I'm in the wrong place, the wrong time [OPEN]

[burningheart]

Who: Kieran and YOU. (Guest-starring Ishimaru as the Cockblocking Dynamo maybe possibly.)
What: DEER ENCOUNTERS.
Where: All over the dang place.
When: October 20-24, let's say.


[Ah, autumn. When a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love.

Kieran was, admittedly, feeling a bit skeeved out by that strange way-too-intense spirit who had flatly told him that he was not allowed to rut this year, but in true a-little-too-flighty fashion, he had simply brushed it off. Surely everything would just work out fine in the end, right? They always did! Maybe that spirit would just forget all about it.

At any rate, there wasn't much point spending his days sitting around doing nothing. There were people to meet up with, places to explore, spars to fight, and all that exciting jazz. So for the next few days, it was probably going to be no surprise to find Kieran poking his nose in all over the place. Can't blame a guy for being curious, can you?]


((If Kieran has made plans to meet with you, this is the place for it to happen. If Kieran has not made plans to meet you, but you would like to meet him (and/or be subjected to atrocious attempts at flirtation), this is also the place for it to happen. If you would like to attempt to speak to Kieran only to be ABRUPTLY COCKBLOCKED BY ISHIMARU, this is also the place; please just note in the subject line that cockblocks are okay with you. Also specify a location/date, just for ease of keeping things organized, if you please.))

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This is a night of good ideas. 22ND. MID-MORNING. YEAH.

[rivalsweetscent]

[And there was one of those folks that had plans to meet up with a deer. Bulba had been quite serious when he had said that he was up for going off and exploring some of the forest at any point, but they hadn't made any concrete plans. As such, the Ivysaur put in a little extra effort to make sure he wasn't too terribly busy, because knowing the deer, the time to go could literally be any time ever.

At the moment he was finishing up with doing his thing in the greenhouse, standing outside by the faucet as he rinsed some dirt from his hands.]

[burningheart]

[Kieran still felt oddly ambivalent about the Sacred Grove. He could see the noble intention behind it, and if it was deemed worthy of protection by a fellow child of the forest like Vinnie, then it couldn't have been too unnatural, but... well, he was having a hard time deciding what he thought about it.

Not that his confusion on the matter was going to dampen his spirits in the least bit. The day promised to be a mild one -- warm, for this time of season, with only the occasional nip of autumn wind. A perfect day to head out. It took a bit of searching to figure out where Bulba was, but once Kieran found him, he was making a light and bouncy beeline for his fellow grass-type.]

Bulba! Are you busy?

[rivalsweetscent]

[He looked up as he twisted the faucet off, a smile lighting up his face.]

Hey, Kieran!

[Wipe wipe wiping his hands on his pants to dry them off.]

Nope! Not at the moment.

Early evening-ish? Deerly friend and SHSL cockblocker, bring it on

[batchigu]

[Amitie love pretty much everyone, if she finds you 'ultra-wicked', then she loves you even more. But well, in a platonic way. Even if you brush pass how she doesn't look 16, her concept of romance was still not quite there yet- couples, people loving each other romantically? Awesome!

If the person's object of affection was her however? Good luck trying to convince her they're romantic advances and not just fun, friendly gestures.

It was probably a day no different than any other, the blonde magic user barely stays put one place and would walk around the school grounds. No Puyo balanced on her head this time, but she had a few magical-girl genre comic books on her hand and was just on her way to the student lounge.

Her attention was quickly diverted on seeing a familiar deer from afar, however.]

Kieran, hi!!

[And so her free hand is waving like crazy. Oh man, it's been awhile since she talk up with her deer friend.]

[burningheart]

[Amitie was another friend that Kieran had missed dearly during his wandering season. It was simply in his nature to be a little too lacksidaisical about things -- no need to feel too sad, because surely they would somehow meet again someday, right? -- but even so, that hadn't stopped his thoughts from drifting to the fun they'd had.

So when he heard that familiar voice again... yeah, he was one happy deer. His expression immediately brightened.]

Amitie...? Amitie, is that you?

[Better believe Kieran isn't wasting any time bounding right over to her. In typical "I'm a deer and don't really understand how human affection works" fashion, he eagerly nuzzled his friend. This is how Sawsbucks say hello, okay.]

I've missed you, Amitie! It's so good to see you again!

[batchigu]

[This was definitely 'ultra-wicked', and did not bothered her the slightest that there was a deer-boy nuzzling her in his human form.

The blonde instead quickly responded by wrapping her arms around the Pokemon.]

Shucks, I missed 'ya too! It's awesome to see you again.

Where've you been all this time? I didn't see you at all when I came back!

Around dusk time, nearing night time. Any day. Anything is welcome including CB'ing.

[shallajin]

[So they had agreed to meet later in the day and Ellistree couldn't have been happier. After all, she enjoyed the night time best and had donned some casual clothing more common on this world as she ventured off to the assigned place.

Considering the both seemed to enjoy nature a lot, a spot at the forest had just been perfect and she arrived earlier than the anticipated time. That was fine with her, she enjoyed having leisure time once in a while, not everything could be exciting and adventurous all the time!

As she waited for the meeting you could see the half-elf singing a powerful yet eerily entrancing song. As she sang, you could see the forest critters come to listen in, and even the plants seemed to be drawn to her, growing and blooming as the air felt more energized due to her druidic powers.]

[burningheart]

[It was probably no great surprise that the forest was where Kieran felt most at home; this was where he grew up, and this was where he was most in his element. Even in this unfamiliar human form, he could feel the quiet pulse of green life beating patiently beneath his bare feet, settling itself down in gradual preparation for the coming winter.

It didn't take him long to find his way to their agreed meeting place; even if this hadn't been territory he knew better than the back of his hand, it was hard to ignore the power of her song. Kieran was equal parts forest critter and plant, after all; he was just as sensitive to the energy in the air as any other inhabitant of the forest. Once he had arrived, he simply lingered among the other forest creatures, too enthralled by the music to dare interrupt it.]

[luneshalla]

[Ellistree continued her melody for a bit longer, the tone gradually lowering as she reached the end. A warm smiled form across her features as she looked over at the creatures and nodded in appreciation. It was then that she turned to Kieran, having felt him as he arrived she waved with a bright smile.]

This place is wonderful, [She began as she stood from her location and walked over.]

And you're as delightful as I saw from the machine, it's always nice to meet someone in person.

[findthepenguin]

[Kanji, on the other hand, hadn't yet seen Kieran since he came back to the school. Of course he remembered the guy and his blatant praises of his craftwork, which made Kanji slightly uncomfortable.

However, he was a little more open about his sewing and crafting talents now. He didn't go around advertising them, but if someone found out, well, then c'est la vie.

So Kanji right now was in the home ec room working with the sewing machine.]

[burningheart]

[Kieran had not forgotten the creator god whose skills had left such a big impression on him. He was prepared for the possibility that some of the people he'd once met may have left the realm of the gods this time -- change happened everywhere, even in the divine realm. Even so... that didn't stop him from seeking out familiar faces.

It took him a while to find the home ec room again, admittedly; maps tended me mean very little when you couldn't read. Still, once he did stumble onto it, he was well-rewarded: there was Kanji, hard at work on that strange... device... thing. Just what he was hoping to see!]

Ah, I was hoping I would find you! Am I interrupting you?

[findthepenguin]

[Instinctively, Kanji jerks back when he hears the door open, stopping himself from the automatic reaction to cover up his work. He tries to relax, but he's still a bit defensive when he looks up to see who came to visit.

And he's a bit more tense when he realizes it's Kieran. That guy who so brazenly praised him like a god for his sewing abilities. How embarrassing.]

Oh-- Hey. I haven't seen you around in a while. Nuh, you're not interrupting.

October 21st, just before Sunrise.

[maverickhunterx]

[Romance was something that X wasn't the most experienced with. Okay, that was an understatement; he wasn't experienced with it at all, outside of the theoretical.

It also wasn't something he thought about much. Less because of his physical being, and more because he'd never met anyone who had struck his fancy.

Besides, who had time to think about romance when there were so many other things to think about? Like the change of the seasons, the current events, and all the new experiences that he still had yet to experience?

And then there was what he was going to do with his life, the question that weighed down on him every day.

He often snuck out in the early morning hours to take a walk around the campus grounds. His body didn't need the exercise, mind, but it felt good to walk about in his human clothes, feeling the wind in his hair and hear the birds just waking up overhead.

Also, hopping in a tree and watching the sunrise was something he'd grown to enjoy. There was something peaceful about it...calming, somehow. He couldn't explain it in words, but there were so many things that did that lately.

He had been in his favorite tree (the large one near the dormitory), munching an apple and had just settled down to get comfortable when he noticed someone familiar walk right under his perch.

Wait. Wasn't that...?

He laughed a little.]

I didn't know someone else was up at this hour.

[burningheart]

[It was simply part of Kieran's natural circadian rhythm to be an early riser. Those who slept under the stars tended to rise with the sun, after all. Just because he happened to have a roof over his head these days didn't mean that he had any excuse to start sleeping in.

(Besides, it was an excellent time to graze. No groundskeepers or lawnmowers about just yet.)

Running into anyone else, though, was a surprise. Kieran glanced up, vague look of surprise quickly turning into a smile.]

Oh, X! Good morning!

[He raised a hand and waved -- this was another human gesture he'd picked up. It was, as far as he could tell, a way to say hello when you were too far apart to just rub your face against each other. (Because rubbing faces was clearly a perfectly normal way to say hello, you see.)]

This is normally the time my herd wakes up. Is it unusual for the spirits to be awake right now?

[maverickhunterx]

[Hey, it really was who he thought it was. Fancy that!]

Good morning, Kieran.

[X waved back with a smile, before taking a quick bite of his apple and setting it back in the plastic bag he'd carried in his pocket to keep it fresh and bug-free (even if he couldn't get sick from food going bad, it still didn't taste very good when it went south).]

On weekends, I'd say so. I rarely see anyone out this early on Saturday and Sunday. Usually they like to sleep in.

October 23rrrd, noonish, OH NO DO I HAVE TO COCKBLOCK MYSELF...

[tenderhoof]

[As impressively built as the school is, it just isn't natural for a Tauren to be kept cooped up in an artificial structure like that. So Aquenda's been spending as much time as possible outdoors, even though so much of the city has been paved over with foul-smelling asphalt and trash. At least the forest near the school seems relatively untouched, so that's where she is today.

She has a block of wood she found in storage (thanks, Lighter), and has been chipping away at it with uncertainty. Now that she's formed a bond with the Earth here, it's only right that she has a totem to represent it. Normally it would be given to her by an elder shaman, like her carefully-carved ones linked to the elemental planes of Azeroth and Draenor, but since she's the only one here, she needs to make her own.

...It is a misshapen disaster so far.]

M...AYBE.......

[burningheart]

[Aquenda isn't the only one to spend as much time outdoors as possible, nor is she the only one drawn to the forest. Kieran may not have had the luxury of meeting up with his herd again, but that didn't mean he didn't get homesick; sometimes, it was nice to retreat back to the realm where everything was predictable and familiar and easy to understand.

Running into a friend he'd made within the realm of the gods wasn't something he'd expected, but it was by no means unwelcome. With a typical blatant lack of shyness, he trotted out from the undergrowth, peering curiously over her shoulder.]

What is that?

MAN...

[tenderhoof]

[For being so enormous (relatively, anyway), Aquenda sure tries to take up as little space as possible. Especially when talking to other people. Especially when startled by other people suddenly right over her shoulder like that. JEEZ.]

Oh! Hello! Um. This...

[She bites her lip, turning the lump of wood in her hands.]

...I am hoping it will be a totem when I'm done. Does your tribe have these also? Symbols for the spirits and elements?

October 22nd, Late Afternoon

[flamejock]

Jock had been practicing walking on two feet for the past day. It was not easy. He could manage walking if he payed close attention to the act.

And so, being a creature of forest and grass (in a way...) he set out to walk in the trees, for practice. Everything was autumnal and pretty. He walked, with only the occasional stumble, further into the woods. Surely there wasn't anyone else out here, surely.

[burningheart]

Ever since he'd met X, Kieran had found the idea of climbing up trees fascinating. Now he understood how the birds who rested in his summer foliage must have felt! It was a little precarious to be without his feet on the ground, but being supported entirely by the tree was still a strangely secure, comfortable thing. He had neither the skill nor the confidence to go very high, but the younger trees in the less-crowded parts offered up a few low branches that were just perfect. He'd never have been able to do this if he'd never known about the Realm of the Gods!

Even so, it surprised him a little when he noticed one of the school's many spirits out wandering the forest. A large, blond one with a bit of a funny gait -- clearly not a child of the forest. Goodness, what was he doing all the way out here.

"Hello, spirit!" Kieran called from his perch, hoping to get this dude's attention.

Any day, around midday

[tattlemethis]

[Autumn for Goombella meant studying and preparing for midterms. So whenever she was out and about on campus, the plant girl had her nose in a book, studying and reading.]

[burningheart]

[Studying and reading, sadly, were concepts that were kind of over Kieran's head, but what he lacked in common everyday knowledge, he made up for in curiousity. Pretty girl holding a strange object? He was all over that.

So Kieran kinda just invited himself next to Goombella, eyeing her book with quiet interest.]

Spirit, what is that?

About 55 minutes after they planned to spar

[lives_strong]

[As always, Ondrea was early for her fight. She always liked to head over to the stadium a half hour earlier than she had to in order to get some warm-ups in, that way she'd be ready for the main event without straining her body. It was a few minutes before the fight, though, and she'd already stopped training for a bit to wait for her sparring partner to arrive.

Whenever Kieran shows up, he'll see the Blaziken in her human form chilling on the bleachers, one eye closed while the other watches for Kieran to show up.]

[burningheart]

[Kieran took a little longer to get to the stadium, for two simple reasons: only having the loosest, vaguest sense of what an hour is, and not actually knowing where the stadium was.

Once he found it, though, he quickly trotted in, all sunshine and eagerness. He may have preferred flight over fight most of the time, but he was looking forward to this. It was a good chance to see what he could do now that he was fully evolved, and learn about a Pokemon he'd known nothing about as well. What wasn't to like?]

Hello! I hope I didn't keep you waiting long!

dawn whenever

[travelingdarkness]

[The sun had only just begun to peek out from behind the horizon, but Blake was wide awake, and had been for all the long hours of the night. Since his adoption of the human form, he had taken to exploring new territory by darkness, and often spent most hours running, jogging on this equally new body. As a quick footed Mightyena, he couldn't afford to remain sluggish, even with two fewer legs than he was used to.

By the time dawn rolled around, he could be found cooling down on the track field, tired and sweaty from his nightly practice. Blake lapped at the water fountain hungrily, still panting.]