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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:28 pm
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The day had started peacefully enough. Job had woken up without a start, and since then, he'd simply been adventuring about. The way the sun shone through the leafy trees here, it was simply gorgeous and serene. Job was always fascinated by the natural aspects of his day to day life. After a while of wandering about, Job had grown tired, thankfully, the forest surrounding his home was full of trees that he could climb to take a break. He'd always been told to stay away from the forest, to not get lost in this enigmatic place, and though Job did love and respect his parents, his wanderlust over-rode that.
The little cub flexed his claws, sizing up a rather stout looking tree, it looked like a good spot. With a hop, he scaled up the knotty trunk, though, in a rather clumsy way, until he found a thick branch that he finally settled on. The boy sighed happily. It was so peaceful here. However, the mood of the situation changed quite quickly as a familar voice rang out in the distance. It was his sister. Soon, it was no longer just a voice, but a body as well. Dreamy eyes scanned over in her direction, smiling contently. She was such a dilligent creature. Most would've seen her a pain in the a**, but not Job, he couldn't find it in his heart to dislike anyone. He spoke out to her, rather quietly, but loud enough for her to hear, his tone peaceful and serene,
"Kinyago, what's the hurry? Take a minute, enjoy the spectacles around, sister."
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:46 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:03 pm
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Job shook his head lightly, that peaceful smile still plastered on his face. He didn't need a bath, he was still relatively clean. Ok, not so clean, as he'd been trekking through mud all morning and now his paws and belly were caked in it. However, he didn't mind it, in a way, it made him feel closer with the earth, and that made him happy.
"Tell Mom, sorry, Kin. I really can't go, at the moment."
He was so perfectly content right where he was, going back home with his sister was not what he had envisioned for his day. He'd go back eventually, that was for certain, but not right now. It wasn't that he wanted to get on his sister's nerves, it was just that he simply didn't feel the urgency. The cub sighed at his sister's impatience. He felt bad for her, in a way, not being able to take her time and enjoy the beauty around her. Everything to lead a peaceful and fulfilling life was right there at their paws. All they had to do was look.
"I'd help you find Gin and Nik, but I haven't seen them since this morning. They're not around here, though."
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:33 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:51 pm
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Job could tell his sister was starting to grow weary of having to wait for him, her patience never being her best attribute. However, stubbornness seemed to run in the family, as Job was determined to lounge around for just a bit longer. He wouldn't go about it in a mean way, just one that suited him most.
"Sister..."
Job nodded as he spoke, mocking her tone of voice slightly to start, but he couldn't hold such a stern tone for very long. The rest of what he had to say was soft and gentle,
"Time waits for no one... Except, I'm waiting with time. I guess I'm not waiting for anyone either."
It wasn't that he didn't love his mother. No, it was quite the opposite. She'd given birth to him, cared for him, loved him, and for that, he was more indebted to her than anyone else on this planet. Though, a bath was not a way he'd show his love. Job let Kinyago catch his gaze, and he too held it, unflinching, however, his gaze was much cooler, more collected. He smiled again, patting a spot on the branch next to him,
"She loves us both, Kin, she won't be upset. Now, come on up here, it's amazingly peaceful in the trees."
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:37 pm
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Shaking her head Kinyago looked away, not because she had lost the 'starring contest' but because in a way he disappointed her. Mainly because he refused to comply readily to what their mother had asked of them. In her case to fetch her brothers, or at least one, and in his case to come and get a bath. At first she said nothing in reply to her younger sibling, if only by a few seconds to minutes, before looking back at him. Opening her maw she spoke. "Regardless of whether or not Mother will get mad, I have a job I intend to finish Job and that requires you to join me."
That sentence finished she paused brown eyes leaving his features once more to glance around her in hopes that one of her other brothers, perhaps one more convincible, was around. Unfortunately for the only female in their litter neither Nik nor Gin was to be found. Thus she had to convince Job. "No." She replied to his simple request her gaze drifting back to him once more. "I don't have time to laze about in a tree. Mother and Father both expect things of me and I need to meet those expectations but you are getting in the way." She explained almost gruffly while still keeping emotion from getting the better of herself and her tone.
"If you'd be so kind brother please help me meet those expectations." She asked adding a sickly sweetness into her tone. The truth was that her parents didn't expect anything from her, nothing more than they expected from their other children. No they just expected her to stay with in the pridal boundaries, keep from the forest, and to listen to them even if it took a bit of coxing. They never expected her to be the "Perfect Child". No that was something she put upon herself. She needed to be the perfect child. Not for her parents but for herself. As for why she'd never tell.
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:42 pm
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Job let a long sigh escape from his small mouth as his sister refused his offer to join him in a tree. He frowned a little. He wasn't lazing, he was connecting! His soul and inner happiness were much more important to Job than getting a bath. Though he tried his best to be selfless. His frown deepened as he realized what he was doing here. He was being selfish, that was what. He wanted to sit around here and just enjoy the place, however, his sister had a much different agenda.
"Kinyagooooo..."
There was a hint of sorrow in his young voice as he protested outloud. Sitting here, he was only making himself happy, no one else. By going with his sister, he'd make her feel important, and his mother happy to see him. With one last look at his sister, his sympathy got to the best of him, and he stood. Carefully, he scaled down the tree, using his sharp little nails to hook into the rough bark, keeping himself close to the tree as he did so. When his back paws touched the ground, he repelled his front paws off, spinning slightly to face his sister.
"For you, for mother, I'll go, if it'll make you happy."
Job didn't understand his sister, though he tried so hard, but, he also tried what he could to make her happy, as he did with everyone else. Tried his best to not be so self-absorbed.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:41 am
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:01 am
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Job smiled affectionately as his sister thanked him. He complied with her orders, following behind her, but at his own pace, which was a slow one as he took the time to treasure everything he walked by. As he meandered along, he thought about how restrained Kinyago was, and he found it very disheartening. She was just a cub, like him, and she be out having fun, not playing about with her little military mindset. Job frowned, shaking his head lightly.
"Sister, you should be grateful. For everything, everything we have here. It's a sin not to, the gods will surely frown on it..."
He didn't want that for her; displeasing the gods. Somehow, Job had a very strong sense of beings higher than him, and he did what he thought would please them in their many domains. He was a loyal follower in what he believed to be holy, and he felt his sister was straying from such a path. His heart only ached for the good of his family and those he loved. It was difficult for Job to pity his sister; he didn't want to; he wanted her to enjoy life, take it easy. That was all, but he didn't know how to show her the way.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:31 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:17 am
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Job sighed in a concerned way, his brow sinking low. He knew that tone, she definitely wasn't grateful. He accepted her for what she was, and her own thoughts and beliefs, but what really depressed him was knowing that he couldn't help her to see the light. She was his sister afterall, and he just wanted the best. But there was no was to help those that rejected it.
"I.... I do understand..."
The cub narrowed his eyes in thought. She didn't waste a second of time. Fast, fast, faster, that was Kinyago's pace. But what she didn't seem to understand was that he didn't waste time either. Everything he did was intentional. His love for this world and all that lived on it, that wasn't a waste. Job quickened his pace, catching up to his sister so they now trotted along side by side. There was still a peaceful smile on his face, he wasn't angry, he just couldn't see her ways,
"Don't you see? Everything is perfect already."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:37 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:40 am
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Job had hope. Hopes that one day, one day she would see things as he did. They shared the same blood after all, perhaps it was in there, in her genetic nature to see the beauty and perfection of this world. On that line of thinking, did that mean that he'd eventually get neurotic and fall into perfectionism? No. He told himself. He didn't have it in him.
"Even the flaws are perfect, Kin, as that is the way they were made."
They led such a sheltered life here, in the swamps with their parents. Job wondered if there indeed was truth to his words. He knew it was right in his heart, but the reality of things; there was no way he could predict that. Oh, how he longed to know what was out there. To see more of the world's beauty. Would he be allowed to leave? He would have to take that up with his mother, eventually. Maybe his sister would have a comment on the subject first,
"Kinyago, what do you think is out there? You know, beyond our home? I want to see it all someday, I really do."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:34 pm
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