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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 3:33 pm
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Woah. Polair lived in one nice hive. As he stood outside of it with Harpommy, he whistled as his mother gave a soft “coo” of appreciation. Was this what it was like to be a seadweller? Dang. Dang, it was a good thing he didn’t invite her to the nightclub. Or especially his own hive. Gog, after that sandstorm that swept through (not to mention Cerp and Sascha’s… delightful… antics…) he really didn’t want her to see where he once lived.
Plus like, his hive didn’t have cute decorations like this one did. What was up with that?
”Oyyy, Polair!” Unsure of what to do now, Mahmud knocked on her door gently and kept calling out. ”I’m here! I’ve got my stuff!” By stuff of course he meant his gifts and his PJs and a change of clothes for tomorrow. Of course, just in case, his tools came along as well. In case he needed to like… fix her house or something, but jegus this house was immaculate What sorts of wonders would there be inside? Would she even… she probably had better tins of cocoa than the pathetic one beetle one he had bought…
By that point he realized there was a doorbell. Whoops.
Pushing it a couple times, Mahmud squirmed in place excitedly. Never had he been here, and now they were having a 12 perigee’s sleepover! Amazing!
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:45 pm
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Mahmud’s own merriment was dampered slightly upon seeing the door drone, but he did as Polair asked and slowly gave his old, ratty coat to them. They couldn’t be as mean as the others he had encountered right… right? ”Oh no! No its… okay. I’m just glad I found the place fine.” Find? How could he not find this beautiful home? It was gorgeous. And sparkly. Oh was it lovely. Paparazzi though? Interesting thing to note. ”Oh, no! No trouble thankfully…” Maybe that was the people he had seen somewhat closeby. Not too close to the hive, a good distance away, but still odd to see out here. The more he talked to Polair, the bigger Mahmud smiled and the more he relaxed.
”Really? A schedule, Polair?” There was amusement to his voice as he walked closer… and then he turned around one more time to stare at the drone. Just… staring at the drone and Harpommy, who was looking at them with curiosity. Slowly, she leaned her head up to peck…
”Ommy no!” In a panic he rushed over there and lead his mother away from it, much to her protesting coos. ”It wasn’t them Ommy it was a different one… remember? Blue Beetle?” As he walked his mother over to Polair he pat her wing gently. ”So sorry for almost pecking them, uh… we have a hard time with… drones.” Especially security ones. Eech.
Brightning up suddenly, Mahmud reached forward and took Polair’s hand in both of his. ”But away from that! Lets catch up! I haven’t seen you in some time! How was it after space? Show us your room!” Out of instinct Mahmud leaned forward and gave her cheek a friendly kiss before tugging on her hand. ”Show me around!”
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:23 pm
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Polair's head whipped back as she tried to find out what was happening. Oh, now she understood... Ommy nearly pecked her drone! "It's alright." The highblood reassured with a small smile. "You managed to avoid an accident after all." She could never understand why her friends seemed wary of drones. Cerpin and Tevini mentioned her giving them a fright as they thought she was a drone... And now Mahmud? Strange pattern indeed. Polair signaled the drone, dismissing them from the room while they spoke. She knew she was safe at home, and it was wiser to have them watch out for intruders than following her around.
"I don't think my drones pose any threat to you but, if it makes both of you uncomfortable, I can always ask them to leave. Claud, thinks that more drones will help me keep my private life, private." If she would have invited him to her underwater hive... He'd probably freak out with the large amount of drones there. Speaking of the seabear, where was he? Polair hoped he wasn't out trying to hunt for cameras again.
Polair was caught off guard when Mahmud kissed her cheek. No it wasn't the same thing, it was a whole different situation. No life and death circumstances or anything like that. She had absolutely NOTHING to worry about. Polair cleared her throat. "S-sure, catching up sound nice!" If that's what he wanted to do. Curse her inability to give proper tours though. Why were her friends oh-so curious! "You already saw the front, so we can skip that..."
Her hive could be considered one of the most casual oceanfront entertaining hives in Civisect, due to its wrap around porches and balconies. The interior of the home faces the elevated moondeck and spa. "Ok so these are the living and dining area..." Beyond, the home opens to an ornate stairway, living block, dining block and kitchen. The kitchen, dining block and living block all seem to open to the porch through two sets of french doors. The living block spilled out onto the porches and her private courtyard. Living and dining are divided by a textured glass wall, and open to the moondeck and courtyard with glass folding doors. Within the courtyard was a small, one story building-- her laboratory, which had the latest tech equipment a seadweller scientist could ever wish for. It also had an exit, in case Polair wanted to ditch the lab and enjoy her time on the sandy beach. At the middle, there was a pool and hot tub and on the other side was a miniature seaside garden. "Out here, I'm able to do what I wish, from relaxing to working or tending my garden. Seems absurd to have a pool this close to the beach but sometimes it's hard for me to enjoy the salty waters on my own." Trolls really went their way to take pictures or swim with her.
"Lately I've spent my time here after the whole space adventure. Space was ok, I guess." Not much for her to see and clearly not as relaxing. "Had to do a few interviews on my experience. Since the media knows how much I waited for this... How about you? How's your life after the space program?"
Upstairs, the respite blocks and ablution blocks. The respite blocks were only three: Polair's block, Claud's block and her visitor's blocks. Her drones rotated shifts and would only stay in her underwater hive. "My drones don't stay here during the day, but they do have to come back as soon as the moons rise. Claud's orders." She showed the pair all three rooms and were the bathrooms where located. Even if all the rooms counted with spectacular views, Polair's room was the biggest and the only one that had a walking closet and walkout moondeck. Her absolute favorite part of her hive! "Over here I can sit down, have a hot drink as I... contemplate the ocean or read. The scent of the sea and cool air constantly invade my block. Not much to do here I guess but wind down." Her room was pristine and organized. It had a large screen T.V with integrated sound system that Claud gave to her. A small bookshelf was near a full length mirror, including her favorite books. Near her recuperacoon were her gerbil's belongings. Which were a miniature version of her hive with a running wheel, gerbil ball and a maze. "You can stay here no problem, or if want to use the visitor's block you're free to. Would have to tell Claudius about it since he tends to... Use both blocks, for some apparent reason. It was weird how quiet the bear had been... "I'll check on him in a second. If he's not bickering with Galileo, my gerbil, he's more likely sleeping. Can't wait for you to meet him!" She was nervous at the thought but, she knew she'd had everything under control.
"So... What do you think of my hive?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:35 am
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There was a moment of hesitation as Mahmud stared at the drones walking away. Gog, that set his pusher racing. But tbey were gone now, and couldn't hurt him... right? "No no its okay, I understand... I want you to be safe. I just... yeah." Clearly an articulate young man. "Anyways! Lets go look at the hive! I'm excited to see how its built!" Was that nerdy of him? A little yeah, but this was an opportunity to see how the higher castes had their hives constructed, take a few pointers in future improvements to Underworld.
But he hadn't been expecting... this. Oh man there were a lot of rooms to take in... and a spa?! A spa! A spa inside of a freaking hive! Holy moly! Mahmud gave a low whistle as they walked by and he caught that in his glimpse. Just the living and dining areas by themselves he ventured to be about as big as his own former home. Well, maybe both of them together. That was a little unfair to say. This home was gorgeous, and screamed of just how different he and Polair were... but... as she spoke of how she couldn't even swim in the water, Mahmud gave her a sympathetic look. "That's gotta suck... I'm so sorry Polair." A nice home you couldn't leave for fear was still a prison... and he knew far too well what it was like being stuck in a limited area. "Gog, I wish they'd just leave you alone and let you live your life."
At the mention of being just "okay", Mahmud was stunned. But thats.... thats what he knew she wanted! To see space! Though really he supposed, he understood due to uhhhh having a ceiling dropped on him. Not nearly as relaxing as he wished. If the media was hounding her for information, Mahmud didn't want to push her. Maybe they can talk about her experience later? For now though... "Oh its been back to normal. Just working hard at the nightclub, been reworking some of the stuff there... especially the ceilings." A small shiver ran down his spine and he laughed. "After that ceiling fell on me, I've decided to re-evaluate how I've done them in the past."
They walked past respite blocks, ablution blocks, bathrooms that put his little former outhouse to shame. And speaking of putting to shame... this room was just... magical. Polair lived like this? And she was so modest, at least in his opinion... was this how all seadwellers lived? Were they even more extravagant than this? It made Mahmud's blood boil a little, not because they had more than him, but because if they could build a mansion such as this place... those drones from before certainly could have left him more to work with for his own place than what they did. It could have been spared.
As he gently touched Polair's bookshelf, a sad smile came over him. She had books, she had a television, She had this, and she had that... and yet.. "Its beautiful Polair, but..." Mahmud turned to her and perked up his grin. "With all those people hounding you, you must feel trapped here hunh? Not that its a bad place to be trapped in, trust me! Just..."
He then looked out a window to the rest of the world below them, before turning back and placing down his stuff. "A caged gerbil is still caged, no matter how pretty it is." It took a few moments for him to realize... "Sorry! Sorry I hope that wasn't rude! I just worry about you thats all! Haha, I can't wait to meet Claudius and Galileo... Maybe I'll show you Fadafad sometime! Or Tadala... or Janus..." Man, he really just... got a lot of undead gerbils this past trip.
"You don't mind me putting my stuff down in here, do you? Because you know, its not a sleepover if we sleep in different rooms! I'll take the floor!"
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