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The Deck, Friday evening

Jan was exploring the deck area, picking his way delicately between the chairs and the tables to sniff at the gas barbecues. He flattened his ears, because they smelled wrong, shook his head, and headed out onto the grassy area.

When he spotted the horseshoes (not that he knew what they were), he trotted over, sniffed them, then carefully picked one up in his teeth.

After a few minutes, he was amusing himself by tossing them at the upright stick, trying to see if he could get them to land on it.

[ooc: So open, yes. Unicorn playing horseshoes. I couldn't resist.]
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[identity profile] grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I'd get hurt no matter what I'm wearing," Molly told him, slightly sheepishly. "I have, like, zero fighting skills."

[identity profile] firebringerborn.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Jan stared at her in mixed horror and shock, ears flattening. "None at all?"

[identity profile] grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Nuh uh," she shook her head. "Not that I've really needed them up till now, either."

[identity profile] firebringerborn.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
"But, what if we are attacked?" he asked, peering at her face. "What if the gryphons find this island, or wolves, or pards?"

[identity profile] grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
"I guess I hide?" Molly wasn't completely thrilled with that as a scenario, no. "Or I wing it."

[identity profile] firebringerborn.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Jan snorted and stamped one hoof. "Hiding is good, but any creature with a nose will find you, and humans are slow," he said bluntly. "If we are attacked, I will protect you."

[identity profile] grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, she supposed she couldn't argue with that logic. "I don't want you to get hurt protecting me. Besides, don't warriors go into battle?"

[identity profile] firebringerborn.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
"We fight to protect," he corrected gently. "Our territory, our families, our shoulder-friends, those who can't fight themselves: foals and weanlings, nursing mothers, elders. It is the only reason to fight."

[identity profile] grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
"You sound like my dad." So now she was grouped in with foals, baby unicorns, and elders. Terrific. "What's a shoulder-friend?"

[identity profile] firebringerborn.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
"A shoulder-friend is," he paused, finding the answer even as he looked for it, "is a friend who is as close as sibling or sire. Shoulder-friend, because it is how we greet each other." He moved to bump his shoulder against hers, gently, not wanting to knock her over. "You see?"

[identity profile] grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
"I think so?" She tried to bump his back. "That's sweet. I like that."

[identity profile] firebringerborn.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Jan flagged his tail when she bumped his shoulder, and frisked in a circle around her. "Shoulder-friends," he repeated. "If there is danger, you must promise you will find me."

[identity profile] grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
"I promise, unless it's safer to stay where I am," she held up her right hand, giggling at his antics.

[identity profile] firebringerborn.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
He nudged her hand with his nose, satisfied with that. "Good."

[identity profile] grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com 2008-09-13 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
She went back to scratching his nose. "You're a good friend, Jan."
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