I watched Sword in the Stone. Send help.

[strongerthangravity]

Chi-ke?

[A small squirrel, fur colored red, scampers around the area. She's cautious of course, but at the same time very curious about this new place. What was going on? Where was she? Was that boy around here by chance? Who would she meet?]

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And also pretty damn cute

[strongerthangravity]

[she steps forward and begins gnawing on the piece. Goodness, so many people were giving her things. She really didn't need to really be afraid of them here, did she?

His question stops her though. She turns back to him and begins explaining... in squirrel.

She's looking for a guy, she doesn't know much about him. He was very nice though.]

seriously the cutest thing in that movie

[bythewaves]

[ fortunately for you, while (most) Elves don't 'speak' squirrel as such, they can certainly understand bird and beast pretty well irregardless, and he's learnt a fair bit from his younger brother, who actually does speak to animals ]

Ah, then it is a love lost, that drives you? My condolences! May you find that which you seek. This place draws all kinds to itself. Be wary, but be hopeful.

Saddest thing too

[strongerthangravity]

[Oh, he can understand her? That's nice to hear.

She says her thank yous but asks just why can he talk to her.]

very true. I totally shipped it.

[bythewaves]

[ have a small smile and a thoughtful hum ]

Has it been so long then, that even the forest creatures have forgotten us? I am of the Elder race, little one. It was the Elves who woke the forest up, long Ages ago and spoke to bird and beast and tree. My brother could understand you better, alas, it was never my gift, but I will aid you if I can.

[ almost absently his hands go back to his harp and he begins to pluck out a melody - sad and lonely, love lost, love forsaken, but never without hope ]

So do I

[strongerthangravity]

[She couldn't believe it. Sure, there were humans in the forest that could do that "magic" stuff, but she never knew that there were forest-people.

Cooing sadly, she climbed up his arm and settled on his shoulder, listening absentmindedly to his harp music. She didn't understand it, or the feelings that came with it, but it sounded nice.]

better wife than Guinevere, any day

[bythewaves]

[ he's happy enough to let her, and will even shift slightly to better accommodate her, but he never stops playing - if anything, the music echoes his mood, becoming full of regret and melancholy ]

It must seem like little more than a dream to you, hm? We are a fading people, alas, and there are so few of us now who remain, the last echoes of a long-forgotten world. But enough about me.

[ determinedly, the music shifts, to something bright and cheerful ]

Where will you go little one? The world is vast and oftentimes unfriendly, beyond your green woods.

Certainly would have ended better

[strongerthangravity]

[His words are sad and hopeless. She finds herself wishing that she knew more about these forest-people. She gives him a little hug, hoping that, if nothing else, it would help him feel better.

Then the music shifts. More happy and nice. His question perks her up and she explains that she doesn't know. This was the first time she was out of her forest. She was promised that wherever she went, she would be safe though.]

they could have had adorable squirrel babies...

[bythewaves]

[ If he was the sort, he'd 'daaaaw' at the hug. You do get a smile though ]

That is kind of your mundane to promise, most are not so gentle.
(hey! you've got no room to talk I'm always nice to you!)

There are places where you'd be understood, and others where you would have a human form, if so inclined. But many are not kind, either, and I know not if you could find your beloved. There are folk from many worlds here - it is a vast area to search, even if you never leave these grounds. What is he like, your heart?

Be the squirrel king and queen...

[strongerthangravity]

[A place where she would become human? That was possible? Well, after all that she had heard already...

What he was like? He was kind. Very playful, gave her quite the chase. Seemed to have a sort of commanding nature to him, even if he didn't show it. Really cute too. She'd find him eventually. It was just a matter of looking.

...Though she wondered if he wanted her to find him.]

draw a tiny sword from an acorn?

[bythewaves]

Oh there are all sorts of places here, and the mundanes may indulge in whatever suits their fancy - human, machine, beast - our forms are all malleable, here.

Ah... that is the question, is it not? Still, if you love him true, I'll warrant you'll have no rest until you find him, whether he accept you or no. He sounds like a good match for you.

yes :D

[strongerthangravity]

[She bounced with joy. Yes, she'd be sure to find him eventually. It was just a matter of time. And she was sure he still liked her.

The mention of "machine" and some of those bigger words sort of go over her head. She promises to be careful though.]

*imagines this* *dies of the cute*

[bythewaves]

Such enthusiasm ought be rewarded, and I will pray for your success. May it be that he love you in return! An' even if he does not, may your heart not be broken beyond repair, but know the joy of his happiness to bandage your own.