-insert name here-'s Place and Everywhere Else ~ Geezerville

[Cuwen]

Thistle quickly got up off of the pillow and walked after Karrie into the kitchen. Anything to get away from that sound!

Then, when Karrie came back in, she watched in fascination as he set a bowl down on the floor next to the pillow and the kittens slowly started to move toward it. They must have smelled it.

She cocked her head to the side as she watched the kittens start to drink the liquid. They were no longer whining! What was it? Why didn't they eat the cookies she gave them?

Thistle walked over to the bowl slowly and then cautiously lowered her head to the bowl. As soon as her nose touched the liquid and she tasted it, she jerked back and grimaced. She was practically cringing in disgust! It was milk but it was warm! What was wrong with these things?! They liked that but not the cookies?

Thistle looked up at Karrie and whined herself.  

[Chef_Karrie]

*sits down on the floor next to the kittens* Wow, they're really young. I'm not sure if they should even be away from their mother yet. *looks at Thistle* Kittens don't like cookies. *pulls her away from the bowl* These kittens might not even be eating solid food yet. confused Where did they come from?  

[Cuwen]

Thistle huffed slightly at the amount of attention Karrie was giving the kittens. Then, in response to his question, she hopped up on the couch, propped her front hooves on the window sill, and looked out the window over the bushes, her tail flicking.  

[Chef_Karrie]

*watches thistle and takes a guess at what she's trying to tell him* Outside? *gently pets one of the kittens* That explains why they're still a little cold, then.

*flies past the window Thistle's at, going to the back door*  

[Cuwen]

The kitten that Karrie had been petting stopped drinking momentarily and nuzzled her face into his hand, enjoying the warmth and soothing motion of his hand. She got some milk on his hand, though, from the fur around her mouth...

As soon as Thistle saw Velcore fly past the window, her tail started flicking almost twice as fast as it had been and she started squeaking excitedly.  

[Chef_Karrie]

*smiles softly at the kitten, then looks up at Thistle* What's going on?

*holding the doorknob in his mouth, starts twisting it to open the door*  

[Cuwen]

Thistle jumped off of the end of the couch and raced to the backdoor. She waited at the back with her tail going a million miles an hour, her eyes fixed on the door knob.

Finally, she realized that Velcore wasn't opening the door that quickly and she used her magic to open the door for him. Her horn glowed briefly and then the door opened.

As soon as she could see Velcore, she rushed to him and nuzzled into him closely.

"Vel!"  

[Chef_Karrie]

*watches Thistle run off* Hmmm... someone must be home.

*looks surprised to see the door opening for him* Hi Thistle. *nuzzles her, then walks inside, pushing the door closed with his tail*  

[Cuwen]

Thistle squeaked back at Velcore. "Hi!"

She walked into the living room beside Velcore, so close to him that she could almost accidentally trip him.

When Velcore came inside, the other two kittens looked up from the bowl of milk and turned their heads in the direction of the new sound. They started whining when they saw the big dragon, but they didn't seem scared. Their whine was almost like a greeting.

The kitten that had been nuzzling Karrie had ended up falling asleep with her head resting in his hand.  

[Chef_Karrie]

*steps on Thistle's tail while walking to the living room* Sorry. *looks at the kittens and tilts his head to the side* Watching kittens?

Hey Velcore. No, Thistle apparently found them outside. *gently places the kitten on the pillow*  

[Cuwen]

Thistle squeaked loudly and sharply when Velcore stepped on her tail. Even though it was her fault it had happened because she was walking so closely to him, she still pouted at him and then jumped onto the couch. She curled her tail around her and sat down on the couch, scowling in frustration. Stupid kittens getting all the attention...

The kitten that Karrie put on the pillow curled into herself and allowed herself to go into an even deeper sleep with a full and warm tummy. The other two kittens moved a little closer to Velcore as he came further into the living room. One of them started whining again, this time in curiosity.

When she heard the whining again, Thistle huffed loudly.  

[FireSpark]

Daniel awoke on his stomach, sprawled on the floor between the couch and the coffee table. The stacks of books from one end of the couch had become a jumbled mound on top of his outstretched arms, and his feet had become tangled in the blanket he had gone to sleep with. Pulling one of his hands from the mess of books, Daniel found that he had an iron grasp on the red lacquer rod. Pushing himself to his knees, and then clambering unsteadily to his feet Daniel stretched out muscles that felt exhausted. His fingers were sore from their grip on the rod, and he worked them as he set the rod down on the table. Sitting back down Daniel quickly glanced at a clock and saw that it was a little after three in the morning, still well before dawn.
Daniel racked his brain, recalling every moment of the dreamed event in perfect clarity. Excepting the last few moments that is. Daniel had recognized the man’s face after a while. He had been the commanding officer over a handful of troops holding out against an enemy that he didn’t know of. At least they had been. The last he had seen the man or his people, he was being forcefully shoved through an emergency hatch, explosions and weapons fire all around, before coming to his senses in dame’s room at the institution.
He needed to clear his head, to re-center himself. But most of all Daniel needed to contemplate his next move. Mahvatshi was now actively searching for him, and if what the man had said was to be believed, Daniel had narrowed the search on accident. A set of Mahvatshi’s words suddenly locked in his mind. He wanted to track me when I ‘ported’. When he left. That probably had something to do with his starting in one place and ending somewhere else almost instantly. Suddenly, a nagging feeling made Daniel look at his hand. An inhibitor. The message said it was an inhibitor. To keep me here. So I wouldn’t give myself away anymore than I had.
Daniel got to his feet and began to get dressed. He pulled on the only pair of jeans he owned, along with a badly ruffled and creased white t-shirt. Remembering to ensure he blended in, Daniel grabbed one of the cold weather jackets that Dame had said he could borrow. Tucking the Batakos rod into the coat, Daniel quietly left the apartment. Walking out into the cold, way-too-early morning air, Daniel walked away from the complex in a random direction. His breath fogged as walked, hands tucked into his pockets.
His lost memories were slowly beginning to resurface, and with greater frequency than even a week ago. It was some measure of his mood that Daniel thought that it would’ve been better if his memories had been completely destroyed. He’d rather not know what he was if it meant putting a stop to the madness that was coming for him. Running a hand through his shaggy locks, Daniel sighed to himself as his mind suddenly jumped tracks to his conversation with Dame right before bed. Even just remembering their talk made his chest tight.
He thought all the way back to the first time he recalled feeling that way around her, the night in her room with the strange receiver contraption he had built. And the dancing. He hadn’t been in his right mind then, at least not all of it. The first vestiges of his personality had just begun to seep back out. Now that he thought about it that was also the first time he had gotten a flash of his old memory. He managed to pull more of it out, but it still seemed like someone else’s life. Except for the pain of loss. Which brought him back to his immediate, if not as urgent, problematic situation.
He knew now what it was he felt around Dame, and why. But even if it could’ve been, would it have been worth it? The memory was full of sadness and grief. Surely there had been good times as well, but if the pain was all that was left, did he want more of it? Even if it were someone other than Dame, did he want to risk it? And worse, what if it placed the other person in danger?
Daniel rolled his eyes at himself and sighed as he turned a corner on the street. This thinking in circles was getting him nowhere. And he knew that if he were in a less depressing state of mind, some logic might make its way into the equation at some point. Taking a deep breath of the freezing air, Daniel started to look around as the first glow of pink was beginning to creep up from the horizon. It was at that moment that realization struck him. He had no idea where he was.

"Well....poop."  

[Chef_Karrie]

*looks at the kittens* I don't know what to do with them... We don't need any more pets.

*looks at the whining kitten* They are tiny. *gently picks it up by the scruff of it's neck and puts it on the pillow*  

[Kits Rose]

((How far did Daniel wander? lol))  

[Cuwen]

The kitten had stopped whining when Velcore picked it up, but when he put it back on the pillow again, it resumed its whining. The other kitten was simply looking up at Velcore and then at Karrie with curiosity.

Suddenly, Thistle's head perked up and her tail started flicking quickly again. She quickly lept off of the couch and raced toward the front door, moving around Karrie and the pillow with the kittens on it.

Thistle just managed to make it to the front door as it opened. She flung herself at Amy, who laughed and swiftly caught her pink bundle, used to this kind of greeting from Thistle.

"Hey there, Thistle! I missed you, too, sweetie."

She started to carry Thistle into the living room and then stopped walking immediately as soon as she saw the tiny creatures on the pillow in the middle of the living room.

"Oh... my... gosh!!! They're so cute!!!"

Amy immediately walked over to the pillow, knelt down next to it, and gently put Thistle down next to her on the floor.

"Where did they come from, Karrie?!"

Her heart was melting.