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Post by narret on Nov 21, 2012 15:05:41 GMT -5
The little girl shook a little when asked about the monster. "I-i-it f-f-follows m-m-me..... E-e-e-everywhere I g-g-go it's b-b-b-been t-t-there..... It N-n-n-never l-l-looks t-t-the same, b-b-but e-e-every t-time it s-s-shows u-up it d-d-does t-t-the same t-t-thing....." a wave of fear washed over the child as the most powerful memory of the creature that haunted her came to the surface. "I-i-it t-t-takes s-s-stuff a-a-around it t-t-t-to m-make itself b-b-b-bigger....... T-t-then i-i-i-it h-h-hurts p-p-people....... R-r-r-really r-really bad...... A-a-and t-t-they d-d-don't g-g-g-get up a-a-again......"
The girl suddenly latched onto Kaly with her weak little arms. "I d-d-don't w-w-want t-t-t-the m-m-monster t-t-to h-h-hurt y-y-you!" Small tears fell from the girls still red eyes. "A-a-a-and I d-d-don't k-k-know w-w-w-when it's g-g-g-gonna c-c-come l-l-looking for m-m-me........"
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Post by kalypso on Nov 21, 2012 15:18:27 GMT -5
It never looks the same? Kaly's mind rushed around through possibilities on what this monster could be - A shapeshifter? No, shapeshifters didn't use their environment to get bigger... Her brows creased in thought, free hand moving to curl and rest against her lower lip as she looked slightly to the side. Not a shapeshifter then... Or at least, none that she had met or heard of.
Narret's fear grew, and soon enough the girl's arms were once again wrapped around Kaly's soft torso. The Angel snapped out of her thoughts, wrapping both of her arms back around the small girl and leaning down to kiss the top of her head.
"It won't hurt me, sweetheart," She tried to reassure her with a little smile, although part of her really didn't know how she would protect herself should this creature show up out of nowhere - Knowing was half the battle, as they say, and she had no clue as to what this 'monster' was. She was going to have to hit the books! "We'll keep our eyes and ears out for it. Be prepared and all that!"
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Post by narret on Nov 21, 2012 21:38:27 GMT -5
Narret didn't think she would be prepared for the monster, not now and probably not ever. But the words that Kaly spoke managed to soothe her worries for the angel for now at least. The little child looked up to Kaly with a small nod. "O-o-okay...." The little child managed to mutter out, however before the small girl could get in another word her stomach loudly proclaimed it's demand for more food. The little girl looked up. a blush creeping on her cheeks with a small smile growing on her face. "Is t-t-t-there a-a-any m-m-more o-of t-t-that t-t-tasty s-s-soup?" Her stomach growled again in protest of not being fed.
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Post by kalypso on Nov 23, 2012 19:38:44 GMT -5
"Of course we do, sweetheart... Here, let me get you the rest."
The next few hours were spent mostly feeding the girl. Kaly even had to pop out some extra cans of tomato soup, and a few more sandwiches and glasses of milk, before Narret was full. But the Angel didn't mind - She could easily go grocery shopping later on! Perhaps even take the girl with her...
But for now, her mind was on a different matter. Grey orbs were studying the small girl, brows furrowed in thought. Narret was... Filthy, to put the matter lightly! Dirt covered the bottoms of her feed, and her clothes... Well, they would definitely have to do more than just grocery shopping before they left to continue the search for Lynn. But for now, it could be easily cleaned... Right after Narret herself was given the water and soap treatment, of course!
"Narret, sweetie?" Kaly finally spoke up, letting a smile replace her thoughtful frown, "Have you ever taken a bath before? Or been given one?"
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Post by narret on Nov 23, 2012 19:56:30 GMT -5
Over the few hours, Narret had been given the time she needed to eat her fill and for her emotions to settle. Well at least as well as her emotions could settle at least. But however she, and most likely Kaly as well were in for another ride on the wild and unstable emotions of the little child.
For Kalys words had brought up some rather painful memories.
"N-n-n-no!" Narret barked out with her meek voice, her startled form falling from the bed with a hard thud before scurrying under the bed as far in as she could get. "N-n-n-no b-b-bath!" She shielded herself with her arms like as if she were to be assaulted at any moment "T-t-they t-t-took t-t-this l-l-long s-s-string w-w-with a h-h-hole a-at t-t-the end a-a-and it s-s-spat r-r-really c-c-c-old w-w-water a-a-at m-me r-r-r-really h-h-h-hard a-a-a-and it h-h-hurt!" A small whimper escaped the child. "N-n-n-no b-b-b-bath........."
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Post by kalypso on Nov 23, 2012 20:08:01 GMT -5
Kaly's heart jumped into her throat at the instant reaction, Narret suddenly dropping to the ground and scampering under the bed. The angel dropped down to her knees at the edge of the bed, bending over so she could peek into the dark area and search for Narret.
"No no, sweetie!" She implored and assured, "That's not a bath at all, I promise! Not ones here, at least..." Was her hatred of the people who harmed Narret never going to stop growing? "No, a bath here would consist of you just sitting in a tub, which is like a really big bowl filled with water. The water wouldn't be shot out at you, just dribbled on to your shoulders and hair...."
She paused for a few seconds, trying to think of another way to go about cleaning the girl. She would either have to fill the bath tub before letting her into the bathroom - With the tap being a bit on the 'high powered' side, it was possible Narret would have a bad reaction to it and Kaly didn't want to risk it - Or set up a sponge bath of sorts. Deciding to try the first option, Kaly began speaking once again.
"Would you like to see it? I won't force you into it, although you should really get cleaned somehow, sweetheart..."
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Post by narret on Nov 23, 2012 20:24:46 GMT -5
The poor girl was quiet for a moment, still shaking in fear of another pummeling from what she knew as a "bath". But as Kaly spoke, the poor child began to calm down a bit as she peeked past her arm-shield. The poor child then realized how she had reacted to Kaly, the woman would never hurt her! She was too nice to do something like that to her. "S-s-s-sorry....." She muttered out, cursing how she had reacted out of memory and instinct more then what she knew now so far of the world and of Kaly.
The frail girl scurried out from under the bed before slowly standing up and giving a small nod to Kaly. "I g-g-g-guess l-l-l-looking w-w-w-wouldn't h-h-h-hurt......" She stuttered out, her small frame shaking now and again. The thought of a bath still scared her a little bit, but only due to memories of the past now.
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Post by kalypso on Nov 23, 2012 20:34:08 GMT -5
Kaly smiled gently in relief as Narret's face reappeared. The girl was calming down, although she was still afraid... That much was obvious. "You've no need to be sorry," Kaly reassured her as she backed up a bit, giving Narret room to crawl out from under the bed. After checking the girl over, making sure she hadn't hurt herself in her brief escape, the redhead stood up and began guiding towards the bathroom door.
The door was slightly open, but slowly swung the rest of the way as Kaly pushed it with her hand. The floor was white tile, the walls painted the same soft blue as the rest of the hotel room. There was a slightly humid scent to the air, as with every bathroom. A toilet and sink rested off to the side, and in front of them was a decently sized bathtub - More than enough to fit Narret's diminutive frame.
"This is the tub," She informed as she stepped in ahead of Narret and sat down on the edge. She pointed towards the metal hole towards one end, "That's a drain - The water seeps out of the tub when it's open..." She pointed up at the tap, "That's where the water comes out of. It doesn't point at you, however, so there's no need to worry... Although if you do agree, you can stand outside while I fill the tub with water if it would make you feel more comfortable." She lowered her hand on to her lap, giving Narret her sweet, patient smile as she waited to see how comfortable she would be with the bath tub.
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Post by narret on Nov 23, 2012 20:47:42 GMT -5
Narret was a little awed at the bathroom, the facilities she had access too during her earlier years had simply been a toilet and that was it. This was a nice and calming room, the slightly humid air reminded her of the air in the big green place outside of where she was now.
She paid attention to Kaly as she described how the tub worked, slightly fascinated by it. She was brought out of her examination of the large bath by the angels question. "I s-s-s-s-should b-b-b-be o-o-okay...... J-j-j-just a-a-a-as l-l-long a-a-as it's n-n-n-not p-p-pointed at m-m-me" She muttered out, getting a little closer to Kaly and huddling close, like as if she were her only support in this matter.
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Post by kalypso on Nov 23, 2012 21:04:01 GMT -5
Kaly's arm wrapped easily around Narret as the child moved closer, as if she was trying to hide behind the older woman. She smiled gently down at the girl, reaching over to tap the handle above the tub's tap.
"This controls the water, it can make it either cold or hot," She informed, pointing to the 'c' when she said 'cold', and the 'h' when she said hot. Her fingers then curled around the handle, but didn't pull it yet, "I'm going to turn the water on, okay?" She warned, slowly turning the handle. The water began pouring out, slowly at first before it increased as the handle moved higher. The water was rushing down, however... Nowhere near pointing at the jittery child.
"Is there a temperature you'd prefer? If you don't know yet, I can make it somewhere between warm and cool for you..."
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Post by narret on Nov 23, 2012 21:31:58 GMT -5
As she watched Kaly turn the tap on, she let out a small eep at the water flowing and ducking behind the angel, although after a few seconds of nothing but the sound of running water she peeked out from behind the older woman. She watched as the flow increased but it never aimed at her.
When she was asked if there was a specific temperature she would like, she piked up. "W-w-w-w-warm p-p-please.... W-w-w-warm is g-g-g-g-good...." She stuttered out, edging closer to the tub as she stuck her hand in the tub, expecting ice and instead feeling a cooler sensation but not cold. "T-t-t-this is g-g-g-g-gonna f-f-f-feel n-n-n-nice r-r-right?" the small girl questioned quietly, not to sure about the bath just yet.
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Post by kalypso on Nov 23, 2012 21:55:29 GMT -5
Kaly's fingers ran through Narret's long hair as she watched the water, slowly turning it to be slightly warmer. Not too hot, of course... That would hurt more than help! "It should," She smiled down at Narret, fingers moving under the faucet as she waited for the temperature to be just right. Eventually, she reached down and closed the drain - The water level began slowly rising, and once more Kaly's eyes turned to the small girl.
"You will have to take your clothes off before going in," She informed, gesturing towards the dirty shirt and pants, "You don't mind doing that in front of others, do you?" Kaly herself didn't really mind others being naked around her - Being a Healer, she had to treat many injuries in the past on many different people, some of which required them to be unclothed. Not only that, but Narret was but a child. There was certainly no need to be worried about her being uncovered!
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Post by narret on Nov 23, 2012 22:09:52 GMT -5
Narret splashed at the water as it began to fill the tub, the warm water feeling nice against her pale skin. A small smile began to creep on her visage, however it was quickly take away by a sad face when she was told she would have to undress.
"I d-d-d-don`t m-m-m-mind t-t-t-taking t-t-t-them o-o-off....... B-b-b-but t-t-t-they h-h-h-hide t-t-t-the lines......." Narret stuttered out as she seemed to close up on herself, her limps coming closer to her body as she seemed to shrink in to make herself less obvious. "I d-d-d-don`t w-w-want y-y-you t-t-to s-s-see t-t-t-the lines...... P-p-p-people a-a-act d-d-d-differently w-w-w-when t-t-t-they s-s-s-see t-t-t-the lines...." She sat down on the edge of the tub, her arms wrapped protectively around herself. "A-a-a-and y-y-y-you've b-b-b-been s-s-so nice t-t-t-to m-me I d-d-d-don`t w-w-w-want y-y-you t-t-to c-c-c-change b-b-because of t-t-the l-lines....."
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Post by kalypso on Nov 23, 2012 22:20:20 GMT -5
"Oh, sweetheart..." Kaly crooned, both arms now wrapped around her as the girl tried to make herself even smaller (as if such a thing were possible). Her pain and fear were so raw... And it kept coming back when the Angel least expected it. Who knew what else would trigger the poor girl into either an unwanted memory or a deep feeling of sadness, fear, hurt?
"I'm not going to change," She reassured her, "I've seen many people covered with 'lines' before - I promise, I will be the same Kaly then as I am now." The smile she wore was confident, but she really had no idea as to the extent that the scars covering Narret's body would be. She hoped it wouldn't be too bad - But she knew it would be far from good.
Kaly fought back the urge to swallow as she prepared herself for whatever kind of scars the girl had on her form, one arm letting go as she turned the tap off. Her hand dipped into the water, silently doing a little magick trick that would prevent the water from getting too cold while at the same time making sure it would help soothe the child as she got cleaned. The one arm still around Narret rubbed her shoulder, the Angel's grey eyes looking back down at her once she was sure the water was clean, "Just take your time, little one. Whenever you're ready."
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Post by narret on Nov 23, 2012 23:05:16 GMT -5
Narret nodded slowly, trusting in the angel that had taken her in. "O-o-okay......." She said, slowly removing the massive shirt that she wore, exposing the rest of her pale skin to the light and Kaly's grey eyes.
Well if you could call it skin really.
From the neck down, and the wrists up Narrets arms and entire torso were so riddled with scars and burns there was more damaged skin then actual skin. The amount of damage done varied greatly from simple minor scars and cuts from small knives, to horrendous tears and burns that would not be inflicted on war criminals. The burns varied to small heat contact burns like that of a branding iron and cigaret, to those of chemicals like acid and lye. There were even small strips of skin missing like as if her entire body had been opened up multiple times. Although the damage varied, there were two things that they all had in common. The first being that every cut, tear, burn, and gash was inflicted by hands taught of medicine, and that every single wound was inflicted with the intent of cause as much pain as possible.
"I-i-i-i'm s-s-s-sorry...... P-p-p-please d-d-don't change......" Narret muttered out aloud, not knowing she had actually said anything.
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