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The world is a vast and endless place. Some Soquili leave their homes one day to find a new one. Others are endless wanderers, roaming to their hearts content. Spring is all about new beginnings, after all.

Submit an RP with your Soquili traveling to a new place or recalling a time they traveled.

Ten'i Shinbi and her daughter Aika were planning a trip to go to the ocean in which they have never been to before. So this was going to be an interesting trip. The two loved to travel on trips together for mommy and daughter time. It was special to them. Ten'i stretched a bit as she headed to the meeting spot. The meeting spot was a big old oak tree. It's leaves were in bloom at the start of spring so it was super pretty. Flicking her tail a bit as she gets all excited once her daughter is in view. "Aika over here." She shouts out in such a happy voice. Then prances up to Aika as she nuzzles her head into Aika's neck. "Are you excited?" She wonders.
WC :: 130

Aika giggles at her mother. "You are like a filly. No one would believe that you are my mother. Yes I am excited." She nuzzles her mother back as they then head off towards the ocean they planned on visiting. Not that any of them has been there before. But a familiar has and so said familiar is leading the way. It was a nice change to take a trip like this. The plan was to enjoy the ocean water and the sights along the way. This was something Aika was interested in. She wants to see all the different sights between here and there. Humming a bit as she leans on her mother from time to time. "I can't believe father was ok with this?" She looks at her mother who is way too happy. So father does know about the trip. That is nice. She stretches a bit and then catches up with Ten'i. "Mom are you and father ever going to have more kids?" She wonders a bit. It would be nice to be an older sister.
WC :: 180

Ten'i looking at her daughter. "Awe thank you. I like to feel young." Giggling along with her daughter. Walking by Aika's side as she is enjoying this. "Oh yes your father knows about it. It is having a father and son trip with your brother." She points out as they found the familiar. The tree all getting their baby leaves looked so pretty. Getting lost in thought as she snaps out of it looking to Aika. "Hmm we are trying and have agreed to trying. But it will happen when it does." She smiles as she bumps into her daughter. "What about you? Have you found someone worth having kids with?" Wondering if there is someone special in her kid's life. Looking about she spots for creatures and plants she has never seen before. "Wow" That is all that comes to her mind as they continue to walk towards the ocean. Once they are closer Ten'i sees the ocean waters for the first time. Her jaw drops in awe as she never thought it was that big. "Oh my that is a lot of water. I wonder if it is too cold to play in. If that is the case we will need to come back in the summer."
WC :: 209

Aika looking at her mother. "Well I am testing the waters with someone. Not sure if it is going to be a lifemate kind of thing." She then looks at what her mother is. The waters reach as far as the eyes can see. "Wow that is pretty." Founding her mother down and to the water as it hits their hooves. And oh my was it cold water. "Yea maybe summer time would be better to play in the water. But it is still so pretty to look at." She points out as they enjoy the day watching the water move onto shore and then out to the seas again. It was such a pretty sight. This is going to be a place that she will visit again and again. Why would one not? The views are so wonderful to look at and the sounds surrounding the area are so relaxing that it can put one to sleep in a peaceful manner. "Hmm mother we will have to come here again. Maybe a yearly trip." She whispers as her mother just nods in agreement. But as the sun sets, which was so pretty to see, it was time to head back home so father and her brother didn't worry about them.
WC :: 211


FIN

1. Out on a walk, you see a small bunny. Look! How cute! Wait, does it have blood on it's coat? That's a very strange look on it's face....

Then right before your eyes, the rabbit shifts into a grinning feral

The only option is to run. It's the legendary, you thought mythical, Rabbit of Caerbannog. (Remember she is not an NPC and she does exist. You cannot control her in the RP, which is why you have to run. She's looking at you like you're in next batch of indigestion. Run! (BTW, Hoppy Easter!)

Fawn sees the rabbit with blood on it. Feeling of unease over comes her as she pivots on her back left foot and runs. Now Fawn is known to be pretty fast on her feet. Out of the corner of her eye as she pivoted she had seen it shift out of it's feral form. Her mother and great aunt have taught her well on how to spot a shifter and what to do once you spot one. Best is to stay hidden and sneak away if they haven't seen you. But in this case if they see you then you pivot and run at top speed. Find a spot that will hide your scent. In a flower field or in a body of water. Those are some things that can help. Not slowing down or missing a beat as she sees some flowers that give a scent of death called the corpse flower. She drops on it causing it to spray it's scent of death and then she is up again running. Her own scent gone at this point and knowing she will need a bath once home but she can't lead that thing to her home so she is heading to a large body of water between her and home that will cover her fully as if she just disappeared off of the face of the world. Once in the water she swims to the other side but in case she was being followed she did stay under the water for as long as she could before popping to the surface. Out of the water and sure no one is following her. she then shakes the water off and walks the rest of the way home.

WC:: 288

3. Embrace diversity, learn about a different custom from another soquili and tell about it or how it has affected you.

Aika was interested in learning about diversity and was on a journey to learn from different herds. Things like dancing, songs, and stories. Maybe even the different plants they use to help heal as well as other things. She is open to learning everything as it all interests her. On her journey she found a herd that thought her about some plants that are used to help mares in birth. That was interesting and the way it will be useful to her in the future is how it affected her. Onto the next herds to how some dances and how could there be so many different types of dances from herd to herd. This taught her that there are so many different dances for different things. Like dances for weather. Dances for health. Dances for corps. Dances for ceremonies. So many different ones but all of them so beautiful not that she would have the grace to do many of them. She learned how to do the dances for just fun and simple dances for foals. That is all she could do. The affect of the dances was that she now understands that not all dances are just for fun. Some have meanings. She listened to stories and songs on her travels as well but didn't learn them like the dances. This all affected her to go on another journey in the future to learn much more later on in her life. There was so much she got from her travels. Mainly new friends.

WC:: 253

November is all about having an “attitude of gratitude” and—Scratch that, I hate when people say that but what they really mean is you can’t complain about or be upset about anything. Being grateful is good, but it’s okay to let out our emotions from time to time.

In short, it’s okay to not be okay. Say it again. it’s okay to not be okay If you’re mad, sad, or whatever it’s okay to express that from time to time–it’s even healthy.

I know this time of year is stressful. Write a 750 word RP about you soquili getting upset,mad, or in an argument. Do they rage against the dying of the light? Rant against the heavens? Finally tell someone enough is enough? Or just let someone else know how they feel, even if it’s not pretty or grateful?

Maybe you want to make the RP into a parable that mirrors real life but in soquili way. Example (which you can totally use!) IRL your car has stopped working or those vacation plans have fallen through–tell me about how your soquili’s favorite basket breaks when you need it most. How that jar of honey didn’t come out flavored how they wanted. You’ve got the right to vent, so use this as a way to let it your frustrations (RULE: You cannot make it about any human, soquili can fend for themselves.)

Aika was thinking about a problem that has been plaguing her. She has always been the calm and collected one in the family for the most part and maybe that was getting to her. Having to be prefect all the time or at least she thought she needed to be prefect all the time. To be happy and not allow anything to get to her. Well maybe her mind just snapped at this moment. She was getting upset with herself for not being able to fix this problem. And to be honest it wasn't really a problem. The thing was that she happened to be at a kind of cross roads in her life. Getting mad because she could not pick to leave her childhood home or try to find a life else where. The problem was she didn't want to leave her mother, father, and brother. But she wanted to find love and what life had to offer. This wasn't something she could ask another because it had to be her making the choice. Sighing as she is starting to get upset and not stay calm or collective at all. This wasn't like herself and she knew that but was it ok to admit it? Could she admit that she was not indeed the calm and collective soul that everyone around her thought she was?

Sighing deeper as she thinks about that. Could she admit it? Would she? Taking a deep breath she tries to admit it to herself only to stop herself and shake her head. Why was it so hard to just breathe out the words that could set her free of this irritation she found herself in. Was it because she believed that she had to be in control and prefect all the time? Maybe... Just maybe her problem was not the fact she couldn't make up her mind on this but because she could not admit to herself or anyone else that she was not in fact okay and that she is not prefect. Not calm. Nor was she truly collective in any of this. That it was in fact all a role she played. This brought her to tears as she rears up only to land her front hooves hard into the earth below them. Fine she was going to admit it. That would indeed set her free of this feeling. It had to. Taking a deeper inhale of crisp cold air.. Allowing it to fill her lunges as she then slowly exhales it all out. Closing her eyes and slowly opening them.

"I am not okay. I am not calm. Nor am I the collective soul I thought I was. I am not prefect. I am in fact a mess and I am never sure of myself." As the words left her mouth Aika started to feel better. Lighter as if a weight was lifted off of her. breathing was easier. Was is truly okay to admit such things? Maybe it was. Maybe stating one's faults was something one should do and just maybe it did not matter if it was done in the open for others to hear. Maybe like right now it could be done alone as long as one believed their own words. A smile creeps along her mouth as she breathes in relief. She needed this.

"It is okay not to be okay. That is just fine and does not mean you are any less of your value." She takes a deeper breath this time as she releases it in a steady and clear mind. Maybe now making choices would come easier to her. It did in fact come to her easier. She could travel and always return to her family home. Nothing was stopping her from having both things. It was all in her head that she could only have one and that is where the stress came in and overwhelmed her to the point she was no longer sure of herself. So she admitted that she was not okay like she thought and that it was okay. She never thought such words could set her mind free. She is glad she did this and would teach it to any offspring she has. Every living thing should know that it is okay to be a mess. You do not need to be prefect all the time. Being okay is good. But not being okay was allowed. Now Aika needs to find someone that can be there for her on those days that she is not okay to let her know that she will be okay in time.

WC:: 769