Dibbuns galore! OR So many worries (IC RW log 4.25.2020)

BlisaMarshmellow · 2020-04-25 05:43:20 PM

i badly sprained my wrist a week ago, so typing is hard. capitalization takes too much effort right now. sorry

SCENE: redwall abbey great hall

CHARACTERS: xander, a male badger; his newborn son. isa, a female kitten. lilymoore, a female mouse; grace, a female gosling.

LOG:
Xander is sort of in a daze right now, he was outside the badger mother's room then shooed away which he hated, more so now.He was gonna find the abbot and decided he was too tired and so went slowly down the steps to the Great Hall and found a place to sit.He carried something in his arms. It appeared to just be a blanket but...something was wrapped in it, just wasn't clear what unless one got closer.Also looked like the badger needed some sleep.

Isa is apart from the main gaggle of dibbuns, she still doesn't really play well with others but she's currently sat quietly on the floor by the fireplace drawing by herself. She looks up at Xander gets closer to the seats but she doesn't greet him or anything, she just stares.

LilyMoore is helping with the dibbuns today! the mousemaid is handling them pretty well, actually -- even the dab is doing as she says. the bellringer makes her rounds and comes up to the kitten, leaning over her to look at her picture. "what'cha drawing, isa? oh, hi, xander -- what's wrong?" lily straightens up and looks at him, concerned. gracie the gosling is also not hanging out with the other dibbuns, and is playing quietly with a doll near the fireplace, as well.

Xander jumps slightly as he was about to fall asleep " I..tried...and worried, the healers wont say much" He is not so half asleep that he forgot someone else on the room, he looks down at the bundle in his arms and seems relieved all is well.....for now.

Isa shrugs at LilyMoore's question but doesn't look at the mouse, she's too busy keeping an eye on the badger "Nothin'. I couldn't think ah stuff t'draw" so she'd drawn the fire and then added a crude stick figure of one of the dibbuns she doesn't like dangling over it.

LilyMoore is not fooled by the kitten feigning innocence. "uh, huh. we can talk about it later, 'kay, isa?" walking over to the badger, the bellringer goes to rest a paw on his arm. "why are you worried? what are the healers not telling you? that doesn't seem like nana." out of curiosity, she goes to peek at the bundle to see what he's holding.

Xander frowns " cAuse Krisha passed out and...." And he in interrupted by a whimper then wailing, how can something so small be so loud. least the newborn cub has healty lungs.

Isa isn't feigning innocence, she doesn't see anything wrong with wishing fiery doom on mortal enemies. She's not even trying to hide the picture. She shrugs again at LilyMoore saying they'll talk later "Ok" she says before tilting her head at Xander and finally her eyes go to the bundle now it's making a whole lot of noise. She frowns when it keeps going and covers her ears with her paws though it does little to block out the sound.

well, lilymoore is gonna have to teach the kitten about that thing called forgiveness. however, first she must deal with how cute the baby is, even though he's wailing. "oh my goodness, your baby! can i hold it? is it a boy or a girl? have you fed it anything?" she holds out her paws, obviously expecting him to let her hold the cub. "wait, krisha fainted?" gracie has likewise covered her ear slits, frowning. "why babby so /loud/??"

Xander frowns " It was..born like hour..or so ago and it fell asleep." He seems to debate on the holding it and then nods the ok, the newborn will calm some " Boy...no name..yet but have an idea but not sure others thoughts on nsme"

Isa looks confused when she sees the baby badger for the first time. She knows the sound of a crying baby by now and everyone said Krisha was having one though they were always a little unclear on the details of where she was getting it from. She gets up, cautiously getting closer so she can see but frowns again as she listens to the pair talking "...Is Krisha alright?" she asks very quietly, pretending not to be concerned.

LilyMoore gently cradles the baby. "aw, he's so cute! i can get him some milk, hold on." she heads off to the kitchen, taking the baby with her. gracie toddles over to the adult badger. "is muvver kwisha okays??" she echoes the question, not even trying to cover her worry, instead holding her blankie close. the bellringer returns a few moments later, still cuddling the baby. "a kitchen helper will be out in a minute with some milk for him. do you know anything about how krisha is? how are you holding up?"

Xander tenses and starts to follow and then just relaxes, a frown " I..don't...know" Its ok to not know..correct? He needs an uodate himself as he sits up better and keeps the frown." She..." He sighs again worry showing.

That appears to be the wrong answer as Isa's ears fold back and she looks down "Oh..." she says quietly and starts to walk away "She's dead" she says very quietly to Gracie on the way past.

upon hearing the kitten's guess, gracie gasps, her eyes welling up with tears. she takes a deep breath, and starts wailing. "i don't /wants/ 'er to be deads!!!" she manages to say before the crying becomes too much and she has to sit down, covering her head with her blanket. lilymoore rocks the baby badger gently to try and help him not start crying. scowling, she quietly reprimands isa (who she is suspicious gave the gosling that idea, even though she couldn't hear her -- gracie tends to ask first before she starts wailing): "you don't know that! you can't jump to conclusions! we just have to hope for the best, and trust the healers."

Xander frowns " No...she was alive." But he is concerned weather the words will end up true or not but he also is not gonna day oh she is fine when she isn't. " I am sure we will be told how she is soon." He looks at the, for now, calm newborn " I...May know a good name, but me and Krisha need to see others though on it...if like..name him after someone or not."

Isa hasn't done these things to be malicious! She's just answering Gracie's question. The kitten assumes it's true and adults just don't want to tell them. She retreats to curl up on a chair and lie there, picking at her tail "Was alive. Everyone dies" to be fair she has a really bad track record with parental figures.

LilyMoore sighs, realizing she probably just ruined something. a novice brings some milk from the kitchen for the baby and gives it to xander. the bellringer hands the baby off to him so he can feed it, then the mouse goes to scoop isa up and hold her. "i'm sorry, isa. i shouldn't've said it like that. you're right, everybeast dies someday. but we have to keep on hoping, and not assume the worst. okay?" the mouse walks over to Gracie and picks her up and cuddles her in her arms too. "it's going to be OK. I'm sure krisha is going to be just fine."

Xander nods and leans back. It takes a morment and the newborn is grumpy before its finally enjoying milk as Xander can relax some" SHe will be ok..the healers help her. SHe...has to be ok just seriously worn out" He is still worried but is trying not to be.Change subject as he looks at the peaceful cub." So..want to hear a possible name?"

Isa doesn't put up a fight when she's picked up but she does dangle limply and frown "But it's never good, they're always dead" she protests before pouting and at least allowing for the distraction of watching the cub now she can see it again "...Tha's too small t'be a stripedog"

gracie gets up on tip-toe, peering out from under her blankie to look at the baby. "I wantsa heaw its /name/," she informs xander, still a little teary-eyed. lilymoore shakes her head. "isa, stripedog is a mean name. please call them 'badgers.' and he's just the right size for a baby badger. you were that little once, too."

Xander replies " He is a small for his...age." He manages a smile,as the cub is sleeping again " I..dont know yet might name him....after Uncle Oz...that be nice I think "

Isa frowns as she's told off for stripedog "It's just wha' y'call them" she mutters in defiance before pouting again and staring at the baby. She tilts her head at the idea of calling it Oz "Y'can name babies the same thing?"

"it's not what good beasts call them. don't ever do it again," lilymoore grumps back. gracie peers more at the baby. "why name it aftew papa ozzie?" the bellringer sighs, realizing dealing with the kitten is going to take FOREVER. looking away from her, she smiles at the badger. "i love that idea! and i'm sure others will, too. what a beautiful way to honour oz."

Xander smiles and seems happy. He looks at the kitten " There is this squirrel in defenders and he has like 5 sons...all named Jeff..like him, now,THAT is odd."

Isa frowns again at Lily's words but doesn't argue again for now. Dealing with dibbuns takes a lifetime. She looks confused by the idea of an entire family of Jeffs "But 'ow do y'know which one y're yellin' at?"

gracie also looks confused. "'ows doos you knows which onesies which??" lilymoore frowns. "do they all have different middle names?" she shifts the kitten to her hip to make holding her easier.

Xander shrugs " I have no clue..." He glaces at the cub and a small smile " I am glad he is ok..." STill a. concern for Krisha but he is not,showing it, for the time being as to not worry others too much.

Isa looks puzzled once more "Middle names?...They give 'em more than one name so they could call 'em all Jeff?...They're weird" she scrambles a bit in to a more stable position when she's moved and then leans out far over LilyMoore's arm to stretch her head towards the baby, her ears perked and nose twitching "When's he goin' to be playin' with everyone else?"

gracie shrugs and toddles off to play with the others, her attention span not being that great. as she struggles to not drop the kitten, lilymoore frowns. "well, some beasts are weird, and that's just how it is. i think it's gonna be a few months before he's old enough to play with anyone."

Xander says, "right now his past times seem to be cry,sleep, eat. Then guess all babies do that. He will learn to walk and talk and...'He frowns a little "RUn around and stuff"

Isa glances at the other dibbun leaving but she has no desire to go join them so she stays, watching the badger cub "Oh...That seems like a long time. Will he be all big then?" she clearly has very little idea how babies work.

LilyMoore shakes her head. "no, he'll still be little. it'll take a long time for him to be big -- just like it's taking you a long time." she goes to set the cat on the floor before she actually drops her. dibbuns are difficult to keep hold of!

Xander yawns as he stands and holds his newborn son carefully " I Am gonna check on Krisha and then take a nap" He slowly heads up the steps after waving bye.

Isa considers this for a moment before she accepts this "Ok...I'm goin' to be big! Like a stripe..." she stops, looking at LilyMoore for a long pause after she nearly says stripedog again but manages to catch herself "...Badger" another pause and then she watches Xander leaving before she springs up to climb on to a chair with a lot more ease than she did when she first arrived "Maybe bigger than a badger"

LilyMoore waves to the badger. "see ya later!" smiling at the kitten, she says, "well, we'll see. hey, it's snack time, and i saw them making cookies earlier. let's go get the other dibbuns and go get our snacks, and see if those cookies were for us!" she holds out a paw to the feline, ready to escort her to the snack table. the cookies are for them, so the day just got a little better for the children of the abbey!

Isa's ears perk and she quickly looks around to make sure the other dibbuns haven't eaten everything already. She quickly jumps back down off the chair and grabs Lily's paw, going to try and pull the mouse along with her "Ok but y'gots to hurry or they'll eat them all!"

~*END* ~

thanks for reading, and for putting up with my atrocious punctuation. hopefully my wrist will be better soon!

Last edited by BlisaMarshmellow (2020-04-25 05:44:13 PM)

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Dibbuns galore! OR So many worries (IC RW log 4.25.2020)

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