[Shieba]

Rosy slowly entered the tall grass after leaving the Cuniflare behind. She looked around. Surely there were more people here? She needed a partner first, after all. This was a bit bothering, people were always staring at her strangely because of her wings anyway. Hopefully, she would find someone nice. "Hello?" she called, trying to get the attention of someone.

[Kodai]

She hadn't particularly come to the park with the intention of joining in a game. The situation was that she had been told she ought to get outside the grounds of the House more and so had been sent here. Not that it was a particularly bad thing, as she liked the outdoors well enough, but it was a little intimidating being here by herself. Who sent eight-year-old girls out to play all by themselves, anyway? In long, frilly dresses, even!

Immediately wandering over to the section of the park that looked more interesting (i.e. the overgrown, 'wild' area), the girl was about to start poking around when she heard a voice. "Oh? Hello," she called back, moving in the direction of the voice. It wasn't long before she saw an interestingly-colored Fellox with little bat wings who wore several ribbons. "Oh! That's a lovely big red ribbon you have," the girl smiled, tossing her head so that her own pigtail ribbons bounced cutely. "What's your name?"

[Shieba]

Rosy beamed. There was someone! A cute girl - with ribbons! Who liked ribbons! "Thank you!" Someone appreciated the ribbons. That was something new and very good indeed! "My name is Rosalind, but you can call me Rosy. And who are you? You have quite the amazing ribbons and dress yourself. Makes me a bit sad that I can't wear dresses, it's such a nice one!" She wondered if she could make the girl her partner. That dress would surely get dirty in the high grass, though.

[Kodai]

"Rosalind? That's a very pretty name. My name is Catarina von Fluister," the girl replied, giving Rosy a perfectly practiced curtsy. "But you may call me Cat. Everyone else does!" She swished her dress, making the bottom flare out a little. "Oh, you like my dress? Thank you very much! I like it too, although it's very easy to get it dirty. But I don't really like wearing pants..." Cat gave an adorable pout at the thought and then focused back on Rosy. "Well, I suppose you can't wear dresses if you're going about in a quadruped form." Since when did little girls know big words like that? "But you have a lot more freedom to move around! And your fur is as pretty as any dress!" Smiling, Cat began rocking on her toes. "So what are you doing out here, Rosy? I thought I heard someone talking about an Easter egg hunt over there." The girl gestured towards where Terry was standing. "Is that why you're here? To look for Easter eggs?"

[Shieba]

"That's a pretty name! Are you a noble? Your name sounds like you could be!" Maybe she was meeting a real princess here? That would be pretty amazing. Cat was so cute, too! "I think I wouldn't like to wear pants, either, if I could. Not that I can." She, too, wondered how Cat knew such big words. "I heard some people can switch forms, but I can't. I'm just a Fellox. No human form whatsoever. But I suppose clothes can get in the way...though fur gets dirty, too. A lot. And you can't just take it off to wash it. It takes a lot of work, actually. But I'm glad you like it!" She flapped her wings. "Yes, there is an egg hunt going on here. Apparently, there are eggs hidden in the grass. Do you want to come and look for them with me? You could ride on my back, too, so your dress stays as clean as possible. I don't think there is anything dangerous here...last year, they made me swim around in whirlpools and things. This looks pretty tame in comparision."

[Kodai]

"No, I'm not a noble," Cat laughed, but then quickly turned thoughtful. "At least, I don't think I am. I wasn't raised in a castle or anything like that. Although the place I live in now is very spacious like one! But I wonder if it's possible that my family were nobles a long time ago?" The idea was intriguing. "I shall have to try looking into that! And you're one of those sorts of creatures, then. I see." She didn't say it in any sort of haughty or dismissive tone; it was just a matter of fact. "There's a few of those that live at the House, too, but they're mostly Kuhnas and Lucain. Although Alice isn't one of those, and she doesn't have a human form!" Cat perked up, thinking about her friend. "She's a Mimebones, and she likes to follow me around sometimes. She never says anything, but that's okay. Gar doesn't either, and they're both wonderful company." Bouncing on her toes again, Cat thought about Rosy's offer. "Oh, would you let me do that? Maybe I would be able to find eggs from far away, if I rode up on your back! And keeping my dress clean would make Baron very happy. Yes, this is a very good idea." Smiling, she quickly hopped up on Rosy's back, and then frowned in confusion at the last thing the Fellox had said. "Whirlpools? That sounds very dangerous! Why would they send people to a place like that?"

[Shieba]

"I think that could be. Maybe you're a princess or something and no one has told you yet! And you live in a large place, too? So do I! Though it's deep in Whisper Forest, so it's pretty creepy sometimes." Rosy turned thoughtful. "I don't think any of us Felloxes living at the Chateau have a human form. Maybe Lord Hakumuoh does, I think he does, but he doesn't use it. And actually, my father rarely talks, ever, so I kind of know what it's like. I bet your friends are better company than my Dad, though." She waited until Cat had climbed onto her back. "Does that work with your dress? I don't mind you holding onto my fur, just be a bit careful with my wings. They're pretty sensitive." She sighed. "Yeah, there were whirlpools and a dangerous Hydrolisk and a cave with a dangerous current. I have no idea what they thought when they designed this event... I almost drowned, a lot. Well, that was mostly because my ribbons got really heavy when they were soaked, but still..." Bad memories indeed. "Well, ready to go?"

[Kodai]

Cat gave a little gasp. "You live in Whisper Forest too?! That's amazing; that's where I live! Although... I guess the House isn't really in the forest, but I go in there a lot, and that's where I used to live before, anyway! Maybe we can meet again after today!" She seemed happy at the thought of having a new friend that lived near her house. "And you can introduce me to your friends, too! I'll introduce you to mine – the nice ones, anyway. ...Well, I guess the not-so-nice ones aren't really my friends. More like... roommates." Giving a nod as affirmation that she considered it the right word, Cat continued. "I'm sure your dad is a nice person, since you're so nice, yourself. But I guess not all nice people are very good conversationalists, are they?" Another long word for a little girl. "Talking is a sort of art, and not everyone is artistic." When Rosy mentioned her wings, Cat looked down and gave a little squeal of delight upon seeing them. "Oh, I didn't notice them before because they blended in so well with your fur! They're so adorable! I wish I could have wings like yours!" Carefully, she gave one a gentle petting as she thought about Rosy's horrific experience last Easter. "Goodness, that really doesn't sound like fun at all! I'm glad you're able to do something that's not nearly so dangerous this year." Nodding again, Cat squirmed with excitement on Rosy's back, lightly holding on to her scruff. "Yes, let's go!"

[Shieba]

Rosy blinked surprised. She hadn't expected that - Cat seemed more like a girl grown up in the city. "That's great! Don't you get lost in the forest like everyone else? You could visit me then or I could visit you! Though our Chateau is really deep in the forest." She paused slightly. "Well, we have a few not-nice people living at the Chateau as well...I know exactly what you mean with the 'roommate' part..." Rosy thought about it. She wondered if she should tell Cat a bit more about herself? The girl didn't seem too bothered by her unusual looks, so... "Dad can be really nice, though he's mainly...boring. And he just doesn't like to talk because he has an accent and people keep telling him it sounds cute. Dad doesn't like to be cute. He's from a different world where he works as, well, the Grim Reaper. Or more like a companion to he actual Grim Reaper. He's not scary, though. Not at all." And well, that was a surprise. Most people were creeped out by her wings. "Really? No one ever called them that! Well, they're mostly scaring people and I can't even fly with them. I don't even know why I have them. Neither Mom nor Dad have wings..."

It was a bit awkward to talk to someone sitting on your back, so Rosy slowly started making her way forward into the grass. She quickly had to be careful not to stumble over rocks. This was really an unkept area. "Well, it certainly seems safer this year...though probably harder, too. These eggs were really small and it's hard to find anything here. Do you see anything interesting where we should look first?" Rosy wondered if the eggs were just randomly placed in the grass or more next to the fallen trees and other things.

[Kodai]

"No, I don't get lost in the forest," replied Cat, swinging her legs as she rode but being careful not to hit Rosy in the ribs. "I've always lived there, so I think that's why. Everything that naturally lives in there knows how to traverse it. It's like their own house, so why wouldn't they?" Falling quiet, she listened as Rosy told her about her father. Understandably, she was surprised, but she didn't seem frightened at all. "Really? He's a Grim Reaper? Or works under one? That's amazing! I don't think there's anybody at the House like that!" She gave Rosy's wings another soft pat. "Well, it doesn't really matter why you have them. It just matters that you do! And you can do whatever you like with them! ...Except fly, I guess. But you could always pretend that you're flying!" Cat stuck out her arms, pretending that she was flying as she rode on Rosy's back. Keeping an eye out for anything that looked like it might be a good hiding spot for eggs, Cat pointed to a fallen log. "Why don't we try there first?"

[Shieba]

"I guess that's true. I don't really get lost, either. Well, at least I know my way out and in again. I bet if I would explore, I'd get lost quickly, though." Not that she had any real interest in doing so. "I never met anyone else living in there or near there before, though. Just travellers who come to the Chateau because they're lost." Rosy was really relieved when Cat seemed pretty open to talk to the daughter of a Grim Reaper. "Yeah, Dad just sorts souls. It's a desk job, or so he tells me. Well, he can also send souls, which he trains me in, but I don't like that very much." She thought about what Cat had told her. "Do you have people from other worlds at your House, too? There seem to be quite a few of them in Evelon."

Rosy chuckled. "Well, I guess my wings make me kind of unique. Not even my sisters have wings. Though I really wonder what I could do with them." She flapped them a bit after she got them patted. "That's about all I can do with them - move them a bit. I guess I could learn to fan myself, maybe, during summer..." Now that was a thought.

"Alright!" She made her way over to the log. It was rather large, so she started walking around it, careful not to stumble over any eggs which might have been hidden in the grass. "Nothing here, but maybe in there?" The log was hollow and Rosy bowed down a bit to look into it. And indeed, there were two eggs! "There are some in there. But how do we get them out? Maybe with a stick?" She looked around for anything they could use.

[Kodai]

"Hmm, well, if you live deep in the forest, then I guess it isn't too unusual that you haven't seen anyone from the House. Not very many people go in that far, and the forest is a pretty big place," she noted. "Some of them do go in pretty far, though, but I haven't heard anything about a Chateau. I guess Baron hasn't heard of it yet... Hey!" Cat sat up straight in surprise. "Something that Baron doesn't know about! That's pretty special; he usually knows a lot." Thinking, the girl leaned back a little. "Actually, there are a few people from other realms that we consider to be residents, although not all of them live at the House. I think they're mostly demons, or part demons. Nothing like Grim Reaper secretaries, though." Well, that was an interesting way to put it.

When they reached the log, Cat started leaning every which way, trying to see if there were any eggs to be found. It nearly looked like she was going to fall off, but she managed to keep her balance. "Oh! There are some in there! That's great!" But how would they get them out, indeed? "Hmm, I wonder if we could tip the log over? But that might crush the eggs... A stick might work, though. We just need to find one." Before she could start looking around in the grass, something about the log caught her eye. "Oh, Rosy! That branch that's sticking out of the log! Do you think we could break it off and use that?"

[Shieba]

"Well, it's probably for the best. Some of the inhabitants of the Chateau aren't exactly friendly...I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt. Who's that Baron person? The head of your House? Or the smart guy living in the library?" They had quite a few of these at the Chateau... "Hm. Well, the original inhabitants of the Chateau all have amnesia, but half of them are certainly dark creatures as well. The others are nice, though." She laughed when Cat called her father a secretary. "Dad is really more of a companion. He told me the Creator of the world he comes from gave each god a Fellox as companion, modelled on the image of the god. So Dad and the Grim Reaper are totally alike and look alike. Well, except that Dad is a Fellox and the Grim Reaper isn't."

"Oh! Good idea!" Rosy made her way to the branch, but couldn't really figure out how to get it out herself. She couldn't use her front paws or Cat would probably fall down. "I really wish I wouldn't wear this stupid mask! The Lucain I know have it so much easier that way!" She sighed. "Felloxes aren't really good at using any kind of tools. Can you do this? You'll probably get your hands dirty, though. I'm afraid I'm pretty useless when it comes to things like this."

[Kodai]

"Baron is our head of house while the Lady is away, yes," answered Cat, though she didn't say anything about who this Lady might be. "And I guess it's just to be expected that some people are bad while others are good. But at least you have a choice of who you want to be around, right?" Since Rosy was here, it seemed obvious to the girl that the Fellox could come and go as she pleased. Blinking as Rosy explained more about her father, Cat tilted her head, slightly confused. "The creator-god of that world made companions for the other gods that look like Felloxes? That's a little strange, isn't it? I mean, Felloxes are from this world, aren't they?" She tilted her head the other way. "...Or maybe they aren't. Although I'm pretty sure they only look like Felloxes here, and not in the worlds they originally came from..." Shrugging, she hopped off of Rosy's back. "Well, I guess it isn't important. If that's what the creator-god did, then that's just what happened!" Cat stepped up to the branch and poked it. "Oh, I don't mind getting my hands dirty. I'm not sure if I'm strong enough to break it so that it's long enough, though... but I'll try!" With that, she grabbed the branch and started pulling.

[Shieba]

"Yeah, I guess. It has something to do with the balance of light and dark and stuff like that. Or at least that's what my grandma told me. Grandma is the head of the Chateau. It's not always easy to avoid all the crazy people from the Chateau, though." She paused then. "I...never thought about that. Dad never said something about looking differently in his own world. But seriously, grandma - the companion of the creator-god - came to this world with her children and not another one, so maybe the Creator looked at this world and decided that Felloxes are cool and stole them for Her creation. You see my markings? All of us have markings, so I guess we are a bit different from the Felloxes of this world. I really don't think Dad looks different somewhere else. That would be scary."

Rosy waited until Cat had jumped from her back, then she tried helping the girl by using her sharp claws on the branch, hopefully being able to help breaking it. "Does it work? I don't think I can do much more."