She was still confused, not really getting it, simply because she had no concept of "outside the forest" and had never heard of any such thing as a previous life. But something struck her, somehow, about something he said. Her expression became somewhat distant. "Life before..." she murmured. But then she blinked, shaking her head as she returned to the present. "But...wait...there's nothing else... How could...?" She shook her head again, trying to gather her thoughts. "Is it...could that even be possible?" Then she looked back at Bastilion, as if suddenly remembering he was there. "Oh, I-I mean...not that I don't believe you. It's just... I always thought...the forest was all there is..." If she understood what he had said correctly, then...did that mean that what she thought she knew had been wrong all this time?

((lol, hoofpalm XD))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((I'm wondering what happened to the others. :\ ))

"Well, I..." She paused, noticing the tone of his voice. "Are you alright? You sound...kinda sad."

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

ooc: |D I was waiting for either Scape or someone to interract with Dark. I'll just write some 'crazy'. |D

Bic: Darkweaver gave an unimpressed snort, and looked up toward the treetops. A sound like hooves lightly stepping on wood caught his attention, allowing him to forget about listening for others. He was by now aware that Bastilion was in forest, along with Amary. He'd probably head for their company first... at least after dealing with one of his... less than appreciated companions. An arid, monotone voice spoke out. "It must be a pain, to be so undecided. Desire companionship, yet prefer to stay alone..."

"Hnnn... Aves! Approach me like a normal deer for once!" he shouted, damaged voice cracking slightly from being raised beyond a hiss. In actuality, there was no-one there, but in the schitzophrenic stag's eyes the presance of another was undenyable. From his perspective, a secretary bird set' stag jumped out of the trees, landing a few feet away. "Any particular reason you're bothering me?" Dark rasped, lowering his head slightly so his single antler could aim for the hallucination. "Not much beyond making a decision for you." he stated flatly, then leaping at Darkweaver and dissappearing at the milisecond of contact. From an outsider's perspective, he simply spaced out. Fur shifted to the secretary pelt, antlers changed, and feathers covered the back of his neck.

He turned, and began to run in the direction of Bastilion and Amary, leaping off every hill on the way.

ooc: |D I dunno... I felt like switching to Aves just to mess with the multiple personality thing. XD and it seems to fit Bast's point/thoughts from earlier.

((@ocean: good XD
@zerg: Sorry, I just wasn't sure where you were going with Darkweaver, I was waiting for him to approach someone, or something X3))

"Well...alright...if you're sure..." She didn't seem entirely convinced, but then her ears perked up as she sensed Darkweaver approaching. She turned in the direction he was coming from. When he came into view, she noticed he was wearing a different set than usual... She remembered what Bastilion had just been saying about that. So, did that mean Darkweaver would be different now, or was he simply trying a new look? Oh well... Bast hadn't said anything about him becoming suddenly dangerous, so she figured there was no reason not to treat him any differently from anyone else. She gave her usual curtsy in greeting as the stag drew nearer, though once again the movement caused her to wince.
((yyyeeeaaahhhh, Amary doesn't know Darkweaver is usually dangerous already X3...since she's never seen that side of him))


((oh, yeah, I suppose there's no reason these can't be overlapped or anything, though I just prefer not to have my characters interact with each other if I can help it...it would just be kinda awkward for me...but I can handle it, though if any of them end up in the same area, I'll probably end up having some excuse for them not to interact directly much))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((I thought Zerg said it was Aves))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((okay then X3 ))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((okay, good to know :3 ))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

[[*pokes it more*]]

---
The Dragonfly Deer's Biography
Pega's Forest Philosophy: "Look for Friends. Let Love find you."
"If you don't like something, tolerate it."

((Only a few more days and I should be good. Stupid splints up my nose. *sigh* I get them out Tuesday. ^^

So...pardon me if the response here seems a little odd for any reason. xDDD))

The Priest flicked his ears back in slight irritation, though otherwise his features were cool and collected. He stood, deciding that the deer currently seemed harmless. For the moment, anyway, though he did refer to that horrendous other deer as 'nice'. That was a warning sign if The Priest had ever heard one. He bowed curtly.

"Most call me by the title of The Priest," he stated, just as curtly. Nightmare, was it? As ostentatious name akin to his own title. No direct threat, he reminded himself. Best to be courteous.

Ceu blinked, but ended up simply sighing in response. Either all the deer here were seeing things, or she wasn't. She smiled as the other doe joined her in the dance, wondering if the others would as well.

Then something barreled into her side and she fell down, gasping, yet again. She struggled to her feet to look at what had barreled into her. A stag, bone faced and covered in open wounds, loomed above her. She yelped in sudden panic and fled into the woods, fleeing the monstrosity who looked after her, puzzled, then trotted after her.

To Ceu, it was chasing her. She fled further into the woods, never once looking back. Then she stopped, puzzled, suddenly unaware of the reason for her sudden flight. The memories of the day slowly faded until it was as if they had never been there in the first place.

The golden colored doe was alone again.

((...Enjoy. xD))

Scape jumped a bit in surprise at the skull-masked stag's appearance, suddenly running into Ceu and sending her fleeing, following in her wake. He blinked, taking a moment to process things since it had happened seemingly so fast. It was then he noticed Oisín cowering against him, and it dawned that he feared any deer who had part of the zombie set.

He softly nuzzled the fawn, speaking softly to reassure him. "Hey, it's alright. The skull was probably just a mask." Even if it wasn't a mask, it wouldn't bother Scape. He'd liked the zombie deer set since he was a fawn.

[[I threw in a little history fact. 8] First day I was in the Forest, fawn-Scape (who was not called by anything yet) met a zombie deer. I thought they were the BZD. |D So that made me like them right away. It also helped that they were a cool deer who started casting antlers and masks on my fawn, and we laughed at each one that was silly.]]

---
The Dragonfly Deer's Biography
Pega's Forest Philosophy: "Look for Friends. Let Love find you."
"If you don't like something, tolerate it."

Zerg jumped back a bit as out of the blue, a random stag had barreled into Ceu. Tilting her head to one side, she pondered what could have set the stag off to provolk such a moment. Nothing coming to mind, she simply vouched to not stand in the spot Ceu had just been in, in case the stag was just one of the weirder souls who are protective of particular patches of earth, or something. She then looked back to the now frightend fawn as Scape tried to calm him.

Soon reaching the spot where Bastilion and Amary were previously speaking, Aves slowed his step to a more casual walk, finally stoping nearby and bowing respectfully to the both. "Hopefully, I am not interrupting anything?" he questioned casually, no emotion detectable in his perfect monotone.

Amary blinked at Bastilion, wondering why he had called Darkweaver by a different name. Even though he looked different, it was still Darkweaver, wasn't it? Then she tilted her head at the white stag. There was something odd about his voice... "Uh, no, we were just talking."

Oisín was starting to calm down a bit when he noticed the gold doe was coming back. But she didn't bow or acknowledge the others in any other way, and seemed to act as if nothing had happened. He took a step in her direction. "M-madam C-ceu?" He moved a bit closer, tilting his head in confusion. "A-are you okay?"
((As you've probably noticed, I've given up completely on his accent. ^^; I realized he shouldn't even really have a modern Irish accent...maybe Gaelic, but I have no idea what that would sound like.))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((yeah, I think we're going to need posts from Ocean and Zerg now
and still waiting on Sun, since I still have no idea what to do with Melinoe |3))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((Heeere. x3))

Ceu gasped in shock as a deer appeared approximately two inches from her own body, brushing her fur lightly. She splashed backwards, glad she hadn't tripped this time, then calmed herself. It was only a doe, a harmless doe at that. She flicked an ear towards where the fawn was addressing her, but other than that, was oblivious to his presence. She stepped cautiously towards this "new" doe.

"...How...do you know my name? And...what stag...? You're...you're the first deer I've..." She trailed off, not finishing that sentence. She blinked, staring at the doe, almost as if she was trying to grasp something. Then the look of concentration eased from her face and she sighed. Nothing.

"Sorry about my impoliteness. I'm...Ceu...as you seem to know. What do you go by?" She questioned, trying to bring a flicker of a smile to her face.

"Indeed," The Priest stated calmly, trying to keep the irritation out of his voice. The stag was not threatening, but the darkness really was making him sick. Too close, perhaps. He stepped back a few inches, trying not to let it be seen what was happening. Better, but still not great. He sighed.

"As to why I am called by such a title, the story is quite long. Suffice to say that I simply do not wish to be called by the name which I was given long ago and wish to show my devotion to the Gods," he explained, keeping the courteous tone in his speech.

(oh, i really love Ceu 8D i HAD to meet her in the forest <3)


'Ceu' the little doe took some steps towards the golden one.
'She really forgot me.'The blue doe was shocked 'I-I'm Sun, Ceu, but you-' 'knew me'
She shook the her flowered head. The irritation flew over her face.'But why?'
'Well, but i think we met before, Madam.' She tryed to concentrate. 'Forgotten.'



'Devotion to the gods' Something like a ironic smile appeared on Nightmare's face.
'Didn't everyone honor the gods?' He turned around and went to a cage in the middel of the ruin.
'I didn't believe in any god. If they would be there, they had avoid...'
His dark brown eyes glint dangerous when he slowely ran his antlers along the cage. it was a terrible sound.
'...it.' He turned towards the doe.
'Madam Melione, did you believe in the gods?' he asked with a strange smile.

(awww sorry for waiting so long, dear <3 )

((Oh, sorry, I forgot to check this! x.x ))

Oisín stumbled back a bit, nearly losing his balance when the doe bumped into him. "I-I'm fine, b-but..." He blinked up at her. This deer was very confusing. "M-madam Ceu? A-are you okay? We just met, d-don't you remember?"

Well, perhaps this stag called Nightmare had some sense at least... As for the one fancying himself a priest, she couldn't be so sure. He did seem different from the others in some ways, but to devote himself to such a thing...

"Don't call me that," she muttered with distaste. Why some deer insisted on using such formal titles when referring to others was beyond her. Not only were they pointless, they sounded...ridiculous.
"I don't 'believe in' anything. Yes, there are forces beyond what can be seen, but gods?" She gave her head a shake. "Well, I don't particularly care what others may believe in. Although," she gave the Priest a sidelong glance, "devoting one's entire life to a fairytale is still pretty foolish..." She knew, of course, that her remark was likely to offend the Priest, but that was none of her concern.
((You know, it just occurred to me that it is kind of strange that there would be a giant bird cage in the middle of a church...))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

Zerg tilted her head sideways, watching Ceu return so swiftly after being chased off... only to not seem to see the rest of the deer gathered. She glanced back at Scape, wondering if he had any idea about this strage doe. Not one to withould her curiousity, she steped toward Ceu... or rather, skipped toward her and into the shallows of the lake. A dragonfly landed on her right ear, peeking over the tip at Ceu, and apparently hitching a ride to the koi.

She outstretched a forelimb once close enough to touch Ceu, and lightly tapped her side, tilting her head sideways again. "Hey, y'ok?" she asked quickly.


Aves noticed the confusion in Amary's voice, but not only in voice, but in body language. He bowed his head slightly, once again speaking in his complete monotone. "My appologies. I don't think I've ever directly introduced myself to you. I am Aves." He stated. In a way, dispite his unemotional countanance, he seemed to carry an air of intellegence... perhaps even observational genious. He understood others, and the happenings of the forest with cold logic... something most could not do with the obscurity that comes with emotional interferance.

(lol now I can ramble)

"Perhaps there are other forces, but I cannot deny what I have seen..." He trailed off as the memory came back. He hadn't believed...not like he did now...But that was a long time ago. That was of no matter now. What he had seen had changed everything, after all. He shook his head.
"I cannot deny The Gods with what they have done for...me. You may believe that service is useless. However, my service gives my life purpose. Do you have a purpose within this life, Melinoe?" He glanced at her calmly.
"And it most likely shall. I shall be glad to rejoin my brothers when the Twin Gods no longer require service of me." He looked at her with his gray eyes, studying her for a moment, then looked away, into the distance.
How long had it been...?

The Priest looked over at her. "Perhaps it has meaning if one assigns meaning to it, as I have done," he said quietly, watching the other deer out of the corner of his eye. He glanced at the graves subconsciously, thinking. Their lives were worth something.

They only died meaninglessly. No sense in their deaths whatsoever. It had just happen-
He cut off the thought.

((it's fine ^^;
I'm going to wait for Sun.))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((Would anyone want to try having their deer interact with Maera? She's a new deer, but not a new character. I just posted a bio here. I don't know how well she'll work in-forest, but I thought I'd try.
Oh, and she's not a very pleasant character, btw, just so you know. ^^; Even less pleasant than Melinoe.))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((@ Paz: Really, if you see any of my deer in forest, I don't mind. Feel free to have her interact with any of them and I'll keep an eye out for her)).

Ceu jumped away from the hoof suddenly in her side, tapping lightly. She looked frightened for a moment before smiling in a rather strained way. "I'm...fine. Fine. Really, everyone... Thanks." She looks off to the side, catching her reflection in the water. Strained and worried. She attempts a vague smile and begins to speak again.
"If you say so, Miss..." She says, not remembering the deer chasing her, of course. She turns to the fawn, wondering how everyone seemed to know her name. "I'm...afraid we...I think...What is your name? Remind me, little one." She smiles tiredly at the little fawn, playing along with his game. It was probably just a little fawn-prank, making her think that he was some kind of psychic.

The Priest looked up watched the figure retreat into the distance, wondering why he had decided to leave. The red stag blinked in confusion, then looked back to Melinoe.

(Fail post)

((Okay, gonna try throwing in Maera))

A light-colored doe with dark markings was wandering through the forest, gazing in every direction with coal black eyes. She was thoroughly confused, though any casual observer would not be able to tell, as her face remained blank, hiding all emotion. She was also rather irritated. She did not like this one bit.

Maera had no idea how she got to this strange place. Or how she had become a...deer? Well...these creatures at least seemed to resemble deer more than any other animal. So it was easier to just think of them as deer, as strange as they were.

She could scent some of those deer not too far from where she was. She had no interest in approaching them.
Although... Maera had always liked animals, even if she never admitted it. Maybe the deer weren't so bad. But, no, she still didn't feel like being particularly social.

Maera spotted a huge tree ahead of her. Ah, yes, she had seen this tree. It was the one where she had heard that strange humming noise which seemed to emanate from the tree itself. Very strange. But, it seemed like a good place to be alone. She didn't really mind the humming. So, Maera began to head for the tree at a steady pace.
((BTW, I'm tweaking her design a bit. She's going to have claws /talons on her back feet instead of hooves, but with two toes. You'll see what I mean when I finish the reference. I just thought I'd mention that, that her rear legs/feet are unusual, for anyone that might matter to.))

~Paz
deer: Amary, Melinoe, Oisín

((*waves* I just had no idea which character to put in for Maera. >>))

((Hrm, true. I do have a fawn. Well, two. One isn't fully developed; the other is Lantern's fawn-form. As for sparring, Ulh could do the job, though I'm not sure how well I could RP 'im.

True. ^^ It's possible that I could just have him leave her for the moment.))