The Island of Kiäna {Closed}

[Poppyfern]

@Sparrow_Flight

Let's take Max to the swamp! :3

[Trphlthdl]

"Of course we can! We'll have to stay above the tide line though." Theodora smiles, and gives a little hop before bounding up and over the dunes. I follow, enjoying the ocean breeze. It's so good to be on the beach once more.

Theodora and I sit, feet buried in the sand. She listens eagerly to my various tales of memories. "If we wake up early enough, we can watch the sun come up over the ocean." Theodora smiles once more, before yawning. "That sounds nice, but for now it's time to sleep." Agreeing, I lay on the sand and wait for the waves to sing me asleep.

[Inkiiy]

((Just a little side note, you can have as many Companions and bottles as you like. Someone asked me if they were limited to one, so I thought I'd answer it here.

@LunaRose1: I've finished drawing Ariel, but I just want to remind you to send a trade over. I'll post her as soon as you do ))

Trixyr
You wake to the beautiful sound of Theodora's humming as she shakes you awake. "The sun's about to come up." She tells you. You rub your eyes with a hand and push yourself up. She sits next you and you both watch the sun as it dances it's way across the waves. Once it's settled high above the water line, you get up and get ready for another day's adventure. You notice Theodora eyeing some tide pools in the distance, as she clumps some sand together in her hand. This gives you some ideas, but what to do first. Should you show her the tide pools, or teach her to build sandcastles?



Poppyfern
You decide that you should probably step in to save the poor ant hill that Max is now clobbering."Hey, I think I know a place you'll have even more fun then here." You say. Max drops his rocks and stands up, looking at you expectantly. "Where?? Where??" he asks excitedly, looking around. He jumps up and down a little bit, trying to see over the tree tops. "Follow me." You say. You lead him across the clearing and towards the swamp.

As soon as Max is able to see where you're going, he takes off, jumping right into the first mud puddle he can find. You squeal and dodge a splash of mud he sent your direction. You giggle, watching him slide around in the bog, pretending to be a monster and making the occasional sound effects of explosions and crashes. When he finally tires himself out, he's covered head to toe in mud and plants. "Wow, you really do look like a monster." You giggle. Max beames up at you, and your heart nearly melts from his adorable-ness. "We should make a fort. Can we make a fort??" He blurts as he shakes some of the mud off. You look around for fort making materials, and see a a tree with lots of leafy branches, and of course, the mud from the swamp. Should you build a fort out of one of these things?

[Trphlthdl]

The tidepool is a good one, several hermit crabs, a starfish, and little creatures I don't know the name to, but have seen them many time before. Theodora picks up a hermit crab, and the hermit crab isn't to happy about this. With one of his claws he pinches her. She gasps in surprise, and I see her trying to figure out how to get him off of her finger. "Just dip your hand in the water, he'll drop right off." He does, and after Theodora is finished with the tidepool we build a sand castle. It's higher up the shore, not quite so out of the way of the tide, but it's helpful for my next idea. "Let's go on a walk! This place is loaded with shells. I doubt there'll be any seaglass though, sand dollars maybe."

[Poppyfern]

@Sparrow_flight

Let's build a fort!

[Piefan]

Username: Piefan
Name of companion: Matteas
New name(optional): n/a
Choice of payment: 3C$ - I send it to Sparrow_Flight, right?

[Tardiscraze]

Username: Piefan
Name of companion: Matteas
New name(optional): n/a
Choice of payment: 3C$ - I send it to Sparrow_Flight, right?

Accepted! And yes.

[Piefan]

Thank you, sent! ^^

[Inkiiy]

((Psst... Someone should try a bottle... They're really cool, I promise! They can give your Companions a new look, new personality quirks and even cool abilities. I'll be rotating them out as well, so the ones that are up right now won't be there for too much longer.))

Piefan
The old man watches you from his hut, and it makes you feel a little uneasy. You can see him peering through the window as you pick your way amongst the Companions. You find yourself in front of one that speaks out to you. His right arm is in some sort of sling. His colours are slowly changing and moving around, but you see several strange but alluring marks on his face.

The old man bounds out of his hut and hustles towards you, at a speed you didn't think was possible for someone his age. He jumps into barter with you, and soon you make your way to the edge of the clearing with your new Companion. You wonder how long it will take for him to wake up. You watch his colours morph in their slow and eerie way, and realize that it's quite soothing.

Piefan has adopted Matteas!



Trixyr
The two of you have great fun in the tide pool, until a hermit crab clamps onto Theodora's finger. She is very shocked, and slightly alarmed by the incident, but she manages to get it off fairly easily. The two of you decide it's time to move onto something else. "Have you ever built a sand castle?" You ask her. You assume her vacant expression is a no. "Come on, I'll show you." You say, leading her up the beach. You teach her how to layer the sand and pack it to stay strong. Theodora seems to have a knack for decorating. She places little shells and bits of seaweed all around, and etches little drawing into the sides, quite like the patterns on her dress.

After several hours and numerous sand kingdoms, you decide to wind down a bit with a walk down the beach.As you walk, Theodora keeps stepping up onto logs and walking along their lengths. "Look at you, you're a natural." You compliment as she hops from one log to another. You walk for ages, collecting interestingly coloured shells and rocks as you go. When you finally return, the tide has come in significantly, and washed away most of your castles. Theodora seems to connect something with this. "Sleeping under the stars was really nice, but is there a way you could build some sort of shelter? It'd be nice to get out of the wind."She says. You look around and see some pack able sand, some good sized rocks and trees with leafy branches. What should you use?

Poppyfern
You and Max set to work collecting what you'll need to create your masterpiece. You collect as many leafy branches as you can, which Max gathers globs of mud, piling them up. Once you have enough materials, Max starts to slop the mud down in a line, adding sticks and branches for stability. You're impressed by his skill, and find yourself watching instead if helping, as he puts on layer upon layer. Once the walls are too tall, you hold him up so that he can reach better. About an hour later, he's created a cubic mud fort, big enough for both of you to fit it.

"Complete with fully functioning leaf roof." He giggles. He's still covered head to toe in mud, but doesn't see at all concerned about it. "We should give this place a name." He says. "Any ideas?"

[Trphlthdl]

We should use all of the materials. Rocks will be the base, strong and steady spots to stick branches in. Then packable sand to block the wind. I suggest this to Theodora, and she seems pretty open to the idea. We begin to build, talking during the construction.