The O.Z. was full of colors and textures that Kalm had never seen before in his life, as he had spent a majority of his few years locked in Azkadellia's tower.
When he first began exploring the gardens behind the royal palace with Raw, Kalm was overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of it all. He had so many new things to learn; what the colors meant and the tactile experience of the emotions surrounding every living thing he came in contact with.
Kalm had been exposed to a limited number of sensations while in his prison. He had learned from Lilo and Raw that the guards felt mostly brown because they were unhappy and bored. Azkadellia was bright, hot red because she was dangerous and they feared her. Lilo was surrounded by cold, pale gold, because he was fading. Kalm saw the colors Raw gave off change constantly: soft blue when he was sleeping, dark red when he was scared, and fierce orange when he was brave.
Now that everyone was free and spring had fully taken hold of their part of the world, Raw was teaching Kalm what all the other colors meant that had appeared.
Sitting together in the long, comfortable grass, Raw pointed out and explained with few words the meaning of the new spring colors to Kalm. Their hands brushed occasionally to ask questions or to convey the deeper understanding of how viewers deciphered it all.
"Queen and Ahamo are green," Kalm observed when he saw the couple walking past, holding hands.
Raw nodded. "Love," he stated simply. "All animals, including humans, are green when mated pair."
"Mated?" Kalm looked at him curiously, then glanced around the garden looking for other spots of warm green.
The older viewer shifted forward and touched a nearby flower. "Plants use color to bring bugs to them. Plant essence stick to bugs, then moved to other flowers. This how plants mate. Animals share own essence to mate, this how children made."
Kalm nodded, not really understanding. "Ahamo and Queen mated pair, have DG, Azkadellia?"
"Yes," Raw smiled at his young student. "Mother makes child."
Frowning slightly, Kalm looked across the garden questioningly. "Will Cain make child?"
Raw gave a baffled look, not knowing where this question had come from. "Cain have Jeb, but Cain not mother."
"Will Glitch be mother, then?" Kalm asked, pointing to where his eyes had spotted the right shade of green.
Lying on a blanket amongst the flowers were Cain and Glitch, their bodies enveloped by the warm, passionate green of love. Cain was on his back, one knee drawn up lazily while Glitch lay stretched along the Tin Man's side, one fist propping up his head. Glitch's other hand was resting on Cain's chest and the advisor was grinning contentedly. As the viewers watched, Glitch leaned down and kissed Cain slowly.
"OH," Raw sighed. "They bonded pair for love, not mated pair for children."
"Why?"
Raw groaned internally. He vowed to have a talk with Cain and Glitch about confusing poor young viewers and making him have to explain their bond.
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Had to make this hard, huh? :)
Date: 2008-03-14 07:41 pm (UTC)When he first began exploring the gardens behind the royal palace with Raw, Kalm was overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of it all. He had so many new things to learn; what the colors meant and the tactile experience of the emotions surrounding every living thing he came in contact with.
Kalm had been exposed to a limited number of sensations while in his prison. He had learned from Lilo and Raw that the guards felt mostly brown because they were unhappy and bored. Azkadellia was bright, hot red because she was dangerous and they feared her. Lilo was surrounded by cold, pale gold, because he was fading. Kalm saw the colors Raw gave off change constantly: soft blue when he was sleeping, dark red when he was scared, and fierce orange when he was brave.
Now that everyone was free and spring had fully taken hold of their part of the world, Raw was teaching Kalm what all the other colors meant that had appeared.
Sitting together in the long, comfortable grass, Raw pointed out and explained with few words the meaning of the new spring colors to Kalm. Their hands brushed occasionally to ask questions or to convey the deeper understanding of how viewers deciphered it all.
"Queen and Ahamo are green," Kalm observed when he saw the couple walking past, holding hands.
Raw nodded. "Love," he stated simply. "All animals, including humans, are green when mated pair."
"Mated?" Kalm looked at him curiously, then glanced around the garden looking for other spots of warm green.
The older viewer shifted forward and touched a nearby flower. "Plants use color to bring bugs to them. Plant essence stick to bugs, then moved to other flowers. This how plants mate. Animals share own essence to mate, this how children made."
Kalm nodded, not really understanding. "Ahamo and Queen mated pair, have DG, Azkadellia?"
"Yes," Raw smiled at his young student. "Mother makes child."
Frowning slightly, Kalm looked across the garden questioningly. "Will Cain make child?"
Raw gave a baffled look, not knowing where this question had come from. "Cain have Jeb, but Cain not mother."
"Will Glitch be mother, then?" Kalm asked, pointing to where his eyes had spotted the right shade of green.
Lying on a blanket amongst the flowers were Cain and Glitch, their bodies enveloped by the warm, passionate green of love. Cain was on his back, one knee drawn up lazily while Glitch lay stretched along the Tin Man's side, one fist propping up his head. Glitch's other hand was resting on Cain's chest and the advisor was grinning contentedly. As the viewers watched, Glitch leaned down and kissed Cain slowly.
"OH," Raw sighed. "They bonded pair for love, not mated pair for children."
"Why?"
Raw groaned internally. He vowed to have a talk with Cain and Glitch about confusing poor young viewers and making him have to explain their bond.