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Post by rockshalunesta on Apr 6, 2018 3:13:29 GMT
Jenna opened a portal out in the middle of the water. As the portal closed her head broke through to the surface. Taking a few breaths she let the current carry her for a few seconds before swimming toward the shore. Once her paws were on dry land she shook her fur out and sat staring out at the horizon.
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Post by Zuyuri on Apr 6, 2018 3:58:39 GMT
Sunshine took one last exhale. This was it. Her last month of being single. She and Riku were getting married in less than a few weeks. She was tossing small magnolia petals off of a stem, watching the white petals drift down the waterfront. Something splashed nearby, and at first, Sunshine thought it was a mermaid or a nymph. No, instead if was the hearthound Jenna surfacing. Sunshine waved at the hearthound, calling.
"Jenna! Over here!"
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Post by rockshalunesta on Apr 7, 2018 6:04:42 GMT
At the sound of her name, Jenna's ear twitched. When she recognized the voice, she smiled. "Hey, Sunshine. How've you been?" She asked heading over to the golden-haired friend. Her tail wagging as she approached.
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Post by Zuyuri on Apr 7, 2018 6:15:15 GMT
Good, Jenna recognized her and was happy to see her. Sunshine felt bad to not including the hearthound in much. If she had a towel, she would have offered it. Poor Jenna didn't deserve to be wet. Unless she was looking for something in the brackish fluid. "Well, a bit antsy to be honest. How about you?"
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Post by rockshalunesta on Apr 7, 2018 7:02:38 GMT
"Antsy?" Jenna asked tilting her head to the side. "Why?" Her tail tapped the ground as she thought about how to tell Sunshine about what was on her mind. "Well..... I've been debating something. And it has serious repercussions, so I really need to think this through."
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Post by Zuyuri on Apr 8, 2018 0:59:17 GMT
“The wedding!” Sunshine giggled. “It’s all coming together and now I’m realizing how close it is. I’m going to be a wife and then possibly a mom...” It was hitting her that’s she and Riku never talked about kids. Heck, they hadn’t even hit bedsheets. She left out a breath, “but enough about me. What’s gotten you confused?”
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Post by rockshalunesta on Apr 10, 2018 7:46:29 GMT
A wedding? Well, that would explain the slight change in Sunshine's heart. Jenna smiled at the news. "Congratulations." She said. She then sighed at Sunshine's question. "Well, to make a long story short, I have a crush and I'm debating whether I should take Sapien to have a chance with him." Once that was said the hearthound looked down, ashamed.
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Post by Zuyuri on Apr 10, 2018 14:18:12 GMT
Sapien? All to please a guy? That sounded a little silly. Sunshine knew that crushes were distracting to every day life. They took over every part of your life and it was annoying. Riku had been her crush before he was her husband. Sunshine twirled a golden twist around her finger, mulling Jenna’s dilemma. “Hmm...that IS a pretty big deal.” She pursed her lips. “Who else have you talked to about this?”
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Post by rockshalunesta on Apr 11, 2018 4:58:42 GMT
As much as she liked Sunshine, Jenna wasn't ready to tell anyone else about her run-in with Cruella. "Just Elsa." She said still not wanting to meet Sunshine's eyes. "I'm not entirely sure what I should do."
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Post by Zuyuri on Apr 11, 2018 5:42:51 GMT
Sunshine nodded. Just Elsa, huh? Well a lawyer that had been in the thick of the Gray Dawn crisis was a good person to turn to for advice. She played with the ends of her hair. Shadow was on Sapien laced rings for undercover patrol, but it still got her nervous. “Well ask yourself this; how comfortable are you with taking the stuff? I mean it’s 48 hours without any powers.”
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Post by rockshalunesta on Apr 12, 2018 6:16:36 GMT
"That's the thing," Jenna said a slightly frustrated whine creeping into her voice. "I've never taken it, so I'm not sure how I feel about it. Let alone what it would do to me." When Sunshine basically told her what would happen, she tilted her head as she contemplated what that would mean for her. The only things she could think of was that she wouldn't be able to travel through portals or hear heartbeats. "Do you know of anyone like me that uses?" She asked. "That could give me an idea of if I would want to become human for a short time."
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Post by Zuyuri on Apr 16, 2018 20:53:30 GMT
“Um...well that’s a bit tough. No one exactly like you has taken it,” Sunshine held out her hands, seeming to weigh options. All Sunshine even knew was Jenna was some kind of lupine. Comparing her to a werewolf that took it for their needs would be unfair.
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Post by rockshalunesta on Apr 20, 2018 8:52:34 GMT
"Well, maybe not exactly like me," Jenna said. "I just meant, someone that is always an animal of some kind." Since Sunshine didn't know that she was a Hearthound, it was hard to get an exact answer. Briefly, she considered telling her human friend. After all, Shadow had reacted in the best way to her secret, and Sunshine was the most understanding person on the force. She decided to tell her after she heard her answer.
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Post by Zuyuri on Apr 20, 2018 14:20:14 GMT
Sunshine tapped her chin in thought. An animal all the time? It would explain why Jenna hardly appeared to force events. Compared to the fae and demons in the squad, she would have stuck out as the “scooby doo” of the group. The reports of Sapien were difficult to trace, and the inescapable they could find didn’t answer Jenna’s concern. “That’s a really good question,” she mused, “I don’t know. I wish I could answer it, I really do.”
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Post by rockshalunesta on Apr 21, 2018 6:06:43 GMT
It really didn't surprise Jenna that Sunshine couldn't give her a straight answer. There wasn't really anyone on the force that was even remotely close to a Hearthound. Jenna felt her shoulders tense as she prepared to tell Sunshine her secret. "I don't really know if this will help." She began. "But, I think you should know what I actually am." She said shifting her front paws uncomfortably. "Shadow, Anna, and Elsa already know, but I'm not ready for others to know quite yet." She said stalling despite what she had told herself in her mind. Taking a deep breath she said. "I'm a Hearthound."
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