Bird Calls

[Niv]

“Oh I little but not sprout, I a fully growned tunawa.” Niv tapped her chest with her fists for emphasis before asking "how long yew live?"

“I wish I learned to fly like burd, yew lucky Noah. How long it taked yew to learned duh flying?” Niv had wondered growing up why she wasn’t more like the birds she surrounded herself with. Flying was the biggest difference to her and at one point the naive Tunawa assumed she was just a late bloomer. It was a little heart breaking when she found out the truth.

“Oh dank yew” Niv replied with a smile as she took the beautiful white feather from Noah. “…doh I not hurt dat much, Tunawa heal fast.” The bubble of sap had already started to shrink during their conversion, illustrating Niv’s point. The feather was instead placed in the tunawa’s hair as decoration. “It make hair look pretty doh”

Niv sat on a rock on the shore of the river next to Noah as she went into detail about her people. The tunawa didn’t understand all that her friend was saying but it was clear it wasn’t good.
“I knowd all aboutah Lisirra, she dah goddess dat first poisoned Desnind and killed deh Sev’ryn before Meseke healed dem. She a bad goddess.” Niv clenched her tiny fist as she thought of the spiteful immortal.
“I dink it prove dat yew strong to separate from yew people. Not many able to do dat.” Niv smiled up at Noah and made a comforting pat on her feathery hand.

“Oh it is Tuddle! yes lets!” Niv scrambled to find anything that looked edible but quickly stopped when she realized how little she knew about turtles. “wat do da tuddles eat?” Niv asked as she began harvesting a small bundle of grass for their new turtle friend.

“Oh dat soundeh good to ears, I wish meh nest wasn’t tiny cause yew teh big teh invite over.”

[Chevnoavi]

"We live preetty long. Not hundereds, but good span o' arcs. What baybee Tunawa look like? Verry tiny, yes?" Noah took her taloned hands coming up with a small size guessing a baby Tunawa's size. "I bett Nivi was cuute baybee Tunawa.~" Noah giggled thoughts of a tiny Nivi running through the forests or riding on the backs of mice or rabbits.

Noah stopped to think, how long had it taken her to learn to use her wings? "Hmm... Maybe a season oar twoo? Like baybee burd who fall out o' tree a few times, I fall fromm sky twoo. Avriel see ti wind mooving, so good at flying." She smiled at Nivi, "Yew can fly wit mine anytime!"

Looking at the Tunawa what she said was true. Her tiny leg was looking much better, "Oh? Does look beeter! Much! Tunawa like magic! Take at least seven trials if was my foot!"

Noah looked at her small friend, "Nivi, not scared of me? Non want to hurt no one. Just live. Make friends..." The Avriel paused. "Avriel think it no good but... You tink some hooman maybe... one day.. hooman might love Noah?" While she asked Nivi she was more so asking herself. Sure it was taboo in Athart. But humans didn't seem so bad.

"Tuddles eat leefy greens. But yew knows lot aboot ti plants 'ere an what dey doo. Does Nivi know any good medical plants to keep Tuddle healthy an well?" Noah paused, "Maybee like ti mou beens? Do Nivi like to study plants an leefs? I like to learn twoos! I want help new home and peoples! So... I come help Nivi find good leefs! Then if I find leefs, I bring to yew!" Noah smiled.

She laughed and made a circle with her fingers and looked through it, "I can visit like dis, yes?"

[Niv]

“Oh Tunawa live about dat long too, We not bebe’s long doh.” Niv recalled hearing how long it took a sevryn to reach adult hood and it seemed like it took them an eternity just to get out of the infant stage.
“Mah people grow from deh ground," Niv moved her hands about to illustrate the sprouting and growth of a plant. “Parents pluck us, den Tunawa growed fast till big.” Niv looked up at Noah who seemed to be almost as tall as a fully grown tree. “Doh not big like yews.

“Dat be nice I love Tah fly in deh sky wit yews.” Niv smiled brightly up at her friend.

“Hooman’s will luv yew, I sure.” Niv swatted the air at Noahs silly insecurity. “Yews so sweet like big mango fruit, jus be self and deh will like yews.”

“I dink since deh tuddle be in water, it eat dings from dare.” Niv scratched her head as she tried to remember what little she knew about healing plants that lived in the water. Without the help of her note book only one came to mind.
“All i knowd is deh White Lily, found in ponds doh.” Niv shrugged her shoulders. “It used to heal all sorts eh tings, doh yew must be careful nota get deh ones with deh fat roots, deh poisonous.” Niv shook her finger rapidly and frowned. “Only deh thin roots!”

“We just give deh tuddle some crawlies.” Niv walked over to a small rock near the waters edge and lifted it up. There was a few rollie pollies and the end of a worm sticking out of the damp soil.

“I sorry worm but yews gonna be tuddle food.” Niv grasped the worm for Noah to retrieve. “Toss it to deh tuddle, I sure she like worm.”

Niv heard Patcha squawk with a tinge of distress from the nearby trees, and knew he was looking for her.
“I has to go nows, was good to see yews Noah.”

[Djinn]

NIV

Story: 4/5
Collaboration: 5/5
Structure: 2/5

Knowledges

[columns=2]Medicine: Moukou bean is common, but useful
Avriel: Bird-hybrid
Avriel: Soft plumage to break your fall
Chevnoavi: Impossibly difficult name
Small stature makes tiny rivers seem massive
Chevnoavi: Saved your life
Avriel Creation Story
Avriel: Subjugate other races for their own benefit
Athart: Full of slaves
Endurance: Ignoring pain
Niv: Welcome in Chevnoavi's tree
Chevnoavi: Will fly you around[/columns]

Comments: This was a really cute thread. The two of them getting to know each other was endearing and fun to read. However, when posting for Niv, you should definitely proof-read your posts. I know the dialogue is supposed to be that way, but there are a plethora of grammatical and spelling errors in all the posts. And while it doesn't make Niv any less sweet to read, it does break continuity and pulls me from the story you're weaving. Other than that, however, the thread was really cute and I appreciate being able to read it.