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Post by Snapdragon on Nov 14, 2007 0:14:19 GMT -5
Gypsum smiled gently, and glanced at his shipmates silently, only one eye open. Even with the curtains drawn, it was still too bright for him. "Sst!" He hissed to Akono, ears flattening when he continued to sleep. He grabbed one of the pillows in his teeth, and lobbed it at the Ssussun's hindquarters. "Wake up!" He whispered, trying not to wake up the cute little snuggly pair in the middle. "Look how cute they are!" He whispered, grinning as he tugged the blankets over his neck, snuggling into the warmth.
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Post by tahlise on Nov 14, 2007 1:14:58 GMT -5
Akono felt the pillow hit him and bounce off. His ears only moved as they pressed into his skull, pinning back in anger. He tried to just ignore Gypsum but he heard his voice. One eye popped open, trying to glare at the pony. "What...?" he hissed, moving his head slightly.
"Look how cute they are!" He whispered, grinning as he tugged the blankets over his neck, snuggling into the warmth.
Akono rolled his eyes with a sigh. He decided to humor his friend anyway. He glanced at the two Ssussuns all snuggled up together. That brought back memories. He sat up slightly. "Very cute." he said, as he gave a yawn, trying not to think about the past. He glanced back at the pair. They would have to teach these two the ropes of this society. He gave a sigh. Well since he was up, Atsu may as well be too. He took the pillow Gypsum had thrown at him and smacked Atsu with it. "Wake up." he growled.
Atsu sat straight up. "What?" he growled with a yawn. "What do you want?" he asked groggily, glancing around the room. His orange eyes caught the sight of Gypsum finally awake. He gave him a look. "Good morning, Gypsum."
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Post by Snapdragon on Nov 14, 2007 19:37:01 GMT -5
Gypsum chuckled, and grinned at Akono, gently flicking his tongue out at the Ssussun playfully. "Seeeeee, I knew they'd be good here. They'll be happy with us." He smiled brightly, watching the pair sleep peacefully.
Gypsum caught the look that Atsu shot at him, and had the good sense to blush with embarassment. "Ah, morning Atsu..." he said softly, twiddling his front hooves together. "Sleep well?"
The smaller Ssussuns slowly began to wake up, due to the talking around them, and Lune peeked up at the pair of older Ssussuns. He glanced at Gypsum, and shrunk against Soleil's hip once more, hiding his face against his brother's side.
Gypsum tried to smile warmly to the little Ssussun, and pricked his ears up in what he hoped looked to be a 'friendly' manner. "Hey! You're awake! Hi there little ... uh ... long-neck-guy! How'd ya sleep?"
Lune merely peeked up at him, and remained hiding behind Soleil's sleeping body, too shy to emerge.
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Post by tahlise on Dec 3, 2007 19:34:38 GMT -5
Gypsum chuckled, and grinned at Akono, gently flicking his tongue out at the Ssussun playfully. "Seeeeee, I knew they'd be good here. They'll be happy with us." He smiled brightly, watching the pair sleep peacefully.
Akono just glared at him. "We'll see." he said with a yawn.
Gypsum caught the look that Atsu shot at him, and had the good sense to blush with embarassment. "Ah, morning Atsu..." he said softly, twiddling his front hooves together. "Sleep well?"
Atsu stared at him, his ears layed back a bit. "I know you did." he said with a bit of a smirk. It was hard to stay mad at Gypsum. Sure he was clueless sometimes but his intentions were pure. A yawn escaped Atsu again as he noticed the new pair waking. Lune was the first to wake up. He peeked at Atsu and Akono but shrank back in fear when he saw the now awake Gypsum. The older Ssussun brothers seemed to flatten their ears back at the same time in reaction to what they saw. Akono stood and stretched a bit while Atsu gazed at Lune. "He won't hurt you."
Akono smiled at the little Ssussn. "He's really pretty harmless." he said glancing at Gypsum. "You'll see."
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Post by Snapdragon on Dec 3, 2007 23:46:28 GMT -5
Gypsum smiled as he watched Akono yawn, and slowly joined him, rolling onto his side as he yawned. "Bah, you made me yawn!" He accused playfully, flicking his tail as he looked over the group of Ssussun. Hmm. The floor didn't look comfortable!
Gypsum knew he snored, and flushed deeply as Atsu teased him. "Hey! Cmon, I was drunk! And tired!" He playfully grumbled, rubbing one ear with his hoof embarassedly.
Lune pricked one ear up over his brother's hip, but didn't raise his head again. Won't hurt him? But ... he bought him! He was the master, Lune had to be suitably submissive and fearful of him, or Gypsum might get mad!
Gypsum wasn't very pleased with the little fearful dip, either, and slowly climbed off of the bed, carefully walking over towards them. "Aw, cmon, promise I won't bite!" He said gently, one ear flicking back as he approached Lune.
Lune wiggled his ears, and peeked up at his master, unsure whether to be afraid or curious. He snuck a glance over to Akono, seeking his support.
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Post by tahlise on Dec 4, 2007 0:14:44 GMT -5
Gypsum knew he snored, and flushed deeply as Atsu teased him. "Hey! Cmon, I was drunk! And tired!" He playfully grumbled, rubbing one ear with his hoof embarassedly.
Atsu looked over at Gypsum again. "Ah... so what is your excuse for all the other times?" he asked with a smirk, ears perked, eyes half-lidded. "Like... every night?" he said playfully.
Akono just rolled his eyes. Sometimes those two were downright juvenile. He gave a sigh. Oh well. He turned his attention back to the two, about to say something comforting but stopped when he saw Gypsum trying to approach them. Atsu watched him try to approach too.
Aw, cmon, promise I won't bite!" He said gently, one ear flicking back as he approached Lune.
Lune wiggled his ears, and peeked up at his master, unsure whether to be afraid or curious. He snuck a glance over to Akono, seeking his support.
Akono rolled his eyes again then looked right at the pair. "It's ok, guys." he said softly. "If it weren't for Gypsum, we would still be slaves."
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Post by Snapdragon on Dec 4, 2007 23:15:57 GMT -5
Gypsum smiled brightly, perking his ears as he knelt down beside Lune. "See! I'm nice! These guys are my buddies... er, you know, the buddies who sleep on the floor, apparantly." He chuckled, glancing over at Akono and Atsu. "Actually, why WERE you sleeping on the floor!?"
Lune swallowed softly (no small feat for a throat that long), and nibbled on his bottom lip uneasily. "You sure?" He murmured to Akono, looking Gypsum over once more. "Why did you buy us, then?"
"Honestly, I wanted to win a bet." Gypsum admitted with a flush, rubbing his mane. "But I realized that, although my actions were misguided while I was drunk, I'd still be able to free you guys if I bought you! So see, it all works out!"
Lune half hid behind Soleil's comforting warmth again, but he still watched Gypsum, some of his fear dissapating. "Really? You'd ... free us?"
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Post by tahlise on Dec 5, 2007 0:49:21 GMT -5
Akono ignored Gypsum's question but Atsu answered. "Because you were hogging the bed." he growled playfully to his friend giving him a slight push with his hoof.
Lune swallowed softly (no small feat for a throat that long), and nibbled on his bottom lip uneasily. "You sure?" He murmured to Akono, looking Gypsum over once more. "Why did you buy us, then?"
Akono and Atsu looked over at Gypsum as if to sat, "Go on.."
"Honestly, I wanted to win a bet." Gypsum admitted with a flush, rubbing his mane. "But I realized that, although my actions were misguided while I was drunk, I'd still be able to free you guys if I bought you! So see, it all works out!"
"Hardly." Akono said, glaring at Gypsum for a moment.
Atsu shot him a look. "It is lucky that Gypsum stumbled on these two." he stated emphatically. "We all know what could have happened. But, " the Ssussun continued. "They are clearly not girls."
Akono rolled his eyes a bit. "That is obvious." he said to his brother.
Lune half hid behind Soleil's comforting warmth again, but he still watched Gypsum, some of his fear dissapating. "Really? You'd ... free us?"
Atsu gazed at him. "Believe it or not, he freed us from our bonds of slavery."
Akono softened as he watched Lune. "Yeah, and believe it or not, you can trust Gypsum...and us. We are like you."
Atsu perked his ears. "Probably from the same area." he chimed in with a grin, looking over Akono's shoulder.
A look of annoyance crossed the older twins face and he shoved his younger brother's head back behind him with his hoof. "No need to be frightened." Akono said softly.
Atsu gave a smirk, ramming his head into Akono's back, playfully...or so it seemed.
"Ow!" Akono growled. "Knock it off."
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Post by Snapdragon on Dec 5, 2007 2:40:33 GMT -5
Gypsum rolled his eyes at Akono, and smiled back to the little Ssussun in front of him. "I'm not THAT bad, cmon! Everyone does stupid stuff when they're drunk!" He insisted, his ears wiggling. He decided NOT to mention anything about the bet.
Lune watched Atsu and Akono, listening intently as they spoke. "He ... did?" He spoke softly, staring at Gypsum with a new curiosity shining in his eyes. "Wow."
Soleil, who had woken up during some part of the previous conversation, slowly raised his head, yawning softly. "Have there ever been Ssussun from other countries?" He chimed in sleepily, eyeing the elder Ssussun curiously. That's right, actually! It was highly likely that they were all from the same landmass, even if they weren't all from the same tribe or clan.
Lune and Soleil watched as the twins grappled with one another, and giggled softly. Well, at least they could be playful! The pair smiled back at Akono and Atsu, their necks curving gracefully as they nuzzled against one another.
"Aw, one big happy family." Gypsum chuckled, laying on his belly quite happily. "Who votes we all go to the bed so we can sleep some more?" He asked with a broad grin, rubbing his aching head.
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Post by tahlise on Dec 6, 2007 2:11:04 GMT -5
Soleil, who had woken up during some part of the previous conversation, slowly raised his head, yawning softly. "Have there ever been Ssussun from other countries?" He chimed in sleepily, eyeing the elder Ssussun curiously.
Akono gave Gypsum a look but a small smirk was playing at the corners of his mouth. Gypsum was right, the pirate pegasus wasn't that bad. The elder Ssussun gave a sigh, deciding to let it go for now.
Atsu sat down, slightly bored at the moment. He did love to bother his brother. His ears perked at Soleil's words. Well of course there hadn't. All the Ssussuns, he met, were from the same continent just different tribes. He watched Lune snuggle in with his brother. Boy, he remembered those days.
"Aw, one big happy family." Gypsum chuckled, laying on his belly quite happily. "Who votes we all go to the bed so we can sleep some more?" He asked with a broad grin, rubbing his aching head. Both Akono and Atsu looked over at Gypsum. Climb into one bed, all of them?
Atsu gave a small chuckle. "Would we all fit?"
Akono shot him a glare. "Don't encourage him." he whispered in his younger twin's ear.
Atsu laughed a bit, standing on all four hooves. "We can always kick him to the floor." he said with a devious smile, his ears laying back.
Akono pushed him back. "Knock it off, Atsu."
Atsu shot him a look and sat down where he was. "It's not like it's something new, Akono."
The elder twin glared at him, pulling him close to his face. "I am NOT going to snuggle with Gypsum or you!" he growled in a quiet whisper, almost only mouthing the words through clenched teeth.
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Post by Snapdragon on Dec 6, 2007 2:33:42 GMT -5
Lune and Soleil followed the conversation as it passed from one pony to another, their ears alternatively pricking up and flattening out with the flow of the conversation. As the two twins began whispering to one another, angry and annoyed expressions on their faces, Lune and Soleil's ears slid lower and lower against their heads. Similarly, their heads lowered, wanting to become a lower 'target' for the snapping brothers. All previous curiosity was forgotten, and they simply stared at the pair with unease and worry. Why were they fighting? They were so happy before!
Gypsum wasn't paying much attention to the littler pair, as he was quite busy rolling his eyes at the other two. "Guys, cmon, I thought twins were supposed to agree on everything!" He teased lightly, snagging a pillow with his teeth and tossing it over at the twins.
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Post by tahlise on Dec 7, 2007 3:18:55 GMT -5
Guys, cmon, I thought twins were supposed to agree on everything!" He teased lightly, snagging a pillow with his teeth and tossing it over at the twins.
Atsu caught the pillow in his mouth, quickly slapping his older twin with it. "Yeah, we're supposed to agree." he said through clenched teeth, slapping Akono with the pillow again.
"Give me that!" he growled, grabbing the pillow from Atsu.
With a mischivious grin, Atsu lept to his hooves and dove behind the bed as Akono launched the pillow at him, but it looked more like it was headed for Gypsum.
Atsu peeked out from behind the bed. "Nice shot." he said, sarcastically as he climbed onto the bed. Oh, it was so much nicer than the floor. He quickly curled up in the blankets.
Akono stared at him. "What are you doing?" he asked trying not to yawn but the truth was, he was quite tired.
Atsu gave a yawn himself. "Getting ready to go back to sleep. what does it look like?" he replied.
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Post by Snapdragon on Dec 7, 2007 3:38:14 GMT -5
Gypsum gave a strangled cry as he was hit in the face with a pillow, and play-glared at his shipmates on the floor. "Guys..." He growled, grinning as he grabbed the pillow again, bopping Atsu with it as he approached. "So are you sleeping here or not?" He teased Akono, sticking out his tongue.
Lune and Soleil had to get to their hooves pretty quickly to avoid the flailing pillows. But because they were a little scared of being seperated, they remained rather tightly wound around one another, a leggy tangle of necks in the corner. However, the bed WAS starting to look good...!
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Post by tahlise on Dec 7, 2007 4:09:15 GMT -5
Atsu felt the pillow hit him again. He play-glared at Gypsum. "You want to start something, tough guy?" he asked pretending to be all puffed up.
Akono rolled his eyes like usual. "You two are so immature." he growled with a slight smile as he walked over and grabbed his twin's pillow right out from under him.
"What!? Hey!" was all Atsu said as he was relieved of his comfort. he watched his brother return to the floor. "Are you really that dumb that you would choose a cold floor over a soft bed?" the younger twin asked, one ear up and one ear down, somewhat perlexed.
Akono stared at him. "I do not want to cuddle up to you or Gypsum." he retorted.
Atsu waited til Akono seemed to get comfortable, laying his hhead on the pillow, when he yanked it out from underneath his brother. "Stop trying to be all macho!" Atsu play-growled. He grabbed a mouthful of mane and proceeded to pull Akono up on the bed.
"Ow...what the hell are you doing?" Akono cried as he followed the pulling and found himself right next to Atsu. He glared at his twin, ears laying back, about to say something when he began to get comfortable. Hey, this was alot better than the floor. Ears perking, Akono gave a smirk. "Okay, so you were right. This is nice."
Atsu grinned and snuggled up to him like the old days. It felt good to be that close to his twin again. They used to be alot like Lune and Soleil. But after all that they had been through, they kinda toughened up as pirates. Alot of their innocence was gone.
Akono glanced over to Gypsum. "No wonder you slept like a log on this thing." he said, laying his head down on the pillow that Atsu had. He too, remebered the old days when this kind of closeness between them was normal. He had to admit, he missed it but the years had weathered him possibly more so than his twin. He took a deep breath, his eyes closing again as he began to fall back into sleep.
Atsu gave a grin then noticed the new pair of Ssussns standing in a tight ball of body parts. Raising one eyebrow, he stared at them. "You don't have to stand there. It's much nicer up here. Come on up." he gestured with his hoof. "We don't bite."
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Post by Snapdragon on Dec 8, 2007 19:16:15 GMT -5
Gypsum grinned wickedly at Atsu, sticking his tongue out at him. "Maybe I do!" He giggled, watching as the elder pair of Ssussun tussled playfully. Ah, they were so adorable! Come to think of it, Gypsum hadn't seen them be cuddly and silly like this... well, almost EVER! They always seemed to be the picture of toughness when they were on the pirate ship, and even afterwards. It was weird to see them playing and being silly.
His eyes wandered over to the littler Ssussun as Atsu spoke to them, a small smile breaking over his face. Well, maybe he WAS right in bringing the two little ones here; they seemed to have loosened up Atsu and Akono simply by being present. Maybe there was more to them than he thought...
"Yeah, cmon! We'll all fit, if we squeeze!" Gypsum called brightly, scooting to the side so that there'd be a space for them to sit. "I won't bop you guys with pillows, but I don't think I trust THESE two ruffians not to...!" He teased, sticking his tongue out playfully at the elder Ssussun twins.
Lune and Soleil watched them play for several minutes in silence, their expressions torn between worry and curiosity. Well, Gypsum didn't TREAT them like slaves... perhaps they were friends? As they were beckoned, Soleil slowly seperated from his twin, carefully approaching the bed. He glanced back to his little brother, and nodded him forward. Lune, his ears flat with unease, followed close to him, finally approaching the bed. The pair carefully perched themselves on the bed, settling themselves comfortably on the mattress beside their new companions.
"See! We're not so bad." Gypsum smiled brightly, earning a small smile in return from the smaller Ssussuns.
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