The infant lay cradled in the pillowy folds... -- 4 Corners

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Date Posted: 18:31:44 11/17/01 Sat
Author: The Clouds
Subject: The infant lay cradled in the pillowy folds...

....the fluffy puffs holding him aloft, taking care of his every need. When thirsty, the clouds yielded liquid, when cold, the temperature adjusted accordingly. When tired, they held him tight. There was no danger of falling despite the fragile nature of the clouds. The young boy gurgled and cooed, perfectly content. There was no pain, nor fear, nor any of the other hardships he had endured when...when...when his infant mind could not recall. All he knew was bliss, and as far as he knew, bliss was all there ever was.

The child had become used to the different sounds on the wind, whether it was the air itself or passing guardians or dragons. On this particular day, it was not the movement or the sound so much as the stillness and silence which attracted his attention. He began to fell very cold and, as the temperature of his billowy cradle rose, found little relief. A shadow fell across the boy now, small and unfamiliar. He gazed up to witness a silhouette not unlike his own. An infant, aloft amid the openness of the fringe world of Air, looked down upon him, held by no clouds, carried on no breeze. He simply and almost regally was just there. The cloud-child laughed joyously and clapped, invigorated by the prospect of having a playmate. He had never known loneliness, or at least recalled the feeling, until this visitor arrived. But if games were ever on the mind of the visitor, never would they be same the local dreamed of.

The hovering infant shook his head with disdain. This one was harmless and useless. A fluke perhaps. What parent would abandon their child here? Where on this world would any to parent a small human child even be found? His existence was a mystery, and perhaps the only beacon that drew the newcomer to witness him. He would be no threat when the new regime was established. None whatsoever. Crimson eyes flared as the vision faded and the cloud-borne baby was alone once more. The chill had passed, but the infant was now unsettled. He began to wail as his right forearm began to hurt, another new sensation that was bafflingly all too familiar. The clouds responded to his distress, cradling him tighter, and the boy was soon sleeping soundly in their embrace once more, alone and at peace, the apparition of the other infant a swiftly fading dream....

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His needs were met as they grew... -- Child of the Clouds, 00:34:43 11/23/01 Fri
- This Neverending Game... -- Aori, Guardian of AIR, 10:56:05 11/23/01 Fri
  - Modesty -- Cumulus, 23:17:59 11/24/01 Sat
    - Startled by the creatures reaction.. -- Aori, Guardian of AIR, 09:42:31 01/06/02 Sun
      - For a moment when she spoke, he seemed to calm... -- Cumulus, 19:29:19 01/12/02 Sat
        Aori and Toluse were at a loss... -- Aori, Guardian of AIR, 18:13:04 01/16/02 Wed
        He squinted, struggling to hear what she was saying,... -- Cumulus, 10:11:42 01/19/02 Sat
        She smiled at him... -- Aori, Guradian of AIR, 09:31:33 01/27/02 Sun
        "Seems....seems like a paradise..." -- Cumulus, 19:07:02 02/02/02 Sat
        Underneath the night sky -- Aori, Guardian of AIR, 12:50:41 02/07/02 Thu
        The great white dragon flew by... -- Treva, Air Dragon, 15:05:43 02/08/02 Fri
        "It does sound like something to see..." -- Cumulus, 20:56:57 03/05/02 Tue
        So much for rest... -- Aori, Guardian of AIR, 07:52:36 03/29/02 Fri
        The great winged wolf... -- Pulsar, 09:06:46 04/07/02 Sun
        "Oooof!" -- Treva, 16:02:49 04/07/02 Sun
        The half-man, half cloud scrutinized the air dragon... -- Cumulus, 19:32:39 05/26/02 Sun
        Was it to late? -- Aori, Guardian of Air, 18:49:37 06/02/02 Sun
        How now brown cloud.... -- Treva, 15:11:18 06/16/02 Sun
        He had no idea what the hell this idiot was talking about.... -- Cumulus, 20:40:09 07/14/02 Sun