December 3rd, 1888 - Podmore Zoological Gardens, Irvingly
Una wasn't entirely sure what had come over her in the past month or so. Life had been going well or, at least, well enough. She'd been happy and content, finally found herself again. But as the holidays had begun to draw nearer, well, her mood had started turning more and more sour. Which, unsurprisingly, wasn't at all like that fiery haired magizoologist healer. The holidays had always been her thing. She'd always been the one bouncing about happily decorating and seeing to it that everyone else got a little bit of holiday cheer from her. Even since moving to Irvingly she'd done what she could even though it had always just been the small group of cousins living together. But now.. well something felt off.
Perhaps it was the fact that Tierney had left for an expedition of sorts and would be away until after the new year. Or maybe it was Eavan's near brush of death and newfound life and presence of mind with Mr. Langley. Or maybe, just maybe, it was because she'd just turned twenty-six that very day and she had little to say for her life.
With a bit of a harrumph, she shouldered her way into Oscar's enclosure. The little erumpent that she'd saved nearly a year and a half ago had come along way since coming to Podmore Zoological Gardens. He'd certainly grown in size and didn't show any signs of slowing. He seemed to be the one main bright spot in Una's life but even he hardly managed to get a smile from the woman as she meandered toward him and he nuzzled his head against her belly. If anything, she felt the sharp sting of tears at the corner of her eyes.
"Did you know you were a fraction of this size last Christmas?" she asked to the beast who surely didn't understand a thing she was saying. A small smile graced her features then but not without a tear breaking free and sliding down her cheek. "I tried knitting you the most ludicrous little sweater to wear," she reminisced a bit sadly, "I got it on you but it lasted a mere moment before it had been shredded." A small laugh left her then as she knelt to the ground with Oscar following and nuzzling against her some more. He pushed at the pockets of her dress, obviously in search of some sort of treat or another, bringing another light bit of laughter from her. "And these," she said with a more sincere smile slowly giving way as she pulled out little bits of a fruit cake Mrs. Sweeney made every year around the holidays, "Were your favorite then. Looks as though that hasn't changed much." With a snort of his own, the erumpent was quick to gobble up the chunks offered to him. Una simply watched in silence then, content to spend time with what she was beginning to assume would be the only male to permanently be in her own life.
Perhaps it was the fact that Tierney had left for an expedition of sorts and would be away until after the new year. Or maybe it was Eavan's near brush of death and newfound life and presence of mind with Mr. Langley. Or maybe, just maybe, it was because she'd just turned twenty-six that very day and she had little to say for her life.
With a bit of a harrumph, she shouldered her way into Oscar's enclosure. The little erumpent that she'd saved nearly a year and a half ago had come along way since coming to Podmore Zoological Gardens. He'd certainly grown in size and didn't show any signs of slowing. He seemed to be the one main bright spot in Una's life but even he hardly managed to get a smile from the woman as she meandered toward him and he nuzzled his head against her belly. If anything, she felt the sharp sting of tears at the corner of her eyes.
"Did you know you were a fraction of this size last Christmas?" she asked to the beast who surely didn't understand a thing she was saying. A small smile graced her features then but not without a tear breaking free and sliding down her cheek. "I tried knitting you the most ludicrous little sweater to wear," she reminisced a bit sadly, "I got it on you but it lasted a mere moment before it had been shredded." A small laugh left her then as she knelt to the ground with Oscar following and nuzzling against her some more. He pushed at the pockets of her dress, obviously in search of some sort of treat or another, bringing another light bit of laughter from her. "And these," she said with a more sincere smile slowly giving way as she pulled out little bits of a fruit cake Mrs. Sweeney made every year around the holidays, "Were your favorite then. Looks as though that hasn't changed much." With a snort of his own, the erumpent was quick to gobble up the chunks offered to him. Una simply watched in silence then, content to spend time with what she was beginning to assume would be the only male to permanently be in her own life.
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