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[Pharaoh]

I'm not entirely positive. It would be much easier on Tae if you didn't post the form, but which pet is this for?

[nivvin]

Let's see...let's see..Number 21.

[Pharaoh]

Then, if anyone else already went for it, the forms were judged a few days ago. Don't worry about a form - unless it isn't taken, you won't have a shot at it as it is already gone. If it's still here, then you can go for it after the Code Drop.

[nivvin]

I'm 99% sure no one got it at the last code drop. Couldn't I just hurry and make a form now, or are you saying I wouldn't know if it's taken or not?

[Pharaoh]

You can search it, but I wouldn't bother Tae. Unless you can make a truly worthy form so soon, but it'd probably just be a burden on Tae. Unless you truly want to, I'd hold out.

[nivvin]

I checked the earlier Code Drop, she wasn't given out. They got over 51, so I know that they'd've probably put her up if someone would've went for her.

[Lirrie]

21 Hasnt been taken I went and looked. But seriously wait until tae finishes the code drop because maybe its in the second half.

[EarthStar]

I've decided not to go for number one even though Callisto has graciously given us more time for our forms. I've started another form for another animal at another agency and have been very busy this week. I have no great inspiration for her story, and even though i really love her to death I just don't have the time and the inspiration to write out her form. A big thanks to Callisto for all her trouble and good luck to all of number one's other applicants. Enjoy her as i would have loved to had the chance to do myself.

[The Agency]

All of you who went for Gem, really put me through the wringer >3 In any case, I finally picked a winner. Believe me, it was hard; so, if you'd like to know why you didn't get her, please PM my account, Tae, and I'll be happy to give you details. You all worked hard, I can see that, so here's a good job to all of you.

Pet's ID Tag:
64
Name You'd Choose for It:
Maeve ‘Gem’ Lee
Gender:
Female
Reason You Want It:

I have been writing a book for the past few years, and haven’t had a main character to go by. My story was full of ‘__’s and other symbols, just waiting for a character to fill the place. I believe Maeve would be perfect. Her design matches how the character in my book acts. I would use her in RP’s and get art ordered of her alot. She is dazzling and beautiful, and i love her so much. I was going to go for her last code drop when i saw Azizi, and i thought she would be here until i could apply next. I was crushed and worried when people started applying for her, so it was very lucky when her giving out was postponed. I love Maeve!

History/Background/Other:

Her Story

Maeve

When I was born, there was a great fuss. Wolves rushed round, barking out orders to the others. Young human females brought towels and food. Strange noises echoed through the land, and cheering crowds waited outside. I didn’t know why at the time, I just thought it was something every did usually. In the first few moments of my life, all I could see were grinning faces, of humans and wolves alike. I giggled at them all because they looked so silly, wearing all these strange things on their heads. All of the faces looked friendly, and as I looked over each one the owner of the face would blink and grin wider. There was one face that I didn’t move on from as quickly as the others. Her red fur ruffled in the wind, and her blue eyes shone with affection. Our gazes remained locked for a minute or two, as if something was happening between us. The face looked almost familiar, though I don’t know how that could have been. Was the face my mother, perhaps? “She is just like Queen Maeve,” The face said, their voice edged with a strange but beautiful lilting accent, “Can’t you see the similarities? She is sudden and laughing, and she looks every bit like our late queen.” I giggled again and got to my feet, baring my tiny, sharp teeth and letting out a growl. “And it seems she is a little warrior princess, too,” The face added. She leaned forwards, pressing her nose to my face, and grinned. “Hello, little Maeve. I’m Hannah,” She said in a soft voice. I giggled again, and opened my mouth. All of the faces backed away and smiled expectantly at me. They were holding their breath for something, that was for sure. “Maeve?” I asked in a small voice. To my delight, my voice matched Hannah’s, and I smiled, looking up at the faces. They all grinned back at me too. “And she sounds just like the queen,” Hannah gushed. “Oh, shaddup, just let us say hello,” One gruff looking face snapped. Hannah looked down and smiled. “Don’t mind her, she just wishes she was you,” The wolf told me. At that moment, the sun shone through the window of the room I sat in, and a sun marking appeared on my chest. The gasps from the crowd of faces erupted.

“She’s...She’s a...” One human began to stammer. “A reincarnation!” the human continued. I listened to the word, raising a brown brow. What did reincarnation mean? To be honest, I didn’t really know at that time, I only found out years later. Hannah grabbed me by the scruff of my neck and placed me away from the humans. “Of course she is,” The female snapped, “Haven’t you been hearing me for the past few minutes?” I whined, hoping that whatever they were calling me was a good thing, not a bad thing. It seemed that it was bad, looking at all of the human’s faces, but all of the wolves were looking at me in awe, so I remained unsure. Hannah seemed to think it was a good thing, at least, and she was the only one who I felt mattered right now. She turned back to me and looked me in the eye. “Do I look familiar to you?” She asked. I nodded, grinning slightly. “Do you know from where?” She asked. I shook my head. It was like a little quiz, and it was beginning to annoy me. “Why?” I asked this time, hoping for a good answer and explanation. “Because...you are our Queen Maeve,” She replied. I felt dizzy and unsure of all of this, and then suddenly everything became black.

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Hannah

“Queen Maeve was the Queen of Ireland many years ago. She was born during the time of the Burning, when wolves and humans were at war. When she became our queen, she helped end the war between us and brought us together. She led us to many victories and gave us many good things throughout the years. I was her loyal companion. Every human had a wolf companion from then on, most of the time the wolf reflected the human they were bonded with. But, for Maeve and me, it was different. Our bond was strong from the first time we saw each other, but we did not reflect each other in every way, like the other wolves and humans did. I don’t know why. We bonded anyway, and I served her and saved her through her rule. Sadly, she died a few years back. I never thought I’d be the first wolf to outlive my human, but I was. I spent years hoping she would return, like the prophecy had said, and when this little pup here was born, the prophecy was fulfilled,” I told the human enquirer. He was only young, and we had had to call him in from far away to help us out. “Are you sure the pup is her?” He asked me, raising a brow. “Yes, I am,” I replied. “How do you know?” He asked. I bared my teeth at his scepticism and continued. “Because, Maeve was born just a normal girl with brown hair. When the sun first touched her, a sun birthmark appeared on her chest. Certain things made new ‘markings’ and things appear on her, like the pup. The pup sounds like her, smells like her, looks like her and acts like her. There is no denying that the pup is Queen Maeve,” I replied. The boy nodded, frowning slightly. “I don’t think there is any way I can help you. You have a reincarnation on your hands, and you will just have to deal with it,” He replied, before he walked out of the room. I shook my head. “Never send an Englishmen to do an Irishmen’s job,” I muttered angrily, before padding off, grabbing Maeve in my mouth.

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Maeve

“Morning, sunshine!” Hannah called. I looked up and grinned. “Morning!” I called, giggling. “What will we do today?” I asked. Hannah smiled down at me. “I’m going to teach you everything you need to know about life here,” She replied.

“Here, in our beautiful country of Ireland, we have a special history,” Hannah began, “Many, many years ago, wolves and humans were at war. That time was called the burning, and was called so because wolves-“ Hannah shuddered, her blue eyes wide in loathing for the time “-were burned. They were thought to be the killers of the human’s meals, and they thought the wolves had been sent from the underworld to kill the humans. One young princess at that time, named Queen Maeve, did not believe such wives tales. She believed that the wolves were good. She would often come into the forest. On her first visit to the forest, she found a small pup, lying in the thorn bushes. That small pup was named Hannah, and when the two’s eyes met, a bond was immediately formed. From that day on, Maeve had a companion. She tried in vain to stop the war, but she was a mere princess still. Then, our howls were answered. Maeve’s mother fell ill, and without her father there to take over, it was up to the princess to begin her rule. It took years, but she finally stopped the dark time of the Burning, and brought us into a new age- the age where each human has a wolf, their bond formed the moment they see each other. It is written in the stars of each wolf and human’s destiny to have a bond. The wolf the human bonds with is usually pretty much the wolf form of the human, as if their human has become a wolf, and they are that wolf. Every wolf will form a bond, and will begin searching for their human a few weeks after birth. It is your turn, Maeve, to begin searching through the wolf-less crowd for your match.” After she had finished talking, Hannah let out a deep breath, as if all that talking had made her grow weary. I knew better though. Hannah talked more than that on a good day, so this was the norm. I knew she was leaving out some things, and I also knew the Hannah she spoke of was herself. I smiled, and from that day on, I began searching for my human.

The search for my life companion was a tough one. No matter where I searched throughout Ireland, no-one bonded. I had travelled throughout Ireland within a month or two, searching through every wolf-less person’s gaze and finding nothing. Would I have to wait to find my companion? If so, how long would I be waiting, hoping that someone would be born and come for me? I began to dejectedly travel home after many gruelling weeks, and the moonlight shone on my back. Suddenly, I spotted a small girl crying, over the other side of the Wall. I peered through the broken pieces of the wall and slid through nosing her softly. She looked up at me, her kind green gaze meeting mine. With a surprised yelp I felt a jolt of power surge through me. The bond had been formed.

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This Poem is what Queen Maeve is loosely based on in the story, and a few lines from it are used, so here is an excerpt of the poem. (The whole poem is three pages long)

An excerpt from the Old Age of Queen Maeve by William Butler Yeats

Maeve the great queen was pacing to and fro,
Between the walls covered with beaten bronze,
In her high house at Cruachan; the long hearth,
Flickering with ash and hazel, but half showed
Where the tired horse-boys lay upon the rushes,
Or on the benches underneath the walls,
In comfortable sleep; all living slept
But that great queen, who more than half the night
Had paced from door to fire and fire to door.
Though now in her old age, in her young age
she had been beautiful in that old way
that’s all but gone; for the proud heart is gone,
And the fool heart of the counting-house fears all
But Soft beauty and indolent desire.
She could have called over the rim of the world
Whatever woman's lover had hit her fancy,
And yet had been great-bodied and great-limbed,
Fashioned to be the mother of strong children;
And she'd had lucky eyes and high heart,
And wisdom that caught fire like the dried flax,
At need, and made her beautiful and fierce,
Sudden and laughing.
O unquiet heart,
why do you praise another, praising her,
As if there were no tale but your own tale
worth knitting to a measure of sweet sound?
Have I not bid you tell of that great queen
who has been buried some two thousand years?

Note:
This story scenario is copyrighted legally by me. If I ever see any plagiarism of this story, I will sue. This is actually the story line to my book that I have been writing for the past couple of years. It is almost finished and I just needed and interesting character to be Maeve, and now I have found the perfect one. DO NOT COPY THIS STORY OR TRY TO USE IT ELSEWHERE, otherwise when my book is on the shelves, being read by CSians and they see your little ‘theftykins’ you will be shamed...

I understand that by adopting this creature I take full responsibility for it.

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And, now for the judging of #12.
This was the hardest competition I've ever had to judge :/ All the forms for them were amazing, and honestly, I wish I could just give the pair to all of you, but that really doesn't work well, haha.

The winner is ShortAxel. No, she did not win because she's a friend. She won because I genuinely loved her form.
I would like to thank all the contestants for how great you've been, and for the amazing effort you all put forth for these kittens. I would say, 'PM me for details on why I picked someone other then you', but I really couldn't give an accurate answer, as it was, again, an amazingly hard pick.

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[mokapi]

How come her form isn't posted like everyone else's? Personally, it'd be nice to see exactly what sort of form wows you like that. (: