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zaria (bravely) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-07-06 21:34:00

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active, day 14, rose tyler, xena

Day 14
Who: Xena and Rose
What: Labyrinth Chat and General Awesomeness
When: Mid-Morning
Where: Horse Stables
Rating: PGish
Status: Incomplete

When Xena woke that morning, she found that the city had changed back to a setting she was more comfortable with. It had been that way when she had arrived and she liked it that way. She could relate to it a little better, even if it was more advanced than her world had been. She hadn't seen Argo in a few days and she knew the horse would probably be a little upset at being neglected.

Dressed in her usual garb, Xena walked through the door that magically led back to her room in the other city and then walked outside toward the stables. She whistled lightly, not exactly cheerfully, but somewhat carefree. The stables were open and she stepped inside to a chorus of whickers and neighs. Smiling, she headed for Argo's stall.

The horse had her hindquarters in Xena's direction and didn't seem to be inclined to turn around to face her. "Look, I'm sorry I haven't been here in a day or two." It might have been more than that, but she wasn't going to own up to it. "C'mon, girl. I have an apple! Don't you want a big juicy apple?" She cooed and clucked, sounding much too soft for a warrior princess.

After a long session of cajoling and encouragement, the horse finally turned around and snatched the apple from Xena's hand. Xena grinned and stroked the horse's nose. "I promise I'll visit you more regularly. Do you want to go for a ride today?" The dun colored horse whinnied and nudged Xena's shoulder with her nose. "Good, me too."

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2009-07-08 04:17 am UTC (link)

For a moment, Rose simply watched, fascinated. Not only with the ease in which the woman handled her horse, though that was sort of brilliant in itself. No, she couldn't help admiring the presence this Xena carried herself with. She was a tall woman, and perhaps a little too masculine to be considered 'pretty', but she really was gorgeous. And it was always refreshing seeing a woman who knew herself and was completely at ease.

And though Rose didn't have much experience with the creatures in the stable, she knew she wasn't about to turn down this offer. Learning anything from the beautiful brunette would clearly prove useful. "Would you?" she asked, a hint of interest coloring her voice for the first time in days. "I admit, I don't have much riding experience. Did you see the ride with the multi-colored horses going around in circles when the amusement park was here?" 'Carousel' would probably prove a useless term, considering it was pretty obvious this woman wasn't from Rose's own time, if even from her planet. "That's the majority of the riding I've done." She laughed a bit sheepishly and shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm Rose, by the way. And this..." She glanced around, finally finding the horse's name on a plate on the stable wall. "Okay, this is Annabelle. Odd name for a horse..." Then again, she'd once met a horse named Arthur. Her spirits dropped for a moment at the reminder, but that horse was from long ago, and this one was here and now. And Rose had resolved to only focus on the here and now. She rubbed her fingers together, and the mare pressed her head as far over the stall door as she could get it. "You want to go out, girl?" she asked gently, her voice taking on an entirely different tone in the animal's presence. "I'll bet you do. Wouldn't want to be cooped up in here, either." She looked back at Xena and smiled. "I'd definitely appreciate your help. If you have time, that is."

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