Shanel walks in from the StarCraft Courtyard.

Neliar is lying on the wall, gazing at nothing, eyes unfocused suggesting he's a million miles away.

Shanel stops still on the path and looks around to see if anyone is around. Spotting Neliar her lips curve into a soft smile, she does enjoy watching him. Moving as quietly as possible she moves among the trees for a better view.

Neliar remains on the wall he hasn't even noticed that another person is came in to the courtyard. He doesn't even notice when Adoran spots Shanel and goes bounding over to greet her.

Shanel bends over to pet the happy canine. Placing a fingure to her lips to indicate silence she moves a little closer. Nel's eyes twinkle with mischief as she bites her lower lip mover closer still.

Adoran dances around Shanel, tail high in the air, waging with all it's might. He moves closer to lick Shanel in the head but refrains from barking as if he understands what she told him. Neliar's eyes begin to close as sleep begins to win the battle.

Shanel does her best not to giggle at the canines antics. Turning her attention back to Neliar she notices his eyes close. Walking up to stand over him she carefully holds her hair out of the way and leans over to give him a kiss.

Neliar sighs softly as he feels warm, soft lips press against his own. One hand snakes up to rap it's self in soft brown hair. "Hello Shanel." he whispers. Some who he knows it's her, after all who else could it be?

Who indeed. "Hello sleepy." Shanel whispers too, the pooch forgotten for now. She leans half against the wall half against Neliar. One arm is wrapped around his waist as she leans in for another kiss.

Garak (#5302) is a firelizard that looks to Cipri (#11800) [connected].
Rikan (#14138) is a firelizard but probably isn't listening..
Adoran (#11540) is a puppet that belongs to Neliar (#22199)[connected].
Shanel (#20610) is listening.

Neliar returns her kiss, he's fully awake now and enjoying every minute. He kisses her one more time his lips lingering against hers/ "you can wake me up like that /any/ time." he says with a smile, eyes shining.

Shanel giggles. "Only if you're outside." She does enjoy doing that, taste, smell, and touch mingle as she adjusts to a more comfortable postion and deepens the kiss.

Neliar tightens his grip on her hair gently pushing her head down towards him so he can kiss her more thoroughly. "I love spending time with you." he could spend all day here with her. Just the two of them.

Nirra steps quietly in from the StarCraft Courtyard.
Nirra
Nirra stands 5 feet 3 inches tall with short auburn hair layered about her face and almost reaching her shoulders. Her skin is slightly tanned from her time in the sun. Her face is oval in shape with a small straight nose, and even set deep blue eyes. Her lips are thin and usually set in a smile, as the lines around her mouth and eyes might suggest. She is well proportioned and you can see that there really isn't anything else needed to make her complete. She is slight but not thin with obvious muscle in her arms and legs that comes from her love of work. If someone was to look at her they might think she was lovely but not exotic.
Slacks dyed pure black cover ankle high boots so only the toes, top of the foot, and bottom of the heel can be seen. A white collared shirt with the top two buttons undone has long taliored sleeves and buttoned cuffs. It is covered by a black vest embrodered with blue and goldish threads in an intricate but repetative design. Neither the vest or the white shirt is tucked in and indeed are not ment to be, they reach the middle of the curve of Nirra's hips. Her hair has been let down and frames her face making her seem somehow older than she is. On one shoulder is an apprentice knot of twisting colors of red and silver claming her for the Starcraft. Perched on Nirra's shoulder is Spirit.
On one shoulder is an apprentice knot of twisting colors of red and silver claming her for the Starcraft.

Nirra wanders in looking at the sky not noticing any others until she looks down to keep from stumbling. An eep of surprise escapes her lips as she sees she's not alone. Uh oh, people.

Shanel startles like frightened rabbit when she hears what sounds like a foot step and an eep. Eeping herself she twists out of Neliar's arms praying it isn't a Jman. "Nirra!" She's breathing hard, maybe they talk their way out of trouble.

Neliar almost leaps up from the position he was in just a second behind Shanel. He quickly looks to see who it is, Please don't be a Jman. He sighs with relief as Shanel greets the maker of the footsteps. Phew!

Iyanden wanders elegantly in from the StarCraft Courtyard.
Iyanden
At 5'10 he isn't small but not that tall either. Iyanden has wide shoulders though and is fairly muscular. His blodn hair is short and has a brown tint to the roots, whilst his body-hair of arms and legs is thickish and a white blond. Hiseyes are a deep green and usually stare out of his emotional face. Iyaden's jawline is strong and his face thin, he is handsome but more dashing than shining beauty. His long legs are flexible whilst his stomach is flat and trim. He usually has a smile on his face but can sometimes be a little sullen.
Iyanden wears a white linen shirt and a pair of cream linen trousers. The shirt sleeve run to just above the elbow and his pants are held by a belt. He wears boots on his feet.

Nirra blushes hotly, indeed if one stood too close they might feel the heat coming from her. "Sh-Shanel." she stammers. "Um, hello." She dosen't seem to be able to master more than a few syllables at a time right now.

Iyanden still holding his bruised stomach Iyanden walks along the trail to be alone and think about things. Oh no people, oh its Neliar, he s a friend at least and shanel another friend and Nirra, nope never seen her before. He doesn't know why she is blushing but if the gossip is right he might.

Shanel walks over to Nirra and takes her arm to lead her friend over to the wall. "I'll explain later." She whispers for Nirra's ears only.

Mayala walks ever so softly in from the StarCraft Courtyard.

Iyanden looks back over his shoulder to see Mayala and he smiles weakly. "Hey." He sits under the nearest tree and nurses his stomach a little before looking up and about again.

Neliar throws a smile in Nirra's direction. "Hello I'm Neliar." he almost back to normal now, cheeks their usual colour instead of flame red. His ears strain to try and hear what Shanel is whispering. He then turn to Iyan. "Hello, what's up with you?" Noting his friend doesn't seem quite right.
Nirra lets her self be lead away trying not to trip over her own feet. "Explain?" she asks in a whisper. "What is it Shanel?" She wonders what has happen since the last time she say her friend. She looks over her shoulder at Neliar and manages a smile. "Hello," good first impressions are good right? Has she blown this one?

Mayala plods in and just flops herself down onto the ground. She lies down on her back and closes her eyes. Too much studying! Who ever thought you could study too much! She groans softly and sighs before mumbling a "Hi" to everyone here.

Shanel takes a deep breath and turns to face the others now that her face is more normal color. "Hi Maya. What's wrong with you?" Oh how tactfull she is, that last question is tossed at Iyanden and Nel pulls herself up to sit on the wall.

Iyanden leans back on the ground and moans to himself. "Oh just got winded by a stable door, don't ask anymore i am trying to work it out too." He smiles a little at the consern from his friends.

Neliar moves himself a respectable distance along the wall away from Shanel, he doesn't want any one to talk. Nirra gets a warm smile, he can remember a time when he was really shy. He throws Iyan a what have you been doing now? look, beofre his attention is distracted by Mayala. "Hello, what's that matter." is asked. When did it get so busy here?

Nirra looks up as Shanel pulls herself up and imitates her movements unconciously. Well the wall is as good as anything to sit on. She shrinks back a littl as she notices there are even more people now. Her arm brushes Shanels and that gives her some confidence. "Get a hold of yourself," she mummbles so that no one but maybe Shanel can hear her.

Mayala looks at Neliar and says in a tired voice, "I was up all night studying and taking care of Navia. I haven't gotten any sleep and I'm worn out..." she looks around her, "And when did this place become a big meeting area?" She just gives a weak, but friendly wave to the others.

Shanel glances sideways as Nirra mumbles to herself. Shanel shakes her head to herself, somethings never change. "It hasn't been this crowded in a long time." Like 5 minutes ago, "How's Navia?" Best to stick to safe nuetral subjects.

Mayala shrugs as best she can while lying down. "She's good, but I'm worried about something," she says, remembering seeing Adoran recently in the Vault, "I'm sure it's nothing, but we'll see." She leaves it at that.

Neliar looks down at Adoran, it's a good job that Navia isn't here especially if she's still in heat and by the sound of it she is! He turns is attention to Iyan going over and prodding the guy. "hey are you ok?" he asks with more concern in his voice now, is Iyan was simply winded he'd be recovering by now.

Iyanden holds his tummy and half heartedly kicks away Neliar's pokes. "no and Iam not telling you about it, its embarressing.

Well their attention dosen't seem to be on her so Nirra relaxes some more. She has nothing to add to the conversation at the moment since she dosen't know most of the people here or being talked about so she waits for some familiar names. Absently she rubs her arm where Shanel had pulled her away before. She certainly had a stronger grip than Nirra remembered.
Shanel laughes out loud, there's only one thing she can think of that would embarress the boy. "You got badly regected didn't you?" Ay, where has all her tact gone?
Neliar grins over at Shanel, he figures she's on the right track there. "Is Naiva still giving you trouble?" he asks Mayala.

Iyanden shakes his head. "yea but no but I don't even know!"

Mayala noddles at Neliar, "I'm not sure...but according to some of the signs...she could be pregnant." There, she got that out. Big sigh. "That's why I was studying, so I could get that over with and then take her to a Herder or something, but now I'm too tired to even do that!" she says, banging her head softly against the ground to cope with her stupidity in not locking /her/ up.

Nirra's heart goes out to the poor guy lying in the grass. Of course it goes out to almost anything in distress but she keeps her mouth shut because she has no idea what's going on.

Shanel looks at Mayala with concern. She can only sympathise, "When are you going to take her?" Puppies would be a lot work, even with Seilyn helping.

Mayala shrugs, "I don't know." That was almost a whine. She closes her eyes and keeps them shut. She's too tired.

Iyanden doesn't know what to do so he just groans again. "Why do all the nice ones always end up hurting you."

Neliar looks rather guilty, he kind of thinks it may have been down to Adoran, after all he spends a lot of time around Navia. "hey Iyan, it's probably not /that/ bad." Trying to cheer up his friend.

Shanel doesn't seem to be feeling very nice right now and is in serious need of a good kick to get her to keep her mouth shut. "Well maybe if you didn't go after every girl over 12 turns......" Oy-vay, somebody please hit her.

Iyanden bursts out laughing. "Hahah thats true but after aza....I just feel lonely."

Mayala laughs at Shanel's comment. She needed that to get her awake...sorta. She sits up, still sleepy, but she's paying attention.

Neliar is glad to see his friend is in better spirits. "well done Nel, at least you got a smile out of him." smiling warmly at her.

Nirra turns her head to Shanel. She thinks about kicking her friend but she's not that kind of person. At least it got the guy laughing.

Linora walks softly in from the StarCraft Courtyard.


Shanel sighs, oh good, her running mouth isn't going to get her in a fight with Neliar's friend. She smiles back at Neliar her eyes twinkling. It was worth it. "Try being friends first." Shrug. "That usually works a lot better."

Neliar can help the stupid grin that's pasted on his face as he looks at Shanel, she just has that effect on him. "she's right you know." he directs at Iyan. It worked for him after all.

Iyanden looks up and shakes his head, why everyone started on him. "Oh I don't know."

Iyanden falls asleep.

Mayala goes home.

Linora stops at the top of the path, her eyes widening in surprise to see so many people gathered at what is usually one of the quietest places around the Hall. "Hey everyone," she greets pleasantly, without really paying much attention to what the topic of conversation is. She came to swim, after all. She finds an unoccupied rock and drops off her towel and pack.

Blink. "In the pond?" Shanel's not shocked just a bit suprised. Hoping off her spot on the wall Nel goes over to Linora, "Why the pond?"
Neliar hugs Carise! Carise eeks. Not so tight!

Was it something she said? Couldn't be, Nirra never said anything. A polite hello goes in Linora's direction. At least now there were fewer people. Now abandoned by Shanel she finds no reason to stay on the wall and hops down.

Neliar smiles over at Lin. "Hello Lin, how are you?" he greets cheerfully the last time he saw her she was scrubbing floors! Watching her drop her pack he suddnely has the urge to go for a swim himself. He looks around. "Anyone else fancy a swim?" he asks.

Linora looks back at Shanel with vague surprise. "Why not?" Then she smiles at Neliar. "I'm okay, thanks. What's everybody doin'?" Since they weren't swimming. She shrugs out of her clothing - well, she /did/ wear her swimsuit underneath! - and wades into the pond without really waiting for an answer.

Shanel blushes for no apperant reason. "Nothing." Maybe she should get a swimsuit, her clothes seem to wet an awefull lot lately. Shruging she wades in next to Linora.

Neliar watches the girls enter the pool before stripping to his underwear while their backs are turned. He quickly wades into water up to his neck, before they notice he's joined them or at least he hopes they haven't noticed! He shivers slightly as the cold water chills his body.

Nirra looks down at her own outfit. Not something she wants to get wet. She sits down on a rock instead and takes off her boots and rolls up her pant legs as far as they will go. Hoping the water isn't too cold she eases her feet in up to about her knees. Yeah, she's in a deep area.

Shanel blinks as something or someone rushes past her into the water. She seems to be doing that a lot lately. Discovering Neliar was one rushing into the water she can't figure why he went straight in up to his neck.

Linora pushes herself to the surface in a lazy backfloat, blissfully oblivious to Shanel's blushing and Neliar's lack of clothing, but she does notice Nirra not swimming. "Water's nice," she calls back helpfully, obviously not getting the idea that Nirra would rather not get her clothes wet. Since Lin herself doesn't really own anything nice enough to worry about.

Neliar grins there's a good reason why he's in the water up to his neck, the last time Linora saw him with out his shirt one she ran away. He floats around watching the girls, wondering why he doesn't come swimming more often. He always seem to have fun when he does.

Shanel dives under the water to find out. She a little to curious for her own good sometimes. Nel surfaces coughing and laughing at the same time and heads back to shore with an idea.

Nirra looks at the water and at the three people in it. "It looks nice," she answers Linora but she just can't get her self to go in. Taking off her vest and laying it next to her boots she dosen't notice that the botom of her rolled up pants are already wet now.


Neliar feels like he's being laughed at when Shanel surfaces laughing. Maybe he's just being foolish but he doesn't like the look in her eyes.

Shanel heads to the wall still snickering. When there she stoops over and picks up a bundle of clothing. "These anyones?"

Eyes bulge from his head as Neliar watches in disbelief as Shanel picks up his clothes. "hey Shanel put them down please." he asks not quite begging just yet. How's he going to get out of the water with three women watching him!

Shanel shakes her head. She moves over the rock with Nirra on it and takes a seat next to the other girl. "Nope." She's such a brat today. Turning to other two girls, "What do you guys think I should do with these?"

Nirra watches as Shanel picks up the clothes. She can't help but laugh but to be nice she hides it behind one hand. She's too nice to say what she knows is on Shanel's mind but that dosen't mean she dosen't know what it is. Her eyes turn to Neliar wondering what he's going to do now.

Neliar swims over to the rock where the girls are sitting. He looks up at Shanel, thinking how pretty she looks all dripping wet and how nicely her clothes cling to her. Clothes! Hmm it would be nice to have his own back.... "Nel..please." he tries again know if it doesn't work this time he's going to have to try something else.

Shanel can't help but grin when he swims over. She scuttles back on the rock so that he can't pull her in that way and doesn't say a word. She simply smirks.

Neliar sighs and gives up, Nel is obviously not going to give him his clothes back... after a few seconds deliberation he decides to wade out of the water as far as away from the girls as he can, he places his hands strategically to protect his modesty? He shoots a glare at the girls just daring them to laugh.

Nirra hides her mouth behind her hand again and pointedly looks up at the sky. "Hm, I wonder if there are any stars out now," she says around a giggle and nudges Shanel.

No, that's not going to work. Climbing onto her feet Shanel hopes from the rock to wall and heads over to where Neliar leaves the water. His clothes are held tightly in her hands. That smirk seems to have gotten stuck.

Neliar scurries backwards away from the approaching Shanel. Oh no she doesn't, she not seeing him all half naked and dripping.

Nirra scrambles up and grabs her own stuff before anyone can get any ideas. She continues to look up however and says quite innocently, "Oh, look is that a moon?"

Shanel's smirk turns to an evil grin. Her halo seems to have been left behind today. Holding out one hand she dangles the shirt low enough to grab from the water.

Neliar isn't going to fall for that trick instead he wades out of the water and grabs Shanel, not caring if his clothes get wet! Ha.

"Eeeeeeeee" Shanel shrieks as she gets pulled backwards and falls against Neliar as she loses her balance. The clothes are sent flying at Linora and Nirra.

Nirra just laughs now. Shanel did ask for it didn't she. The sky forgotten she reaches out to try and catch Neliar's clothes but misses. Well thier wet now.

Neliar watches as his clothes land in the pond. He pushes Shanel back into the water laughing at her. "you can get them back." he says with a big grin enjoying himself.

Nirra jams on her boots without rolling down her pants. Backing away from the pond she remembers what she was supposed to be doing. Books and studying call to this poor book worm and she can't help but obay.

Shanel grins broadly, giving Neliar a once over before retrieving his clothes for him. She'll good for a while now. Nel wades out of the water to hand Neliar his clothes. "I have to go find something dry now."

Neliar tries to put his soggy clothes back on, not an easy task, but at least it gives his cheeks a change to stop burning. !Yeah it's time I got back." he says not really wanting to leave but knowing he has to.

Shanel walks to the StarCraft Field.



Neliar - Friday, August 24, 2001, 8:19 PM