Myshuno! Prompt: Coming of age.

[fuzzyspork]

Prompt: Coming of age.  (from rosefyre)
Rating: Teen (for nudity, if written words even count as such) e__e
Word Count: 495
Notes: This is very spoilery!  It's from my Egyptian legacy and will be extremely significant to the story.  I tried to be vague about who the "him" is anyway.  :P


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Hati was out of breath from running all the way from the temple to the Women’s House, but she was too excited and happy to show restraint now.  Her bare feet pounded through the halls and she ignored the disapproving looks from the women as she raced to her private chamber.  She skidded to a halt just inside the threshold and closed the heavy cedar door behind her as a sign that she did not wish to be disturbed.

Still panting, she went straight to the long mirror and observed her reflection, running her hands over her bare scalp with a giggle.  It was slick from the scented oils that had been applied at her Lock Shaving Ceremony and she noted that her head felt strangely light without the thick braid that had grown on the right side since her weaning day.  She was completely naked except for the red linen Belt of Womanhood, and she saw that she was full and soft in all the right places, and taut of thigh and stomach. Marveling at her new look, Hati ran her hands over her breasts, down her stomach, and across her hips.

Just then she caught sight of a small box sitting on her bed in the reflection.  She turned around and her heart quickened out of anticipation.  She settled onto the bed and gently lifted the box onto her lap.  It was plain, undecorated, and looked like something a scribe would keep his palettes in.  Her heart fluttered again, this time because she was sure who had left the box for her.  She slowly lifted the lid.

There it was!  Coiled in the bottom of the box like a cobra was her black, braided side lock.  A small scrap of papyrus rested on top with the words, “your every wish, my eternal command” written in a neat, precise hand.  She snapped the lid closed and hugged the box to her breast.  He’d done it!  She didn’t know how he had managed the sleight of hand, but he had somehow deftly switched her braid for one made of horse hair before he tossed it into the ceremonial brazier to be burned as a sign of her youth being put behind her.

Flinging herself backwards onto the bed, still clutching the box, Hati felt an overwhelming joy that made her want to laugh out loud.  She couldn’t explain even to herself why she felt so adamantly about keeping the side lock, but she was so sure that something important in her future depended on this braid.  That wonderful man had figured out how to accomplish it, and it had worked!  She could kiss him for his brilliance!  Then with a sudden flash of warmth across her skin she realized that she very much wanted to kiss him.

She sat up and looked down at herself.  She was a woman now.  She could kiss men now.  But more importantly, she could kiss him now.

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Comments

[mzyra.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh, go get him girl ;)
Also: LEARNINGS! :D (Learnings for me, that it :P)

[fuzzy-spork.livejournal.com]

Oh she's determined to get him! ;D

I'm going to have to change some historical facts about some things for the sake of fitting it all into the world of the Sims. For instance, a child's Weaning Day is when they grow up from a toddler to the kid stage. Then their Lock Shaving Day is when they grow up to a teen. From then on they are considered adults. :)

[silverbelle1220.livejournal.com]

Really great, Fuzzy. I'm always excited to learn more about ancient Egypt as I've always been fascinated by it.

[lauriempress.livejournal.com]

Oh to be young and in... love? lust? :D This was a fun read. :D

[katmiesterk8.livejournal.com]

This was great Fuzzy, AND I learnt something! :D

[rosefyre.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! Nice.

[esmeiolanthe.livejournal.com]

Now I'm wondering who "he" is. I'm guessing he's an adult, or at least significantly older? (Also, does this mean you'll have InTeen in the Egyptian legacy?)

Keep it up! :)

[fuzzy-spork.livejournal.com]

Yes, he's older! ;)

I won't be using InTeen in my legacy 'hood if I can help it since none of the actual "playing" will be part of the story, but for the sake of telling the story I'm going to have to be able to stage certain things while some characters are in the Sim teen stage. Considering many of the pharaohs were married and on the throne while they were still teens! They had to grow up a lot faster back then. So while in the legacy 'hood the teens will be going to school and getting their first kiss, in the story they will have already been betrothed and having kids of their own.

[katee412.livejournal.com]

Have I mention how much I am looking forward to this legacy :D

[amylu1988.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that was quite a big wish for him to follow, switching the braids! Whoever he is, he must like her. :D

Really intrigued to see how her hair might be involved in her future, too.

Yay for learning new things, and seriously, so excited for this legacy.