{Soko's TEMP bio}

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-Sokonei
-Male-Buck
-Heterosexual
-Greater Kudu/Sambar/Tef (+/- #20)
-Long Mask/Fan Pelt/Antelope Antlers
-First played June 28th 2010

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   He is a cheerful enough fellow but gets somber sometimes. He often drifts into trails of loosely associated thought and may even go off on a blind walk while he does. Snippets of these you'll find here and the question/event that sparked them as well.
   In-forest, this action will be demonstrated by a complete stop, turn-about, and steady trot in the direction opposite of wherever he was originally going. One might be able to regain his attention for a short time, after which he will sit and just brood where he is.


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Soko's ramblings and such
Why the long face?

Why? I don't know. I didn't have the chance to pick and choose what I wanted clamped over my features. That was the work of one who'd found their way atop the great oak and dropped the mask so close that it nearly split me in half. When I was young, I thought it had been work of the Gods but now I am no longer so sure.

Its,
   its hard to believe in them anymore.

Though I think that is partly due to the vanishing of Atu. I still find myself atop of that rock (which, unlike so many places, doesn't want to be worn smooth) waiting for her. I should stop this, I know,

but the pull is too great.

Even if she is lost,
and Scarlet with her
There is something coming or maybe someone.

I'll wait forever for.









His interactions are birch-wood and molten copper.
It's perfectly fine to role-play here or on a separate blog, if you wish.







Come with me
Or stay as far from them as you can. Tired legs drum on the world together. We're demanding to be let go and set free from it all. I'll carry you the last few steps. You don't have to bother yourself with me. Not any longer. Here is where we depart. Where I grieve.
I call loud enough to wake the stars, tell them to guide you back home.



I told you to be stronger
To fight for yourself
You don't listen
You don't learn
Their shoulders won't be here to lean on
Forever

It is golden, like the sun.
Bright white, like the moon.
It is good and vile and inbetween.
It is safety and danger and calm and violent.
It is free and captured and fought for and won.

I am still not sure what it is yet.

Trails, well worn and walked over
I will follow as far as they go
Where they bend I go my own way
A fork in the old path now
I must wear away on my own

Far away is the quiet, even as the noise just begins to settle.
Hoofbeats, heartbeats, bellows, and snorts. Noise is a wonderful, terrible thing...I can't live without having it around me. Even if the silence is sweet, it is bitter deeper in.
I don't want to be one who curls his legs in and lays on his side forever.
Alone because the silence first tastes sweet.
I value my company too much.
If the noise must leave me
I want to remain in silence, with warm shoulders against my own, and reassuring faces.

Today I, ran from the idol to the ruins and graves.
The forest was as silent as the death beneath them. I must be deaf, since not even the winter birds are singing. The snow just falls and falls. I am seeing more white than brown and blue. The pond water is no longer warm, ice floats where my hoof falls. The Gods stand upon their throne and watch.
Why are they silent?
It is not cold anymore. I can't feel the blood in my ears...or my back. My hooves are just ice now. It doesn't matter where I step.
Or slip.
I fall like an old stag does.
This silence...
This silence is not good.


I'm not sure what's wrong with me. I stand, I charge, I wish to fight someone. Anyone. Things have been too calm. It hasn't been like this since I was a fawn, quite unable to walk let alone jump, dawdling around the trees. It scares me but I don't know why... I should be happy, like you all are. Why do I feel so bad?


There is a crack
Thin as a single strand of fur
That runs across my mask now
If I am careful
It will not spread



I had a dream that I had woken...from some sort of endless sleep. I came to a place where all were against me, and where the sun did not exist. It was cold and dark and empty, and I stood surrounded by cold eyes. I could not run, my legs were bound. I could not shout, lest I be found by some greater danger.
So I stayed silent.
The eyes became the faces of all my friends and enemies. They shouted and laughed and then wailed like ghostly things. One came closer, it was the image of Atu.
"Be quiet." She said.
I closed my mouth.
The world fell silent.



The sky drowns in gray
The world is tinted rose
blood
red

The sun hides from us all
he mocks the winds that chill my bones
beneath the frost on my dark fur

The trees grow pale and freeze as well
They sway and groan
They bend beneath the wind

I watch and listen for the birds
I run from the wind
The grass parts into old trails
Best to keep them when alone

Friends, you find me
We race along the paths
We dart behind the stones
We leap over the bridge

We are many
Joy is one

Slowly you dissapear
Plumes of black smoke
The only sign that you exist
I feel the cold returning

In your absence I am bitter
One of you finds me again
She is cold too
So we run

We race along the
paths that dart behind
the stones that made the
bridge we leapt over

Together

You lie still
I watch you sleep

The sky drowns in gray
The world is tinted rose
blood
red

I sleep










Set Changes are uncommon atm because it's tiring trying to fumble with the accounts-switch-set trick.

So he'll be having his default set on most of the time. Ignore this page.





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Fan pelt, long mask, antelope antlers~
This is his default set. It is most often shown around very close and trusted friends or just when he's relaxing. The mask is never removed with this but he might have flowers in his antlers at times.

The fan pelt~
This is mostly for design. He will avoid nuzzles wearing it and avoid the dark as well. In the summer his fur is slick or sticky with this on because it's a thicker coat of fur than the Great Argus or Golden Butterfly pelts. He will be around the stream and Drinkplaats in this...washing off and staying cool.

The long mask~
Since he is usually near water in this set he wears his mask at all times. If it is removed he will shy away from playful friends and sit alone in the Oak or somewhere far enough away from water. All this is because he fears his reflection, which shows a human face even though he has that of a endless forest deer.

The antelope antlers~
He will playfight in this set and defend against a small threat but will otherwise avoid conflict. Soko likes to stay in a good mood.


The Fighting Set
Great argus or golden butterfly pelt, long mask, antelope antlers~
This set he'll often have on. He'll often fight in this set if he knows he's going to win or just trot around with his friends and boast about who he's beaten.

The great argus or golden butterfly pelt~
These pelts are bright and thin and remind Soko of summer and the Sun. He will wear them in winter if it is night or wander the ruins in them during the day. Wearing these he puts in his mind that light is with him and won't shy away from anything, even air-sitting (which he usually avoids unless in play).

Long mask~
In this set his mask acts as a shield and a battering ram. He will swing his head in attempts to strike an opponent with it, and back up to protect his chest and neck with it.

Antelope anters~
These are rarely used, because of how thin they are. Sokonei will mostly playfight with them in this set. In a full-on fight he will avoid getting them involved and risk breaking them.

The Sorrow Set
Real deer pelt and antelope antlers (without mask)~ This is a set Soko will very rarely wear. It will be worn after a particularly bad fight or some other event that strikes him deep...like a death or other bad news. (If he plays at all, It's OOc)

The real deer pelt~
It is thin but warm and his gold patterns are not displayed but for faint lines of pale yellow. He will stay in the dark to sulk or sleep. Soko will be rather unfriendly to his friends and avoid any contact at all, and will most likely be air-sitting somewhere.

The antelope antlers~
Here they will not be used, even if they are the only means he has to defend himself. He will most likely run away from any sort of fight at all.










His relations are in need of updating so excuse the mess and confusion.
♥ to you all.





Friends
[Deer that he's gotten to know and understand along with those that he trusts]

Atuutluk
"I will keep waiting."

Nightshade
"The best company in the rain..."

Scarlet
"I will follow as long as I can walk."

Flyleaf
"If we will die laughing...you first."

Ourania
"You're...confusing...me."

Ravus
"I will not speak of you. The Gods may take you away again."


Acquaintances
[Deer that he will greet and acknowledge]

Virgil
"I must learn more..."

Toukan
"You're a young old stag."

Jorogumo
"It is not all fear, but still I quiver."

Geisha
"If only for 'her', I will watch you."

Saburo
"Snouts are soft things, they are not meant for calling. Where are you?"

Dinahmoon
"You hurt in hidden places."

Tikwid
"You are here and then there and everywhere else!"

Triffie
"I will look for you."

Nacadia
"At peace."

Quad
"Not such a bad one. Not bad at all."

Halafax
"I bring poppies; come to me."

?

Mutual
[Deer that he is wary or confused and unsure about/those he hasn't properly introduced himself to]

Makime
"You are something, not just red"

Dampir

Sianna
"What are you doing here? There also? Slow down."

Demon
"I'd rather not."

Vasska
"Ravus? Your mother?"

Kozan
"I would rather not kill you."

Auxentius
"Birds. Too many.


Enemies
[Pretty self-explanatory :|]

Gustiro
Ren
Lich King








"It isn't?" *Careful thought*

"It isn't?" *Careful thought* "Oh yes...it's not. Far between though, Sir."

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"You have approached before,

"You have approached before, that or we have met within a group in the past... I am sure we have met before."

"I think I remember now...

"I think I remember now... You are normally with the fierce one. Gehrin, if I'm right."

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"Normally... Yes."

"Normally... Yes."

"Ah, than it is you. But you

"Ah, than it is you. But you are changed," *Nods toward where left antler was* "From last time I've seen you. I am Sokonei, sir. What is your spoken name?"

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The Hart tilted his head a

The Hart tilted his head a little to look up to where Sokonei gestured. He then looked back to the other stag. "They call me Virgil, sir."

He nodded to himself. "What

He nodded to himself. "What is it that you look for, on top of that hill every sunrise?"

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"I look for clear skies and

"I look for clear skies and sunny days. But they always seem so shrouded, like mist.
What about you, sir?"

"I look for nothing but

"I look for nothing but daylight. Shrouded in mist the days may be, but at least there is something to guide your way." *Looks up* "How might it be if you were to wake and find nothing in the ink-black sky?"

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"We will see about that." The

"We will see about that." The hart replied as his thoughts trailed off, to be brought back into reality by his new friends words. He was tired it seemed.
"A cloudy night, sir. I see no other reason the stars should stop shining."

Sokonei thought about this

Sokonei thought about this and finally sided up to the older stag calmly. The answer wasn't expected but still... Virgil sounded so sure.
"They may still dissapear...without reason."

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"Of course they do. Nothing

"Of course they do. Nothing lasts for ever. Not you and I, nor the stars who watch from the safety of above."

"Nothing." He set his head

"Nothing."
He set his head down on the ground, feeling safe enough to remove his mask and push it onto the grass infront of them. Nothing to protect himself from here.
"You know, you're not as bad as I thought."

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The large cervine was quiet

The large cervine was quiet as his companion removed his mask, hazel eyes almost always observant were fixed to the said accessory.
"I suppose bad is defined by what you think... If good and bad is white and black, then I am a grey. What were your expectations, if I may ask you, sir?"

"I had few expectations,

"I had few expectations, truthfully."
He looked at the mask as well, simple painted wood, it defined everything he saw. It focused his gaze straight ahead like a predators; blinding him from seeing the whole world as he should have. The maskless world was broad and clear, almost panoramic. Significantly different from what he was used to. This he knew had nothing to do with what he thought of the hart beside him, but it was close.
"I've found it eaisiest to look at you as a bully."

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"O." He was silent for a

"O."
He was silent for a moment.
"Then, I suppose it is a fair way to see me. My temper has not been too great as of late, and someone smaller, who had hurt me in the past has paid for it most.
I have stopped chasing him, however."

There were ways of looking at situations. There would be some who would look from one side, while others from both. Either way, Virgil knew his side was unjustified and wrong, especially in that area.

The young stag raised his

The young stag raised his ears and thought about this.
"That's unfortunate, for them...but at least you have stopped. Are they forgiven?"

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"No... There are only so many

"No... There are only so many acts I can forgive, and forgetting me for someone better is not one of them."

"Fair enough." He wouldn't

"Fair enough."
He wouldn't forgive anything either. At least not until the punishment had been properly dealt. Whatever the issue was, it must've been quite severe to provoke a reaction such as this. And Sokonei was sure that a small transgression wouldn't have done it; this stag did not seem like one to exaggerate.
"If it doesn't bother you, could I know what had been done?"

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The Hart thought for a

The Hart thought for a moment.
"I do not wish to tell the story, sir. But in summery, my wrongs have outdone his. But I have lost so many."

"Very well," He paused. "You

"Very well," He paused. "You can only lose so many though, regardless."

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Tracking. lovely layout. :]

Tracking.

lovely layout. :]

Thank-you♥

Thank-you♥

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I'm not sure why Buttons is

I'm not sure why Buttons is so nervous of Soko... Button's won't tell me.
Ring The Bells That Still Can Ring.
Forget Your Perfect Offering.
There Is A Crack In Everything.
That's How The Light Gets In.

(A part of the lyrics of Leonard Cohen's Song "Anthem")

Um, she was protecting Zanny


Um, she was protecting Zanny from him a long time ago, I remember.

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Hmm, I think it was Demon

Hmm, I think it was Demon that protected Zanny from Soko a long time ago. I ddon't think Buttons has met Zanny...
Ring The Bells That Still Can Ring.
Forget Your Perfect Offering.
There Is A Crack In Everything.
That's How The Light Gets In.

(A part of the lyrics of Leonard Cohen's Song "Anthem")
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wow i really like wat u have

wow i really like wat u have up so far Smiling i cant wait to see wat else is coming Laughing out loud



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-tracking- His picto looks

-tracking-

His picto looks like a crying face. <3
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@Carry YES IT DOES!! i just

@Carry

YES IT DOES!! i just noticed that :S


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Nemonica wants to meet him!

Nemonica wants to meet him! Laughing out loud


jookie202: -Great ^-^ He

jookie202:
-Great ^-^
He could find her in-forest or we could rp if you prefer Sticking out tongue

-Carry:

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We can rp

We can rp Smiling


There you go then :'p The

There you go then :'p

The stag took a step, two steps, and lowered himself into a freshly trampled patch of grass. His head remained raised and ears alert but his golden gaze drifted along the forest with ease. Though it lasted not too long before he spied movement in the trees beyond the golden grass of the birch forest. Movement coming toward him.

He stood reluctantly and trotted toward the figure calling out: "Hello?"

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Nemonica was taking her daily

Nemonica was taking her daily walk around the forest looking for a patch of blueberries, she stopped. Nemonica lifted up her front left leg and flicked her ears up to the sound of trotting hooves. She turned her head around to see a stag trotting toward her saying "Hello?". "Hello?" Nemonica replied back with a curious look on her face and she squinted her sky blue eyes to see the stag better.


He sniffed and caught the

He sniffed and caught the curious scent of blueberries wafting from the azure-eyed doe and stepped closer. She didn't seem much of a threat, except possibly to the flowers that decorated her head. Ears lowered and he lightened in his tone of voice of any wary aspect. "What are you doing here?"
Sokonei didn't remember seeing her before in the area or at all, truly.

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Sokooooo ;u;

Sokooooo ;u;

*sits on Oura*

*sits on Oura*

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"Well, I usually come walking

"Well, I usually come walking around this area every morning to find a patch of blueberries to eat." Nemonica said in reply. "My name is Nemonica, I would like to know your name too." said Nemonica with a bright smile on her face.


That, he thought, explained

That, he thought, explained her smell. He didn't particularly like the berries, preferring instead the tall stalks of grass and the various foliage and pine-cones that he could shake off of the trees. The berries were better left with the birds. He scented the slight twinge of orchids from her as well.
Sokonei's face betrayed his thoughts, but, his mask hid his expression. It did nothing to his voice though, which sounded harsh. "That's...not the worst of things to eat."
He raised his ears at the sound of her name, and brought a muted friendliness into his voice. "I am Sokonei."
Sokonei began turning to walk back into the deeper grass, indicating that she could follow.

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"I like your name." Said

"I like your name." Said Nemonica, as she started to follow the stag into the grass. "The reason why I eat blueberries is because of the taste, it quenches my thirst sometimes." Just thinking about blueberries was making Nemonica kinda hungry. "You know, I could try some thing new once in awhile." She said as she chuckled at the last part of her sentence.


He held a small smile,

He held a small smile, remembered she could not see it, and flicked his tail in pleasure. "You would?" Sokonei looked past his sleeping spot and into the circle of birch trees he knew had blueberries growing like weeds. "In that case, I could stand for some breakfast myself."
Quickening his pace, the stag trotted into the patch of blue-dotted bushes and plucked a branch to hold in his mouth as he made his way out of the bright white-barked part of the forest and into the deeper and darker parts. Without looking to see if she followed he mumbled through the branch, "I f-know-sh a plansh yo-h m-eigt lie"
(I know a plant you might like, lol)

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Nemonica quickly followed the

Nemonica quickly followed the stag into the birch forest and seen him stop by a plant with blue dots on it. It was a bush of some fruit that Nemonica has never seen before. "This is not a blueberry plant is it? Most blueberry plants are more spread apart." said Nemonica, tilting her head to the side as the stag took a branch off and held it in his mouth.


He stopped, snorted, and set

He stopped, snorted, and set the branch down. There was some chance that it wasn't as he wasn't exactly the first to come to when one had concerns on plants, but why let this doe know that? Instead he thought of a better answer. "They grow too close to the other things here," He searched his mind for a name but found none. "-and look different from where they grow alone."
He nodded unconvincingly to her. Satisfied with his own logic, he trampled the plant on his way into the the forest of pines and elms and oaks.

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Nemonica watched him drop the

Nemonica watched him drop the branch on the ground and walk into the part of the forest where the elms and oaks were. "Oh heck, I might as well eat this!" she said looking at the blue fruit on the branch. Nemonica leaned forward and bent her neck down to take a bite. She grabbed one with her tongue and chewed it softly. "Wow this is actally really good." Nemonica said with a smile. She ate a couple more then she left to go find Sokonei.

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He searched the trees with

He searched the trees with his golden gaze for his most frequented tree. He looked back at the doe and chuckled. "It's not as bad as you thought, is it?" Seeing that she had fallen behind him, he paused and raised his head back, and was about to turn around when he saw her coming up.

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"It's pretty good." Said

"It's pretty good." Said Nemonica, looking at the stag, "I will have some more later." She said with a chuckle. She stopped in her tracks, she flicked her ears up to hear noises of other deer that were around. "Sorry bout me always flicking my ears up. I just like to listen for others in case there's something bad going on that I should be aware of." Nemonica said with a serious look on her face.


Sokonei felt an urge to laugh

Sokonei felt an urge to laugh and tell her that nothing bad happened often the way he told the fawns that found him, but this doe was no fawn. At least she was aware. "I don't mind it." He paused and raised his own ears. "You can never be too careful." He liked alertness. No doubt she'd be one of the last to find trouble. It was then that he found his tree and trotted toward it, his trail lashing back and forth.

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"That's for sure." Nemonica

"That's for sure." Nemonica said in reply. She seen Sokonei trot toward a tree and she got a sense that the tree would be his. "Is this your tree?" she asked, walking slowly toward it and looking up at the winding branches. "My tree is by the pond, it's a weeping willow, good size also. The grass underneath it is so comfortable." said Nemonica with a smile, lightening up her face as she made her way towards Sokonei.


He nodded and looked toward

He nodded and looked toward the pond. "Is it the one nearest to the bridge? It's the most comfortable place I know of besides the Great Rock at the playgrounds." He walked a circle around the tree, looking up into the tall branches above. He seldom slept there and instead found it ideal for snacking. He walked up beside it and shoved his shoulders against the time-smoothed bark. The tree shuddered but nothing came down. He tried again, glaring up at it all the while. "Usually it drops leaves and cones, but not today, I assume."

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"Um the one that is right at

"Um the one that is right at the edge where the river connects with the pond?" Nemonica asked, tilting her head in wonder. She watched Sokonei circle the tree and shove his shoulders into it. "I dont see anything coming down." Nemonica said as she looked up at the trees branches.