The Greater Form, eh?
"We return to the old ways of the time when we were winged wolves and not flying men," Huata explained. "Only those of clear minds achieve it."
"Interesting," Shanku nodded. "And there's not this seething rage like with the feral form?"
"No!" Huata exclaimed. "The greater form is peace and clarity, confidence and nobility. None of the things that plague us in the lesser forms."
"Ahh, okay. Hrm..." Shanku thought for a moment. Innugati trilled suspiciously as Shanku seemed to have various thoughts run through her mind. Then Shanku smiled kindly. "You know, you remind me a lot of my old friend Rajé."
"You are not friends any longer?" Huata asked slowly.
"I don't know. I guess we are. I haven't heard from her in— goodness, probably two or three years. It's my fault though. I became, ah, preoccupied with other matters these past few years. I hope to get back in touch with her when I leave here."
"You make plans to leave already?" Huata inquired curiously.
"Not because I don't like it here! I've just never stayed in one place for very long since I left home and I'm hoping be able to return this spring. I haven't been home in nearly ten years."
"Why have you left your family behind for so long? And why did you leave at such a young age?" Huata raised an eyebrow.
"That is a long tale best told on a full stomach. Let's make some lunch," Shanku smiled sadly.
Notes & Commentary
June 12, 2014, Thursday
The Greater Form, eh?
That certainly sounds interesting. How else does she tell her tale?
Got fired from the heating and cooling place. Why? The owner's grown-ass son, who is fifteen years older than me, was pulling my hair EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. So I told him to stop. He swung at me. TWICE. I blocked him both times. He stormed off. His father immediately came out, said "we don't need your drama here" and fired me. Because I wouldn't let his son keep touching me inappropriately and I wouldn't let him assault me. I tried talking to the police and pressing charges, but I was told the judge would throw it out if it came up in court I had been fired in the past when I wouldn't tolerate sexual harassment when I was a waitress. (I couldn't even get unemployment because "you should do what's necessary to keep a job".) Still job hunting, but no luck yet. I'm not surprised. Every time I've ever gone hunting it has been a minimum of three months before I got a phone call. And all the jobs I'm able to apply for are the same ones students apply for. The only bonus I have is that an employer wouldn't have to work around a class schedule.
Characters - Shanku Ravenwing - Innugati - Huata -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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