#Twas in truth a tale of Azem's cats ending up in a rivalry with Hermes' birds

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How much of Garuda's feathers have you plucked by now?!

"The audacity of a Miqo'te, to pluck the feathers of Garuda and claim them for her own fashion identity." - Probably Chief Sezul or Haurchefant or maybe Redolent Rose.

Palaka aiming top. Am sad that there's no split skirt, trailing skirt in dancer style. Fending and Casting yes...

Garuda, Bard quest Siren, Pharos Sirius Zu and Siren, Suzaku(sorry), Azeyma. Sin Eaters, Meteion and Hermes. Did I leave out anyone.

If we're to trace back her family line, all you get is a line of hunters.. Hunting birds was hardwired into the feline shard of Azem.

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Azem's book of practical cats

Meet Hippotheo, Cat team

Veguely recall minion description mention Nagxian cats can supposedly discern aether and see spirits

"SCREEEE!!!!"

Balam-Quitz is that you? Not chasing after Coeurlregina. Something against trophy hunting outside of regular huntmarks, Don't ask. >_> Garuda feathers.....

Note to self - Reference mackerel tabby cat for Azem design. Check if coeurls have that "M" mark. I vaguely recall doing a "third eye" for a cat doll as part of her marking. And since WoL is based on that character.

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Azem note -

Give me a female Hrothgar in grey-brown tabby colors and we're good.

Azem (Helen)created coeurls on account of wanting to blast fish/sharks out of water. Miniaturise it to cats for cuddles and Gealicats happened in order for small cats to escape from ground based enemies and to catch Hermes’ birds and annoy the hell out of him.

Eventually evolve/splice genes for Hrothgars to have opposable thumbs to properly fish and make their own meals. Hrothgars happened to account for colder weather and rugged terrain, hence stronger forms and thicker fur, the more cat like concept before it hit Azem’s fancy to copy Hermes’ more humanish Meteion concept and have a cute Miqo'te to be the warmer weather cousin of the Hrothgar.

Azem is hyperfocused on the feline form in the way Venat focus on rabbits. And that at least one shard had to be a Mqio'te or Hrothgar while the rest are other races or genders.

I need to find out who created Garuda and if it can said to counter Azem’s cats’ rivalry with Hermes’ birds..

*But what of Hippothoe's ailouros? Did Azem diverge? Or is this shark but cats?

Yes Azem is involved with the Cat project. the one with practical uses for practical cat. The entire team gets distracted with variants. Azem's a field tester at times, ends up with a electrifying coeurl.

Felinae - small Cat, Lynx looking coeurl

Pantherinae - big Cat.

It boils down to lynx and panther. Panther being the mount of Dionysus. Not keen to go with grapes (grapes!!) so no party god name. Wait Who is Artemis again? ooohh....

Nah, lynx, chaos gremlin that Helen the name is. Cats they get everywhere. Miqo'te being hunting cats.

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My senpai can't be this tsundere?

“…Its the new one then…” Hades frowned, studying the familiar before him

“It does resemble her lynkas and her strong, muscular liontari in coloring. Would this one be more effective in blasting those shark prototypes out of the water?" Hythlodues mused.

"Hades!!! Look look!!!! She gave it an interestingly shaped bow! Mayhaps she shoots it and reels them in? I would gladly approve its concept if she should submit it!” The only answer Hythlodues received was an aspirated sigh.

“Why do you keep spoiling her?!” “Well if all those variant sharks can’t survive her lynkas' attack. The less repetitive concepts there are for me to reject. I have no complaints if they are helpful and make less work for me.”

"To combine her fondness for the lynkas into a creature with her visage." "Maybe she thought you missed her and her newest creation sharing her visage would bring some small joy?" "Pffff... She does it to be annoying. It even stares like her"

"Nyah?"

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Such Tsundere. Spent a bit of time running around Hades and nyahing at him for lols. Hades looks tall enough to give Merlwyb, Estinien and Raubahn a run for their money. Okay fine Varis and Zenos are taller.

Yes I caved and resub ahead of schedule. Yes haircut for Elpis version.

And no. she has no memories of being Azem. This is just her being annoyingly pleasant and Hades isn't a cat person.

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Shall I compare thee to a coeurl

*Still some inappropriate touching remains. Non-sexual but still inappropriate

Striding into the dining chamber, the jester of an Ascian pranced towards him, gleefully prattling away. Only a few words caught his interest as the prattling fool usher him towards their guest of honor.

Up-close he was disappointed to see her motionless in the chair. Subdued she was no different from a runt of a coeurl as he rubbed her furry ear between his fingers, resisting the curiosity to crush it while he remembers its texture.

Running his fingers down her face, he parted her lips to reveal the fangs. A savage beast indeed as he prodded the tip of her fang to test its sharpness, satisfied only when it drew blood from him. A gift to her to remember the taste of his blood, so she would come to him for more.  

The puny Ascian prattled on as he took his meal, even when she woke, she was unimpressed by how her body was stolen. He was disappointed by his uncharacteristic coyness, unable to look upon her in the body that the prattling fool forced her into. So after delivering his intentions to her, he proceeded to discard his own body to wear hers.

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Standing out in the ruin city, s(he) ignored the numbness of a constant, dull throbbing pressing against the bridge of h(is)er nose. S(he) unslung the bow from h(is)er back, feeling a different texture and design beneath the whimsical lute glamour, mayhaps a Bismuth Bow. Retrieving an arrow, s(he) fired it at the Magitek Slasher, drawing its ire.

Retrieving another arrow s(he) touch upon h(is)er aether, feeling a little giddy by the familiar strength and infusing too much into the arrow that it obliterated its target when it hit. It puzzled h(im)er, wondering if this the extent of h(is)er primitive skillset. Returning the primitive bow to h(is)er back, s(he) retrieved the Bismuth gunblade instead. A gunblade is a gunblade, it should serve its purpose for now.

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Two figures approached h(im)er from the direction of h(is)er camp. A half grown Elezen maid and a runt of Mqio’te no taller than h(im)er. Chattering away as if they knew h(im)er well. Was he h(is)er mate? Does s(he) prefer runts over healthy male specimen? And why is s(he) preoccupied with such frivolous thinking?

Vaguely s(he) recalled young Elezens hanging around h(im)er. It did not matter if she was the same one. All beasts strive to protect their young whenever threatened. S(he) touch upon h(is)er aether to summon forth h(is)er voidsent. There would be no mistaking who is wearing who's skin. Culling these two from h(is)er pack will do as well.

“ENOUGH ZENOS!!”

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"Kiddo!!" Alisaie gasped as Hylnnyan grabbed her in a firm, tight hug.

Before she could protest, she felt wet droplets upon her head and the Miqo’te was shaking lightly. She looked to Thancred for how to react. The gunbreaker gave her a look as if to tell her to accept and she slowly return the Mqo’te’s embrace.

She could feel the others momentarily looking away, save for Thancred, Estinien, G’raha and Lucia who kept on watching them. Were they worried about a recurrence? Should she say something? All she could do was stand there under their watchful eyes.

She felt someone coming in close, embracing the Miqo’te and herself included. Thancred’s voice was soothing and gentle. Another voice joined in, gruff with a low rumble. The two men who share the almost similar experience of having control of their bodies stolen away.

Realisation hit Alisaie from what she could catch of their words, Hylnnyan wasn’t crying over the violation. They were tears of relief that the youngest member of their team had to not come to harm from what would be her hands. 

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Yes Zenos, the lady has a cold based sinus problem, being in Garlemald’s cold made it worse. That thing about him having no affinity for her bard skills.

And uh... Can't help but think that Zenos tend to skip dialogue.

I don’t want to write like this again, its confusing. Mayhaps that’s what made Lahabrea fell off the deep end? Him going through too many people and their thoughts/souls melded with him and confusing him and stuff. I needs go read up some on Ascian possession.

Again. I had to calm down and remember how to Solid Snake and then the Microwave hall

I gotten rather fond of Alisaie from Kugane onwards. This pretty much cross a line where my Miqo’te is concern. I’m aware Alisaie is okay. But in certain sense the twins are technically the kids of the team.

Its partially why I dress my WoL differently, think of it as either Fandaniel changed or dispelled her glamour. Fandaniel seems to have picked up the same dinner as with Ayemeric. Devs are evil to prarallel like this.

Thanks G’raha for stepping between Z-Wol and Alisaie. G’raha I expect him to have a shielding or binding spell to use against Z-Wol. Yes G’raha got a pat and possibly a hug from this. And thank Alisaie for realising something is wrong with WoL. Yes they technically are her pack.

On a certain level I like that the two physical fighters and G'raha had form the first line against Z-Wol

Ah yes. Y'shtola, for someone who's good with giving unwanted opinion, since when has she turn coy? She pull an entire armed unit of Night's blessed on the First and here she could only comment with uncertainty to Urianger of all people? Why?!?! Have you learn nothing from the results of corrupted Aether?

Give me back Ryne, at least the young lady would speak up when she realise something is wrong with WoL

Oh hey coeurl colours. Was going for Revolver Ocelot's colors. Cactpot night at my Gold Saucer. Dancing and wave cheering for lols.

Thanks Zenos, you made it headcannon for me that my Azem (Helen) created coeurls