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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:51 pm
"That's quite the talent, then." The male smiled pleasantly. "Sing?" That one caught his attention alright. If she could sing... what a wonderful little family. It seemed the sea did indeed foster a musical bunch. "You must have fun with her. I never had any siblings to play with; I just danced on my own." The comment didn't come out negative. He had no regrets about his cubhood, even if he had been the sole member of his litter. It was of no use to the adult to think of the past and be bitter or meloncholoy; that only made the here and now seem bleaker than it truely was. Being the optimistic creature that he was, he found something in every aspect of his life that was pleasant. Sure, he had been an only child, but he had also had freedom to wander the roguelands as he pleased.
Tossing an idle glance over to the tide pools, he wondered if little Wacheza knew of their existence. Probablly so, as he was born here, but Juke himself had not known of them until the other day when a male juve had pointed them out. They were incredible little things, filled with more life than the male had seen in one area his entire life. "Do you ever watch the tide pools?"
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:17 am
Wacheza smiled and nodded. Like Juke, he was perfectly happy with his cuhood with his brother and sisters, while his other brothers he usually didn't hang around with all that often. He loved being able to play with them, especially Miri and Tau since they never seemed to mind his odd behaviour.
"Yes." He said, prancing over towards the pools, though not deliberatly. The prancing was just something that he did. He didn't know if he could walk normally if he tried to. He never did, because he liked the way he walked, but he wondered if he could walkk without having a beat in his step, or making every movement look like it ought to be done to music. "I love the pools, theyre really quiet. But sometimes when other cubs hang around it's too loud for me... and the little things like to try and grab my tail."
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:27 pm
Trotting cheerfully after the little one, Juke was amazed at what he was hearing. Too... loud? It was hard to imagine that such a little thing would know the value of peace and quite. Usually, that came with age. He was a little blown away at the maturity level the small red bundle of fur was showing. He could think on it later, however. For now, he just wanted to enjoy the company.
Flopping next to one of the tide pools, the adult was immediatley captivated by the foaming seawater. Bubbles were an amusing thing for any age, and the crinkley sound they made as the popped was even more so. But it was what was underneath the bubbles that was holding Juke's gaze so intently. Just beneath the surface, there was life wiggling through the salty water. Crabs, anenomes, and tiny fishes zipped away from his gentle breath. "They're interesting little buggers, aren't they?"
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:42 pm
The second Wacheza stood near the pools and sat down, many of the smaller creatures congrigated around him, not seeming to go directly to him, just hanging out around him like he was a part of the scenery that had just suddenly appeared there. Wacheza didn't seem to mind. In fact, he didn't even seem to notice. Another butterfly landed on his head, and he didn't so much as twitch about it. Wacheza was without a doubt an odd one, but he seemed happy anyway. Like there was no other way that he would rather be. Friendly enough, sweet enough, and content with his life.
"What's interesting...?" Wacheza asked, then he blinked and seemed to notice all the little creatures, "Oh them? I don't know... they're always around. I don't really notice them all the time. Just sometimes... when one of them snaps at me. They usually don't though... but once a crab really liked my tail, and then I tried to look at it, and it clamped onto my ear... and my brother had to rescue me because it wouldn't let go... it sort of scared me for a bit."
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:11 am
ooc i'm SO sorry, demo. <3 i've had a super busy week. this comming one should be fine though. ^^ i promise i didn't forget about you or the rp!
Juke chuckled softly and turned his gaze back to the pool. "The little critters would be way more interesting to you if you had grown up in the savannah." Nothing like a crab called the grassy plains home. The only fish lived in watering holes, and they were of the tiniest, dullest kind. Out here, everything was extravegant and over the top. The fish were brilliant colors and the animals were alien in shape. The adult had taken on a child like awe since comming here, and that had been a few months ago. He smiled a little, watching the multitudes of sea life go abouit their business in the tide pool.
With a gentle sigh, he looked out to the rough tufts of beach grass sway in the breeze. Must be nice to grow up here, he thought again. His own future children would do that. Perhaps, onme day, they would take a field trip back out to the savannah, just so they would know how special and magical their world was. "Do you not spend much time with the other pride lions, Wacheza?"
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:29 am
"Not really." Wacheza said, another butterfly landing on his ear, which only twitched slightly, but it held on, "They're all so noisey. I mean... I like them all alot, the ones I've met anyway... except for my brother, he's a bum, but sometimes I just like... I dunno..." Wacheza stared off again, like he had completely forgotten what he was about to say, "I just like to think about things... and not a lot of them understand. My mom worries about me... but Miri understands."
It was true. If not for his sister, and his random meetings with other lions around the outskirts of the pride, he would probably just be a hermit that never spoke to anyone. He liked talking to people. He liked listening. He just didn't like to be around them all the time. He could probably be happy if he was completely alone, but he would never be happy if he was with other lions all the time.
OOC: Tis okie, I was directing a play this week for a festival anyway, I was barely online
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 4:24 pm
Perhaps it was his upbringing, but Juke was nearly the opposite. He could spend time on his own, sure, but he certainly couldn't live that way.That waswhy he and Muujiza had decided to join a pride, after all. Life as a rogue had been rough for a sociable creature like him, and the every once in a blu moon sort of run-ins with other creatures weren't enough to keep him happy. If he hadn't met the green lioness, he surely would've gone crazy out there.
That wasn't the life for every lion, though. Apparently, that was the case with young Wacheza. Juke wouldn't be surprised if he went out on his own as an older male to live a more quiet life in which he could think to himself about the mysteries of the world. He smiled a little; growing up on a beach would certainly make a savannah magical. They were a world apart. "I undrstand... sort of. I love company, though. If I had any brothers or sisters to play with when I was younger, I'm sure I would've relished it. But I'm an only child." He smiled peacefully, completely at ease with his past.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:22 pm
Wacheza smiled and tilted his head to the side, "Really? Only child...?" The concept seemed completely beyond the little cub, "I have... one... two... three... four... five! I have so many siblings. I love them all though... well, mostly. My mom and dad too. They're fun whenever I'm with them." He knelt down and blew softly on the water, making small ripples, "I don't know what I'd do without them."
It was true that he didn't. While Wacheza was, by nature, a lion who liked quiet, he loved his family too much to leave them. It was the thing that made him think he would likely stay with his pride, just so that he wouldn't loose them. Of course, if they all went, then he would as well. Without them, he felt no longing to stay.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:46 pm
The older male chuckled a bit. "That's quite the large family. I'm sure you love them all very much." He smiled warmly, flicking his tail lightly to the beat of the tide. "I didn't know my father. Mum raised me, but she wasn't around much when I was a juve. For the most part, I played on my own until I finally went off by myself when I was almost an adolescent." It was the classic rogue's back story. His father had just been a passing male, a fling of sorts. His mother was a solitary creature, and had kept the then very young Juke away from various critters in the savannah. Being a single mother and a rogue, however, she spent most of her time hunting to keep both her cub and herself alive. That had given the blue male plenty of time on his own. He couldn't really imagine growing up with so many siblings. Constant companions were an alien thing to him; that is, until he had met Jiza.
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 1:21 pm
"So, why are you here then?" Wacheza finally asked, looking curious. He did wonder why Juke would come to the pride if he had been alone so long with no one else. If Wacheza wern't born with so many that he loved, he wouldn't have seen the point of getting attached. Though, he did suppose that wanting to know what having a family was like might have something to do with it. He would probably always wonder what it would be like to have a family. If what Juke wanted was to know what it was like to have a family, then he sincerly hoped that Juke found it. It made Wacheza happy, he wanted to Juke to be happy too. He was the first older lion he had ever met, and Wacheza liked him. He didn't treat Wacheza like he was foolish, they jst talked. Wacheza liked that.
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 6:25 pm
"Well..." Juke sat for a moment, considering his answer. Why he was at Bahari'Mtoto, he wasn't certain. Why he was in a pride he knew, but it was a long explanation. "I like being with other lions. You don't run into others much as a rogue. I lived with it long enough, I think... Don't get me wrong, I like a bit of down time now and then, but I really like being with others. The music is just better when I'm not alone." He smiled contently, positive that he had gotten everything out. "As for being at the beach... I met Muujiza a little while ago when we were both rogues. We talked a bit nd then went our seperate ways. We ran into eachother a few more times before deciding to find a pride together. We figured it'd be an easier adjustment if we went in with a friend. While wandering around, we simply fell in love with the beach."
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 6:33 pm
"Do you love her?" Wacheza asked, weighing the importance of that question before he asked it. After all, his mother had explained that love was something very special between lions. But Juke seemed like a very loving lion, like Wacheza knew his parents and his siblings were. He knew what it was like to love when it came to family, but he hoped one day he met someone nice that could love him, so he would understand what his parents had. Though he didn't think that many would be able to put uup with his constant thinking about this-and-that.
The wierd thing about it was that he didn't want to fall in love because of any particular reason except that he wanted to know what love was like. Family love and mate love had to be two different things.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:02 pm
Caught off gaurd, Juke stopped short of answering. Did he love her? Certainly, the lioness was a very important part of his life. But did he actually love her? Int ehw ay that a friend loves a friend, he was certain that he did, but in the way of mates... There was a part of him that was positve on the matter, a part that grew warm and prickly whenever she was around. Then, there was a part of him that was cautious. Love was something to not jump into blindly and not something to brush off as nothing. It was something to cherish and never take for granted, and also something to be careful with. It would be a shame to throw it away; yet it would also be a shame to fake it. Did he love her? He was beginning to believe that he did.
"That's... not an easy question to answer." He paused slightly, considering the fact that he was talking to a very young cub about an extremely mature topic. He thought, for a moment, that Wacheza might not grasp the conversation. Surely he hadn't felt love in the sense they were about to talk about, but did he understand the difference? Juke believed he did, and that the youngster was vastly more mature than most cubs his age. He believed they could have this conversation. "We aren't mates, if you're heading to that question next. We've spent a lot of time together, though... and I think I do. I don't know if she feels the same way, though I do know that she cares about me very much, as I care about her." It was a difficult thing to put into ords. After all, most of it was pure feeling. Describing it wasn't easy, even for the most scholarly of creatures. He closed with, "We're very close. If it evr heads that way, I won't stop it."
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:31 pm
"Oh..." Wacheza smiled, looking happy with the answer, "Well, I hope that you and her are happy as friends or mates then. My parents are always happy together... so I guess that love should make you happy, right?" Wacheza seemed to be contemplating these himself instead of waiting for them to be answered. "I hope that she feels the same way you do. Maybe you can have cubs for me to play with." Wacheza again seemed to be lost in his own thoughts, tail twitching lightly as another butterfly landed there. "I like you Juke. I want you to be happy."
It was true. Wacheza never really wished any ill on anyone he met, but Juke was someone he couldn't help but like. He treated the cub with respect and maturity that made him happy. Most older lions probably wouldn't have.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:39 pm
Juke was both touched and surprised by Wacheza's response. He was fond of the youngster as well, and looked forward to watching him grow both pysically and mentally. He was already so mature; he'd probablly be vastly more intellegent than the adult by the time he was merely an adolescent. Either way, Juke was sure he would enjoy the red sea lion's company, and if he did ever have cubs, he'd be more than willing to leave them in the other's charge for a short while if need be.
With a contented sigh, the adult looked out to the rolling tide. It was farther up than it had been at the start of their conversation. With Jiza on the mind, he suddenly remembered he'd promised to meet up with her at high tide. Near the grasses. Sitting up, he yawned loudly and then looked down at the youngster. "Well, it's been nice. I've got to go, though. Jiza'll be looking for me soon. I'll see you soon, Wacheza." With a warm smile, the cadet blue male bowed his head and jumped fro the tide pool covered rock and waltzed slowly over to the grass tufts.
ooc fun rp. <3 definatley need to get these two together again sometime. smile
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