(Everyone:We will proabably start this rp today sometime, maybe later tonight. Also: I will be gone on a trip from Thursday-Saturday night. Won't be on 'till Sunday...and probably won't have access to computer so don't worry if I don't reply. I may ask for a re-cap. I also may decided not to start the Rp 'till Sunday. Depends how eager I am, and how many people are on. Just a reminder so you are not surprised it started....:)

Kupala: Finish Bios...so I can accept you...If your bios look okay.)

(Kupala: Accepted

Everyone: Should we start the rp now? I gtg in like 20 minuted though, to the library with my bro to get books, then I can get back on again Who's all online?)

(I'll start)

Sandy woke up to the pet keeper coming in through the door, and flicking the lights on. he came over to open the cage she was in. He gave her cage fresh water and food, then a tube to chew on. The pet keeper that came in today was her favorite, he always gave the gerbils more food than the other pet keepers. She stretched, getting out of her little nest of bedding she always slept in, her cage smelled nice, fresh and clean. Another day of waiting to be adopted. Acting cute, just to get out of here, will she ever be adopted? If so, she better be adopted with her sister, Ginger.

Opal got up in her bed, she looked over at the empty cages on her dresser, they used to be full of gerbils, all gone now. Today she would go and get more, her Daughter, Sarah's birthday is coming up, she will be 17. She lives with her, so it'll be hard to hide her present. She got up and got ready for the day.

Shadow looked over at Sandy, who always got up right when the pet kepper came in. Unlike her, he liked to sleep in. Which wasn't possible, because when Sandy woke up, she made a lot of noise. He made a disgusted look at her, then tried going to sleep. It didn't work, he went over to the water botttle, and started to take a drink, then went over to the food dish, and took a sunflower seed, his favorite!

Ivy woke up from where she usually slept, in a little hole under a pine tree, there was a thick branch that provided shelter, her only problem, was there was loud giant things that run by on a black spot in the ground, they are very loud, and disturbing. Her tree is by the black path, which makes a gust of wind come her way when she's about to be asleep. She used to have a brother who would live with her, out in the wild. Until one day, someone came out of one of those giant things on teh black path, and took him away. She'd never seen him since, they left her.

Frost had always been one to wake up early, he would get up as soon as the lighting outside changed from dark to bright, he would go around searching for some berries. Lately, they had been scarce.

Moka ran along the ground, through some gr*censored*. The gr*censored* wasn't tall, but it seemed tall to her. Her brown and white fur was messy, sticking out in all directions. She had a little scratch on her nose where she had been 'attacked' by a thorn a couple days ago. It stung.

Splash hated the pet shop. He hated how the annoying little kids would come up and point to the cages, throwing a fit when their parents wouldn't let them buy a pet. He couldn't help but wonder why humans thought they needed to be so loud.

Ginger was already half-awake when her sister, Sandy, stirred her to a fully awake position.  "Sannddyyyy," she pouted.  Knowing better of herself, she stopped at that.  Scurrying over to the water bottle, she sipped up some water.  Refreshing.  Wait a moment... SUNFLOWER SEEDS.  And FRUIT LOOPS.  At least, they looked like the things the humans called "Fruit Loops."  But they were good.  Grabbing one of each in her small paws, she nibbled on the Fruit Loop first.  Afterwards, she started on the sunflower seed.

Whisp's eyes flickered open.  The pet keeper was replacing her and Vyn's supplies.  He was almost done.  Deciding quickly, Whisp scurried over to his hand.  She sniffed it.  It smelled of her food.  The pet keeper patted her lightly on the top of her head, then closed the cage to fill up another's supplies.  Nibbling on a few bites of breakfast, and taking a sip of water, she started to chew on a paper towel tube.  Looking over at the cage next to hers, Sandy and Ginger had gotten a plastic tube.

Annoyedly, Vyn woke up from his sister's movements.  Getting out from his bedding pile, he took a few sips of water and then settled in his bedding once more.  "You didn't have to wake me up," he muttered, partially to Whisp, and partially to himself.  But Whisp had probably heard anyways.  But even if she did, she wasn't really thinking much of it, apparently, since she made no sudden retort.

Isial turned over in his half-sleep.  Finding no way to return to his dream once more, he gave up and scrambled out of his burrow in the dirt.  It was in the midst of a large field of gras.s.  Breathing in the fresh air, Ish started out in the wild to find something to eat - today's breakfast.

Sarah was excited.  She was already getting dressed and such, because she had woken up early from her excitement.  Tomorrow was her birthday!  And she was turning seventeen!  Oh, gosh, it was going to be so fantastic!  Finishing up in her room, she finished brushing her hair and laid down the hairbrush on her dresser as she left her room.  "What's for breakfast?" she asked herself.  "Cheerios."  Grabbing herself a bowl, spoon, milk, and the Cheerios box, she poured herself the food for breakfast.  Sitting down in front of the TV on the couch, she started to eat it.

Moka scrurried along the forest floor.

(FAILLLLL)

Opal could see her daughter eating some cheerios. She was busy reading the paper, she smiled to herslef, for her daughter's birthday was tomorrow. Although, her smile didn't even seem like a smile to most people. "Are you excited darling? What are you doing today? Anyone coming over for the big day tomorrow?"

"Well, sorry Ginger! You know I'm an early riser, you've been living with me for what seems like eternity. Maybe that's because we always have lived together!" Sandy smiled big at Ginger. She loved how she always got to wake up her sister. Out of the cornor of  her eye she could see the pet keeper filling other cages with fresh supplies, ah, the pet life. She remembered her days with Ginger in the wild, never knowing when your next meal will be, and what it will be. Now, we can eat all we want, and chew all we want.

Shadow didn't have anyone in his cage. He had already woken up, most likely from Sandy. She mad SO much noise when waking up. Annoying! He muched on a few froot loops, toher gerbils loved sun flower seeds, sure they were good. But the real deal is the froot loops. They aren't actually froot loops, but he'd seen humans eating things that looked very similar, and they had called them froot loops.

Another big thing p*censored*ed, although now she knows it's a car for one of the men said, "Get outta the car and search!" Who knows what they were searching for, but they pulled over and got out, with nets, and traps. They spotted her, one whispered, "Quiet!" They must not know gerbils have great hearing! Sure, not as good as cats, but still great! The humans crept closer to her, she tried to run, she tried to hide, but wherever she went, they found her. There was two of them, one of her. They were way bigger than her. There is no escape! They captured her in a net, and put her in a mini-cage, for traveling pruposes. There was food, a paper towel roll, and some water. Ivy felt scared in the back of the truck, it was dark, and lonely. Much worse than the wild, where were thay taking her? Will there be other gerbils there? Will it be good or bad? She had caught a glance of the side of the car, it had writing on it, but she couldn't tell what it said, for they out her in their truck too fast.

Frost found some berries, and nibbled on them. So this is his day, fun. He said sarcastically in his head.

Moka could hear a truck driving off a little ways away. She paid no attention, and continued to walk around. She could smell another gerbil nearby, (frost?) and tried to stay away from whoever it was.

Splash sighed. It was boring in the pet store, and he watched with annoyance as a little kid poked at the gl*censored* of his cage. He ran into the corner, and tried to stay away from the stupid little finger as possible.

(Sure.)

Frost could hear a truck going by, and also another gerbil scurrying in the gr*censored*. He folllowed the sound.

[Opal awaits Sarah]

[Sandy awaits Ginger]

[Shadow nibbles]

They took Ivy out of the truck after a long, bumpy ride. They took inside a big building. When she got in there, she was overwhelmed, there was lots of people and animals. Birds, cats, dogs, and gerbils! Also some other animals. They put her in a cage with a gerbil that didn't have anyone else in there [Splash]. All the other cages had two gerbils in them, now this one did, too.

Splash blinked. "Oh...hi." He said.

Moka was trying to run away from the sound of the grbil, but it seemed to be getting closer. Did they know she was here?

Ivy barely heard the other gerbil talking to her. She was almost hyperventilating, where was she? "Who are you? I'm Ivy. What is this place? Is it good or bad? I'm freaking out! How long have you been here? Will they kill us?" Ivy spat out questions to the other gerbil.

Frost was having troubles tracking down this gerbil, she kept going away. Did she know he was following her? He sped up, and went as fast as he could, he spotted the gerbil. "Hey! You. Stop!"

[Opal awaits Sarah]

[Sandy awaits Ginger]

[Shadow chews]

(we should get Ice on, also Mercy hasn't posted yet!)

"My name's Splash. This is the pet shop. It's good. I haven't been here that long. And I have never seen them kill anybody."

Moka glanced over her shoulder. Oh CRAP. She bolted ahead with suprizingly fast speed, especially for having such small legs.

(Penny?  Ish isn't in a cage... He's in the wild. O.o )

"Murr-hurr," Ginger said sarcastically.  Then she smiled.  "I'm going to tackle youu!" Scurrying quickly towards her sister, she jumped a puny jump and landed on top of Sandy.  "I got you!  Hahaha!" she taunted jokingly.

Breaking away from her paper towel tube for a moment, Whisp sighed.  She looked over at her brother, who was clearly not enjoying life.  Would he ever? she wondered.  Only a while earlier she had heard his remark.  Except she gave no sudden response.  It might have slightly confused Vyn, but nonetheless, that didn't matter much.  Whisp started to chew on her tube again.

"Quit your excessant chewing!" Vyn snapped at his sister.  "I'm still sleepy, and I don't like to wake to noisy sisters!"  Vyn was the type of gerbil that got up somewhat early; but he doesn't ever truly rise until later.  He just stays in his nest, half-asleep or awake, but thinking.  His sister, Whisp, would probably say something back to his new remark.  Would she?  Something seemed different about her today - it was as if she was in a different world; that's how distant she was.

Ish was having a hard time finding any food.  Suddenly, he heard some rustling escape from a nearby bush.  Ohhhhhh CRAP.  It was bird.  A large, hungry-looking bird.  It looked at him with beady jet-black eyes.  They glinted.  Isial gulped.  "Uh... I'ma be off now!" he said quickly, and scurried off quickly in an attempt to escape from the bird.  But he was followed.  Skidding to a halt in front of a hole in a tree trunk, he climbed in.  The bird poked its head inside, but couldn't quite reach Ish.  Well, he was squished against the back of the tree, anyway...  Noticing it's meal had escaped, the bird took off and flew away.  "Phew!" Ish said, his heart beating a million times per minute.

Finishing her Cheerios, Sarah put it in the sink and washed it off.  "Well," she said, "Of course I'm excited!  Today, I'm going to go see if I can volunteer at the Pet Shop 'round the corner.  And tomorrow?  Well... I'm not really thinking of doing anything.  I might just walk around the mall spending the money I've been saving up for my seventeenth birthday."  She smiled.  "And what are you going to get me for my birthday?"  Please don't say "It's a surprise," please don't say "It's a surprise," please, please...! ...But she probably will.  Neeeeehh. Sarah thought.

"Well, my darling. That, you will have to wait 'till tomorrow. I'm afraid if I tell you right now, it'll spoil the surprise." Opal said to her daughter. "Now, I gotta run off to the store, you be good now." Opal got in her car and drove off to the pet store, she parked in a handicap spot, for she is very old, and needs a handicap spot, she got out of her car, and walked into the pet store, she went over to the gerbils, she would get her daughter four. Then, later on she'd buy the rest for herself. Which four would her daughter like most? Maybe she should get a gift card that can buy exactly four, and she can pick 'em out herslef. Then, she could buy all the supplies for her daughter. Her daughter, ever since she was little had liked her own gerbils, she was waiting until her daughter was old enough to handle a pet, now she was. Although, she had lost some interest in the gerbils. She's going to the pet store today, maybe she'll like them better then. Opal bought a gift card for the pet store, then drove off. There was a lot of cute gerbils there, she just couldn't pick which ones, she'll go with her daughter there. Opal drove home, when she got home she saw Sarah getting ready to leave.

Ginger always loved to play around, you know tackling. Sandy did too, I mean who doesn't love to play around with their sis'? But, they both liked different games, tackling game...wasn't one of Sandy's favorites, but still fun. "I guess so! But, I wasn't ready. So not fair!" Sandy ran around their cage. "Come and get me if you can!" Sandy was up late last night excercising, getting ready for days to come, she'd been excercising more than usual, she is in shape now, because recently she had gotten out of shape.

Ivy blinked at the gerbil. "Splash? Uhh, hi. So this place is... okay?"

Shadow sighed as he looked around his cage, boring. Maybe today another gerbil would come join him, he always saw gerbils come and go. He, on the other hand, just stayed no one picked him up.

Frost followed after the gerbil. "Come on! I'm not going to harm you."

Ginger frowned for a moment.  Her sister was a bit slimmer than her.  She'd have to exercise later.  But, that wasn't what was happening now.  Focus was needed at this moment!  "So totally fair!" she laughed playfully.  "But I'll get youu!" The tan gerbil made a beeline towards her sister.

Whisp couldn't help but hear her brother's next taunt.  He probably wanted her to react.  Should she give him what he wanted?  Bah, she was too nice!  Of course she'd regret this later, but... "I'm a gerbil, and I chew.  And you do, too.  So I wouldn't be talking if I were you," she snapped.

Vyn was glad he finally got a response.  "Well - " he started, but found nothing to say.  His sister had "beaten" him at arguing.  Wow.  He blinked a few times to clarify this, then knew it was final.  She had beaten him at something that was supposedly un-beatable by anybody.  But she'd done it.

Ish's heart was practically pounding out of his chest.  Breathing heavily from his recent scare, he found a hoard of berries - probably something from another small animal like himself - and took them to his home.  Scrambling inside the little dirt tunnel, he started to munch on the tangy-sweet berries.

Sarah had just grabbed her phone when her mother returned.  She smiled, said "Good-bye!", then left.  She walked down to the Pet Store and went to the employee filling some cages up with supplies.  "Hi!  I'm here for my first day.  What should I do to help right now?" she asked nicely.  Sarah went over to a coat hook and put her green Columbia jacket on it.  She then turned back to the employee.

Sandy heard her sister in the background, but she couldn't quite make out what she said, because she was too busy trying to keep ahead of Ginger, although Ginger had better stamina, and could run for longer periods of time. Sandy quickly slipped under a brown tunnel thing, and just kept running, zig-zagging, and ducking. She was starting to tire out now.

[pet keeper, Bob] "You're Sarah, right? I'm Bob, the pet-keeper here.  Well, we have to get a lot done. How about you start by taking that gerbil's cage, and clean it." He pointed to the one Sandy and Ginger were in. " I'll show you how in a minute, take it to the back room there. I'll meet you there." Bob finished giving Shadow's cage soem extra food, and then headed over to the back room.

[Ivy awaits Splash]

[Frost awaits Moka]

[Shadow munches, yum!]

Opal watched her daughter leave. "Bye" She said, as her daughter walked out the door. She brewed herself a cup of tea.

Ginger was catching up.  It was slow, but she was.  "I'm so totally going to get you!" she said.  The breeze from running felt great in her fur.  Soon, she was almost touching Sandy's tail.

[Whisp argues with Vyn.]

[Vyn argues with Whisp.]

[Ish munches on his berries.]

Sarah smiled.  "Ok!" she said.  Grabbing a large shoebox labeled 'PET KEEPING BOX', she reached in for Sandy and Ginger before she started moving the cage.

Ginger saw a hand coming in - and it wasn't a hand she knew about.  With a terrified 'squeak', she scurried off into her brown log burrow.