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 Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:17 am
 Anga Mstari Anga stretched under the shadow of a withering tree. It was freakin' hot. Too hot to even think about how hot it was. The stupid tree was dying and most of the leaves blew away already. On his back, Anga raised his paw in the air to block a ray of light stabbing through the skinny, dead branches. It was hard being a single, handsome lion, but Anga manged his manly feelings. Nothing was going to stop him from getting his lady, well... when he finds a lady. ..and...well, when a lady is willing to talk to him. No! No negative thoughts allowed. Anga was the man! The alpha male of an alpha pretty~ No. Debonair~ He was some hot stuff. Now, only to find a lady.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:37 am
Grinsen strolled through the dead, crackly savanna grass with his signature smirk on his face. Today was a good day, despite the heat and the lack of ladies. One of those problems could be fixed fairly easily, and he was very intent on doing just that. Unfortunately for him, the only other lion in the area seemed to be male. He paused in his strolling to asses the other feline and, after a minute or so of diagnosis, decided he wasn't a threat. He was far too relaxed to be the type to attack random, happy strangers. He hoped. "Morning," he said as he started to move forward again, announcing his presence. It was polite to do so when upwind of someone. "Lovely day, wouldn't you say?"
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:51 am
No, it sucks monkey balls. Anga thought to himself. It's too gross outside to be a 'lovely day'. Oh, wait... some one is talking to me.
Anga cracked an eye open and shifted his paw to the side so to get a better look at the stranger. Oh, great~ Another male lion. He rolled his eyes. How come no females ever approach him?
Anga rolled on all fours and lazily got to his feet. If they were going to fight, at least he wouldn't be on his back. I hope we can fight in the shade. Anga glanced at the pathetic shade baring branches. He shifted back to the stranger, while pointing a paw.
"I don't know what'ch you talkin' about, but it's hotter than a lioness in heat. Now shoo because this here shade--the little bit that's here-- is mine right now. Unless, you're a fine, foxy lady~ which it looks like you aren't."
The heat made Anga agitated and nothing, but some cuddling with the opposite sex, was going to make his mood better.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:20 am
Grin watched as the dark lion rolled to his feet sluggishly. It really was warm out today and the lions color probably didn't help matters much. Poor fellow. He bared his teeth a bit more as his amused smirk widened, the other lions reaction amusing him. My, my, someone woke up on the wrong side of the rock this morning.
Grin sat after a moment so he wouldn't appear as a threat to the dark lion. He didn't want a fight - he never fought, which was probably part of the reason he was cast out of every pride he tried to get into - and he hoped the heat had sapped enough energy out of his grumpy companion to instill the same desire in him.
"Oh, perhaps it's a bit warm, but really. It's the middle of the dry season. Did you expect anything less? And with that kind of attitude, there's no way any 'fine, foxy ladies' are going to want to share any amount of shade with you."
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:38 am
Woah, woah, woah. Who does this guy think he is? With his fancy smirk and nonchalant attitude. Anga shifted his feet and bristled out his mane. Here he was minding his own bus-nach, just chillin', when Mr. Grin face walks on over and plops his highness's hindquarters in Anga's area.
"Whatever, man. Hot is hot. I don't give two dung beetles what time of the year it is. Now be a good lad and scram."
Anga hosted himself up and walked to the other side of the tree. Angling his back to the lion so he didn't have to see his smug face. With a giant huff, Anga threw himself to the ground, god it was hot. Stupid teethy face made him use energy.
The sun continued to blaze above and the day didn't seem to want to come to an end.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:23 am
Grin chuckled quietly as the black and blue lion turned his back on him. Ah, that had been a lot easier than he had anticipated.
"Why so blue?" he asked as he stood and moved towards the other male, patting himself on the back for the genius pun. "Surely the sun can't be getting to you that badly. Being this agitated every day must be very tiresome."
He plopped down next to the other lion, giving him enough distance to keep his measly shade all to himself, but close enough so they could talk without having to shout. "Tell old Grin your troubles. I'm quite good at solving them."
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:00 pm
Anga snorted at the reference to blue. With his eyes crossed, he jutted out his bottom jaw and mimed the words 'why so blue' with a couple good head jerks. He then plastered a big ol' grin, mocking the other lion's smirk.
"I was doing just fine earlier, but if you're so interested, life sucks." He crossed his paws in front of him and rested his head. He took a deep breath and let it out through wobbly lips.
"Look around. There's nothing but dirt, grass, bugs, and probably some poop over there. Pretty exciting stuff."
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 1:27 pm
Grin glanced around as the other lion referenced the various savanna items. Grass and poop were pretty commonplace in the area, so he nodded in agreement, humoring the sour puss. Ha ha.
"Very exciting if you count the bugs," he observed. "Normally it's pretty dead around here. Were you expecting something more exciting? I'm here. I'm very exciting," Grin said with a...well. A grin. It didn't quite reach his eyes, though, which remained smug and seemed to be looking down on the other lion even though they were on the same level.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 4:48 pm
Anga snorted. This guy sounded too smug, so... full of himself. He's rubbing him the wrong way with his condescending attitude.
Anga unsheathed his claws and dug them into the ground. He hoisted his head up into a crouching position. His claws dug deeper into the dry dirt, cracking the surface.
"You know what I want? I want some ladies." He lunged at the last word and chomped at the air. His tongue rolled out as he padded back under the shade.
"It's too silent out here. There's nothing going on, nothing worth living for. You know?" Anga ignored the other's smirk as he circled around him.
"I want somebody to tango with." He sat back on his haunches and wiggled his shoulders.
"Somebody to looo~ve." He stepped up to the lion and mocked a sheepish look before turning his a face to disdain.
"But instead, I got you."
And with that, he flopped back down into his original position.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:22 pm
Grin sat still as the dark lion rose to his feet. It was a rather threatening advance, considering he wasn't being aggressive, and his heart pounded in his chest while the other male grumbled about life and lack of lady lions. He calmed down a bit as the lion returned to his shade, relief washing over him. Phew...
"Terribly sorry. I know I'm hardly a foxy lady, but I can certainly help you get some," he said with a wiggle of his brows. "Step one is to lose the attitude. Step two is to be willing to expend some energy. The good lionesses aren't going to come looking for you. You've got to go get them. Trust me. I've done it hundreds of times."
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:21 pm
Anga straightened up. He eyed the lion through his floppy hair. Something doesn't seem right... If this guy was so good then why is he out here by himself?
Anga raised his paw under his chin and scratched it a couple times, contemplating. For the moment, he was ignoring the insult.
"Hum... so you mean to tell me that you have all the secrets to the love gettin'?" He tilted his head. "I find that hard to believe."
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:31 pm
"All of the secrets," Grin said with a nod of his head. "Why would I lie? I certainly have nothing to gain in this situation. Simply sharing the wealth of knowledge I possess."
Well, that and he was bored. He hadn't seen another lion in days and just having someone to talk to that wasn't his own shadow was nice. He was a social lion, after all. This lion didn't seem to be, but that wasn't really his problem, was it?
"Before I turn you into a love machine, I'd like to know the name of the lucky lion who will soon become the stud of the savanna. I'm Grinsen, but you can call me Grin."
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:43 pm
Anga huffed. Grin sure liked fancy words... it's like he's dancin' with words. Anga's going to have to keep a strict eyeball on him... possibility two eyeballs. Yeah, he seems like a two eyeballs kind of guy.
"This is the harshness of Africa!" He stood up and tensed his muscles. "And I am Anga," he trusted his head high in the air, "the fiercest lion in the lands! I make Tyra Banks quiver in her cave when I'm around. He strutted around for good measure.
[[because Tyra Banks is now a lion]]
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:56 pm
"Tyra...not sure I've met her," Grin said with a little smirk as Anga paraded around. Well, he certainly had his strut down. Good. That was one less thing he had to worry about. "In any event, I'm glad your confidence is high. That's the biggest key to success. Don't be afraid to be rejected because where one door closes, another five open! Now...let's get down to business."
He sat back on his haunches and glanced around, looking for something living to practice on. Trees were nice, but it was better when you could look something in the eye rather than the branch. "First of all, when you approach a lioness, you need to keep your swagger high and your eyes should lock on hers. Normally that's a sign of aggression but the ladies really do love a confident male."
He just had yet to find one that actually liked being approached like that. Surely there was at least one out there.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:21 pm
"Huh, so you just got to sander over...."
Anga swayed over to the tree.
"Look into her eyes...."
He fixated his eyes to a knot in the tree.
"....then kiss?'
He wrapped his arms around the tree and mimed full on tonguing the tree. His facade collapsed when he caught a glance at Grin. In mid- make out, laughter began bubbling up from his chest and forced him to stop munchin' on the tree. He rolled on his back legs and belted out a laugh.
"We need to find something living to practice on." Anga scanned the horizon. He squinted his eyes, but he wasn't seeing anything. Oh, great. Looks like he was going to have to leave the shade.
"Hey, um, Grin, go over there and look for something we can practice on."
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