Fubar: *staring up gloomily at the sky, wishing it wasn't so sunny out*
Novacaine: *staring intently at a bee hive as though it was absolutely the most fascinating thing in the world*
Delirium: -yawns widely and sprawls on his side, wishing the sun were out...wishing he could get a nice sunbath...-
Fubar: *glances over at Nova* They're going to bite you, you know. And then your nose will swell up.
Novacaine: *distractedly* Bees don't bite. They sting. *ear flicks toward Delirium, but doesn't take his eyes off the bee hive*
Delirium: -lazily surveys the area...and sees two brightly-colored wolves staring up into a tree. Ever curious, he slowly moved his small body off the ground and padded towards them, head and tail low, bi-colored eyes curious-
Fubar: *glances over at Delirium, giving him an appraising look* Careful. The bee hive is going to fall out of the tree and land on Novacaine's head, and then he's going to die. *he sounded very matter-of-fact about this and not at all worried*
Novacaine: I am not. This bee hive has been hanging from this tree for months and it's never fallen yet.
Fubar: ...It might if somebody shook the tree.
Novacaine: Well, yes, it might, but....HEY! *narrowed eyed look* Don't you dare.
Delirium: -a small smile crosses his face, padding forwards to peer up at the beehive- Yeah... Maybe if you shook the tree. But it'd prolly tick the bees off somethin' awful. Not a good idea, yeah? -peers at the one called Nova, recognizing the coloring...was he family?...and the blue male? his head tilted to one side, eyes watchful as he eases into a sit- But...I'll tell ya, honey is amazing. Maybe it'd be worth it if we did shake the tree.
Novacaine: ....What's honey? *was just watching bees because they interested him; had no idea that they might be useful in some way*
Fubar: Oh no. No way. *Despite having pretty much just suggested this* You'll just use me as bait so that *I* get stung, and then take all the honey for yourself.
Delirium: -slow smile- Oh... Honey is amazing. It's like...the golden gift of the Goddesses. -tail wag as he looks to the blue wolf, unsure of his name but sure they're related...somehow. He was with kin he'd never met before and it was...strangely nice.- I bet we could get it down. One of you shake the tree, I'll be the bait and Nova, you grab the hive once all the bees follow me.
Novacaine: Uh...ok. *brow furrows; now that he's looking at him, and not at the bees, he can't help thinking he looks familiar. Then again, with just about everybody he met being related to him somehow, that's hardly surprisingly* But once the bees are chasing you, how do you get them off?
Fubar: Terrible idea. *nods matter-of-factly* I'll be in the bushes, thank you. Don't want anything to do with this once YOU start crying about bees all over you!
Delirium: -laughs at the blue male- Hey, it probably is a terrible idea...but honey is worth it -solemn nod- Okay! -eyes Nova- I'll get them to follow me, of course...and I'll lead them to the lake, where I'll jump in. And voila, no bees. But make sure you grab the hive--the honey's inside. And we will have a treat. -winks at Fubar- We'll even share with you. -glad he has a high pain tolerance-
Novacaine: ...Can you swim?
Fubar: *eyeballs the other wolf distrustfully* Alright, fine, but I'm not going to get involved at all. See? I'm going to go hide over here. *pads off and hides behind a bush, as though this would in any way ward off the bees*
Delirium: -blinks, as if swimming had not occured to him- I think so... -hesitates, then throws caution to the wind- Hell, we'll find out won't we? biggrin
Fubar: *peers through the bushes, watching very intently*
Novacaine: *shrugs* Well, if you say so. *still very dubious on this whole idea, but after Delirium built it up so much he could hardly walk away from this mysterious 'honey' substance. Takes a few tentative steps up to the tree and stands on his hind legs, paws on the trunk, and glances over his shoulder at the other wolf*
Delirium: -drops back excitedly, ready to tag and bag the damned bees...oh, was honey ever WORTH it! drops into a playbow and looks at Nova- Ready when you are!
Novacaine: *well, now or never....leans his weight into the tree, rocking back and forth on his hind legs to give it a good hard shake. The beehive swung, ominously, and then crashed to the ground, bursting open*
Delirium: -watches in wide-eyed fascination as the beehive crashed to the ground...immediately letting loose a swarm of bees- Ohholyhell! -barks loudly at the bee, darting between them and Novacaine, appropriately pissing them off...and getting stung- Follow me! Hey! -barks and darts in crazy circles before leaping away from Nova, making a beeline for the lake- Ouch, damnit! -tucks his tail-
Novacaine: *eyes widen a little, freezes* Uh...*he casts a helpless look back at Fubar, hiding in the bushes, and then back to Delirium, and the angry buzzing cloud that followed after him. He looked back down at the cracked-open hive, which was oozing some weird golden liquid and seemed made up of a bunch of waxy parts -- and more bees, crawling around in the waxy parts. Not sure what to do, he runs after Delirium to make sure he's okay*
Fubar: *waits for Delirium and Novacaine to take off, then climbs out from the bush, pads up to the broken bee hive, and starts lapping up honey*
Delirium: -isn't sure whether to be effing terrified or not, so he just lets out a war cry as he leaps, paws out, into the lake- GERONIMOOOOO! -howls, splashes, and sinks- OHHELL. -turns out he couldn't swim very well-
Novacaine: *clearly didn't think this through very well, as now he's run face-first into the cloud of bees that was trailing Delirium. They were so peaceable and busy and fascinating before! Now, they were just.....painful.* Ahhhh! *he shakes himself violently and staggers into the lake behind Delirium...forgetting that he, too, also never properly learned to swim even after his last near-drowning*
Fubar: Ow! *one of the bees still clinging to the hive stings him on the nose, and he withdraws, shaking his head rapidly. Well! the nerve. He casts a disgusted look at the hive and then pads off after the other two, to see what was going on*
Delirium: -splashing and flailing in the water, though his mind is strangely...peaceful? unsure of why as he begins to kick his legs, treading the water haphazardly. Head pops up to see Novacaine hurtle into the water after him...bees on his tail!-
Novacaine: ...Can bees swim? *he manages, gasping and gargling, as he struggles to tread water. Luckily the lake was much more placid than the river he'd fallen into when he'd tried fishing, and he found if he paddled in long, slow strokes that he stayed more or less at the surface* It feels like my fur is on fire.
Fubar: *pads calmly up to the side of the lake, seating himself on the bank. He watches the other two flounder about haphazardly. His maw's still sticky with honey* Don't splash so much. You'll sink more.
Delirium: -has also found his 'water' legs and swims a little closer to Nova, ears pulled back- There's a bee on your nose... -stifles a small laugh- And no, they kinda sink. I think, anyway. So...maybe that wasn't a well thought out plan. -huffs softly and eyes Fubar with his strange, two-colored eyes- Tasty?
Novacaine: *goes cross-eyed looking at the bee on his noes, then dunks his head underwater to get rid of it. He floundered a moment before he managed to right himself again, and when he came back up he noted that there seemed to be a large quantity of dead bees floating around in the water around them. Weird.* ....Maybe not. *tries to figure out how to paddle and steer at the same time so he can make his way back to the shore*
Fubar: *licks his chops slowly. shrugs* It was okay, I guess. But a bee stung my nose. *dips his head down so they can see the swelling bump on the end of his muzzle, the only mark on him from the angry little insects*
Delirium: -wags his tail- We...my friends, are bee ANNIHILATORS. -smirks and paddles to shore; once up, he shakes his welt-covered coat free of water until it sticks up everywhere, the dark mottling of his pelt darkened by wetness- Now, Nova... Let's go for the gold. -grins and makes a mad dash to the fallen beehive-
Novacaine: *struggles to get himself into the shallows, his paws sinking into the mud* Ow. *but Delirium seemed impervious to that awful swelling fiery pain, so he wouldn't make a fuss. Heaves himself up out of the water and pads -- rather slowly -- behind his cousin*
Fubar: *shrugs and trails after them* My nose hurts. *whines, pawing at it*
Delirium: -barely notices the mild stinging...but he could probably be attacked by a bear and not feel it for awhile. Finds the honey, wagging his tail as he doubled back to hurry Nova and Fubar along- Here, lemme see... -looks closely at Fubar's nose- It's only a welt... It'll heal! C'mon! -dances back to the honey and licks it, careful to avoid the bees-
Novacaine: *gives Fubar a side-long, withering look. He himself is covered in swollen spots all over, sodden wet, and looking thoroughly dejected.* Oh, that's honey? *eyeballs the yellow goopy substance curiously, then lowers his maw tentatively to lap some up, and finds that he likes it. Giving an 'oh, what the hell' sort of look, he snatches up a honeycomb in his teeth and drags it off to the shade to gnaw on it, bees and all*
Fubar: *despite having pigged out on honey earlier, grabs himself another sticky mouthful and works his way sulkily through it, looking mutinous at Delirium for having brushed him off. Couldn't he see he was gravely wounded?!*
Delirium: -sprawls out, gnawing happily on a honeycomb, his tail pounding the ground- Oh... Oh so worth it... -thinks he might stick around these two oddballs that were obviously his...cousins or SOMETHING- Awesome day, guys. Awesome day...
