This is awkward...
Characters: Tagger, Garolyn, Silent Bob, Ferilla (cameo)
Location: Ferravale: Marketplace
Its a nice lovely day here in Ferravale. That's how some would describe it. Not sure who. But some might. One of those individuals, a certain otter by the name of Tagg, seems to enjoy it. He is no longer afraid of a cat who he will call Kitteh, from now on, for the sake of laughter, as she hasn't been seen around here for a bit. Lucky him! He has forgone his armor instead for something a little sporting. His normal tunic and pants combo. Seems like he got used to the cold. He walks down the street rubbing the red line on his face when he comes across a strange stall. He stops and peeks at it. It seems they are selling odds and ends from across the land. He picks up a wooden idol of a hedgehog, "What the hell?" he chuckles.
Garolyn is out walking, just like many other beasts in this 'nice weather.' hat ferret that always seems to be behind her is behind her yet again, still in his odd cloak/trousers/no shirt combo, still showing off his overly-tattooed chest. Garolyn, for the moment, pays no attention to him. She looks around the crowd of milling beasts (who give her her customary bubble of space) and spots the otter with the wooden hedgehog! She makes her way to him easily. Standing slightly behind the his elbow, she taps him on the shoulder gently with her paw.
A haggard looking fem rat that sits behind the stall, eyes the otter through her many folds of grey furred wrinkles. From ear to tail she is covered in baubles and adornments that one would swear she looked like some sort of festive tree. She mutters to herself before seeing the entourage. She gulps lightly before looking at the otter. Tagg is turning over the primitive looking idol in his paws, looking really confused or really angry, "I don't get this..." he snorts before there is a tap on his shoulder. He blinks and turns around still holding the idol. Then he sees the pair. And his eyes must have gone three times bigger. Its a moment before he says quickly, "...Hi!" he smiles. )
Garolyn grins beneath her veil, and though that is not visible, you may be able to see it in her eyes. She decides not to comment on the his reaction to...her being there? Though for some reason it doesnt sit well with her. Ah well, no matter. Brushing the feeling aside for the moment, she comes forward a pace so she is standing next to the otter. "Hello Tagger!" She gives the rat a once-over, and is faintly amused by the amount of jewelry. (Though she of all creatures shouldnt be- she has her own fair share of ornaments.) The ferret behind her- just call him an escort for now- gives the female rat a longer (blank) look, then returns to his survey of the crowd.
Tagger still has a slightly goofy smile. He still has no idea why beasts give her such a wide berth. Course he hasn't really noticed. He puts down the idol and the rat gives a light huff, "Hello there!" he says again, "How are you today on this fine day?" he grins and then looks to her escort, "Hey silent bob" he smiles before looking back at Garolyn. TRYING REALLY HARD to show feelings outwardly.
'Silent Bob' ooks at Tagger, looks at Garolyn, and raises his eyebrows. Garolyn makes one of her claw-symbols in their silent language- Let it go. He nods. "...Hello Tagger..." A thought crosses his mind, and he cant hide his amusement. Lucky for him Garolyn didnt catch that look, otherwise he may have gotten growled at. She is bound to know what it meant. Garolyn gives her claws a quick buff on her tunic before crossing her arms- not in any kind of intimidating way, though. "I am..." she thinks, and decides not to mention that weird feeling/thought she had earlier. Maybe later. "Good. How are you doing today?"
Tagger looks to silent bob when he talks, chuckling before looking back to Garolyn, "Well that's good! And im doing a-okay. I'm just having a gander at some of these trinkets..." he points to a spoon looking object, though much much longer, "And what is this?" The rat mutters to herself before growling, "An Atlatl" Tagg laughs, "That's crazy... Looks like you can fit some sort of spear in it" He chuckles. The rat sighs and says, "That's what its for" Tagg is now really confused, "Oh"
Garolyn laughs- and then stops short. What did she just do?! Did she just /laugh/?! Holy /crap/. How long has it been since she did that? It feels so weird to actually laugh...and be happy...odd. The ferret behind her looses it- he cracks up, doubling over and nearly loosing his footing. Garolyn whips around and glares something sharper than daggers at him. She coughs to get his attention, then when he looks up for her attention (still laughing so hard he is crying), her paw clenches, and through her veil her jaw tenses. Is she gonna punch him..?
Tagger scratches the side of his head, as he looks at the large spoon, before he hears the femferret laughing. And well. That puts a big ole silly smile on his face. He pokes the spoon before turning around. At this point the escort is starting to 'roll on the floor laughing' That makes the otter snort. But then Garolyn looks like she is going to grind him up for bread. He loses his smile before saying, "Wow. I think he has lost it" Though he doesn't know why he is laughing so hard. The joke wasn't that funny. Maybe its something different all together. Now he is really confused.
Garolyn IS going to punch the ferret guy- then she remembers that she is in a public space and TAGGER is behind her. Best not make a bad impression. So she glares one more moment, then turns around. (The tattooed male ferret gathers his composure, still snickering, but he is GREATLY relieved that Garolyn did not punch him. That would have hurt. a lot.) Garolyn is still fuming, and her emotions get the better of her. So she turns back around and points in the direction of the houses. "I'll see /you later/,-" And then she says something in guttural language. He rolls his eyes and swaggers off, after whispering something in Garolyns ear. She blushes deep, and glowers again. Ok, she can cool down now that the other ferret is gone. She turns (again) back to Tagger. "Um...sorry..."
The otter looks at the pair with a raised eyebrow. Something is going on, that flies right over his head. He wonders if he would be happy in this ignorant bliss. Who knows. He returns a smirk to his face when she turns around and... apologizes? He chuckles and smiles, waving a paw in the other ferrets direction, "Eh, don't worry 'bout silent bob." Until he finds out the guys name. He shall forever be. Silent bob. The otter leans on the cart, much to the displeasure of the rat. Tagg is still grinning though, "So..." he then turns a slightly maroon color right at his cheeks as he stumbles his words, "So now that... Ahem. Hes gone... " he clears his throat. Damn this is hard.
Garolyn is hesitant. And still blushing. "..yes?..." This is not her usually. she would swear on anything she isnt usually like this. She is ok with her brother (yup, her brother) being referred to as silent bob. so she doesnt correct that. In fact, her brother has changed his name so many times, garolyn isnt even sure if she knows what it is now. Not that is matters. She stands slightly awkwardly in front of Tagger, paws clasped in front of herself, shuffling her boots. "you were saying?..."
Tagger gulps as he takes a deep breath. Otter up! He clears his throat and opens his mouth when the rat says, "Just say it already... And geroff my cart!" She lurches the stall backwards making Tagg look like a mime leaning on air. He stumbles slightly before clearing his throat again and glaring at the rat. Now. The time to spew info at a mile a minute. Like his sister. He looks to her, and he has that goofy smile, "Hey. I was wondering. If you know, you're not busy are anything. And i know this may sound weird. Cause of what we are. But i dont care. I mean, i dont see why not. I'm sure it would be alright." Now he is apple red, as his ears fidget, "Wanna grab some dinner later?" He looks like he could fall over.
Garolyn only blushes deeper, and for the first time in her life cant figure out what to say. Garolyn ALWAYS has something to say. "Um...I..cant..I mean, yes. Um. Yes. I..sure!She is practically choking on her words. Thank goodness her brother left...she giggles slightly at the miming of leaning on a table, and then on a split second decision (probably the most hasty one she has ever made), she goes to hug an otter. TAG the otter.
Tagger is about to lose a bit of his sanity until she says yes. His eyes go super duper wide, "Yes... YES?!!!?!!" He grins ear to freaking ear. And his redness in his cheeks could bake a pie. Then, to top it all off she hugs him. He could bounce off the walls. THE WALLS! He hugs her back. Because, why not! And, he always wanted to try something. Hes seen his pops do this to his mum hundreds of times when he was younger. So. Why not give it a try. He leans back and, still hugging her, lifts her off the ground.
Passing by in the background in a hooded ermine trying to mae herself descreet. Not that that's hard, when everbeast's attention is drawn to the two lovebirds. Stopping momentarily to look at the two of them, she mutters, "Ugh, get a room..." with disgust, before dissapearing of into the crowd.
This comes as a complete surprise to Garolyn. She eeps, then laughs. Yeah, maybe she was going to lose her sanity, too. She certainly feels awkward and hot enough to have. Her face is still red, and as he picks her up, her veil flutters out. HOLY-. What is she gonna do about that? What if he asks her to take it off? Not that it matters- she isnt hiding anything by wearing it. Well, sorta. it is complicated. For now, she just goes with it. "yes! That's what I said! Yes!"
Tagger is still grinning as much as his face will allow him. He puts her pack on the ground much to his displeasure. He thought it was fun. No wonder his pa did it all the time. He looks at her before the rat behind him says, "Yeah yeah... Are you gonna buy something..." Her baubles jingle jangle as her wrinkly face wobbles. Tagg smiles and says, "Yus! Ill take the mighty spoon" as he picks up the Atlatl. He then looks back to her and smiles, "So. Ummm. I would say that i would pick you up your house later. But. I have no idea where you live" he chuckles.
Garolyn cant stop grinning either- the one thing she hates about the veil now is that Tagger may or may not be able to tell when she is smiling. And it was fun. She goes back to her awkward standing around next to Tagger. "Um...I dont actually live here." Truth be told, when she first arrived at Ferravale, she left every night to sleep in the woods- she didnt trust anyone here. Except her brother, but even that is debatable. But for now, she can stay in the town at her brothers place. "I am staying with my brother, but i dont actually know how to get there. He said he would come and get me at the tavern later...so i guess you will need to ask him." This could present a little problem...
The rat says, "'ill be 5 gold" Tagg grins and plops a few gold coins on the cart, from a pouch at his waist, "Here ya are!" as he takes the large spoon, and leans on it. Just what it was made for! The otter is still smiling. Only death himself could knock the smile off of him, "Heh. I don't really either. Live out by the river. A short ways down south from here. Though i come up here everyday now it seems. Family ties and whatnot." He then tilts his head slightly at her. Brother? OH! An imaginary candle pops over his head, "Ah! So. That other ferret that was with you. Your brother?" he asks and then, still smiling, "Well. I dont mind asking him. Though..." he looks up at the sky, "We could just head off to the tavern now." A really long dinner.
Garolyn follows his look at the sky. "Sounds pleasanNow that some time (granted, not a lot) has passed, she is losing the awkwardness and going back to her former ferret-y self. "Oh! Yes, that was my brother. So, uh. Do ye wisht to go to dinner?"
Tagger is still feeling pretty awkward. Though the major brick wall has passed. So his stomach doesn't feel like it wants to go on vacation anytime soon. Its still there though. He grins deeply before nodding, "Yup. Its still pretty early. But i figured we can have some before dinner drinks. Allow me to get to know you better!" he blinks and his cheeks go deep red again and he chuckles, "Come on then!" he grins big. Now he is getting excitable. Feels like he could run three marathons with his rudder weighed with rocks!
Garolyn laughs again. She is turning into a rather giddy ferret today. "Lovely! Let's go!" She holds out a paw, wanting Tagger to take it. May as well! She feels all bubbly and happy- and she hasnt even been to the tavern today. How incredibly weird/odd/nice! She never knew she could feel like this without the help of some drink!
Tagger grins all big again. If it wasn't attached to his face, it would have busted and reached the freaking sky. He takes her paw and gives it a little squeeze. His cheeks flush again, but he doesn't care. He pulls her slightly along as he leads her the tavern. The same beasts give them the same berth as before. But now its mostly because of all the 'What the flanger' faces they all have. Tagg doesn't care a jot though. This pretty good day, has turned into a freaking amazing one!
