getting to Know

[willowgree]

Willow was walking slowly around the tavern, looking for a spot where nobody was, he was shy by being near so many creatures. He ain't used to it. "Well, me guess I sit here." Me wish I could just be like e normal beast. Me no normal. Now Willow just went up to the bartender and asked, "Errr, umm, Me'd like a drink." "What kind, sir?" "Ummmm, e drink?" "Sir, we got October Ale, Elderberry wine, Strawberry Fizzle, anything!" "Errr, me don't want drink anymore." He went back and sat down and sighed...

[Linx Exotic]

Archon knew new arrivals when he saw them. They seldom did anything but avoid. And this one didn't even get a drink... The mouse walked over to the table and sat down across from this newcomer. It looked like he was going to stay, too... The visiting ones didn't care about making an impression. "Hey, you mind if I sit here?"

[willowgree]

Willow was taken aback! he never knew anybeast that wanted to sit with him. "Errrrrr, sure. Me no know dis place, I kinda scared because me never saw many beasts when me young babe. I was always dejected from home owners when me were e travelar. You first to talk to me en while."

[Linx Exotic]

Archon hadn't heard such an... Uneducated-sounding beast in quite a while. Sorely lacking in mechanics, that was for sure. Not that it had severely inhibited communication yet, and that meant it wasn't an issue he needed to bring up right then. "Well, I'm not going to be the last. In any case, if nobody's said it to you already... Welcome. Hope you have a good time here."

[willowgree]

"Nobeast ever sayd welcome to I. Me not normal... You nice.... Errrrr, ummmm, you, ummmm, wanna be me friend?" Archon was the first beast that ever spoke to him at Otter's Fort, so Willow was really on his edge to have at least one friend here.

[Linx Exotic]

"Well, I don't see why not. You want a friend, so be it, I'm your friend now." It didn't hurt to branch out to newcomers. When Linx did that he tended to end up adding to his mate count... In Archon's case, it was just nice to be social. "Looks like we talk now."

[willowgree]

"You me friend now! Me very happy!.... but there is only one sadness still in me half o' heart..." Willow never told anybeast about is only secret left in his "half heart" (lost other half when he figured out what stoats had done to his elders). He was thinking it was ready to spit it out...

[Linx Exotic]

Archon hadn't known this... Whoever it was, for very long. "So... What's your name?"

[willowgree]

"Me name now is Willow Gree. Me want to talk about sometin' but... me only wanna tell friends, you me friend, 'ight? You lissen, 'ight?" Willow was ready to spill it out on AArchon's command.

[Linx Exotic]

"Of course I'll listen, Willow. You can tell me whatever you want." Archon was all ears... Unsure if that was a good thing, though. He didn't want to hear anything he'd regret.

[willowgree]

Willow spoke in a low tone. He wanted nobeast to hear. "When me were young, me had crush on dis 'lil otter babe, 'bout me age. When stoats took others, she hided. After story all told to me, she ran away. I wanna know if one day we cans go an' look for her. She was me friend when me wuz young. Me only friend."

[Linx Exotic]

"I don't know where she'd be now... Could be anywhere on the continent, really. Also, with..." With time passing... Archon didn't want to get Willow's hopes down too low but the situation didn't look good. He tried to be as optimistic as his reason would let him. "I'll keep that in mind, Willow... One day, it might happen."

[willowgree]

"Yes, one day. I no know da drinks 'ere. Can you order me e drink? Me very thirsty!" Willow is usually shy around large crowds, but when he's with a friend, he feels perfectly comfortable.

[Linx Exotic]

"Sure... I'll get you something sober." Archon ordered up a pair of pirate seafoams... Glorified, foamy fruity fizz. How delicious. He waited a good twenty seconds, received his two glasses and brought them back to the table, giving one to Willow. "Here, on me..."

[willowgree]

"Thank you very mech. I pretty happi now." Willow takes a few swigs and puts the drink down. "Oooooohh, w...what in dis st...uff? Me feel kinda sick...