03-14-2010, 08:25 AM
"Slowdown-slowdown-slowdown-slowdownnnnnnnnnnnn!"
The echoes of the shrieking girl tore through the snowy mountain as she slid on her back, protected by a pink wool parka, through the icy lake. She wasn't sliding downhill, however, rather the opposite. Alura had recently met the girl and discovered rather quickly that she wasn't what one would call an expert mountain climber, nor did she appear to be adept at dealing with aliens. They had quickly developed a playful relationship, though Ashe probably would argue the term playful at that particular moment.
Alura was racing up the slightly slanted icy lake, practically skating on the thick sheet of frozen liquids, all the while dragging behind her racing partner thanks a leather strap that kept them connected. Ashe was currently bouncing off of the ice at each solid chunk, finding it impossible to get on her feet, paying for her 'adorable' comment about the embarrassed reptilian who had put a rather small parka on her tall frame.
"ComeonI'msorryIdidn'tmeanitlemmegojustslowdoowwwwnnn!"
Alura did indeed stop, but not because of any kind of mercy she felt, quite enjoying the torture-session of the human in pink. She simply ran out of ice, having to come to a sliding stop into a path of snow. Ashe came sliding up behind her, letting out a late yelp as she realized she was coming face-first into the snow, followed by a muffled thud. Alura cracked a smirk as Ashe's face poked out from the snow and spat out some of the white substance. "That was so mean," the human commented.
"But funny," Alura noted.
Ashe held up her hand, hoping that she could get a hand from the reptilian in front of her. The taller girl hesitated, unsure if she was willing to show any sign of kindness, but she thought about the last human she was hostile towards - Victoria. With that happy thought, she took the hand and helped Ashe to her feet. "Are we gonna get along now?" The girl asked as she brushed the snow off of her parka.
"No promises," the lizard-girl said honestly. "But I'll try."
"Good enough," Ashe admitted.
The blue female looked up at the path in front of them, riddled with trees on either side, signaling that they had only one choice: forward. There was no side path and it didn't appear to have an easy way up except towards the tippy top of the mountain in front of them. "I guess we have to, um...climb," the pink-haired girl noted the obvious.
Alura nodded and moved forward, "Good observation," she said sarcastically, getting an annoyed look from her partner, "Let's get moving. It's a race, so we may as well win while we're here."
To be honest, the reptilian didn't really know why she was being so nasty to the human, who was obviously just trying to make the most out of the situation. Alura felt uneasy around humans, but thus far all the ones she met on this journey had been kind. It had probably been stress; being kidnapped from her city, almost getting swallowed by a sea-dragon, and now being thrown at the bottom of a snowy mountain. It was enough to drive anyone crazy, much less a young female reptilian with no real combat experience.
The slope they came across wasn't particularly steep at first, just covered with slumps of snow that went up to the top of the Ice Climber's boots. "Hey," Alura called with a hiss towards Ashe, who seemed to have barely heard it. The human looked over, broken out of her own thoughts. "I'm sorry. I'm just stressed."
The female threw a surprising smile to the reptilian. "Don't mention it." Alura nodded, keeping her expression as hidden as possible, but was secretly relieved that she hadn't ruined another chance at friendship like she had with Juno. "Let's just keep moving!" The girl said cheerfully.
The two fought against the cold as they moved upwards against the thick sheet of snow. Alura was faster then the human, but she couldn't speed up without dragging Ashe behind her. It seemed like Ashe could handle the cold better, though; Alura's thick scales felt like they could shatter at any second against the sharp coldness of the snowstorm. The reptilian had already attempted to teleport, but it appeared that it had been 'disabled' again. Either that or she couldn't do it effectively with the leather strap around her waist...either way it wasn't going to work with a partner.
"Who do you think we're racing against?" Ashe asked behind Alura as they finally came to some even ground. They took a moment to breath as they finished climbing the hill, getting a clear shot for what seemed like at least a couple hundred feet. "I haven't seen anybody but us. Not even an animal around here."
"Probably another team or two. Maybe two other teams," Alura commented, joining in on the conversation. She moved forward and gently tugged Ashe forward, ensuring that she kept moving. It was Alura, however, who was probably hurting the most. She doubted that the human was suffering from the coldness like she was. "As long as they don't mess with us, I don't care who they are so long as we finish before them."
The two continued down the small field, around white trees and towards another narrow path that led up. The two paused once Ashe pulled on the leather strap connecting the partners, causing Alura to turn. "That's not the snow," The pink-topped girl noted, pointing forward.
Alura had to squint her white eyes at the narrow path where Ashe was pointing. She was right: it was a figure, standing on two legs despite having two short arms that were also used to walk. Alura immediately reached for her backpack, pulling out the wooden mallet from the bag as if she knew it had been there the whole time. She didn't know what the creature was, aside from the fact it was big, round, and white.
Ashe knew what it was. Alura tried to move forward, but Ashe pulled on the cord again. "What?" Alura asked, "Let's go deal with it. It's blocking the path."
"I don't think we should mess with it," Ashe urged.
"Why? It looks fat and slow."
The human wrinkled her nose and seemed to pout a bit. "You don't get it," she told the alien. "That's a polar bear. In a freakin' swimsuit." Alura looked up at the 'bear.' "With sunglasses," Ashe added, as if she was explaining further why this creature was to be feared. "I may not know a whole lot about bears, but I know that you don't mess with a polar bear in swimming trunks."
Alura looked back at the human again in confusion.
The echoes of the shrieking girl tore through the snowy mountain as she slid on her back, protected by a pink wool parka, through the icy lake. She wasn't sliding downhill, however, rather the opposite. Alura had recently met the girl and discovered rather quickly that she wasn't what one would call an expert mountain climber, nor did she appear to be adept at dealing with aliens. They had quickly developed a playful relationship, though Ashe probably would argue the term playful at that particular moment.
Alura was racing up the slightly slanted icy lake, practically skating on the thick sheet of frozen liquids, all the while dragging behind her racing partner thanks a leather strap that kept them connected. Ashe was currently bouncing off of the ice at each solid chunk, finding it impossible to get on her feet, paying for her 'adorable' comment about the embarrassed reptilian who had put a rather small parka on her tall frame.
"ComeonI'msorryIdidn'tmeanitlemmegojustslowdoowwwwnnn!"
Alura did indeed stop, but not because of any kind of mercy she felt, quite enjoying the torture-session of the human in pink. She simply ran out of ice, having to come to a sliding stop into a path of snow. Ashe came sliding up behind her, letting out a late yelp as she realized she was coming face-first into the snow, followed by a muffled thud. Alura cracked a smirk as Ashe's face poked out from the snow and spat out some of the white substance. "That was so mean," the human commented.
"But funny," Alura noted.
Ashe held up her hand, hoping that she could get a hand from the reptilian in front of her. The taller girl hesitated, unsure if she was willing to show any sign of kindness, but she thought about the last human she was hostile towards - Victoria. With that happy thought, she took the hand and helped Ashe to her feet. "Are we gonna get along now?" The girl asked as she brushed the snow off of her parka.
"No promises," the lizard-girl said honestly. "But I'll try."
"Good enough," Ashe admitted.
The blue female looked up at the path in front of them, riddled with trees on either side, signaling that they had only one choice: forward. There was no side path and it didn't appear to have an easy way up except towards the tippy top of the mountain in front of them. "I guess we have to, um...climb," the pink-haired girl noted the obvious.
Alura nodded and moved forward, "Good observation," she said sarcastically, getting an annoyed look from her partner, "Let's get moving. It's a race, so we may as well win while we're here."
To be honest, the reptilian didn't really know why she was being so nasty to the human, who was obviously just trying to make the most out of the situation. Alura felt uneasy around humans, but thus far all the ones she met on this journey had been kind. It had probably been stress; being kidnapped from her city, almost getting swallowed by a sea-dragon, and now being thrown at the bottom of a snowy mountain. It was enough to drive anyone crazy, much less a young female reptilian with no real combat experience.
The slope they came across wasn't particularly steep at first, just covered with slumps of snow that went up to the top of the Ice Climber's boots. "Hey," Alura called with a hiss towards Ashe, who seemed to have barely heard it. The human looked over, broken out of her own thoughts. "I'm sorry. I'm just stressed."
The female threw a surprising smile to the reptilian. "Don't mention it." Alura nodded, keeping her expression as hidden as possible, but was secretly relieved that she hadn't ruined another chance at friendship like she had with Juno. "Let's just keep moving!" The girl said cheerfully.
The two fought against the cold as they moved upwards against the thick sheet of snow. Alura was faster then the human, but she couldn't speed up without dragging Ashe behind her. It seemed like Ashe could handle the cold better, though; Alura's thick scales felt like they could shatter at any second against the sharp coldness of the snowstorm. The reptilian had already attempted to teleport, but it appeared that it had been 'disabled' again. Either that or she couldn't do it effectively with the leather strap around her waist...either way it wasn't going to work with a partner.
"Who do you think we're racing against?" Ashe asked behind Alura as they finally came to some even ground. They took a moment to breath as they finished climbing the hill, getting a clear shot for what seemed like at least a couple hundred feet. "I haven't seen anybody but us. Not even an animal around here."
"Probably another team or two. Maybe two other teams," Alura commented, joining in on the conversation. She moved forward and gently tugged Ashe forward, ensuring that she kept moving. It was Alura, however, who was probably hurting the most. She doubted that the human was suffering from the coldness like she was. "As long as they don't mess with us, I don't care who they are so long as we finish before them."
The two continued down the small field, around white trees and towards another narrow path that led up. The two paused once Ashe pulled on the leather strap connecting the partners, causing Alura to turn. "That's not the snow," The pink-topped girl noted, pointing forward.
Alura had to squint her white eyes at the narrow path where Ashe was pointing. She was right: it was a figure, standing on two legs despite having two short arms that were also used to walk. Alura immediately reached for her backpack, pulling out the wooden mallet from the bag as if she knew it had been there the whole time. She didn't know what the creature was, aside from the fact it was big, round, and white.
Ashe knew what it was. Alura tried to move forward, but Ashe pulled on the cord again. "What?" Alura asked, "Let's go deal with it. It's blocking the path."
"I don't think we should mess with it," Ashe urged.
"Why? It looks fat and slow."
The human wrinkled her nose and seemed to pout a bit. "You don't get it," she told the alien. "That's a polar bear. In a freakin' swimsuit." Alura looked up at the 'bear.' "With sunglasses," Ashe added, as if she was explaining further why this creature was to be feared. "I may not know a whole lot about bears, but I know that you don't mess with a polar bear in swimming trunks."
Alura looked back at the human again in confusion.