[PRP] Until It's Gone

[Meepfur]

This is a group RP for the Burkuteshti lions posted at the easternmost oasis, prior to the fighting. Please keep in mind that these lions are all already acquainted with each other at the very least, and some have likely been stationed or patrolled together before. They may not all know each other well, but they know each other.

As for time of day, it just after sunset. Some may be sleeping, some may be returning from hunts or patrols, with at least one keeping watch at any given time. There is currently no more reason than usual to suspect that anything is going to happen.

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Safaia

Conrad The Mighty

Moon_Princess_Yuki

dbz2010

oo DeD

 

[Conrad The Mighty]

Sanaz enjoyed her patrol duty time slot over any other time of the day. She had the opportunity to go away from all the other lions of the Burkuteshti and gaze at the sun as it sets out on the distance. It brought her peace and helped her sleep. It was quite stressful being in a constant state of war. Such stress made it difficult to sleep at times, would they attack in the middle of the night? There was no way to know.. But she could never admit this to anyone aloud, it would make her seem weak! A single seed of doubt could be the make or break factor on the battlefield. You must be able to rely on the lion fighting next to you.

Sanaz was now heading in to swap duties with, she assumed it was Ooljee's turn for the night watch, but where was she? Her pink eyes darted back and forth across the sand until they settled on the sleeping figure. She rolled her eyes and smiled affectionately, how silly. At least someone could sleep well.. She padded over as quietly as she could manage and paused for a moment then quickly pushed her paws against the borclu and yelled in a deep war cry then just as quickly jumped back incase the lioness would swing first and ask questions later.

 

[Meepfur]

Asil had to admit, he was of mixed feelings about this posting. The location didn't bother him, as he, like everyone else, would be rotated out sooner or later. They all hopped from post to post, patrol to patrol, to keep everyone fresh and give everyone equal chances for action and rest, so having a 'boring' post for awhile wasn't a big deal. It was disappointing, however, that there were only two lionesses at this outpost, only one of whom was a proper warrior. He didn't mind borclu, of course, not at all, but they were a strange gray area he wasn't sure what to do with. They had yet to prove themselves, and even once they had, they could choose to leave. Ooljee was intriguing, he had to admit that much, but he hadn't conversed with her at any length yet.

Sanaz, though, she had scars, and like most males on either side of the fight, Asil liked females with scars. Granted, he was of the age where he just plain liked females, hence his disappointment that there were only two at the oasis. While they occuppied many of his thoughts, however, he hadn't been doing any untoward staring or anything of that nature. ...well, maybe just a glance, every now and then, while he thought about striking up a conversation.

Also of interest (but not in the same way) was that Gaspard was here. The bey's brother. The lion that his twin sister was currently infatuated with, and that he therefore had a vested interest in getting to know better. So many conversations he kept meaning to have, playing through in his head, and putting off. So many things to think about while he stood watch on the opposite side of the oasis from Sanaz. A long, uneventful watch that was just about over. Asil heaved a sigh, and-

And then a bellowing war cry scared the absolute hell out of him and sent him running towards the sound, only to see...Sanaz and Ooljee? He stared at the females for a moment, heart still beating fast, and finally swore quite colorfully.  

[Moon_Princess_Yuki]

Shahin yawned wide, he was coming back from a quick hunt to the oasis him and a few others had been given to patrol and protect. He had the intent to take a small nap when he got back. That oasis was always quite so he didn't see any issue with it. But before he could he head a battle cry and his eyes shot open and he leaped and bound towards the noise expecting to see some Qyrhyeshti scum attacking his other patrol mates. That was not the scene played out before him. He stopped and started to laugh seen Sanza posed a little bit away from Oolijee and Asil standing in shock before he started swearing. Knowing no one was in real danger calmed Shahin right down and made him down right giddy, it was one of the things he loved about this high stress life. He walked more relaxed now still giggling to himself. "Sanza you should be carful with your roars or you'll give us all heart attacks."  

[dbz2010]

Rusul slowly made his way back to the oasis after his attempt and hunting. He had caught a small rodent that was barely big enough to feed his empty belly. He had wished that he had enough time to hunt for something else to take back to the others but the quickly dying sunlight was his cue to get back to the oasis.

He wasn't sure how he managed to do it but he had gotten lost a total of three times before he finally located the oasis just in time for the sun to touch the earth. He picked up his pace a little bit until he heard a war cry. He pinned his ears back against his skull and his trot turned into a run as he noticed that another lion was heading towards the sound, too. He recognized Asil's coat color as he followed the other lion towards the sound. A few seconds after Asil reached the war cry, Rusul stopped right beside the dark bay lion to see Sanaz standing a little ways away from Ooljee. He frowned at the light-coated lioness. "Very funny, Sanaz," he said in a sarcastic tone of voice.
 

[oo Ded]

The sun had set and the sky was darkening, but not yet dark. The dusty brown lion moved towards the outpost, a small gazelle clenched in his jaw. It wasn't much, but certainly enough to keep the handful of them comfortable through the night. Gaspard had been hunting alone, as he tended to be with most his activities. His propensity to keep to himself was one of the reasons the lion was content with his current posting. He could be a team worker when he had to be (the inability to do such would quickly render someone useless, in a war), but it was common knowledge that the bey's brother preferred the company of himself. Well, he had a new companion now. As useful as the bird might have been, Gaspard was unsure of his feelings towards it.

"Ashnh," he set the carcass down, calling up to the large bird that circled overheard. The eagle landed beside him, shifting its talons in the sand. "It's quiet," she murmured, giving Gaspard a blink as the tucked her wings at her side.

"It tends to be that way, here." The lion's voice was distant and thoughtful. The Qyrhyeshti had been quiet. The last run-in with them had resulted in Burkut victory, but they all knew better than to get overconfident. This was war, after all. They had a handful of company at the outpost. Competent fighters, which was necessary at any of the postings. A borclu was amongst them, which Gaspard wasn't worried about. Those with life-debts seemed determined to pay them off. Among other Muharip, Gaspard didn't know anyone particularly well. There was Asil, Evren's brother. The family he knew of, though the lion he knew not. Gaspard wasn't particularly driven to get to know the lion, but he wasn't particularly driven to get to know anyone...

"The others are probably closer to the center of the posting. It's about time for the changing of shifts, so we shou-" Gaspard was cut off by a war cry. His ears pinned and his muscled tensed at the call that his ears were trained to hear. He bolted.

Of course, when the cry seemed to come from not a battle but from the small gathering of Burkut, Gaspard did not seem pleased (not that he often seem pleased, but his expression seemed to be of the pointedly opposite emotion).

"This is not a game," he chastised, grumbling and leering. "Nor is it a place for jokes." Ashnh landed once more at his side, rolling her eyes at the lion's inability to relax.  

[Conrad The Mighty]

There was nothing more funny to Sanaz than the reaction of another being scared from a joke, so of course she was laughing until she began to be chastised from all sides. Being out numbered by so many physically and mentally strong males was not quite a disadvantage in her mind for most situations. Even Shahin was not happy with her!

"Aw it wasn't that loud.. " She was fully prepared to argue her point about the sand carrying and amplifying sound, until Gaspard came over and completely took all the fun out of it. Sanaz had to save this before word of the situation got to the bey. The best way to grease males was to stroke the egos, she found.

"But look at those response times. If I was an enemy, I would stand no chance." In this she regained her strength of speech and stood straight, the lioness had earned her place in battle and had the scars to prove it. There was no reason for her to feel inferior to them, or them to her. But she would not apologize for finding the occasional way to make herself smile. If Gaspard had a sense of humor, he probably wouldn't be getting down on her so hard. She was not attracted to such a male. Life is a game.

"And I will be more quiet next time." She added, dipping her head down admitting her fault while her eyes bounced from one to another of the males, lingering on Shahin a little more than the rest. This was no longer the time to joke.
 

[Moon_Princess_Yuki]

Shahin turned towards Gaspard grinning. "Don't be so harsh Gaspard it's not like she did any real harm, it was a joke." He didn't know Gaspard much, just seen him around from time to time but he wasn't sure he liked him too much, people that were too serious always rubbed him the wrong way. If you can't make jokes in such high stress situations you weren't going to stay sane long. He looked quickly at Sanaz hoping she didn't mind him talking for her. He never wanted to take other peoples battles from them if he couldn't help it, but he felt in this situation there needed to be someone on the outside. He then checked Oolijee to see how she was handling the situation. For being a borclu she seemed to be handling her self fine, if not a little stiff. The wash;t good she should calm down lighten up. "Your still alive right Oolijee so no harm done right?" He said jokingly before turning back to Gaspard still grinning.  

[Meepfur]

Once he was certain that it had been a joke (and also a bit of a test/false alarm),Asil loosed a nervous chuckle. His heart was still pounding, but it was funny, especially since he'd been on the receiving end of similar pranks in the not-too-distant past, from other young warriors. It was not an uncommon adolescent practice, nor was it without merit.

"I think everyone's had that done to them at least once," he said with a shrug and a deep exhale. Gaspard was...awfully stern, maybe a little moreso than necessary. Perhaps because he was older and more experienced. "Might as well get practice like that in, since we're not getting any real action. Wouldn't want to lose our edge, right?"  

[dbz2010]

Rusul had started to walk over to Ooljee to see if she was alright but stopped when he spotted Shahin doing the same thing that he was going to do. Instead, he turned his attention to Sanaz. "Next time, maybe warn us when you are going to play jokes like that on us," he said in a slightly serious tone of voice. "Ugh, now there is no way I am going to get any sleep tonight." He plopped his butt down where he stood and dug his claws into the ground. "At least if something were to happen now we are already on alert for it to happen."
 

[oo Ded]

The lion opened his mouth to speak, eyes narrowed and clearly frustrated with the fact that everyone seemed so eager to promote such distractions. But he glanced downwards at a nudge from his eagle's wing and a quiet "Just let it go" and instead, Gaspard just released a heavy breath, glancing briefly over the group before stopping his gaze on Asil.

"It would be unwise to lose our edge. This posting is the farthest from the Baj-jer and probably the least useful in terms of taking it, but the Qyrhyeshti seem not at their best and may target it for sake of just taking something." He narrowed his eyes, looking thoughtful before shrugging and giving the faintest of amused looks. "And if you all insist that such jokes keep you on your toes, then we'd all be at our best if something were to happen, hm?"

His attention turned to the borclu and he gave a little nod of approval. "You're certainly on your toes quickly. That's good. Reflexes like that will keep you well off." She seemed nervous amongst them, and Gaspard supposed that was to be expected. There was no room for slack, but kindness for the sake of encouragement wasn't so far out of the lion's reach.  

[Conrad The Mighty]

She greatly appreciated others coming to her aid. At each lion's words, she nodded along with them pleasantly. But she would not appreciate it if in battle they abandoned their own skirmishes or posts to come to her side. Sanaz did not need to be protected. Now that the tension was easing, the sweet Sanaz smiled and pawed at Rasul.

"Aw, poor Rasul.." She mocked, playfully batting her eyelashes. "Would you honestly have me warn every lion near and far each time I play a prank?" It wasn't an everyday occurrence, that she did such an act. It was actually quite rare for her.

"Oh don't joke about the Qyrhyeshti. You'll jynx us all." It would surprise others to find out, she was quite superstitious and took these matters quite seriously. If you say a demons name, then it shall appear.