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    “Jaaaaazzzzyyyy!”

    The sound of his recently gained nickname being yelled out had the painted colt sighing heavily, knowing his rare moment of alone time was about to be shattered. Jasper glanced at the nearby trees, trying to judge if he had enough time to get out of sight before he was found - though that would likely lead to another ‘talk’ from his older brother and mother about “being a good uncle.” Although… he could always just say that they were playing hide and seek and that Laz just couldn’t find him. No, that won't work. Last time we did that we ALL got scolded by both Finn and Fancy, Jasper remembered, the incident still fresh in his memory. It was after that that the other yearlings started hanging out without Jasper, knowing the younger colt was fond of his uncle.

    Jasper and his fellow yearlings had been subjected to being the young colt’s playmates since he was born. Until just recently, no other foals had been born in the herd so the older foals were the only ones Laz could play with. Lazuli was a good kid, but it was a drag for the older foals to deal with him because they couldn’t play as rough, run as fast, or wander as far when he was with them. The rest of the yearlings had quickly come to realize that they could just dump Lazuli on Jasper and go play with each other. The only one who would sometimes hang out with them was Hartley, but even he would get bored of foalsitting. So, Jasper soon found himself forced to be the responsible one among the yearlings.

    With a heavy sigh, Jasper turned around to face the familiar black and white colt just as he rounded the corner and spotted him. Jasper watched the long legged colt nearly topple over as he skidded to a stop, but he managed to catch himself before he face planted. Laz was starting to learn to fully control his gangly limbs, already he was almost as fast as the yearlings.

    “Found you!” Laz’s excited shout was second only to his bouncing steps as he bounded over to the yearling. Unsurprisingly, the colt was bursting with energy.

    “I didn’t realize we were playing hide and seek.” Jasper chuckled, admittedly amused by the youngster’s enthusiasm. Despite his reluctance to be stuck watching over the colt, Jasper did like Lazuli. Everyone seemed to like Laz, he was a fun, sweet kid that had a lot of energy.

    Laz laughed, a pleasant, bubbly sound, “No no! But we could if you want to Jazzy!”

    “Nah, not really in the mood to hide or seek today.” Jasper gave the foal an apologetic smile, but leaned down to graze nevertheless. “Hey, why don’t you go play with one of the new foals?” He suggested, not looking up from the grass. He hoped he might manage to wiggle out of being the colt’s playmate today.

    Lazuli huffed, looking toward the rest of the herd where he knew the newest members of the herd were likely still glued to their mother’s sides. “Momma and Grama said they are too little to play with yet.” The colt grumbled in response. He still remembered the day one of them was being born, it was the same day he saved the spiky animal stuck under the log. He still had so many questions about where the foals came from, but neither his mother or grandmother would tell him anymore about it.

    Jasper looked up at Laz, surprised by the dip in his mood, “Really? ...Well I guess that makes sense. Don’t worry lil bud, soon enough the three of you will be playing all the time.” Then he added after a moment, “You won't be stuck playing with a boring guy like me.”

    “That’s okay! I like playing with you plus I wanted to spar anyway!” Laz announced, his mood rebounding in the blink of an eye. He danced on the spot, rearing a bit and tossing his head in a clear invitation to fight.

    Jasper stood up properly, looking down at the colt with an eyebrow cocked, “A spar? You know you’ll get your butt kicked, right? Sorry kiddo, no can do.”

    The black and white colt snorted, rearing up tall and striking out with his hooves, landing glancing blows on the older colt’s shoulder. “Come on, Jazzy! Fight me!” The blue eyed colt challenged, pawing at the ground.

    Jasper took a step back, surprised at the boldness of the youngster. His blows didn’t really hurt, but they were stronger than he expected from the colt. “Hey! Knock it off, I said no.” Jasper snorted, flicking his tail. It wasn’t so much that he didn’t want to, it was more the fear of accidentally hurting the colt and having his older brother angry at him. “Let’s race or something instead.” He suggested.

    Lazuli pouted, staring at Jasper with narrowed eyes, “Why won't you fight me?”

    Jasper sighed, “Cause I’m bigger than you and I might hurt you.”

    The colt rolled his eyes, “I’m tough, and I trust you not to actually hurt me.”

    It was that last bit that caught the yearling’s attention, “Yeah, but accidents happen, you know?”

    Laz huffed, “So? Can’t I just play with my friend without worrying about mom or dad getting mad?”

    It was then that Jasper realized that Lazuli was smarter and more aware than he realized, it seemed he’d caught on to why everyone was hesitant to play with him. It annoyed Jasper how much his brother babied the colt, and it was clear that Laz felt the same. Taking a moment to decide, Jasper found himself unable to deny his nephew. “You know what, you’re right. Come on then, hit me with your best shot!” Jasper challenged with a grin, seeing a similar grin grow on the youngster’s face.

    Maybe playing with Laz wasn’t as much of a drag as Jasper thought it to be, even if he got yelled at later for the colt’s bumps and bruises.

Stallion: Ajax (#82)
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In response to: The boys talk about the new foals and play near a burnt tree (WDFCF? + Burnt Tree)

Art features: Jasper, Lazuli
Story features(6): Myrtle, Finn, Fancy, Jasper, Hartley, Lazuli
Word Count: 1011

Aging: Jasper 2/3

Items Used: Peanutwood + Maplewood
Companion Animals:
Caring – Theodore the Cat (Healthy Foals) N/A
Helping – Pudge the Cat (Extra Feathers)
Healing – Monster the Cat (Heals Injuries) NOT USING
Protecting – Sassy the Dog (Reduces Injuries) NOT USING
Nursing – Angel the Dove (Heals Sickness) NOT USING
Foaling – Jeremy the Stork (Bonus From Foaling) N/A

Rolls: Normal

Other notes:
PPJ:
Ajax: Estraya, Fancy, Isabelle, Jessabelle, Juniper, Cheyenne, Yuki, Trissa, Bianka (None Available)
Finn: Everyone

Artist Notes:
Yet another piece that was sitting around waiting for a damn background, finally getting my story moving again and getting foals aged up.

Refs: link
Art (c) DaSassy

Description

    “Jaaaaazzzzyyyy!”

    The sound of his recently gained nickname being yelled out had the painted colt sighing heavily, knowing his rare moment of alone time was about to be shattered. Jasper glanced at the nearby trees, trying to judge if he had enough time to get out of sight before he was found - though that would likely lead to another ‘talk’ from his older brother and mother about “being a good uncle.” Although… he could always just say that they were playing hide and seek and that Laz just couldn’t find him. No, that won't work. Last time we did that we ALL got scolded by both Finn and Fancy, Jasper remembered, the incident still fresh in his memory. It was after that that the other yearlings started hanging out without Jasper, knowing the younger colt was fond of his uncle.

    Jasper and his fellow yearlings had been subjected to being the young colt’s playmates since he was born. Until just recently, no other foals had been born in the herd so the older foals were the only ones Laz could play with. Lazuli was a good kid, but it was a drag for the older foals to deal with him because they couldn’t play as rough, run as fast, or wander as far when he was with them. The rest of the yearlings had quickly come to realize that they could just dump Lazuli on Jasper and go play with each other. The only one who would sometimes hang out with them was Hartley, but even he would get bored of foalsitting. So, Jasper soon found himself forced to be the responsible one among the yearlings.

    With a heavy sigh, Jasper turned around to face the familiar black and white colt just as he rounded the corner and spotted him. Jasper watched the long legged colt nearly topple over as he skidded to a stop, but he managed to catch himself before he face planted. Laz was starting to learn to fully control his gangly limbs, already he was almost as fast as the yearlings.

    “Found you!” Laz’s excited shout was second only to his bouncing steps as he bounded over to the yearling. Unsurprisingly, the colt was bursting with energy.

    “I didn’t realize we were playing hide and seek.” Jasper chuckled, admittedly amused by the youngster’s enthusiasm. Despite his reluctance to be stuck watching over the colt, Jasper did like Lazuli. Everyone seemed to like Laz, he was a fun, sweet kid that had a lot of energy.

    Laz laughed, a pleasant, bubbly sound, “No no! But we could if you want to Jazzy!”

    “Nah, not really in the mood to hide or seek today.” Jasper gave the foal an apologetic smile, but leaned down to graze nevertheless. “Hey, why don’t you go play with one of the new foals?” He suggested, not looking up from the grass. He hoped he might manage to wiggle out of being the colt’s playmate today.

    Lazuli huffed, looking toward the rest of the herd where he knew the newest members of the herd were likely still glued to their mother’s sides. “Momma and Grama said they are too little to play with yet.” The colt grumbled in response. He still remembered the day one of them was being born, it was the same day he saved the spiky animal stuck under the log. He still had so many questions about where the foals came from, but neither his mother or grandmother would tell him anymore about it.

    Jasper looked up at Laz, surprised by the dip in his mood, “Really? ...Well I guess that makes sense. Don’t worry lil bud, soon enough the three of you will be playing all the time.” Then he added after a moment, “You won't be stuck playing with a boring guy like me.”

    “That’s okay! I like playing with you plus I wanted to spar anyway!” Laz announced, his mood rebounding in the blink of an eye. He danced on the spot, rearing a bit and tossing his head in a clear invitation to fight.

    Jasper stood up properly, looking down at the colt with an eyebrow cocked, “A spar? You know you’ll get your butt kicked, right? Sorry kiddo, no can do.”

    The black and white colt snorted, rearing up tall and striking out with his hooves, landing glancing blows on the older colt’s shoulder. “Come on, Jazzy! Fight me!” The blue eyed colt challenged, pawing at the ground.

    Jasper took a step back, surprised at the boldness of the youngster. His blows didn’t really hurt, but they were stronger than he expected from the colt. “Hey! Knock it off, I said no.” Jasper snorted, flicking his tail. It wasn’t so much that he didn’t want to, it was more the fear of accidentally hurting the colt and having his older brother angry at him. “Let’s race or something instead.” He suggested.

    Lazuli pouted, staring at Jasper with narrowed eyes, “Why won't you fight me?”

    Jasper sighed, “Cause I’m bigger than you and I might hurt you.”

    The colt rolled his eyes, “I’m tough, and I trust you not to actually hurt me.”

    It was that last bit that caught the yearling’s attention, “Yeah, but accidents happen, you know?”

    Laz huffed, “So? Can’t I just play with my friend without worrying about mom or dad getting mad?”

    It was then that Jasper realized that Lazuli was smarter and more aware than he realized, it seemed he’d caught on to why everyone was hesitant to play with him. It annoyed Jasper how much his brother babied the colt, and it was clear that Laz felt the same. Taking a moment to decide, Jasper found himself unable to deny his nephew. “You know what, you’re right. Come on then, hit me with your best shot!” Jasper challenged with a grin, seeing a similar grin grow on the youngster’s face.

    Maybe playing with Laz wasn’t as much of a drag as Jasper thought it to be, even if he got yelled at later for the colt’s bumps and bruises.

Stallion: Ajax (#82)
|<< Previous | Next >>|

In response to: The boys talk about the new foals and play near a burnt tree (WDFCF? + Burnt Tree)

Art features: Jasper, Lazuli
Story features(6): Myrtle, Finn, Fancy, Jasper, Hartley, Lazuli
Word Count: 1011

Aging: Jasper 2/3

Items Used: Peanutwood + Maplewood
Companion Animals:
Caring – Theodore the Cat (Healthy Foals) N/A
Helping – Pudge the Cat (Extra Feathers)
Healing – Monster the Cat (Heals Injuries) NOT USING
Protecting – Sassy the Dog (Reduces Injuries) NOT USING
Nursing – Angel the Dove (Heals Sickness) NOT USING
Foaling – Jeremy the Stork (Bonus From Foaling) N/A

Rolls: Normal

Other notes:
PPJ:
Ajax: Estraya, Fancy, Isabelle, Jessabelle, Juniper, Cheyenne, Yuki, Trissa, Bianka (None Available)
Finn: Everyone

Artist Notes:
Yet another piece that was sitting around waiting for a damn background, finally getting my story moving again and getting foals aged up.

Refs: link
Art (c) DaSassy