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Achoo! Oleander sniffled and gazed ahead, his eyes fixated on nothing. Snow had started to fall on his way home from the dojo at a rapid pace, and no part of his anatomy or attire had prepared him for it. Perhaps he shouldn't have left behind that scarf he knitted back at Suvash's. He felt shivers coursing through his body as he made his way down the dirt path to the Nook. In his mind, he knew he'd probably end up sick the next day. Mother would not be pleased. He'd have to come up with some sort of excuse...

He sighed and looked up wistfully at the sky, squinting his eyes as snowflakes came falling towards his eyes. He was sad that his time at the dojo was over; sparkler training had been one of his happiest experiences in recent memory. But now with the holidays approaching his mother would be getting a few weeks off from work, which meant no time spent at the Nook and no more sneaking out. The thought of it made his heart plummet and he grimaced thinking about the events of the previous year. Some part of him hoped that this time around would be better, but he already knew that to be impossible.

Oleander snapped away from that line of thought upon hearing rustling coming from the bushes beside him. He stopped in his tracks and felt his heart begin to race. Could it be another wyngro? Or... a spite? His breath hitched in his throat and he cautiously began moving away, his eyes locked on the bush in question. He saw a pair of beady eyes peek out from the foliage and tilted his head curiously. That didn't look particularly threatening.

A darkly-coloured runeboo pup emerged and padded towards him. Much to his amusement, it stood up on its hind legs and held its front paws close to his chest. The runeboo crooned. Was it begging for food? Oleander felt a wave of calmness wash over him, seeing that there was nothing to fear. He reached behind him and opened the pack on his back, taking out one of the treats another student had made for the class. He leaned down and held it out tentatively towards the runeboo, making soft crooning sounds to entice it closer.

The runeboo fearlessly snatched the snack out of his claws and began munching ferociously. Had it not eaten in a while? Oleander chuckled to himself. It was cute. He'd like to stay longer, but it was beginning to get dark and he needed to return to the nook before Mother came to pick him up. As he turned to leave, he noticed the runeboo edging closer towards him. When he started walking, it followed. Not good.

"You can't follow me, little guy," he said, waving his claws at it in a halfhearted attempt to shoo it away. The runeboo didn't seem to get the message.

Oleander sighed and sniffled. He'd love to keep a runeboo for himself, but there was no way that would ever be allowed to happen. Ah... his nose itched.

ACHOO! Oleander's sneeze startled the runeboo into running back to the safety of the bushes. He stared longingly after it but soon continued on his way, sneezing and wiping the water from his eyes. He wished that he'd grown in some fur or something. This would be a cold winter.

Determined to advance plot even when I'm sick... =w=

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Oleander
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Achoo! Oleander sniffled and gazed ahead, his eyes fixated on nothing. Snow had started to fall on his way home from the dojo at a rapid pace, and no part of his anatomy or attire had prepared him for it. Perhaps he shouldn't have left behind that scarf he knitted back at Suvash's. He felt shivers coursing through his body as he made his way down the dirt path to the Nook. In his mind, he knew he'd probably end up sick the next day. Mother would not be pleased. He'd have to come up with some sort of excuse...

He sighed and looked up wistfully at the sky, squinting his eyes as snowflakes came falling towards his eyes. He was sad that his time at the dojo was over; sparkler training had been one of his happiest experiences in recent memory. But now with the holidays approaching his mother would be getting a few weeks off from work, which meant no time spent at the Nook and no more sneaking out. The thought of it made his heart plummet and he grimaced thinking about the events of the previous year. Some part of him hoped that this time around would be better, but he already knew that to be impossible.

Oleander snapped away from that line of thought upon hearing rustling coming from the bushes beside him. He stopped in his tracks and felt his heart begin to race. Could it be another wyngro? Or... a spite? His breath hitched in his throat and he cautiously began moving away, his eyes locked on the bush in question. He saw a pair of beady eyes peek out from the foliage and tilted his head curiously. That didn't look particularly threatening.

A darkly-coloured runeboo pup emerged and padded towards him. Much to his amusement, it stood up on its hind legs and held its front paws close to his chest. The runeboo crooned. Was it begging for food? Oleander felt a wave of calmness wash over him, seeing that there was nothing to fear. He reached behind him and opened the pack on his back, taking out one of the treats another student had made for the class. He leaned down and held it out tentatively towards the runeboo, making soft crooning sounds to entice it closer.

The runeboo fearlessly snatched the snack out of his claws and began munching ferociously. Had it not eaten in a while? Oleander chuckled to himself. It was cute. He'd like to stay longer, but it was beginning to get dark and he needed to return to the nook before Mother came to pick him up. As he turned to leave, he noticed the runeboo edging closer towards him. When he started walking, it followed. Not good.

"You can't follow me, little guy," he said, waving his claws at it in a halfhearted attempt to shoo it away. The runeboo didn't seem to get the message.

Oleander sighed and sniffled. He'd love to keep a runeboo for himself, but there was no way that would ever be allowed to happen. Ah... his nose itched.

ACHOO! Oleander's sneeze startled the runeboo into running back to the safety of the bushes. He stared longingly after it but soon continued on his way, sneezing and wiping the water from his eyes. He wished that he'd grown in some fur or something. This would be a cold winter.

Determined to advance plot even when I'm sick... =w=

UPGRADE UNLOCKED: Spots

3/527 wyns