#Im very rusty plz forgive

[zeehva]

His large, smooth hands glided across her warm skin with ease. Following every curvature and caressing her closely. Her flesh was dappled with small imperfections, beauty marks here, scars there. It was well traveled as she liked to call it. Though as his fingers trailed across each scar, one in particular caught his attention. “How’d you get this scar?” He asked as his thumb traced it once more. 

Zeehva looked over her shoulder, trying to get a glimpse of the jagged scar on her back thigh. Breathing out a soft laugh as she relaxed down onto her arms, lazing about like a cat while he rubbed at her muscles. “Father and I.. We were retrieving our goods from a pretty big bust. Real valuable stuff ya’ know. Couldn’t believe we found it honestly. But of course, we weren’t the only ones sniffing for that treasure.. Some other relic hunters came along as we were heading back to the caravan. We usually try to be honorable, if someone finds the goods first, we’d usually just back off and go to our next lead. Of course, not these folks. They intended to steal the treasure. But they didn’t stand a chance against Mistah Belrose..” She laughed, her voice emphasizing her fathers nickname in a deep baritone. 

“That was until they got their hands on me.” Her lips pursed, turning into a slight frown as she recalled the memory. “He let them take it all once they stabbed me. I wasn’t strong enough to break free or anything. He put his dagger in my thigh and dragged it down until my father promised to let them have the goods. I couldn’t help but scream. It felt like he had lit my leg on fire. I’m used to being hurt from falling and what not but that was.. that was something else.” She ran a hand through her dark raven locks, ruffling her hair some. “I never did forgive him for giving in to their demands, even if my life was at risk. After that was when I started learning combat though. I wasn’t going to let others use me against my father. He didn’t have a choice to take me on the road with him, and I was a weakness. We knew that, but it was that moment in particular that truly opened my eyes to just how big a weakness I was. We’d never survive if all anyone had to do is make me their punching bag in order to get what they want from us..” 

She rolled over, head propped up on her hand as she looked at Ikhaara. “And I’ve never been a punching bag since..” She smiled warmly, though her gaze squinted as she thought briefly to herself, “Well.. For the most part anyway. The spear only scares off so many..” 

| This was inspired by a prompt from a writing discord community I’m in. So enjoy the little drabble and thank you to @ratdorei for running the discord and inspiring people to write again! @ikhaara for mentions. |

#My writing #ZeehvaxIkhaara #Drabbles #Im very rusty plz forgive

[mascne-blog]

𝓪𝓷 𝓲𝓼𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓪 𝓶𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓷 𝓳𝓪𝓻

hey babes!! im abby ur local loser ;)) im 16 and in the edt. i haven’t been involved with rping in literal ages so forgive me if im rusty but plz love me and my bb isla anyways :)) also shouts out to rueb for recommending this group to me and getting me involved again.

under the cut im going to include just a few brief bullet points all about isla and her reason for coming to kingswood!

isla, for starters, was raised by her father alone. when she was very young her parents were together but not anything she could remember. she was only a few months old anyways when the situation unknown to her caused her mother to up and leave, though she doesn’t really hold any resinment to it. her father always showed her love and raised her well, so she never really thought twice about it

growing up, her father had a decent enough job to support her and himself, afford small luxuries, and live in a quaint little home that wasn’t anything fancy. they both ad an understanding that quality of life wasn’t based on material goods, so neither of them ever felt discouraged by their way of living

also, isla tends to be a very clingy person. it kind of stems from not really having too big of a support system and always relying on her dad. she seems to attach to people very strongly when she does, sometimes to the point of over-doing it, but she only means the best in doing so

isla isnt very skilled at ONE thing fully, she’s more of a jack of all trades. shes one hell of a flute player, but nothing of the symphony sort. she’s got an eye for technical theatre and design, but is no broadway award winning woman. words are for sure on her side when she writes, but her flow is nothing more than slightly above average writing. nothing particularly special.

this hasn’t ever really bugged her because it allows her to be involved in various different groups that open her up to new opportunities. 

also, isla is at kingswoods on a scholarship. she received it because even though she might not be an ace at any of her hobbies, this girl can standardize test to the heavens and beyond. if she puts her mind to it, which most of the time she does, her grades turn out impeccable on test scores. when she submitted her application it was hard to deny the girl had brains. essentially, her 33 ACT score paired with As and Bs granted her access to within kingswood

that being said, she didnt come to kingswood until she had a last minute on a whim decision to apply while in her sophomore year at her normal school. her school had recommended her to it, seeing as she’d taken the ACT early and done so well, and when she received the scholarship all it took was a quick conversation with her dad to make the decision final

honestly though, shes a sweetie with no particular idea for what she wants to achieve in the future, just a hope that everything turns out alright

#( &&ABOUT ) #( &&INTRO ) #kings:intro

[verdigrisprowl]

Dec 18 Odothon Part 7 - DS9 S6E5 S6E6  S6E11 S7E6

Their star is back in his right mind, to Prowl’s great relief; and Prowl hopes he stays there. But he’s still concerned. He fell so easily the first time.

There is a possibility that said star’s home planet might die off of natural causes, leaving him the only person to rule their empire. Intriguing possibility. Could be utilized on Cybertron. Prowl doubts the moral Soundwave wants him to take away from the show is “kill all other Cybertronians and assume their role in the galactic community,” so he’s waiting to see how this turns out.

Today FakeProwl 5:03 pm *ping ping can he come over plz* ItsyBitsySpyers 5:03 pm *Well, that answers the question of whether or not Prowl still trusts him enough to come over and watch.*

*Come on in. He's already settled and waiting.* FakeProwl 5:04 pm *he appears straight on the couch this time.* Ready. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:04 pm {{S6E5 Favor The Bold}} FakeProwl 5:04 pm *He lost sleep over Odo. He needs to know.* ItsyBitsySpyers 5:06 pm *Greeting ping and visor off.* FakeProwl 5:06 pm *Greeting/permission ping.* FakeProwl 5:08 pm ... Even if they do retake DS9 as soon as possible... I'm concerned that by the time they do, Odo will already be working for the other side. FakeProwl 5:08 pm *"concerned," he says, oh so calmly.* ItsyBitsySpyers 5:10 pm [[Retaking it will be difficult without inside help. The Founder was in Odo's room when Kira explained her plans, and she is not a forgiving figure.]] FakeProwl 5:11 pm No, she's not. FakeProwl 5:12 pm ... Is this an intervention or a retaliation? Well. It wasn't a successful one, whatever it is. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:13 pm [[Unfortunately not.]] FakeProwl 5:16 pm *Grimaces.* Somebody needs to break down that door. He's doing nothing but interacting with a single person who's trying to manipulate him. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:17 pm [[And succeeding. Rapidly.]] FakeProwl 5:17 pm Extremely. It's a—a rapid addiction. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:19 pm *Soundwave tries not to huff too harshly at the "gods don't make mistakes" line.*

*He nods at Prowl's assessment.* [[It reminds him of someone he knows, in an odd way.]] FakeProwl 5:20 pm Oh? ItsyBitsySpyers 5:23 pm [[Mm, yes. A somewhat promising mech manipulated into an addiction to someone who now refuses to acknowledge their existence. He has seen them drop into despair in that being's absence. It is unpleasant to watch.]] FakeProwl 5:24 pm ... To what end? Were they someone's enemy? ItsyBitsySpyers 5:26 pm [[Nothing so important. He doesn't know for certain, but he believes the one who is now absent simply wanted a toy. Something to break and discard and laugh at when it limped back.]] [[That part is probably irrelevant to Odo's situation. The utter distraction and addiction is what reminded him of it.]] FakeProwl 5:28 pm ... Disgusting. The emotional addict—anyone I might know? ItsyBitsySpyers 5:29 pm [[Not that he knows of.]] ItsyBitsySpyers 5:31 pm [[Well done with the message.]] FakeProwl 5:32 pm Hm. I'd try to find a therapist for them, but all the ones I know are either terrible or retired. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:32 pm [[As are the ones he's passed by.]] FakeProwl 5:33 pm ... Pity. FakeProwl 5:34 pm Well. If their manipulator comes back to reclaim their toy—it might be nice if you blocked their attempts at contact. FakeProwl 5:35 pm *mumbles* What blatant misuse of his troops. FakeProwl 5:37 pm ... Well, that's not going to help their cause. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:37 pm [[He's made past efforts.]] *Folds his hands.* [[But yes. He'll try again, if he hears of it in time.]] FakeProwl 5:38 pm Kira should have let Dumber drag Ziyal away, Ziyal could have made an excellent spy with a direct link to Gold Docket. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:38 pm *Soundwave trembles a bit. Dumber. Oh, that's lovely. He'll let that one stand.* [[Her temper does get the better of her at times.]] FakeProwl 5:39 pm It certainly does. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:40 pm [[That said, he thinks Ziyal is too naive to do well as a spy.]] FakeProwl 5:40 pm True, but I think she's learning better. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:41 pm (("my pistons may be rusty but my hearing is sharp as ever")) [[It *would* be helpful.]] FakeProwl 5:44 pm Odo's still questioning her a little bit. ItsyBitsySpyers 5:45 pm *Nod nod.* FakeProwl 5:47 pm *Hope for the best, expect the worst. Prowl's afraid he would get along very well with Garak.* ItsyBitsySpyers 5:48 pm *What's there to be afraid of?* FakeProwl 5:48 pm *He seems /absolutely exhausting/ to be around.* ItsyBitsySpyers 5:53 pm ((u good?)) FakeProwl 5:54 pm ((im good)) ItsyBitsySpyers 5:54 pm {{S6E6 Sacrifice of Angels}} ItsyBitsySpyers 5:57 pm *Oh, he doesn't know. He could stand the occasional lunch now and then with someone with his own interests, as long as they didn't try to steal his position.* ItsyBitsySpyers 6:02 pm [[This despite his original attempt to kill her upon recovery from the planet she and her mother were stranded on.]] FakeProwl 6:02 pm As though "holding them for questioning" isn't the most transparent euphemism imaginable. Did he? Hmph. Unsurprising. ItsyBitsySpyers 6:04 pm [[Of course he did. He already had a family, and the former Prefect mating with a Bajoran? Two social strikes. She is close to Kira because Kira protected her.]] FakeProwl 6:07 pm *immediately tenses up at the word "anhedonic."* *deliberately forces avatar back to neutral.* ItsyBitsySpyers 6:08 pm *Corner of the optics glance and back to the screen. He's not going to pry, but he will note.* FakeProwl 6:10 pm He really does believe he was protecting and liberating Bajor. *shakes head.* I wasn't sure if that was something he told himself or something he told other people. But if he's sharing the same story with his allies... FakeProwl 6:12 pm ... Usually I would be intensely concerned about someone who allows love for a single person to completely dominate his personality, life, morality, and decisions. I'll make an exception for Odo because it might be the only thing left that can drag him out of this. ItsyBitsySpyers 6:14 pm *Wonders if Prowl is intensely concerned about Tarantulas. Wonders if he should ask that. Decides it's not his place to poke at that and nods again.*

[[Taking what they can get, at this point.]] FakeProwl 6:16 pm ... That was a very elaborate distraction. ItsyBitsySpyers 6:17 pm [[In a bad way or an impressive way?]] FakeProwl 6:17 pm In an unexpected and thus amusing way. ItsyBitsySpyers 6:18 pm [[Hm. Quark hasn't killed anyone before, he thinks.]] FakeProwl 6:18 pm I think you're right. FakeProwl 6:19 pm Please, PLEASE go help them. This is your shot, Odo. FakeProwl 6:21 pm ... If the Link is "paradise," that's all the more reason not to be part of it. Why waste time in a place that's already perfect when there's so much on the outside that still needs help? ItsyBitsySpyers 6:22 pm *Another glance.* [[You never consider retiring some day?]] *And there go all the mines.* FakeProwl 6:23 pm Doing what? ItsyBitsySpyers 6:24 pm [[He doesn't know. He thought you would, if you ever consider it.]] FakeProwl 6:24 pm No, I mean—I never considered doing /what/ someday? ItsyBitsySpyers 6:25 pm [[The idea of finding some place perfect to settle and be comfortable with all that you want at hand in your waning vorns. It is a fascinating alien concept. He thought you would be familiar with it from your travels.]] ItsyBitsySpyers 6:27 pm [[He tried it, himself. It turned out he wasn't very good at it.]] *Huff.* [[Now he is here.]] FakeProwl 6:27 pm ... Vaguely. Distantly. It's a concept that applies only to things that can die of old age. FakeProwl 6:30 pm ((i love how the Founder just constantly gives off the vibe of a slightly cross grandma)) ItsyBitsySpyers 6:31 pm *Nod. It was a tempting thing, but the thought of having nothing but leisure time for millions and millions of years... no, thank you.*

[[That was part of his reasoning for stopping. [][][]Why waste time - when there's so much on the outside that still needs help?[][][] ]] FakeProwl 6:31 pm *Nods at screen.* Useful gods they've got next door. ItsyBitsySpyers 6:32 pm [[Quite.]] FakeProwl 6:37 pm ... This probably isn't the message I should be taking from this, but what I'm getting is "give Megatron an offspring; kill it in front of him. Prevent a lot of unnecessary conquering and genocide." FakeProwl 6:38 pm ... Although if we're going to be traveling into the past to give and take a sparkling from him it might be easier to just kill him outright. ItsyBitsySpyers 6:39 pm [[Perhaps it isn't. He is not interested in that solution, himself.]] *Something of a silence.* [[But he has watched for timelines that could tell him if it is true.]] [[That is not the end of the story, though. We must summarize a few things and carry on.]] FakeProwl 6:40 pm No, it didn't seem like the end. Go on, then. ItsyBitsySpyers 6:41 pm [[Damar deeply regrets murdering Ziyal. He replaces Dukat, but cannot stand up to the Dominion's leaders and swiftly becomes the puppet connecting them to the Cardassian people.]]

[[Bashir and others believe surrendering now and rebelling later will involve less loss of life than continuing the war. The proposal's denied and Bashir's persuaded to change his mind. The others try to give classified information to the enemy, but he stops them, insisting that the course of history may yet be changed in their favor.]] ItsyBitsySpyers 6:42 pm {{S6E11 Waltz}} FakeProwl 6:43 pm All right. Let's go. FakeProwl 6:47 pm ... Hm. Surrendering now /will/ lead to less /immediate/ loss of life, at the cost of sustained gradual loss of life that might soon total far greater than would have been lost during the war. And it's much harder to liberate a tightly-held colony than it is to maintain an empire's freedom. ((i love it when actors do the "pretend the ship's been hit" jiggle dance)) ItsyBitsySpyers 6:48 pm ((tbh so do i, thinking of them trying to do that with the straight faces and all)) FakeProwl 6:49 pm ((dukat's was impressive, with the shaky knees)) FakeProwl 6:51 pm Kira and Odo are walking around together again. Is their relationship recovering or is it only business? ItsyBitsySpyers 6:52 pm ((agreed!))

[[Mm. One of the tapes he skipped took Bashir and Dax to an alien planet. The entire population was infected with an engineered fatal plague the Dominion unleashed on them for resisting. There were no possible cures; all infected were doomed. Bashir did manage to make a vaccine that would protect the offspring they produced, but that was all.]]

[[With that in mind... your second comment, the one regarding liberating tightly-held colonies? He is inclined to agree.]] [[Their relationship is slowly recovering, and will continue to do so for the next half a year.]]

[[And now: Sisko wakes up in a cavern. His only company is Dukat, who's hallucinating familiar figures. Dukat lies about the broken signal transmitter, insists they're "old friends", and repeatedly claims to be a decent person. Things are about to come to a head.]] ItsyBitsySpyers 7:01 pm ((it doesn't come across well in that delivery but the line is intended to be sarcasm)) FakeProwl 7:02 pm ... All this talk about inherent superiority, about how the victims should have accepted their inferiority, about how he should have killed them. Gold Docket sounds exactly like... *Grimace.* I was going to say a Decepticon. But, no. He just sounds like a Cybertronian. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:03 pm *Helm tilt.* [[Autobots too?]] FakeProwl 7:05 pm The Autobots were too busy stopping the Decepticons to do anything else. And—for now, at least, while the memories are fresh—I think there are too many of them who are determined to /not/ be like the Decepticons to do anything they did. But, the memories are going to fade. And the proud, glorious Cybertronian people are going to remember that they're /inherently better/ than all the foolish, short-lived little organics of the galaxy. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:07 pm [[Unless they're taught otherwise.]] FakeProwl 7:07 pm *SNORT.* Yeah. Sure. *Nods at the screen.* Who do you think could teach Gold Docket otherwise? We're a whole race of Gold Dockets. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:08 pm [[Us as well?]] FakeProwl 7:08 pm Define the scope of "us." ItsyBitsySpyers 7:09 pm [[There are only two of us on this couch.]] FakeProwl 7:10 pm I don't know enough about how you feel about organics. I'd like to think /I've/ learned better. But I don't know what I'm still carrying. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:11 pm [[Do you think yourself capable of continuing to learn? Of wanting to learn?]] FakeProwl 7:12 pm I try to be. FakeProwl 7:14 pm Are you going to try to tell me that other Cybertronians are capable of learning, too? Don't bother—you and I both know full well that most don't WANT to. When they do learn a lesson it's an accident and a great shock to everyone involved. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:24 pm [[We are both good at arranging accidents.]] *Quiet puff.* [[He does think we can become better as a whole than we have been. You know who he was, and you yourself have arrived here despite starting out in the depths of Functionism and mechanical superiority.]]

[[He doesn't know how to reach others yet, but he is looking, and he will keep looking. If you never feel as though it's possible for you to do that, then... that is your mind. But it does not change his.]] FakeProwl 7:24 pm *... Prowl made a mistake by saying anything. The show stopped.* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:24 pm *He didn't make a mistake; there's just summaries coming and they were on a topic.* FakeProwl 7:26 pm ... Mm. *Gestures at screen.* Let's just... go on. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:26 pm [[As you wish. He must explain passing events we do not have time to cover, though.]] FakeProwl 7:26 pm *Nods.* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:27 pm [[General events.]]

[[More crew members face unpleasant wartime scenarios. Chief O'Brien chooses between completing an infiltration mission and saving the enemy friend he made. Worf is faced with winning a battle or saving his spouse. Kira, who despises collaborators, learns that her mother became one of Dukat's "companions" to save her family. Bashir's life is turned upside-down by an undocumented Federation spy organization, Section 31. Sisko and Garak conspire and lie to drag the Romulans into joining the war, as you may recall once seeing.]] ItsyBitsySpyers 7:29 pm [[During a lull, a self-aware hologram musician advises Odo on his interest in Kira and helps him gain confidence. Odo confesses his feelings to what he thinks is a hologram of Kira and they enter a relationship when the truth is revealed.]] FakeProwl 7:29 pm ... I don't recall seeing something like that, but I'll take your word for it. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:31 pm [[...No, you weren't there, were you? The others were. That's right. Hmm. He'll have to send you that some time.]] [[Never mind. You know now.]] FakeProwl 7:31 pm Indeed. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:32 pm [[He apologizes. He's still somewhat weary from the weekend, and movie nights do blend now and then if he isn't specifically reviewing the details.]]

[[Lastly, Sisko is forced to fight pah-wraiths - enemies of the wormhole aliens - even though it may kill him and his son. Jealous of his greater faith and the gods' attention to him, Kai Winn ruins his victory under the guise of saving them. Sisko and his son live, but the pah-wraiths escape.]] ((*casually blames muse's DJing for the mun's error*)) [[Now we may continue.]] FakeProwl 7:34 pm ((blaming your own mistakes on your muse is Good Writing.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:35 pm {{S7E6 Treachery, Faith, and the Great River}} FakeProwl 7:38 pm ... I don't trust this defection. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:39 pm [[The Vorta *have* historically been slippery and sneaky.]] FakeProwl 7:40 pm Indeed. ((WAIT THAT'S JEFFREY COMBS)) ((I DIDN'T REALIZE. BUT I CAN HEAR IT NOW)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:40 pm ((LMAO YES that's why i've been making jokes about ratchet)) FakeProwl 7:41 pm ((AND NOW I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP HEARING PRISSY RATCHET)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:42 pm (( 😄 )) FakeProwl 7:42 pm It is true that he's culturally and perhaps genetically altered to view Odo as a god. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:44 pm *Nod.* [[Quick way to ensure loyalty.]] FakeProwl 7:44 pm But the other Founders may still have convinced him to regard Odo as a fallen god, and thus to spy on him. ... But, I can be convinced. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:45 pm [[Heh.]] FakeProwl 7:47 pm ... He's saying all the right things. Live in peace with the solids, et cetera. And that's suspicious. FakeProwl 7:50 pm I hope he's sincere, though. He could be a great asset. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:51 pm [[One of the best they could ask for.]] FakeProwl 7:54 pm Well, he's already taught the Federation the weak point of a Jem'Hadar ship. ItsyBitsySpyers 7:55 pm [[If he *was* a planted spy, letting him talk about things like that would be a serious error in judgment.]] FakeProwl 7:56 pm Indeed. ((oh my god. that's the worst way i've ever seen a pizza be eaten.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:57 pm ((it's adorable tho)) FakeProwl 7:58 pm ((it is)) FakeProwl 8:01 pm *"You have an opportunity to rectify the mistakes your people have made." Sits up and leans forward.* *An intriguing possibility. ... But one that requires the rest of the race to die off first.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:05 pm *May he never have to hide in an ice blob.* FakeProwl 8:09 pm ... Time for the regular movie night, isn't it? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:10 pm [[Yes. But he is available tomorrow night. We can do our best to wrap it up then.]] FakeProwl 8:10 pm I don't suppose we can convince the regular moviegoers to watch the amazing adventures of Odo? *wry smile* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:11 pm [[Not without as much context as he's given you. Though he might be convinced to play more of these tales in general, soon.]] [[For now, he must have a few moments to prepare. You're welcome to explore outside, if you would like to see the canyon while he is busy.]] FakeProwl 8:13 pm If you don't need my help, I'll wait here. *He'll supervise.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:13 pm [[Very well.]]

*And Soundwave will set about doing just that.*

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