[Meta] Something In The Air

[Hopscotch Shop]

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The day had dragged on, long and muggy. Something about it just didn't quite feel normal. The very felt ... wrong to those who chose to reflect on it. Still though, rabbits enjoyed the safety of the tall grasses in The Dale. Some chose to lounge near the river, catching a break from the oppressive mugginess. The sun was just beginning to touch the horizon, possibly offering some relief.

Current Events: The Storm Moves On

 

[One Little Jay]

Nest woke up his eyes peeking, something didn't smell... right? He couldn't have napped for that long? He peeked his head out of the grass looking around him. Everything seemed normal, nothing was too out of place. So nest shrugged it off and decided to continue on his hunt for treasures.

He crouched down into a big stretch letting his full body crack as he stretched each part. Alright, he was good to go. Nest was always looking for things he could take. he collected everything from twigs to leaves, unique blades of grass. His favourite things where shiny. Normally it was a rock or a piece of tin but sometimes they were things that belonged to others. He couldn't help himself, if it struck his fancy he HAD to have it. it was a force that compelled him.

So that was what he was doing in the dales keeping his eyes glued to the ground as he moved the grass out of the way. Hmm. He noticed a rock that was orange and brown and shined in the sun. He held it in his paw to bring it close to his face for further inspection. It would do, he hopped back to the pile he had collected and had taken a nap on. Admiring his pile before darting off in search of new goodies.

WC: 225
TWC: 225

 

[One Little Jay]

Mud sat at the edge of the river on this extremely muggy day. He dipped his toes in the water to cool himself down. He took his front paws and dipped them running the cool water over his face, and then he dipped them again running the water over his shoulders. Nothing he did seemed to help as it only made him feel heavier and therefore hotter on a muggy day.

He took some mud from the bottom of the river's edge and rubbed it inbtween his forepaws. That seemed to help, he loved to get down and dirty and the mud really did seem to hold the coolness of the water in. He looked up through the grass to the sun, finally. He knew once the sunset the moon would come out to cool the place.

He decided he should probably start to head home before it got too dark out. So he dipped his body in the river rubbing the Mud off if him, no reason to track that back to his burrow. Plus he was sure this bath would help keep him cool on his long journey to his burrow.

Getting out of the water he gave a big shake flinging the water off around him. He was still wet enough to be cool but not soaking and therefore getting more dirty with every step he took and everything he touched. Rubbing the water out of his eyes with his paws he perched back on his hind legs to look up over the grass. He had to get his bearings before he was in the grass. Something about the tall grass looking the same always caused him to get lost. Today he was determined to not get lost. So he mapped out the way back through the grass several times in his head.


WC: 306
TWC: 531

 

[Einna Firekeeper]

Rumble lay on his back in the grass while Bumble bounced on his stomach over and over again, occasionally falling off and tripping over himself to climb back up. He grinned at his clumsy child, every once in a while pushing him over for the fun of it, which would cause Bumble to shriek and shake with laughter.

Whisper sat crouched down in the grass watching her brother play and rolled her eyes. She glanced up at the sky and furrowed her little brow as she took in the feel of the air. It felt weird out here, but she doubted her dad or brother noticed. They were too busy making all of the noise possible.

CherryChomper

Sullivan

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[CherryChomper]

Pebble stood nearby Rumble and Bumble. She would have been quite amused by their game has she not been showing little Bam Bam how to really throw her wait into every thump of her foot. Since Bam Bam was born she loved to thump her little foot and was truly the apple of Pebble’s eye.

“Like this mama!?” Little Bam Bam brought her small foot down as hard as she could, leaning her weight into it so her whole body shook. “Yes!” A delighted Pebble clapped and gave a few hard bams her own foot. Delighted Bam Bam began thumping along with her.

As they brought their feet down hard, Tumble would pretend that their thumps were so mighty that they shook the earth. He would throw himself down and roll and tumble around. Pretend to stand up only to “not get his footing” and throw himself down again.

It wasn’t long before this became a game for all three of them, laughing, thumping, and tumbling. Totally oblivious to the strange weather around them.

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EinnaFirekeeper

 

[Sullivan]

Little Zippy was having none of the games her family members were busy with. She just wanted to RUN! The day was weird, it made her feel skittish and hot, and the vast field before her was all the extra encouragement she needed! Bunny zoomies GO! The little kit raced around as fast as her tiny legs would manage in the areas they had already trampled down, the taller grasses were scarier so she stayed close- for now anyway. She looped a couple figure 8's around her mom and dad. The breeze created from hopping fast felt nice. She tripped once or twice, and took a tumble here and there, but she did not let that stop her and was back up racing off as soon as she could gather her paws once more!

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CherryChomper

Einna Firekeeper

 

[Einna Firekeeper]

Rumble rolled over and stood back up on his paws while Bumble was laying on his belly, causing the young kit to roll with him and somersault all the way over to his brother Tumble, where he came to a halt by crashing into him. Rumble laughed heartily and hopped over to join in the thumping fun. “Wow Bam Bam you are getting really loud!” he yelled excitedly and gave her a thump. “Hey Zippy! Look at you go!!” He called to his other daughter and made a great dramatic show of getting dizzy while watching her zoom around them. His kids were the BEST!

Whisper sighed and tucked her ears in closer to her body while the majority of her family made a thunderous roar across the dales. Why were they even here? It was a gross day. She was exhausted just from watching her sister run all over the place.

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CherryChomper

Sullivan

 

[MoonRazor]

Blink hopped into the Dale, feeling none the worse for wear in spite of the oddness of the day. The little lop blinked her unusually large eyes and scented the air for companions mingling about in the tall grasses. Nothing felt unusual to her, really. There were rabbits out and about, as they usually were in this neck of the Dale, and to be quite honest, she simply hadn't thought to analyze the weird mugginess in the air. It was just another day, in just another life.

She made her way down to the river purely by instinct, thinking perhaps the water would cool her down while the sun set.



Quite unlike Blink, Paro had noticed something was off the moment she had woken up. There was something uncomfortable and tense in the way the day and trudged on, endless, muggy, without reprieve. Instinct told her to be aware and set all her hairs slightly on end. All day, she had been a little spooky, ready to flee from the slightest hint of danger.

So far, nothing concrete had come up, which only made Paro feel worse. As the shadows began to lengthen, she made her way down to the water, seeking some information - anything to set her mind at ease or confirm her suspicions.

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[Absolutiones]

Sticks had spent most of the day hiding away in the abandoned burrow she had claimed as her own, alternating between compulsively reorganizing her collections and sleeping. The air outside was rather nasty and the summer sun always burned her sensitive eyes anyway. Only now that it was nearing sunset did the doe even consider the idea of coming above ground.

She was cautious as she left the burrow, eyes and ears searching this way and that, scrutinizing every minute movement as if she expected the source of the oppressive feel of the day to spring out at her. When it didn't, at least not yet, Sticks decided it safe enough to venture a little further out into the tall grasses in search of a snack and maybe some more treasure.

(( Sticks is here and ready for whatever anyone wants to throw at her 38D ))

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[Porcelain Pinch]

Justice sat still at the slow river, her critical gaze looking over all of the buns that came over towards the pool. She didn't think of anything when she woke up and felt the unease in the air at first. Justice knew that she was a skeptical bun. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't feel some sort of uncomfortable feeling, of eyes either watching her or up to no good. Yet the feeling got more intense, more deep. It made her hair stand on end. But..."What was it?" brown eyes narrowed in gaze. Rather, Who was it? No one was doing anything suspicious. She turned towards the closest bun next to her. "Do you know what's going on here?" Maybe it was best if she got a second opinion...

WC: 133
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Bright eyed and bushy tailed; Koi hopped towards the rest of the group in the dales. Usually, he wouldn't be alone. The male was always with someone, yammering their ear off about different subjects like the color of the sky, or his favorite type of rock. Yet...strangely enough, the companion that he was traveling with scurried away this morning. They didn't even utter a goodbye. Which left him....strangely alone.

Koi didn't like alone. In fact, Koi would rather be anything but alone. The world was full of terrors and scary things--but honestly, what truly gnawed at his mind was the complete emptiness he felt when not with anyone. At least the predator could at least be somewhat talked to---even if there was a species barrier where they couldn't understand each other. So he speeded over towards the last running river that he was at. There was bound to be a new friend over here! "Hi!" his tail twitched excitedly, as his eyes flitted from one person to the next. "Great water, right?"

WC: 174  

[Duke of Donut]

Asher had come down to the river in the heat of the day to try and find some relief there. He'd woken that day with an unsettled feeling in his gut, but couldn't place what it was. The rabbits who lived near him were all safe, though many complained of the way the day felt, so all seemed to be well there... It was a very curious feeling, and left his fur standing on end, one ear perked consistently to listen for any change in the area around him.

Or conversation.

Asher turned his head towards the brown doe at the river, and grimaced a little, foot thumping absently as he thought over her question. "No. He said finally, looking over. "Sorry. Seems strange, though, doesn't it... A strange day." He scanned the area around them, turning as he did, and nodded to one of his companions a distance away. But nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary except how the air felt.

WC: 164

Porcelain Pinch

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A few yards from Asher, Hoarfrost had begrudgingly followed the younger buck further into the Dales to investigate the group of rabbits lounging there in the heat of the day. He'd kept himself well and truly away from crowd until Asher'd given him a subtle sign that things seemed to be fine, and then opted to join the crowd.

This was a mistake. Chiefly, there was a loud buck there, excited for whatever reason despite the heat and the tension in the air. Hoarfrost snorted under his breath as he settled silently beside Asher, looking into the water with a gruff frown. "Should've sent Stormborn." He groused to Asher, who shook his head at him in kind. Stormborn would've dealt with the group, and would've investigated what was going on.

Hoarfrost didn't care. He'd much rather be home, thank you.

WC: 140

Total WC: 304
 

[MoonRazor]

"Something's up..." Paro chimed in, eyeing Asher and Hoarfrost as they joined the water's edge. The two bucks seemed watchful, careful, which seemed to be just the right attitude at the moment. It was times like these that unsettled the doe the most, when there was no good explanation for the instincts that set her nerves on edge.

Usually, that was a sign. "Maybe none of us should be out and about today."

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Blink, meanwhile, had settled herself into the shallows and apparently quite forgotten what else she had meant to do. She was sitting half-submerged in water, staring off into space when more rabbits appeared. Her oversized eyes blinked quite aptly, and she shifted her gaze over to Koi.

"Great water," she agreed contentedly, showing no sign that she was thinking of moving. "Cooler than out there."

porcelain pinch

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[Hopscotch Shop]

The sun had finally dipped below the horizon, but now the air felt thick, charged. The birds and the bugs were strangely silent. Suddenly a bright flash lit the dark. Then there was a huge boom. Within seconds rain started to pelt the ground. Then another flash, and boom. The storm was close. Very close.




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