by Botch » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:45 pm
Day 51:
I was wandering through the woods today… curious how that has become a common occurrence, me seeking out whatever I can find growing in the wilderness… I caught sight of a most beauteous creature floating through the air. It was a silk moth, and I desperately attempted to catch it. I had heard that these were rare and especially useful for gathering materials to make life that much better in this cold, dark land. The silk that they could produce was almost priceless to us, who had rarely seen these graceful creatures. The problem is that even after I had caught it, I would need to spend the rest of my day attempting to find a partner for it, so that they could lay eggs. If they did not then this female I had laboriously followed for nearly an hour would go to waste. Silk moths need to breed or they die of loneliness it seems. I began to prepare for the eventuality that I would need to wait for a male silk moth to appear all day (for I had a female but do not know how I know this), when not two or three hours later while foraging around the area I had found the first another appeared before me. The elevation I felt was greater than any bad memories lingering in my consciousness, and I experienced true joy for the first time in a long while. It passed quickly though, at the realization that it could merely be another female. Regardless, I chased the moth down and caught it gently in my hands and examined it. When I found that it was indeed a male, I allowed myself to be caught up in emotion and cried. They bred faster than I had expected, leaving me to conclude that I was not the only one feeling amorous recently, and that I'd need to take what I need, as the men from Dolgepol are more concerned with their toys than women. I guess Araxia came to this conclusion much sooner than I and left for greener pasture. Enki, the new girl doesn't seem to be around as much anymore, and I wonder where she goes at night. Maybe this is the reason I don't find the men have desires anymore... I don't want to throw accusations around but if she has been taking care of their needs we're going to need to have a little talk about sharing.