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Post by natalie on Mar 6, 2011 12:03:06 GMT -8
The road had been long and tiresome leading the young woman to pull over and stop multiple times to stretch not only her legs but that of the 1000 pounds of horse flesh that she hauled behind her truck. Dance for Diamonds, or Dancer for short was a lovely Paint gelding who Natalie or Lea as some called her; had purchased only the month before. Three hours after they're last stop, Dancer and Lea pulled into the drive of CrossFire Farms main barn. Killing the engine Lea sat in her seat for a moment her eyes taking in what her mind could not. The barn area was neat and tidy, from what she could see inside the barn the stalls large and fresh. While it was hot, it was not over bearingly so but sweat still accumulated on her brow causing her to feel stiffled inside the truck. Grumbling about a broken AC, Lea opened the driver side door and stepped out.
She was a decent looking young woman. Long brunet hair swayed down her shoulders to stop at the middle of her back, silver blue eyes were the woman's most striking feature as the took in the surroundings. Worn blue jeans clung tightly to a small waist line, showing off her slight curves before running down to flare around her boots. A plain white T-shirt covered her torso as she grabbed at a book bag inside the truck. Slinging it over her shoulders, Lea walked to the back of the trailer and looked at Dancer through the bars. "Be right back love," she spoke soothingly to the gelding. "Just have to find out what box is yours." The gravel crunched under her boots as Lea made her way to the barns office. Having taken a good look down the isle, Natalie had spotted an open door with a soft glow of light shining through. Figuring that this would be where she should head, Lea adjusted the book back on her shoulders and headed down the isle. Horse stuck their head's over the stalls, their big eyes looking at the new stranger in their home.
So far Lea liked what she was seeing, the horses well feed; coats gleaming as if just brushed. Even the barn was "sparkling" clean. Suppressing a giggle of excitement, Lea reached the door of the "office" and looked inside. Tall containers of horse feed lined the walls, well used but carefully maintained equipment hung on racks on the other. "Well I'll be..." Spinning on her heels Lea tapped her chin with her finger and shifted her weight to her right hip; the action jutting her but out. Unsure where she was to go, the young woman headed back up the isle, perhaps she had missed the door as she was watching the horse. Upon further exception Lea found nothing. "I must look like a ditz," she muttered under her breath. "Its times like these I wish I had a map...." |
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Post by poloastrid on Mar 7, 2011 10:24:05 GMT -8
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It was hot. "Come on, Astrid. You're from Georgia, what are you doing complaining about the heat?" she said outloud to herself as she brought Casper in through the big doors; his large head held low over her shoulder to the point of almost touching. She could feel the heat radiating off him and the small twitches of his wet skin as the cooler shade from the barn touched him and she even shivered herself; the sweat that had gathered on her skin going surprisingly chilly. Though she doubted it was all the sweat as Casper had decided she needed a bath too when she had brought him to the spicket.
At the thought she gave the large horse a dirty look but of course he only acknowledged it with a heavy huff of breath and the twitch of one lazy ear. In displeasure, Astrid shrugged her shoulders and rolled her eyes at him, "Silly." And of course Casper was silly. All her horses were silly.
As she walked the only sounds that accompanied her was the soft thud of her heels on the walk, the clip of horse shoes behind her and the shuffling of other horses in their stalls as they watched the red-headed girl and the large gelding head toward the stall that had been Casper's home for 4 months now. She had moved here when it was still chilly from winter, her mission to wander away from the stressful world that had been her nemesis for a whole year.
A math major, Astrid had always been dedicated to her schooling, which made her wonder why she had taken off so quickly from her classes with only the notion of her dreams the humid Florida air at her back. She supposed it had something to do with the fact that she had no clue who she was or what she wanted to do really after she got done with her studies-- to put it plainly, she supposed to felt lost when it came to the life outside of school that she would eventually have to face. The very thought made her feel even colder, even less comfortable with her tank top sticking to her sweaty body and her hair falling dangerously out of her ponytail. It made her feel small.
But, it was only short lived as she felt the soft tug of Casper's lead. Looking up from the ground she noticed that they were at his stall. "Oh, thanks", she said, her voice rising to hide her inner issues. It made her wonder if it was kind of silly to play strong around her horses. "Hmph," she sighed, shaking the thought from her head. Carefully, she tied Casper to one of the open stall bars and leaned down next to a pile of hay, eyes narrowed as if she was watching for something. And then the most unclassy snort came out of her nose; sounding eerily like a pig, and with that a white and black porker rolled out of the straw and looked up at Astrid with big brown eyes. 8 lbs of full grown mini pig brushed her boot with no intention of letting up.
"There you are Lo-Lo..", she said, picking him up under one arm and un-knotting Casper from the bar to let him enter his stall with ease. Quietly, she entered after him and set Lo-Lo in the straw net above and unhooked the lead, silently letting the thoughts from a few moments before settle back in her mind before she picked Lo-Lo back up and left the stall for Casper to eat and chill. Now she was on the hunt for water. With Lo-lo tucked up against her chest, his nose leaving heart shaped wet kisses against her cheek, Astrid wandered down the aisle only to find a brunette she'd never seen before looking slightly lost. "You ok?"
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for: you and you character. howdy :3
character: astrid l wild.
outfit: hur
the animals: lo lo the pig ; casper de horse
notes: blah de blah de blah. astrid is so lame. I like Lo-Lo though xD
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Post by natalie on Mar 7, 2011 12:52:44 GMT -8
With a startled yelp, Natalie jumped at the sudden sound of a female's voice behind her. "You ok?"Spinning around, her hair flaring out behind her Lea held her hand over her beating heart as she looked around before finally spotting the woman leaving a beautiful gelding's stall. "What?" She gasped. "Oh yes, thank you." With a bright smile the young woman tugged at a peice of hair in her uncertanty before shifting her weight. "Do you think you could help me?" Releasing the piece of hair Lea walked forward; her smile twitching momentarily. Resisting the urge to reach out and pat the gelding's nose like a child; instead she clasped her hands behind her back and slightly rose up on her toes.
Deciding to just suck it up and ask for help Lea touched her toes together as her heels clicked to the floor. "My name's Natalie Russel. I'm looking for the barn manager..." She blushed lightly and gave her shoulders a shrug. "I just moved up from North Carolina to study with one of the teachers here and I can't seem to find the office." Feeling like a blond who couldn't find the corner in a round room, Natalie's blush began to worsen. Looking past the woman, Lea pointed to her truck. "My horse Dancer is outside but I didn't want to bring him in just yet..." Her eyes suddenly taking in the small pig in the woman's arms Lea's smile grew a little bit bigger. "How cute." She giggled.
OOC- So sorry its short, didn't have much time to post. I'll try to come back and add some more if I have time. |
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Post by poloastrid on Mar 12, 2011 6:30:23 GMT -8
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A shiver ran down her back; the sweat sticking to her skin like salt water from the Florida Keys, and yet, she somehow managed to continue listening to the girl in front of her and keep Lo-Lo from squirming out of her arms to get a closer look. "Well, welcome to Crossfire," she managed to choke out as she got a well placed hoof on her ribs, her lips turning down in a grimace as she held the pig out away from her until she re-situated both him and herself so his feet were facing away from her. "I'm Astrid Wilde. Astrid is fine and if you're looking for the barn manager, he left early today. He leave's early every Tuesday." It was true, ever since before Astrid came here, Tuesdays were the day where everyone pretty much ditched early. She figured it should be a Sunday, but there was probably some weird reverse psychology going on there by making Tuesday into a Sunday. Something to do with every other barn being lazy on Sunday so Cross was the opposite. It made her head hurt.
"I can help you though," she finally added, lifting her eyebrows and looking back out toward the big barn doors. She could just make out the back of the trailer. "Just come with me, Natalie." And with a turn of her heels, she headed off down the opposite hall adjacent to the main one, her riding boots making a satisfying thud on the ground as she moved.
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for: you and you character. howdy :3
character: astrid l wild.
outfit: hur
the animals: lo lo the pig ; casper de horse
notes: it's ok. mine's short too. my brain all mushy from math midterms Dx
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