AIM Log - Safaia & Felyn
Talayeh & Ashiki
Talayeh & Ashiki
She would never learn. When you enjoyed life, something would always have to ruin that. For her, it was the little gaggle of brats that she now had on her paws. One was too much, so having five was an absolute nightmare. "Damn it," she swore under her breath. She wanted to tell them to shut up, but then a few of them would start crying, and then she'd really lose it.
Cloaking herself into the most plain, boring mortal coat colour she could think of, she ushered the children in front of her. It was the same game she had played before, but finding a new land to dump the kids on wasn't as easy as it used to be. Making herself to look like a starved older maiden of a lioness was never fun, but it seemed like it worked well on whoever took pity.
"Oh, what am I to do?" she wailed, dropping onto the ground with feigned exhaustion. "I can barely feed myself, let alone these poor orphans!" She glanced around at the barren lands, wondering if there was someone out there listening. If it didn't work, well, it was good practice! She'd do a stellar job once she landed herself in the middle of pridal lands.
Ashiki didn't often stalk the borders of the pride. She either left it to her shadow, or to the whiny one. However, she was never much one for promoting pampered queens, and it was her opinion that she should be capable of doing anything that any of ther pride members could.
It was then that she heard a particular grating sort of wail. Her nose instantly scrunched as she let her deep eyes scan the deserty horizon around her, resting only as they fell upon the form of an older, decrepid looking lioness. She heard something about lacking food and orphans, but it was muted and hard to understand from such a distance.
With a sigh, and slight mutter, she schooled her features to a stern look and stalked in the direction of the female. Her dusky-rose form stopped next to that of the other, her eyes narrowing a fraction. "Pray tell, what is it that's causing you to wail so?"
"Oh, oh!" Her head swirled to meet the form of a lioness before her, one that presented herself much better than Tala's illusion. She supressed the urge to grin, pleased that it seemed her little dramatic act had attracted some attention. Back to character.
"These poor children! I don't have the means to take care of them, as you can certainly see, but I couldn't let the little ones starve all alone!" She shrilled the end of her statement, looking for reaction. Though....even in her own opinion it might have been a little much. Take note: tone the dramatics down just a bit.
After a small moment of silence, she bundled the cubs up together, none seeming pleased about the roughing around. "I couldn't find their parents, and I promise on the sun's rays that I tried." She cowered slightly, looking up at the lioness with her wide eyes. Maybe if she tried to look a little crazy that would work better than being shrill and doom-y.
Ashiki couldn't get a feel for what this lioness was - she seemed lost, confused, and maybe a touch on the psychotic side. That wasn't all too surprising though, she'd seen the rogue life drive more than one lione to insanity.
"I believe you," she muttered, resisting the urge to tell her to shut up. She shifted a little closer to the female, peering over her to look down at the bundled cubs. At least they looked healthy. Whatever the lioness was, she had taken good care of the cubs, perhaps more than herself.
"If they're orphans, one lioness certainly can't take care of them by herself." Actually, that was a lie. She'd seen a lioness doing just fine taking care of a litter large than this one - but then, she too had sought out the help of a pride eventually. "My pride has plenty of shelter and resources."
She would happily take the cubs, that was new blood to raise on their beliefs. However, this lioness.. she was none too sure about.
This....was too easy. Maybe she should just go around this route instead. Sure, she got much more satisfaction just leaving cubs to lions that knew she was a goddess, but some of the little twerps actually expected something in return. Hmph, they should feel blessed that she even offered her children to them! This...while not as satisfying, tied everything together in one little bow. Nice and neat, and over with.
"N-no, I certainly couldn't!" she lamented about taking care of them. She couldn't even take care of herself! Well, fake-self. "It's taken me all my energy just to make sure that they eat enough and sleep well enough. I'm at my wits end, if you couldn't tell." She itched at her ear, pretending that there was a flea bothering her.
Now came the tricky part. She couldn't seem like she didn't care about them at all, but she didn't want to seem like she wanted to stay. But if she literally just disappeared at this moment, the lioness that offered to take them in might change her mind. As much as Talayeh didn't like children, she never wanted to see one of them die of neglect. "S-so you have a place for them, perhaps?" she asked carefully, leaning forward towards the other for a moment, feeling one of the little cubs tumble over across her paws.
