Bruno
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Animorph of Hemington
I'm more lackadaisical than cantankerous, but mostly just farouche.
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Post by Bruno on May 25, 2010 15:30:06 GMT -5
Bruno considered trying to redeem himself from his poorly worded comment about being embarrassed, but ultimately decided against it. He figured it would probably do more harm than good. And so he stood and stared at Kita blankly as she talked. It certainly was funny watching a squirrel talk to him, even if its lips weren't moving.
Then suddenly Kita the squirrel leapt at him and had climbed up to the top of his head. Bruno was so caught off guard that he had hardly moved. <Hey! I found a nut and a tree in my very own home!!!> Kita said.
"Ha. Ha." Bruno reached up to grab the squirrel off of his head so he could put it on the counter. "Sounds like you are the one who is nuts," he joked.
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kitamarie
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Post by kitamarie on May 26, 2010 10:45:57 GMT -5
Kita jumped down onto the counter before Bruno can put his hands on her, and he looked down at her body, then at her bushy tail. Wow. Impressive. <So if I stay in this form over 2 hours and it becomes permanent, does that cancel out the morphing ability? Or does human become a morph?> she asked, still surveying her cute hairy body.
She couldn't imagine how much shampoo she'd go through to get clean. Or conditioner for that matter, she always went through more of that. And what her parents would think! The servants would get a kick out of it, that's for sure. She shook her head, then looked at her clothes piled on the floor.
<So um.... how do I get back? This was quite accidental...> And she hoped he would leave when it came to morphing back.
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Bruno
Experienced
Animorph of Hemington
I'm more lackadaisical than cantankerous, but mostly just farouche.
Posts: 104
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Post by Bruno on May 26, 2010 17:49:17 GMT -5
"Cancel out the morphing ability? Yeah, I guess that is a good way of putting it. Other than being able to talk, you would be 100% squirrel. Unable to morph at all. So a word of advice, don't stay over the two hour limit."
The thought of being stuck as something other than himself sent shivers up Bruno's spine. As cool as some animals may be, there was no way he would want to be trapped as one. Which was one of the reasons why he had only morphed a few times since becoming an animorph. Now that he thought about it, it was probably pretty odd that he had only acquired two animals by now, much less morphed them.
"You get back," Bruno said in response to Kita's question, "by concentrating on your human form. Pretty much the opposite of what you did to become a squirrel. Then in a couple of minutes you should be yourself again. Want me to put your clothes in the bathroom so you can demorph in private?" Bruno began scooping up her clothes before she even answered and headed toward the bathroom.
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kitamarie
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Animorph of Hemington
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Post by kitamarie on May 26, 2010 22:27:53 GMT -5
<Hey! Isn't it enough that we met in my new apartment, let alone being in the bathroom together?!> she shouted, bounding across the floor after him, tail high in the air as she chased her clothes. Focus on being human? How did one focus on being human? She hadn't even thought about being a squirrel until... well... suddenly she was one.
She made the mistake of thinking too much on it and suddenly she was in human form, naked and on her hands and knees scrambling across the floor. Once she realized she was in human form, she changed direction and a mad dash for the room with her stuff, not even paying attention to if Bruno was coming out of the bathroom or not.
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Bruno
Experienced
Animorph of Hemington
I'm more lackadaisical than cantankerous, but mostly just farouche.
Posts: 104
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Post by Bruno on May 29, 2010 4:57:17 GMT -5
"So now you think that this is your apartment, eh?" Bruno joked as he walked to the bathroom. "Didn't you notice that I was already in this house before you got here, and that there was already stuff that belonged to other people? It is our house. Yours, mine, and everyone else's who lives here, so-" Bruno turned around and noticed that the squirrel named Kita wasn't behind him. "Kita?"
Bruno dropped her clothes on the bathroom floor and then went to search for his missing housemate, unaware that she was human again. "Where did you disappear to? Your clothes are in the bathroom. I wasn't trying to be mean or anything, talking about the house..." Bruno began searching under tables and on top of bookshelves, but he knew it could take forever to find a squirrel if it didn't want to be found.
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kitamarie
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Post by kitamarie on May 30, 2010 12:17:15 GMT -5
The door slammed shut, surprisingly eager to listen to her command as she collapsed panting on the floor. Good grief. What a first impression she must make. She dug into one of her suitcases and put on a pair of jean shorts and a tanktop, then padded out barefoot, running a hand through her hair.
Who was going to be embarassed? But she did hear him talking, and knew he was right. It was group housing. She shook her head and sighed. This was going to be hell. And also meant she'd be spending a lot of time in her room. Or joing a nudist colony.
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kitamarie
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Post by kitamarie on Jun 20, 2010 20:16:45 GMT -5
((o.o nevermind... didn't give you a bone to chew on did I?))
She left the room, her cheeks still rosey from embarassment. Then she saw Bruno looking around under everything, and the color was gone, replaced by shining eyes and a huge struggle to keep a straight face. Seeing a huge guy looking around hunting for a small creature definitely had it's perks. She grinned impishly as she checked him out. Not normally her type... but from this view.
"Hey good lookin, come here often?" she asked, heading into the bathroom where she had heard he had put her clothes. She came out, clothes under one arm, ignoring the fact he had had her undergarments in hands reach. But she was surprisingly unfazed now.
Watching him, she wondered if he gave pony rides... eyeing him thoughtfully. She was no cow, and he was not weak. Probibly not for first meetings.... but still.... she put that in her "future reference" box.
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Bruno
Experienced
Animorph of Hemington
I'm more lackadaisical than cantankerous, but mostly just farouche.
Posts: 104
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Post by Bruno on Jun 23, 2010 5:02:44 GMT -5
When Bruno heard Kita's voice, he stood up quickly and looked in the direction that the voice had come from. He didn't see anything, however, since he smacked his head against the bottom of a light fixture. He winced briefly before regaining his composure. It wasn't as if he hadn't experienced worse beatings than that before.
"Ah, so you did make it back alright," he said to Kita as she returned from the bathroom with her clothes in hand. "I was starting to worry that the squirrel mind had taken over completely. Well, good to see that you have some willpower, I guess."
Bruno rubbed the back of his head. Partly because he was trying to think of what else to say, and partly because he could feel a bump starting to develop. At any rate, Bruno was completely oblivious to the thoughts going through Kita's mind.
"Want to check out the town?" Bruno finally asked. He figured she might want to get acquainted with the place since she was new here.
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kitamarie
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Animorph of Hemington
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Post by kitamarie on Jun 23, 2010 8:57:57 GMT -5
"Do you think it's safe? I mean, if I pull squirrel again... it's bad enough in front of 1 stranger, but in front of more strangers... ah heck why not?" she put the clothes in her room and returned to finish the conversation, or accept the invitation rather. She sized up Bruno again. There were worse people to show you around. Especially if there was trouble.
She flashed Bruno a big warm smile. "I would be glad to see the sights, get my bearings as it were," she stretched leisurely. It was nice to be human again, and she was relieved that Bruno hadn't reacted as most guys would, but then he was probibly used to it.
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Bruno
Experienced
Animorph of Hemington
I'm more lackadaisical than cantankerous, but mostly just farouche.
Posts: 104
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Post by Bruno on Jul 1, 2010 6:12:18 GMT -5
"I'm sure you will be fine," Bruno said in an attempt to reassure Kita. "It is pretty hard to morph without meaning to. It takes concentration. And even if you notice changes starting to happen, you can always reverse it." Bruno didn't mean to sound like a morphing expert, especially since he could count the number of times he had morphed using the fingers of one hand, but the information he was delivering to Kita just happened to be some of the stuff he actually knew and remembered.
"Anyway, I'll call us a cab," Bruno said, getting them back on topic. "Then we'll just need to decide where to go..." Bruno thought for a moment as he looked for the phone book. "How about we got to a restaurant? There is one that I've seen that I thought looked pretty neat. And it is on the other side of town so we can look at the sites of Hemington on the way there and on the way back. What do you say?"
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kitamarie
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Animorph of Hemington
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Post by kitamarie on Jul 1, 2010 9:06:35 GMT -5
Kita raised an eyebrow, trying to do her best to maintain composure. While she knew it was an attempt to help her feel comfortable, she'd seen enough sappy girl movies to recognize that line. An effective pickup line, to be sure, and wondered how he would react if she were to take it as such.
Her somewhat trained side was telling her to take it as it was meant, not to read more into it... not even for the sake of a good laugh. The side she had contained for the sake of her parents was telling her to throw the other side out. But what if she embarassed him? But then, he'd already seen her almost naked if not completely in her transition to squirrel... what could possibly go wrong? Summoning all her courage, she chose to make her first teasing yet flirty comment ever made in her life.
"Hey if you wanted to go out with me, all you had to do is ask. You don't have to cover it with showing me around so i can get acquainted with the area," she teased, then turned bright red. Ok, so maybe she wasn't quite adapted yet. The other side was still there, and was tearing into her like a parent who cared. At least, that's what some of the movies showed parents to be like. Eh. Who knew?
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Bruno
Experienced
Animorph of Hemington
I'm more lackadaisical than cantankerous, but mostly just farouche.
Posts: 104
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Post by Bruno on Jul 1, 2010 15:05:00 GMT -5
"Go out with... What!?" Bruno was shocked and confused by Kita's teasing, and his face immediately turned bright red. If any of his old brawling buddies had been here to see this, he would be the laughing stock of the whole organization. He would have to pound in half their faced just to get them to stop laughing.
But luckily, none of them were here. They all though he had died in some sort of accident.
"Um, if you would prefer we didn't go... I mean, I don't care if we stay in. But I wasn't trying to be sneaky and ask you on a date or anything. Believe me, asking you on a date is not something I ever plan on doing." Bruno immediately winced after finishing that sentence. Hopefully she wouldn't take it the wrong way.
"I mean, not that you are undateable. You have very nice legs. I mean, I respect you. Like a little sister. Or. I mean. Gahhh." Bruno let his arms hang at his sides in defeat. He felt he was just digging himself into a deeper hole.
He held out the phone book in front of him. "Well here is the number for the cab company if you still want to go..."
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kitamarie
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Animorph of Hemington
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Post by kitamarie on Jul 3, 2010 9:32:58 GMT -5
Kita watched him with amusement, biting her lip to keep from laughing. It was so cute seeing someone so big turn red. She smiled slyly as he tripped over his tongue. Apparently he didn't do this often. She didn't make a habit of flirting either, even jokingly. But now that he was embarassed....
"Can you call a cab dear? I wouldn't know the first to call," she purred, fluttering her eyelashes and smiling winningly. She wondered what would happen now, but at least they were on the same battle ground. Though she had been naked, and he was just embarassed.
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Bruno
Experienced
Animorph of Hemington
I'm more lackadaisical than cantankerous, but mostly just farouche.
Posts: 104
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Post by Bruno on Jul 6, 2010 19:19:43 GMT -5
"Sure, I'll call." Bruno quickly busied himself by dialing the phone number in the book. His face was still red, but he was just glad that Kita hadn't seemed offended by any of his ramblings.
In a few moments Bruno hung up the phone and turned back toward Kita. "They said a cab would be here in about ten minutes. I should go get ready." Then Bruno hurried to his room to change out of his weightlifting clothes. But mostly he was hurrying to his room so that he wouldn't have to have another awkward conversation with Kita before the cab ride.
Shortly after he finished getting ready, Bruno heard a car honk outside. He glanced out of his bedroom window and saw the cab parked on the street outside. "The cab is here!" he shouted, then headed down the steps and toward the front door to wait for his "date."
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kitamarie
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Post by kitamarie on Jul 7, 2010 9:59:01 GMT -5
Kita showed up wearing a flowing baby blue summer dress, her hair in a ponytail and white high heels. Many would say high heels were the worst way to go about for long walks, but hers were extremely comfortable and she could walk miles. Besides, she liked making Bruno blush. She grabbed her white purse and went to the door. She was wearing two tear drop shaped earrings the color of her dress, and a pearl necklace with the same teardrop at the center.
"Let's go dear." She hadn't worried about too much makeup, just mascara, a thin eyeliner, and strawberry lip gloss. The dress was strapless, and the skirt came down to just above her knees. Though it was hot outside, she wore a pair of tight black shorts and a rainbow tube top. Just in case the need should arise. It wasn't the high heels she was worried about, just if she had to climb or something. She glanced at Bruno wickedly, moved quickly to his side, kissing his cheek and dashing out the door.
"Don't be too long dear, the cab be waiting."
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