The Wild Ones V2 | Wild Horse RP | Not Accepting

[Numbers]

{{Are you guys still accepting?}}

[Blumenkranz]

(Yes we are c:)

[Numbers]

Name:Jayden Ann Marie
Nickname:Jade
Age:3 Years||Young Adult
Gender:Mare||Mare
Breed:Thoroughbred/Mustang
Personality:will rp to out because on phone
History:same
Height:14.8 Hands
Sire:Pride
Dam:Risika
Foals:Still born
Other::)

[cheshire.]

[ you got dis thunderrrr, you adorable you!! would have liked to see garry face sky, that would have been funny xD anyway, new format, i'm just not happy with my posting lay out. ]
[ numbers! i swear i've seen you before! ]

T I D A L
R E D E M P T I O N
[ stallion ] . [ seven ] . [ mew, faith, cloud, sebastian, eevee ] . [ apocalypse tagged ]
--- Tidal Redemption knew that he was a fool for always seeking out the cheekiness within mares. while faith and mew were unconditionally loving, he would sometimes secretly try and get them angry, just to play around. cloud was spirited and free and he could definitely see himself racing her on the daily. however, for this mare, he quickly realized that if she was going to remain in his company for longer than a quick chat, they would have very heated conversations. the male trotted out of the cave after her, remaining silent while she gazed at his family. "agreed. i should have stayed, though that would have only been sensible if i were a lone stallion. i have a family, i needed to report back to them." in that single sentence, tidal put himself away from all other stallions. they weren't his herd. they were his family. he loved them to the point that tidal would not take up another herd if they weren't there. having introduced herself, tidal dipped his head politely before giving locking onto her blue eyes [ i always knew they were blue, cha! *flips hair* ] "i believe i speak on behalf of all the stallion's with half a mind when i say you've got it wrong. it's the mare who deserves the stallion. if one is rude or cruel, the mare has every right to hide away. to be free. however, if no ill intent is desired, shouldn't the mare feel it is right to at least accompany him to meet the rest of his family and perhaps stay for a while? from there decisions can be made." from what tidal was saying now, it was clear he was inviting her to come meet mew, faith, cloud and his children. he was actually very eager to compare her looks to mew's. they were dangerously similar, mew only being slightly smaller and more lithe in build. "again, only if you think you deserve my company. if you find my unsatisfactory then by all means, leave the valley and carry on hiding in a land infested with my sex. i have heard there is a bachelor herd who have taken over the mighty pride's family. " despite the kind look still on his face, tidal's was ever so manipulative and cunning, in the most friendly way of course. he was sure by now that she would understand his riddled way of speaking.

A P O C A L Y P T I C
P A N D E M I C
[ stallion ] . [ eleven ] . [ oh my gods, he has a big herd, let's leave it at that ] . [ blue, sky, thunder, garry tagged ]
--- Pandemic's eyes remained locked onto garry's, never wavering and daring the younger one to challenge him. he didn't quite like the defiant look garry held but if this colt really was his then such a glare was to be expected, especially since all pan had to do was move a hoof and this young one would die. When garry admitted to pandemic's suspicions, the chestnut let out a sigh, "then he is yours. i do not disrespect those who are loyal. however, when his mother is covered again, she will have my foal and when it is born, this one will be cast out. maybe you should think about whether it is wise to let it live. it's time to start making decision's based on the future of everyone, not just the emotions of a single horse." seeing that blue was coming over, he reached out and nipped garry's cheek affectionately before stepping away. before he could even speak to blue, he saw the frolicking fillies get approached by a very young bachelor. pandemic's body tensed and he screamed out in warning to whoever this horse was. lucky for him, thunder was assessing the situation and pandemic settled, knowing full well thunder was very reliable. he felt the soft muzzle of blue and glanced to her, slightly surprised she was so submissive. he gave her a light nip, "don't tell me your fiery spirit is gone all ready." he whisked his tail before shooting her an apologetic look, "it's hard you know. if i were to act like your previous stallion, i would be entirely alone. not even grim would have joined me. and on the topic of grim, i have noticed he is quite close to you." looking into the distance to see grim and page talking with the other strange males, pandemic was a little worried at the number of stallion's appearing. sighing, he motioned with his ears for blue to follow him while he circled the herd a bit, making sure that everyone was okay. "so i have decided you have a right to know why grim is so submissive and why he never challenges me." pricking his ears, pandemic paused to see that in the distance, a very familiar body had appeared. grim's full brother lucifer had appeared. lifting his head high, pandemic shot him a welcoming whistle. however, he knew he needed to focus on blue and decided he would leave lucifer for now.

F A L L E N
F R O M
H E A V E N
[ stallion ] . [ ten ] . [ bachelor herd ] . [ estella, phantom, spirit tagged ]
--- Lucifer had always been a stallion to roam. he enjoyed having to commitments. and so, his deal with the bachelor herd was the perfect way to remain this way. six years ago, he and grim had come across pandemic, a cocky and utterly stupid stallion. they had all been foolishly young and they had banded together, creating some really good memories. however, when pandemic expressed his desire to make a herd, grim had been uninterested and lucifer had simply wanted to carry on as they were. so a deal had been made. pandemic would be the leader, grim would simply do what he wanted and lucifer would carry on roaming and return once a year. normally it was in autumn and summer so coming back this early would surely be a surprise for his brothers. [ he calls pan his brother ] entering into the clearing, he stopped immediately, shocked. the herd was huge. and there were so many males. "i feel like i missed a party or something." he spoke to himself. looking around he spotted grim with two bachelors and a mare. had pandemic seriously given grim a mare? surely not. and were the other two greys part of pan's herd or intruders. looking down he saw another two bachelors next to a bunch of fillies and then there was pandemic, dead in the middle. lucifer couldn't believe it. this was horse central or something. glancing around, he decided to leave pan and grim until they were free. so instead he focused on a mare and two young ones. trotting down, he heard pan whistle and replied quietly before coming up to the trio. "need any help?" he asked the mare with a flirtatious grin.

D E C E I V I N G
D E A T H
[ stallion ] . [ nine ] . [ lone stallion ] . [ tsunami tagged ]
--- Watching the animal retreat with tired eyes, death finally turned to move away from the spot of their fight. though there was nothing disturbing about the place, he still didn't like the fact that death really could have happened here today. shaking out his mane, the male burst into a trot only to be forced to stop when he heard a neigh. as of late, death had been trying to keep a low profile due to the rumours of a dangerous bachelor herd which were taking over the lands. this also meant avoiding mares. however, the very tone of this call made his heart jump into his throat. "n-no." he whispered fiercely to himself. it couldn't be. flashes of an adorable little filly appeared behind his eyes. her sickly mother, death's many days waiting by riot's side, trying his best to ease her pain. the crazed mare's daughter patiently in the back round, not caring for herself, only for her mother. and then, the day riot died. death's pain had been unbearable. and through all of it, she had been sitting quietly in the back round as always. when he had finally noticed her, death had promised to care for her. and then he had made the mistake of letting her go. he had thought raid would keep her safe. but recently he had seen raid in the distance, alone. full with self fury, death had tried to challenge raid but the other male had been too far away.
jumping back into reality, the black stallion's legs lurched into action. his eyes rolled as he raced towards the source. "tsu-" before he could finish the name, he burst into the clearing and the sight he saw made death's body quiver. she looked so very different. so much more independent, so strong and so much like her mother. finally, he managed to finish his sentence, "nami." ears and eyes focused entirely on her, he couldn't bring himself to approach, afraid she might be a hallucination and would disappear. was he too losing his mind like riot. how very ironic, his very last days would be ended with him seeing the filly who's mother he had sought so hard to care for and he would be left to die, screaming her name along with sweet nothings into the air.

C H A M P A G N E
I L L U M I N A T I &
M O R T A L
A N G E L
[ mare/filly ] . [ six/newborn ] . [ lead mare/foal for anloric ] . [ anloric, dante, halo tagged ]
--- After halo had rested enough, nati nudged her foal so that she was standing. looking towards the place anloric had been speaking to the mare, she decided it was time to head back. however, before she could even get going, she heard the sound of hooves and then anloric's voice along with that of the mares. what had they been running from. walking towards her stallion, she broke into the clearing with little halo bounding behind her clumsily. the little filly saw the two other horses and her mouth dropped, "more mommies?" she asked. all she knew was that the large nati was her mother. so seeing more creatures shaped like nati confused halo. she didn't know that the correct term was 'horses'.
nati gave out a small chuckle and nuzzled her filly before looking over to the pair, "what happened anloric? were there predators?" she gave dante a light smile of greeting as well. if there was danger, she would want to move the herd as soon as possible. no way was halo staying near a wolf or snake.

R E A P E R
O F
S O U L S
[ stallion ] . [ nine ] . [ bachelor stallion ] . [ edge, drift, page, missy, atlas tagged ]
--- He saw that most of the mares had calmed and were acting as normal as they could get with pan. all except one. just managing to see the end of page scolding pandemic, he noticed that she was coming over and let out a sigh. of course. page isn't one to miss out on all the drama. despite worrying over her safety in this choice, he didn't mind it and looked back to the two bachelors when one called out to him. grim was quick to reply, letting out one that placed them on good terms. he let out a surprised squeal when he felt teeth his his flank. skittering to the side he saw that page had come up and despite the nuzzle looked at her, irritated. "all out of love i hope." he mumbled before getting over his tantrum and nipping her mane. page was lead mare, she could handle herself. glancing back to the stallions he told page lightly, "stay behind me. the foals are of priority." and with that he trotted forward. these two males were dangerously similar to each other and to grim. he couldn't help but imagine the three together. they would look like mirror images. being a bachelor, he was accustomed to being very straight forward with others and greeted the one who had called out by bumping his nose against this one's cheek. grim glanced to the other but he was slightly behind the first so he didn't venture further. "this land is taken i'm afraid. it would be wise to carry on seeking ground."

P S Y C H O T I C
C H A R A D E
[ stallion ] . [ five ] . [ lone stallion ] . [ honey tagged ]
--- Psychotic Charade let out a lazy yawn as he lay in the lush grass. The blades tickled his stomach and after a while he decided it was time to get moving again. For many months now he had been travelling. The male knew that there were others who had left Mystic Falls after it had been over run by humans. They had wanted to build ranches and to capture the horses. But most startling of all was the fact that there was the most petrifying black stallion that had accompanied the humans. Him along with many other muscled males had been enough to scare Raid out. For a while he had travelled with a stallion called Oraco and his group but after a while that herd moved off to the East while Raid went West.
He hadn't seen anyone else familiar since. Letting out another yawn, Raid turned his head to notice a very pretty mare moving along. She was alone but by the looks of her stomach, she was very pregnant. Well, that would be one way to start a herd. And if it was a filly that would be a double win. Getting to his hooves, the heavily built male cantered towards Honey, head low as if snaking but also looking rather nonchalant and lazy. As soon as he approached he really did notice how beautiful she was. "Alone?" He finally spoke, stopping in front of her, blocking her way to escape. Raid intentionally glanced at her swollen barrel and grinned, "Well, not entirely alone I guess." The cocky male could tell that with her in this state, she was as good as his.

[Numbers]

{{I've been around for years }}

[grapejuice]

Name;; Phantom of the Opera & A Proud Spirit
Age;; Five & six months
Gender;; Mare & colt
Status;; Cautious & Confused
Herd;; Pandemic's
Tags;; Estella, Lucifer

The mare gave a slight toss of her head when the yearling filly suddenly became animated, and lowered her head to show the young thing she was no threat. Poor girl, submitting to the older mare. She probably thought she was going to do her harm, but Phantom would never do such a thing. Not unless she or her son was in danger. "Easy there." The dapple gray mare murmured softly, while her son now stood at her side, awed by the filly. "I'm Phantom and this is my son, Ghost." Her voice was calm and soothing, and she didn't want to frighten her anymore than she already had. "Are you alr--" The mare was cut off when a stallion appeared out of nowhere. She whipped around to face him quickly, ears back and teeth bared, while her son stood behind her, rather close to Estella. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he was very curious of the larger filly, and glanced up to her. On the other hand, his mother was ready to lunge at this stallion if he made a wrong move. "Mind telling me who you are?" She ignored his question entirely, obviously not happy with his sudden appearance. More and more stallions seemed to be popping up everyday, and she'd just about had it with them.

Name;; Live Fast Die Beautiful
Age;; Eight
Gender;; Mare
Status;; Wary
Herd;; None
Tags;; Tidal

Her coat was burning now that she was outside again, but she'd only have to suffer it a little while longer. After all, it wasn't like she was going to stick around or anything. As he began to speak again, she drifted in and out of attention. Not because she was bored, but because, well, she could care less as to what any stallion has to say. She planned on taking off once he was done anyways. But then, he said something that caught her attention once more, and she flicked her ears. Had he just invited her to come and meet his band? What a laugh. As if he actually wanted the dark and sassy mare anywhere near his mares, let alone his foals. But he seemed completely serious, and the Morab mare gave a snort. "Look, I don't know what you're up to, but I'm not exactly the type of mare anyone wants around." Apocalypse said, giving a flick of her tail. "I'm not exactly what you would call nice, and I doubt you'd find yourself enjoying my company." The pitch black mare was just speaking the truth. She wasn't the nicest and she wasn't going to hide it. Apocalypse was rude, bossy, and obviously quite stubborn. Sassy even, if you really want to apply that term to her. More over, the mare wasn't fond of stallions. She had no problems with mares most of the time, and foals she could never hate or have any issues with. But stallions? Apocalypse just didn't like them. Especially the cocky ones who always seemed like they were up to no good. And right now, she sensed that this one was up to something. No, he wasn't cocky, but he definitely put himself above the rest by referring to his herd as a 'family', which in all honesty, hadn't really changed her view of him. He was just as manipulative as most stallions, and that assumption was confirmed when he mentioned the bachelor herd that has been rampant throughout the lands. Yup, he was just like the rest. Fortunately for Tidal, if there was one thing Apocalypse hated more than band stallions, it was bachelors. Bachelors came in all ages, and most of the time, they were testosterone driven monsters. Oh how she despised them. "I've survived this long." She said, giving a lazy flick of her tail. Her gaze landed onto the small herd, mainly focusing on the young foals. And honestly, she wouldn't mind meeting them, but she assumed they wouldn't exactly like her. She was large for a mare, fairly muscular, and that dark coat with the ice blue eyes made her look rather menacing. Or at least spooky. And she certainly didn't want to scare them. "Besides, why should I trust you?"

Name;; Tsunami
Age;; Five
Gender;; Mare
Status;; In shock
Herd;; None
Tags;; Death

The paint mare knew there was a chance a predator would be the next thing to emerge from the trees, so she continued along at a slow trot, occasionally glancing back. It seemed as if nothing was going to emerge as she moved further and further away, but then she heard rustling, and what came next stopped her dead in her tracks. She stood frozen, her eyes focused on the horse who'd finally shown himself. It was him. Death. The stallion who'd cared for her after her mother passed away. How had they ended up in the same place? Was it just a coincidence, or a twist of fate? Either way, she couldn't bring herself to say anything. She knew she wasn't imagining it. She wasn't her mother. She wasn't insane. But the mare couldn't believe her eyes. After all of these years, she was reunited with someone she'd never thought she'd see again. And her heart was racing. Finally, the mare turned to completely face him, and slowly began walking towards the figure. It couldn't be, could it? Was it just another stallion that looked like him? After all, black horses weren't entirely uncommon. But then she heard him, barely. Her ears twitched upon detecting him murmur her name. All had been so quiet and still in that moment, just enough so she could hear him say her name. And that was all it took. "Death!" The mare cried, before throwing herself into a gallop towards the stallion, feeling an overwhelming sense of both relief and happiness. Never in a million years did she think they would ever meet again, but she was glad they did. Soon enough, she was only feet away, and Nami skidded to a halt, breathing heavily, eyes locked onto the familiar face of the stallion she held so close to her heart. "Death." She repeated softly, before moving forward and embracing him, putting her head across his withers and squeezing her eyes shut. Her nostrils flared with his familiar comforting scent, and she swore she'd be crying right now if horses could cry. No matter how strong she was, nothing could have ever prepared her for this. This could have broken her and brought her to tears. Happy ones, of course.

Name;; Lune de Miel
Age;; Ten
Gender;; Mare
Status;; Bored
Herd;; None
Tags;; Raid

Well someone was bound to come along eventually, right? And it just so happened to be a young bachelor, although he was quite large for his age, mainly due to his draft bloodlines. The mare had seen him coming from a mile away, mostly because of his light coat and hard to miss structure. He was large and well built, so there wasn't any missing him. The flaxen chestnut mare stopped where she was, bored, as he slowly made his way over. The large bachelor stopped just in front of her, as if to block her from running off. Not that she would, because her swollen belly didn't allow her to run as fast as she'd like to. Plus it would risk injury such as falling, which could easily compromise the growing foal within her, and she didn't want to lose another. She'd already lost the last thing she'd had from Death, and well, he'd moved on, and she'd been trying to. Just as the stallion asked if she were alone, and she'd planned a sarcastic remark, he quickly made note of her pregnancy, and she rolled her eyes. "Haven't been alone for quite some time." Honey said, flicking her tail as she looked over this stallion. Why did she recognize him? And from where? "Either I know you from somewhere, or the sun is really starting to get to me."

Name;; Some Kinda Witchcraft
Age;; Seven
Gender;; Mare
Status;; Calm
Herd;; None
Tags;; Pride, Cerberus, Gold

The mare stood quietly and patiently as she awaited their responses, not that she had a choice really. There was nowhere else to go, and besides, these horses weren't all that bad. A bit confusing what with their odd little group, but otherwise quite nice and enjoyable. She listened to what both Pride and Cerberus had to say about their group, and nodded, not really knowing what to say. Of course she wanted to ask more questions, such as, 'Are you going to stay together like this?' or 'Will one of you fight over the only mare?' and other questions like that, but kept her mouth shut. It was already obvious she wasn't a true wild horse, why make it more obvious by asking silly questions. Eventually they'd sort things out, which was none of her business. "Well, whatever works I guess." She finally said with a smile and small chuckle. "Would you mind me sticking around with y'all? I mean. Most of those bachelors out there are rude and ruthless. I'd much rather hang around you three." Honestly, she'd said that because she had nowhere to go, and she didn't want to force the group apart by having Pride ask her into his herd. That would leave Gold and possibly even Cerberus, depending if either wanted to take her, or if she even planned to stay. And she liked that spotted mare, she was very kind.

{{ Missing anyone? Pardon Voodoo's response, Chesh drained me XD }}

[♥ soft]

mew & eevee
tags; tidal, cloud & herd
lead mare & filly
black & bay tobiano
15.1hh & 15.3hh hybrids
tidal redemption's herd ♥

The black mare raised her small, fine-featured head, detecting movement outside the cave that her stallion had been investigating. She was surprised to see another black mare, with eyes lighter than hers, standing outside the entrance. So, she had spooked the birds. Mew arched her thick neck, tilting her head a little to the side, curious about her. She noted that the mare looked strong – and older than her by a few years, as well. She could be a threat to the new, young lead mare whom with all her experience travelling with their little family was not eager to lose the position to a newcomer. However, she knew if hoof came to hoof, so to speak, she could not win. She was inexperienced. She hoped that if this mare did end up challenging her, forcing Mew to step down, that she would protect this little family as fiercely as Mew would. She looked back at the herd, watching the two yearlings trying to entice Cloud into a game, and sighed. Then again, she could be like Cloud, who was older than Mew and hadn’t shown any interest in the position. Mew admired the sweet, lively mare. Whatever this new mare was like, naturally Mew was excited at the prospect of expanding their little family. She would always, until the end, whatever end that was, be proud of her stallion every time he brought home another lady. They had both come from different worlds to this one - Mew the sea-faring adventurer, daughter of the islands, and Tidal the genetically flawless, human-bred stallion. They were surviving; thriving, even.

Mew had no doubt that this new black mare would soon be amongst their ranks. Such was her faith in her stallion. After all, she had seen him wrangle in Geyser, whose introduction to the young mare had been nothing more than a snaking neck and exposed teeth. At the time she had been horrified, having never received such a greeting in her life. But now she could chuckle to herself about it, snorting softly. She did miss her dun companion. Though they had had a rocky beginning, Geyser had been there for Mew when she most needed it, something she would never forget. It was part of the reason she was striving to be worthy of the big, ah, hooves that she had to fill.

If either of the two, Apocalypse or Tidal, were to catch Mew watching them, the black mare would smile that soft, sweet smile of hers, her dark, ocean-blue eyes dancing, and lower her head to graze next to Faith, giving them some privacy to bond – or for Tidal to work that magic of his.

[cheshire.]

{{ Missing anyone? Pardon Voodoo's response, Chesh drained me XD }}[/center][/size]

[ *pokes tongue* i did not such thing madame! two sentences from each would have sufficed! *flips table* apocalypse will join them >:) okay, i seriously need to stop spamming...but i love this so much. phantom is certainly not going to like luci and his seductive manner *wiggles eyebrows suggestively* ]

[♥ soft]

allayo
tags; gladiator & herd
grulla sabino w/gulastra plume
16.1hh medium crossbreed
five years old
gladiator's lead mare ♥

“Thankyou,” she said, those white-flecked lips curving into a smile. She was surprisingly flattered by the dark stallion’s compliment. If she was a human, with the same long, dark hair and honey-brown eyes, her cheeks would turn red. She didn’t allow herself to be proud, she was only doing what she felt was required to keep the herd safe, but being complimented, well, she didn’t mind that at all. It was only natural.

Allayo watched the two mares frolicking in the river. She was glad that they had never been separated. They were good for each other and Doe comforted Moon in a way that Allayo could not. She laughed when Moon managed to get one up on Doe, giving her a mouthful of river water, a sound that hadn’t come from the grulla’s lips for a long time. Still, even with her herd mates happy and the beautiful symphony of Spring playing around them, she couldn’t shake the feeling that they weren’t home free from whatever was following them yet.

Allayo was smart, something that she had inherited from her cunning father. She hadn’t forgotten the fear in Gator’s eyes when he mentioned their supposed stalker. Though she didn’t show it, if there was a chance that a larger stallion was going to take her away she was going to take a piece of him – specifically a little one that was part Gladiator and part Allayo – with her. Allayo sauntered over to her stallion, smiling, and brushed against his side, flicking her flashy, heat-scented tail at him as she passed. Straight to the point, as always.

{ mew waves little "go tidal" flag ^^ }

[Cιєℓ Pнαηтσмнινє]

Name//Frozen on the Surface (Frost)
Gender//Stallion
Age//9 years
Mares//Hope, Windy, Ricochet, Whisper, Lights, Essence
Mood//Flirtatious
Tagged//Essence; Herd

Frost trotted around the herd once, ears perked as he carefully watched for any signs of a threat. He slowed himself down, catching a whiff of Essence's eat scent again. He let out a small rear, his stallion mind getting him excited. He prance over to her, nibbling her back. Flicking his tail, he moved his muzzle down to her rump, giving a gentle nip, and nosing the base if her tail, fighting the urge to mount the mare.

Name//Song That Lasts Forever (Echo)
Gender//Mare
Age//7 Years
Herd//Triunph's
Foals//Infinity
Mood//Deteremined
Status//Heat Stage 2
Tagged//Herd

Echo grazed for a while, satisfying her hunger before lifting her head. Infinity nosed her side to nurse, but Echo gave her yearling a gentle nip and a nudge, as she began to wean her foal. She let out a nicker to the herd, informing te transportation of the herd. With that, the Tobiano was off, trotting at a steady, but cautious speed, ears swiveling in every direction. Infinity followed her mother, trotting beside her rump. The Tobiano yearling was beginning to fill into the shape of a gypsy Vanner. She was developing feathering around her hooves, and her mane and tail began to grow thicker and longer.

Name//When the Snow Falls (Winter)
Gender//Mare
Age//6 Years
Herd//Spirit's
Foals//None
Mood//Relieved
Status//Heat Stage 3
Tagged//Dakota;Spirit

Throwing her head up in surprise, Winter quickly calmed down realizing what was going on. She let outa relaxed sigh, relieved to have the pressure if lead mare off her back. She bent her head down in submission, before bumping her nose against Dakota's chest respectively. She happily swiveled her ears, gatefully glad to be the carefree mare she had been efore she was given the dominant role.

Name//Burning Ash (Ash)
Gender//Mare
Age//4 Years
Herd//None
Foals//None
Mood//Happy; Energized
Status//Heat Stage 3
Tagged//Open

Ash wandered the land, traveling at a smooth canter as she skimmed across the ground. Feeling her mouth grow dry, she slowed by a waterhole, her sides gently panting as she regained her breath. She plunged her muzzle into the cool water, gratefully enjoying the refreshing taste it put in Ash's mouth. Deciding that she had drank enough. She let out a rear, whinnying to the sky, proudly. Instead of picking up the speed again, Ash dropped her head and grazed, unwavered by the fact that she was in heat.[/quote]