[IC] The Two Sides

[Fionraella]

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Jayden comes closer and jumps back a bit at the sight of the pen. It looked like a knife. "Brom or what dude?" He asks, before calming down realizing it was a pen. "I'm not going to hurt you."

@wallaberry

Eglantine blinks and puts the pen away. She shrugs and points at the Brom camp, then at him questioningly. She hoped she didn't have to bring out her sketch book. Signing and motioning was embarrassing enough.

[wallaberry]

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Eglantine blinks and puts the pen away. She shrugs and points at the Brom camp, then at him questioningly. She hoped she didn't have to bring out her sketch book. Signing and motioning was embarrassing enough.

@Fionraella

Jayden looks at her questioningly as she motions instead of speaking. "You came from camp?" He asks, sitting in front of her. "Uh, well I'm Jayden. I'm a brawler but I stay in the forest most of the time." He explains, having not met Eglantine before. His eyes glanced her over.

[Fionraella]

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Jayden looks at her questioningly as she motions instead of speaking. "You came from camp?" He asks, sitting in front of her. "Uh, well I'm Jayden. I'm a brawler but I stay in the forest most of the time." He explains, having not met Eglantine before. His eyes glanced her over.

@wallaberry

Eglantine's face fell and she looks down slightly. She sighs and pulls out her sketchbook. She writes a few sentences with her pen before handing it to him to read. "My name is Eglantine. I'm also a Brawler. I mostly keep to myself, since no one wants to be friends with the weird mute girl." She watches for his reaction.

[wallaberry]

Jayden blinks and looks down to read what she wrote. "Nice to meet you, Eglantine." He comments, befote shifting and standing up. "To be fair a lot of the Broms keep to themselves for some reason or other. It's just the Brom way." He jokes slightly, hoping she'd take it as him being friendly. He didn't want to offend her.

[Fionraella]

Jayden blinks and looks down to read what she wrote. "Nice to meet you, Eglantine." He comments, befote shifting and standing up. "To be fair a lot of the Broms keep to themselves for some reason or other. It's just the Brom way." He jokes slightly, hoping she'd take it as him being friendly. He didn't want to offend her.

@wallaberry

Eglantine smiles slightly at his joke. She writes again on the pad. "How do you spell your name? Jaden or Jayden?" She then pauses. "Yeah, but not all of them. I only do it because I feel in the way a lot." She shrugs, handing it back to him. She smiles warmly at him.

[wallaberry]

Jayden waits for her to finish writing, and then takes the pen and pad and writes his name out. "Like that," he motions. He then nods slightly. "I can understand that. They're not always the most welcoming." He passes the pad and pen back so she can reply.

[Fionraella]

Jayden waits for her to finish writing, and then takes the pen and pad and writes his name out. "Like that," he motions. He then nods slightly. "I can understand that. They're not always the most welcoming." He passes the pad and pen back so she can reply.

@wallaberry

Eglantine nods and looks at the one he wrote. "Yeah." She writes, agreeing. "I use to get made fun of a lot. Tons of the older members called me No-talk and other stupid nicknames." She bites her lip. "You don;t think badly of be for not being able to talk right?"

[wallaberry]

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Eglantine nods and looks at the one he wrote. "Yeah." She writes, agreeing. "I use to get made fun of a lot. Tons of the older members called me No-talk and other stupid nicknames." She bites her lip. "You don;t think badly of be for not being able to talk right?"

@Fionraella

Jayden takes the pad and reads it. He frowns a bit at the mention of the name-calling. "Some people are mute, some are deaf. Not something you can control. So I don't see any reason to think of it as a bad thing," he says, pushing her the pad back so she could reply. "A lot of people will find others who can be made fun of easily. That's the bad thing."

[Fionraella]

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Jayden takes the pad and reads it. He frowns a bit at the mention of the name-calling. "Some people are mute, some are deaf. Not something you can control. So I don't see any reason to think of it as a bad thing," he says, pushing her the pad back so she could reply. "A lot of people will find others who can be made fun of easily. That's the bad thing."

@wallaberry

Eglantine nods slowly. "True." She writes. She then tilts her head at him curiously. "You seem nicer than most Broms, how come you're here?" She writes, pausing before handing it to him. She scans his face for any sign of malice or any adverse emotion. Not seeing any, she frowns, curious about the boy.

[wallaberry]

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Eglantine nods slowly. "True." She writes. She then tilts her head at him curiously. "You seem nicer than most Broms, how come you're here?" She writes, pausing before handing it to him. She scans his face for any sign of malice or any adverse emotion. Not seeing any, she frowns, curious about the boy.

@Fionraella

Jayden skims the page and nods. "Yeah, I get that a lot. I just have manners it seems." He laughs, passing the pad back. "And honestly I ask myself that a lot. At first I joined because I needed a home, but as time went by... the people aren't that great." He sighs, thinking of his time in the forest. It had been a few years.

[Fionraella]

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Jayden skims the page and nods. "Yeah, I get that a lot. I just have manners it seems." He laughs, passing the pad back. "And honestly I ask myself that a lot. At first I joined because I needed a home, but as time went by... the people aren't that great." He sighs, thinking of his time in the forest. It had been a few years.

@wallaberry

Eglantine gives him a sympathetic smile before writing her own response. "I joined the Broms because I fell in love with a boy here. But I never got the courage to ask him. I don't think he even knew I was mute. But...one day there was a huge battle and he died.." Her hand begins shaking. She calms herself before continuing. "I never could bring myself to leave this group,the only home I've ever know, no matter how horrible the people are...There are always some good ones."

[wallaberry]

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Eglantine gives him a sympathetic smile before writing her own response. "I joined the Broms because I fell in love with a boy here. But I never got the courage to ask him. I don't think he even knew I was mute. But...one day there was a huge battle and he died.." Her hand begins shaking. She calms herself before continuing. "I never could bring myself to leave this group,the only home I've ever know, no matter how horrible the people are...There are always some good ones."

@Fionraella

Jayden reads her story and frowns sadly at the outcome of the boy. "That definitely is something terrible to go through... but a home is better than nothing. I'm sorry to hear about the boy." He nods in agreement to her last statement. "I feel you. I stay because it's easier than uprooting all I've built. And I can handle the types of characters that make up our wonderful group.

[Fionraella]

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Jayden reads her story and frowns sadly at the outcome of the boy. "That definitely is something terrible to go through... but a home is better than nothing. I'm sorry to hear about the boy." He nods in agreement to her last statement. "I feel you. I stay because it's easier than uprooting all I've built. And I can handle the types of characters that make up our wonderful group.

@wallaberry

Eglantine nods a bit. 'It's not easy. But nothing about living in this forest is easy...all the death, fighting, hatred, jealousy...none of it makes any sense to me, so I try to avoid it.." She then exhales softly. "Agreed." She gives him a warm smile.

[wallaberry]

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Eglantine nods a bit. 'It's not easy. But nothing about living in this forest is easy...all the death, fighting, hatred, jealousy...none of it makes any sense to me, so I try to avoid it.." She then exhales softly. "Agreed." She gives him a warm smile.

@Fionraella

Jayden returns the smile. It was nice to interact with someone who was friendly. "Maybe things will work out later and we can leave, seperately of course. I doubt this will be my forever home, personally." He hands her back the pad. "But until then, deal with what we're thrown."

[Fionraella]

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Jayden returns the smile. It was nice to interact with someone who was friendly. "Maybe things will work out later and we can leave, seperately of course. I doubt this will be my forever home, personally." He hands her back the pad. "But until then, deal with what we're thrown."

@wallaberry

Eglantine nods. "I'd hate to see this group go, but you're right, this definitely isnt where I see myself living my entire life." She then frowns. "Where do you think older shifters go when they get done here?"

[wallaberry]

Jayden pauses for a moment in thought. "Hmm... probably to town, or the ones a few days over. Find a job, blend in. I think a lot of us rely on the groups because we're lost." He explains, holding the pad back out. "Find a cause, get involved..."

[Fionraella]

Jayden pauses for a moment in thought. "Hmm... probably to town, or the ones a few days over. Find a job, blend in. I think a lot of us rely on the groups because we're lost." He explains, holding the pad back out. "Find a cause, get involved..."

@wallaberry

Eglantine frowns. Am I lost...? She wonders to herself, before writing. "That's probably very true. I know a few adults in our town are shifters...Cici and Casey have an aunt nearby who can shift..."

[wallaberry]

Jayden nods. "I bet. Wouldn't be surprised if there were more we don't know about." He rubs the back of his neck and glances at her. "We think we're the minority but who knows?"

[Fionraella]

Jayden nods. "I bet. Wouldn't be surprised if there were more we don't know about." He rubs the back of his neck and glances at her. "We think we're the minority but who knows?"

@wallaberry

Eglantine rocks back and forth on her heels. "My entire family could shift. My mom, dad, sister, aunt on my mom's side..." She writes, biting the tip of her pen, before continuing. "Do you ever wonder about the genetics of shifting?"

[wallaberry]

Jayden glances at the paper and then back at her. "There has to be genetics involved. Whole family lines being able to shift is proof in itself." He nods at her, "Not sure how it'd work though. I don't know a lot of biology."