Gender: Mare
Base Color: Dark Chocolate Palomino (Blue Eyes)
horsy1050 wrote:Unwrappable equids were created last year around Christmas time. You are told only the base colour. This year is slightly different. Last year you could only edit the markings slightly, this year you control the style and colour of the quip if you win it!
Like all other equids you need to fill out the form to win it. The winner will be announced as close to Christmas day as possible. This is also when the colour is revealed!
Merry Christmas!
Username: SpartanAmethyst
Equid Name: Wish I could hold this off, but... I suppose I'd choose Akemi, meaning "Bright (Aki) and Beautiful" (-mi), to describe her personality.
Equid Age: 4 years
Story:If I won I want the quipping to be:
It had been a peaceful morning; Akemi, just a filly, lay warm beside her mother's softly marked coat. Blue eyes stirred behind their lids as a chilly wind blew in, swirling briefly in their shared cave before it dissipated. As they slowly opened, she gave a soft sigh; it was a sound mixed with sadness and contentment. The cold had stirred her from another dream of snow, ruffling her short mane and stealing some of the warmth from her frail form. We're too far down the mountain, dear," she remembered her mother saying. The valley doesn't get snow, and I'm not strong enough to make it all the way to the plateau; I'm sorry baby. Her mother was sick, so Akemi just nodded and smiled, then laid down to sleep. She didn't know it'd be the last time she'd nuzzle her mother goodnight.
Finally awake, Akemi yawned, and turned to look outside; what she saw had her little hear skip a beat. "Snow!" She exclaimed. "Mama look at the snow! It's white and shiny and beautiful!" She whinnied, though took no heed of her mother's lack of a response. Leaping up, Akemi bolted outside, leaping bravely into the new and very, very cold material. It felt just like it did in her dreams; soft and chilly and cold. It was then Akemi noticed her mother wasn't there; turning to look back in their shelter, she saw the mare's still form, lying peacefully in the darkness. "Mama?" She called softly.
Trotting back worriedly, Akemi nuzzled the pale mare's muzzle; she was so cold. "Mama?" She said softly again. Once more there was no answer. Falling to her tiny knees, she cuddled as close to her mother as she could. "No, no mama please, please don't go," she whimpered, sniffling and crying. She hadn't foreseen this coming so soon; but now it was here. And her mother was long gone. For hours Akemi laid there and cried, pleading for her mother to come back, until finally the sun began to sink below the horizon, staining the snow in brilliant shades of fire.
The crunching of snow eventually broke the newfound evening silence, and Akemi's fine ears perked to listen better. They were multiple entities coming closer, and her puffy blue eyes widened in fear. At the sound of a soft growl coming from outside, the little filly's heart froze; wolves were commonplace this time of year, and her mother wasn't there to protect her. What should she do? She couldn't fight them off, she was much too small! Her mind raced with options, almost as fast as her heart. Now, with her systems filled with adrenaline, she made her decision.
Leaping up from her place beside her mother's body, joints stiff from the cold and her vision still slightly blurry from her tears, she bolted out and past the three wolves that were sniffing just outside the cavern entrance. Tiny hooves tearing chasms in the sparkling snow, Akemi ran for the safety of the forest; at least there, maybe she could lose her pursuers. She hit the trees at full speed, her thin, frail legs thundering subtly through the light layer of snow, the wolves hot on her heels. She didn't know how she was keeping ahead, but she wasn't about to stop and ponder a miracle.
All too suddenly the safety of the trees were gone, and she burst into a clearing that overlooked a small cliff; and though the drop wasn't extremely long, it would probably still kill her; she was small and frail, and the ground wasn't very forgiving. Akemi backed herself to the edge of the cliff and closed her eyes, waiting to feel their fangs tear at her skin. But the pain never came; all too suddenly the growls turned to yelps, followed by heavy breathing and angry snorts, broken only by the sound of thundering hooves. After a moment, a voice reached her ears. "Hello beautiful," he said, and when she opened her eyes, she found a handsome stallion in front of her. His coat was beautiful like the dried valley grasses, and he had kind green eyes, just like her mother. "I'm Jarek; don't worry, I won't hurt ya. What's a little thing like you doing alone on a cold Christmas night?"
I love how the quipping is just barely a shade lighter than the base coat c:
And it to be focused on her face, neck, & body, such as this:
(Though slightly thinner & daintier)
And the legs to look like this (quipping into four identical white socks):