An Otter Returns Part 2
Characters: Tagger, Amethyst
Location: Moledeep
Moledeep: Pond
Its just been a few short hours after a small fiaso. The otter ran outside, jumped in the water, realized he was still wearing the legs of his armor, sitting at the bottom of the pond for a minute before just walking out. He has done this before. Still not really getting the whole, Metal is heavy thing. He sits against a random tree as he polishes his large metal shield. All of his plate things sitting neatly in a row. Just waiting for their turn. The otter seems pretty happy as he sings a little ditty, "This hammer my key... This mine a wishing well... I gotta find my way outa he..." as he trails off. Still humming.
Amethyst comes out of the tunnel looking for the otter. He's been gone a little longer than she thinks is needed just to wash and she's still excited that he's back. He may not even remember her except from stories, but even so Moledeep has one of its otters back. "Tag?" the blind rat calls, "Are you still out ere?"
Tagger at first doesn't notice the blind ratty. He wasn't paying attention to the tunnel, and his little ditty seems to cover up all his ears can handle. Though he starting getting used to the 'someone is talking to you' feeling. He stops humming and looks up from his rag, jumping slightly at the rats appearance, "OH HOLY OTTERS!" he breaths and chuckles at the same time, "Heh! Didnt hear you there." he grins as he tosses the rag in a pile. He doesn't reek of... Stank, anymore. But he smells like metal polish now, "Sorry i didnt come back. Cant let the old ironsides rust" he chuckles.
"Do yew always go swimin' with yer armour on?" Amy asks not thinking of any other reason right off that could rust his armour. "Do yew remember this place?" she asks a little louder since he had said something about his hearing. "Yew were awful liddle when yew left. 'Ow yer sissies doin' these days? Th twins, 'ow they? Either of 'em married yet?" The otter twins may be a little young but so was the rat when she got married.
Tagger chuckles, and rubs his muzzle, "I forgot it was on. Gotten so used to wearing it. Forgot that i had the legs on." he snorts, and stands, walking gingerly over to Amy, "Yep. I remember this place. I was... 4 i think, when the family left. Can remember lots of it. The pond, obviously. The gardens. Everything seems different... but the same. Odd" he laughs sitting down again, so he looks up at the rat, "The twins are doing fine... I think. I live with Venei at Camp Willow. She is a teacher. And what i hear she is a bit stingy when it comes to homework" he snorts, "As for Ella... Haven't seen her since last season. She quit the guard program to go have an adventure... She never did like all the rules and such." he sighs at that last part, "And as far as i know. They are both still single." He chuckles at that.
"Pretty maids like them single? Wont last," the ratwife says a little suprised. "Billy'll be happy t hear about em an probably relived 'e don't 'ave t fight no otters yet," she chuckles. "Were yew really as old as all thet? Great seasons, I was sure yew were younger. Maybe seemed like et at th time. I got one about thet age now! Yew remember liddle Koby an' Robin's boy Thane? Thane's up with Chris an Koby's with 'er Dad. 'Er choice. 'E woulda left 'er with me, but she don't wanta, wanted t be with 'er Daddy," Amethyst recalls. "Kentar an me are heading up t Ferravale soon as we can t met Chris an Billy. Don't know wot they think o waterdogs up there, but yew should be able t mange if yew wanted t follow us fer any reason," the rat says.
Tagger leans back a little, wanting to lay down, but knowing that if he did. He couldn't read her lips. He blinks at a few parts. Her dialect is a little... unstable, but he thinks he got the most of it, "Veneis' suitors have to go through me first. Brotherly duty and what not. As for Ella... Her suitors have to go through her first. She named her great axe Crusher. Im not worried about her at all." he laughs, "Yea. I remember Thane and... Koby?" his mind blanks a little bit, "Must have missed that one... Or my mind just dumped it. My brain must have dumped things..." he scratches his noggin, "I will be heading up with you guys as soon as you guys are ready. The Camp knows ill be gone. So does Venei. And i can take care of myself... When i was doing my guards test a season back. Mum said i was just like dad... Dont know if she meant that as a compliment or not..." he hums loudly.
Amethyst laughs, "Yew'd be more of a match fer em, but Billy's their older brother an kinda out ranks yew, lest 'e'll say 'e does." The rat walks over close to the otter. "Koby's wot we call Wilco. Less mix up thet way. An th older un ran off t chase gels er somethin'. Adventurin' 'e said, but I don't know wot all adventurin' thet one would get up to. 'E never was too keen on adventurin' b'fore. Think 'is Daddy put ideas int 'is head. *chuckle* Yew don't 'ave t come with us t some 'vermin' village. Abbey's jus a day away yew could stay there, yew know. Yer Mum's there, hoarding their books. She probably read em all hundred times by now an then some." Amy smiles at the otter, "Yeah yew do act a bit like yer Dad, 'e'd 'ave gone swiming in armour too."
Tagger laughs, "Yeah. Old Will certainly does. Ill give him that. And frankly, he can go through her suitors" At the mention of Wilco, the otter slaps his paws together and smiles, "Ah! Wilco! I remember now. Yeah... Its mostly just a hazy blur now that i think about it... Im not sure what any of them look like anymore. I only remember you guys.. cause... Well. Sides Uncle getting old. You look the same, honestly. Wow... It really has been a long ole time..." he takes a deep breath, "Nah. Mum is busy looking for a cure for me and hers ear thing. Turns out im getting it too... Sides. Im not for researching on stuff." he gives a weak smile as his ears splay back at the mention of him being like his dad, "Heh... Yeah. Sounds like him alright... I do miss him..."
"'E's not thet old, I'm older than 'e is!" the rat protests with mock annoyance. "Koby's been keepin' an eye on 'er Daddy fer me while I'm not there t watch 'im." she says, "Koby's four seasons old now an Thane about th same age, only week or so apart as I recall. Koby's brown with dark eyes I think. ...... Don't asks th blind wot folks look like, ask some other beast." Amy frowns a little when he meantions the ear thing. "Yew deaf too?" she asks, "All our otters are deaf now. All th ones we got left thet bother t wander about where we 'appen t be." The rat is quiet a moment. "Yer brother's got a shop now an heard Chris started up a bakery in honor of 'is Mum. Don't know if th stoat told yew about Garnet ...... I wont say, it's Kentar's place t tell beasts. Chris is doin' good an 'im an Koby made friends with some fox up there. Jus wot we need, new fox. Suprised Billy let 'er near any foxes. ......." Another pause. Yew 'ungery, Tag?" she asks, "Kentar kin fix yew up some thet hotroot soup yew otters like so much or wotever else yew like."
Tagger smiles, his ears perking up again, "Just means you age better than he does" He gives a wink. Habit, even though the ratty is blind, "Good for her then. Just like her mum eh?" Another wink, even though he knows she still cant see it. On the subject of his ears he smiles weakly, "Not... Not yet. I can hear some loud things. And if i concentrate i can even make out a conversation. But its getting worse everyday. Ive trained myself to rid lips like mum can. Im pretty good, if i say do myself." he grins, "Well. Ill be glad to see the shops when we get up there. If they let me, anyway." he chuckles getting to his feet, "And i know about Garnet. Got the letter on the north shore when it happened... Sorry to hear it. But its just the way things are... ANYWHO! Some hotroot will do me just fine. And ill even make a sandwich or two for us if i have a mind for it. Come on then ill lead yeah if you want" he holds out his paw for her. If she so chooses to take it. If not, its off for soups!
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