Mistic Pets

Welcome to Issue 70
Created by The Mistic Pets Team

Character Spotlight: Pinny
Written By gemajgall

Pinny fluttered on the warm spring breeze; the current carried him toward Adam's castle. “It feels so good to be able to feel that,” He thought as the sun soaked into his feathers. He landed on a branch and hopped down to another before alighting on a balcony's railing. “Rough, hard, scratchy...” Words came to his mind as his talons gripped the wood.

“I thought I heard you land.” Lycoris smiled as she opened the heavy curtains and let him into the castle.

“You have good ears!” Pinny chimed.

Lycoris tugged on her long, imp ears a bit self-consciously. “Do you think so?”

“That's not a bad thing!” Pinny laughed; he could feel the chuckles vibrate in his chest. “Laughter is a good feeling.”

“Adam's in the dining hall; we were both hoping you'd make it for lunch,” said Lycoris.

“We should go outside for a picnic! It's just lovely outside,” Pinny suggested.

A downcast expression momentarily crossed Lycoris' face. “You know Adam can't handle bright lights.”

“Oh, right,” Pinny murmured. “Even disappointment has a feeling. I don't think I like that feeling much...”

“But there's still plenty of room in the dining hall. And the food smells delicious,” Lycoris tried to lighten the mood.

Pinny sniffed the air; it carried the scent of gnocchi with mushrooms and freshly baked pomme bread pudding. Pinny could feel himself start to salivate.  “Hunger, delicious smells, warm food, sweet desserts...” Pinny rolled the savory thoughts around in his mind as he would a delectable kwariberry on his tongue.

“Is it ready yet?” Pinny blushed slightly at how eager he sounded.

“Let's go see,” Lycoris warmly invited. She led the way down the hall where she opened the ornate doors. “Is everything ready, Adam?”

Adam jumped slightly when the doors opened. “I just finished setting the table.” He held one of his hands up, looking their way with his palm. “Pinny! You made it! I'm glad.”

“And I'm glad to be here,” Pinny chimed.

The room was dimly lit. Like the rest of the manor, heavy curtains hid the windows. Several candelabra were lit, casting a faint glow on the table. Despite the shadows in the corner, the whole room felt cozy.

“H-help yourselves,” Adam said. He sounded a bit awkward as he pulled the chair out for Lycoris.

“You really are too kind,” she replied with a smile, causing him to turn a deeper shade of red.

Pinny perched on the back of a chair; he couldn't sit otherwise. He then pecked eagerly at the mushroom dish in front of him. “This really is tasty!”

“T-thank you,” Adam muttered bashfully.

They all took to their meal, sitting close together despite the long dining table of Adam's ancestors. The hall was quickly filled with laughter and warmth.

“Friendship...this has to be the best feeling of all.”

Comments

Written By Leptonyx

Cute story, though I am amiss as to who Pinny is.

Written By Voodoo

Wonderful :)

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