomfort so someone currently pressed against a dog. Ao radiated a great deal of heat, enough to stave off any discomfort from the chill - the lingering remnant of the recent winter. Soon the pleasant season, and her favourite, would pass and she would have to deal with a partner the size of a horse shedding constantly. Until that, however, she could enjoy it, and she planned to.
Even the soft snort as a scent wafted over - someone was nearby - didn't disturb her. On other days, she might have felt less confident, less inclined to actually speak with anyone other than her partner. But right now, she felt like she could face almost anything.
The Tokubetsu Jounin leaned against Ao, the massive ninken curled around her and dozing in the late afternoon sun. The spring air was already cooling as the day edged towards evening, though it wasn't even a discomfort so someone currently pressed against a dog. Ao radiated a great deal of heat, enough to stave off any discomfort from the chill - the lingering remnant of the recent winter. Soon the pleasant season, and her favourite, would pass and she would have to deal with a partner the size of a horse shedding constantly. Until that, however, she could enjoy it, and she planned to.
Even the soft snort as a scent wafted over - someone was nearby - didn't disturb her. On other days, she might have felt less confident, less inclined to actually speak with anyone other than her partner. But right now, she felt like she could face almost anything.