[PRP] The Final Straw [Night/Nose/Mercy/family]

[Ruriska]

No Mercy woke from a troubled sleep to see a brown nose inches from his own. The tall buck standing above him was so close he could feel the hot breath on his face and for a second Mercy was certain the Kimeti had stepped straight out of his nightmares and intended to devour him whole.

"So you’re the one." The buck said; voice distant and ending with a strange, elongated sigh.

His nightmares never spoke.

Mercy hissed and bit.

A minute later found the antlered buck a safe distance away, blood dripping from his nose. He didn't seem overly perturbed by the wound; in fact, he seemed to sink in and out of consciousness even as he stood there, his gaze seeking places no one else could see.

No Mercy’s ranting and threats of violence had no effect.

"We should go," the buck said eventually, interrupting another long thread of obscenities.

No Mercy blinked in angry surprise.

Farseer turned away from his half-brother and began to walk, expecting the poisonous buck to follow.

Amorpheous

I thought maybe Soothsayer could meet them at this point? Maybe she'd been waiting just off the side for Farseer, watching if you like, idk? xD

 

[Amorpheous]

Ever faithful and in one of her quiet spells where the words clamored helplessly in her mind, trapped by the soundless cage of a throat that could not process words, Soothsayer was waiting not too far away. She had heard just as much as her brother had seen, but was not the one who could approach. Her moments of lucidity were always silent even though they often lasted longer than his.

She approached silently, hooves barely making a sound. She leaned up, neck stretching forward, to lick her brother's nose clean of blood. She took one glance at the other, irritated, buck, nodded and continued on the path back to where the rest of the family had serendipitously met. Their mother was often away and they saw her very rarely. She came back less for them, Soothsayer knew, than for her father, but she did not begrudge the other doe.

Their father needed her much more than any of the siblings did. They had their own way of coping with their unique abilities and needs. She wondered if the others would be surprised. It was so hard to surprise her that imagining surprising another was difficult.

Ruriska

Ahhhhh, finally, I am here. Sorry for taking so long!

 

[Ruriska]

Farseer accepted the lick from his sister with a grateful sigh. Then they continued onwards along their destined path. It felt reassuring to take each step, knowing it had been predestined and that he had seen it. Or at least seen part of it; how the day would end was a mystery even to him.

No Mercy looked both puzzled and rebellious. He said a few things, mostly vicious words that never reached their target. But before the other buck had faded from view, he was following despite himself.

At the end of their path, awaited their unsuspecting family. Sainfoin was pressed close to Sweetvetch as usual, softly answering her father’s inquiries. Nose-in-the-air was trying not to make his adoration for his offspring too obvious, but was failing miserably with the doting look in his eyes.

Amorpheous

worst post ever but yay reply and stuff!

 

[Amorpheous]

Sweetvetch did not move from Sainfoin's side, but he did look over to regard his two farseeing and farhearing siblings as they approached. They seemed as they always did, but it felt as if something was going to happen today, soon. There was movement in the distance behind them and he wondered what had followed his sibling back to their family before turning back to their father, brushing Sainfoin's ear with his nose.

Last Night was, as usual when she happened upon them, watching her family calmly, limbs relaxed and fluid. Her eyes would occasionally go far away as her thoughts danced from one thought to the next, following a progression that led her to conclusions, some foregone and some entirely new. She was hovered close enough to Nose's side that they could feel each other's body heat, but not so close to be touching. Occasionally they'd both turn and their cheeks or noses would touch and it was peaceful.

Only Soothsayer and her brother had any reason to believe that it would soon be otherwise.

Ruriska

bleh. even worse post from me. but now we can get the party started.