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Colorful Council [Self]

Postby Ander » 10/08/2014 11:36 PM

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Holliweave

At the moment, he was not within the Terminal: Holliweave had made doubly- no, triply sure of that. He rarely  returned to the Terminal these days, anyway. That was one of the many signs which had driven the emerald Ancient to call this meeting of her peers... There was something off about him as of late. Something that she, though she could not quite put her paw on, was fairly certain needed to be addressed.

Holliweave, though stressed, allowed a thin smile to touch her face as she looked out over her collected brethren. Their colors threw the normally white stone walls of the First Hall into a riotous rainbow, as gorgeous as it was painful to realize that there were shades missing from that blend. The room she had managed to secure for them was spacious: the floor decorated with plush silver shag, and golden beanbags strewn between kindly provided bowls of fruit. Toys, from stuffed animals to mirrors and various other amusements, were readily available to those who felt the need for such things. Water trickled in from a bubbling fountain in the corner, which also helped to ensure that their words would not be overheard.

The Ancient's green flames flickered warmly about her. This was a place of kindness and comfort - so well did their Lady provide for them! She would certainly do what needed to be done in order to protect all who shared this bounty from any suspected devilry.
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Re: Colorful Council [Self]

Postby Ander » 10/09/2014 12:17 AM

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Niall


He lounged on the floor in something of a huff, batting absently at a stuffed orange kitty. His paw pressed down over the kitten's ears, squashing its eyes; like him, it down gazed out at the room with a hooded, bored expression. Sighing, Niall released the feline. He had never been very good at waiting. No reason to take the little plushie down with him, too.

The Ancient's eggplant-hued fires pulsed softly as he rolled onto his back, staring up at Holliweave. She'd managed to assert herself onto a window-ledge looking out on the rest of room...probably hadn't even done it on purpose. Despite the fact that she was their psuedo-unofficial leader now, she never meant to lord herself over them. Hell, he couldn't even remember a time when she had actively worked to supersede the spectrum. Instead, it had just...happened. Slowly but surely, her presence had overwhelmed Appostre's, and they had come to think of the green Ancient as their de facto head honcho.

Niall didn't even spare a glance for the red Ancient, though he did frown in distaste at the thought. Once upon a time, the guy had been kind of reliable. Now he was just unhinged.
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Re: Colorful Council [Self]

Postby Ander » 10/09/2014 1:17 AM

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Jasra


Arguably one of the shiniest Kuhna in the room, the yellow Ancient curled up on one of the many golden beanbags and allowed its matching tone to swallow up his glare. He hadn't shared space with this many of the other Ancients in quite a while, preferring the cool breeze of the aviary to most indoor settings. Besides, out in the wind, it was easy for his light to disperse. Indoors, he could be rather...blinding. On more than one occasion, that particular portion of his makeup had caused some regrettable accidents.

Nevertheless, it was good to see his brethren every so often, and Jasra found himself comforted by their presence now. Holliweave would not have called them all together had it not been for some important reason, after all, and he had been curious enough to emerge from seclusion in order to find out what that might be. Some of the Ancients were more interested in his appearance than others: Jasra noticed Red and Orange in particular sizing him up.

He met their covert glances with a steady gaze and stirrings of pity. Once upon a time, the three of them had been quite close. Appostre was their lead, the head of the spectrum they unofficially governed themselves by. He and Orange - he and Kenxxi - had dutifully followed in line. Jasra remembered, with a bit of a pang, that she had never minded how brightly he shown. But Appostre had...somehow changed in recent times. He had always been boisterous, even somewhat obnoxious, but had never failed to take the measure of a creature and react appropriately. There had been a good mind between those bushy black ears of his, even if it was a touch savage. Now, however...he was irrational and moody. He snapped at odd intervals, snarled at the slightest provocation, and appeared to talk to himself. Jasra was worried about his old friend: when Holliweave had taken the delegation of the Terminal's kuhnas from him, Appostre had given up his old position without a fight. He might not even realize that he wasn't top of the spectrum anymore.

The yellow Ancient looked up from the pair to find Holliweave's eyes holding him from across the room. Her verdant gaze told him much about her concern, and Jasra was not surprised. It would make sense that the green Ancient, having risen through the spectrum so rapidly, would have her own thoughts about Appostre's decline. He let his thanks for her worries about him - and their shared worries about their former leader - reflect in the bright, sad smile he returned.
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Re: Colorful Council [Self]

Postby Ander » 10/11/2015 2:11 PM

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Appostre


They were talking about him.

Appostre knew it immediately, saw it in their smug glances and the inflections of their flames. Eyes burning, the Red Ancient glared at his upstart subordinates with lips curled freshly over teeth. His ears were pinned against his head so severely that their little red shells could scarcely be seen against black fur. How dare they think they could get away with this...outrage. Tails lashed across the floor. Their path, a rough semicircle about the length of the Kuhna's body, had already been well-cleared by previous upsets. That's what this whole mess was - an outrage! She did not call the meetings here - those wrathful eyes tracked a smoldering path to the green Ancient, perched gently before the window - he did!

She should not have been able to command all these Kuhna to show up without him!

And she should not have been the one to tell him of the misdeed, daring to extend him an invitation to this gathering that should not be. One, just one of the other Ancients could have come forward - redeemed themselves - rather than allowing her the presumption of approaching him. But no. Instead, they had all decided to be complicit in this mutiny. Well, he would see that they paid for that.

For some, he already had. A heavy paw landed on the back of the orange Ancient across from him, pressing her into the floor despite a surprised hiss. At Appostre's frown, that hiss was her only protest. "Kenxxi," the male growled, words rumbling darkly through her chest, "this has gone on long enough, don't you think? I know why they're all here. You can hear them - the room is thick with contempt. Say something!" The eye that settled on his unfortunate companion was frenzied with fury. Appostre felt her skin shudder under his paw, and his ensuing grin was worse than his gaze.
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