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 Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:59 pm
Pretend that he was a... what? His expression is highly confused, even a little surpised at first, but he strives to play it cool, nodding.
"Alright... here I go." And he moves a littles ways away, pausing. From what he'd seen of antelope, they didn't do much beyond... eat. Eat, and run. So he mimics just that, nuzzling at the grass playfully. "Mm, grass~ <3" He looks up to smile towards her...
.... and by now, she is long gone from his sight. His smile immediately fades.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:26 am
Binti smiled to herself, her tan body, outline somewhat broken by her swirly designs. Keeping low to the ground, she allowed her tail to flick to the side once, the movement a carefully controlled sign of her almost odd glee. Such a naive lion... she thought to herself, shaking her head and watching his every movement, her eyes hardening as she crept behind him, careful to stay downwind. She crouched, staying completely still for a heartbeat, two...and then flew into motion, every movement fluid, graceful...and deadly. Rising from her crouch with almost terrifying speed, she catapaulted through the air, not using her claws, but attempting only to roll him, straddle his body and get a grip on his throat.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:13 pm
Ears folding, Essien stands a little nervously, the tip of his tail twitching anxiously. Where had she gone, he didn't like---
"!!!" And for the second time today, poor Essi is pummelled by the little lioness, his body freezing upon impact before falling pliably beneath her. He.. he hadn't even seen her coming! When his eyes finally open (after being shut tightly in fear), they are wide with both surprise and envy. "Miss Binti..."
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:20 pm
Binti clambored off of him gracefully, fixing him with an arrogant stare, pleased to see the surprise in his gaze. "That," she said, staring down her nose "is how you hunt. You always want to stay downwind of your prey, when possible--and you move slowly, carefully...staying low to the ground until you're close enough to pounce your prey...and when you DO, you go straight for the jugular...it's the quickest way to kill it--we're too small to hold most animals still long enough to suffocate them...but maybe if you survive long enough, that'll become an option also" she said, going into lecture mode, hesitating only to lick delicately at a forepaw before continuing. "The only time you'd run at prey like you did is if you were hunting in a PRIDE, where there were other pride members to cut them off, or help you herd them somewhere that you could corner them at...understand?" she said, a sort've...challenge in her gaze, that seemed to say I'll make you a decent hunter yet...even if it kills you.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:31 pm
He listens to her lecture carefully, ears forward and giving her full attention. But that silence breaks as soon as she's finished.
"That was... wonderful!" he says enthusiastically, a big smile on his face now. "I was... and you were.... and I didn't even see it coming! Miss Binti, you were excellent." To that challenge he only offers that smile, and happily curved eyes. He didn't really like being tackled, it reminded him too much of the games the other males would play with him--- whether he liked it or not! But this was very different.
"I would love to see hunting with a pride."
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:38 pm
((if binti could facepalm, I think that would have had her doing so. *dies...just...dies.* xd heart ))
Binti blinked, taken aback by his reaction. What the...? Why isn't he irritated at my being able to have tackled him so easily? Meh, silly thing.. she thought to herself, having to struggle not to paw at the ground shyly at the compliment. "There's NOTHING like watching a pride hunt...it's amazing. However, since we are NOT in a pride, you need to know how to stalk your prey, ambush it...take it by surprise, somehow...cause with two of us, we can't afford to run at it..." she said again, wanting him to get it. "Now, you've seen me demonstrate pouncing twice...are you ready to try again?" she asked, tilting her head slightly to the side and eyeing him carefully.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:47 pm
"Oh, I am quite ready now!" And he smiles this time a little vainly, though it's all on play. He gives his tail a good lash, and crouches down--- unable to keep that damn tail from moving in excitement. But at least he's ready now, peeking up at Binti as if to make sure he was doing it correctly. But, er....
".... what exactly am I hunting now...?" ^_^;;
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:50 pm
Binti smirked. "Well, that depends. What would you prefer...that I have you try to do the same thing to me that I did to you, or that we try to find another small animal, and you try your skills there....but remember, if you're going to try pouncing me...I'll not hold back on being a little rough if I think it'll help you remember to be more careful the next time." she said, eyes twinkling.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:52 pm
Oblivious as any male to any twinkling whatsoever, he stands a nods. "I'll take you!" he says with a smirk, "but I won't be easy on you, even though you are a girl." Just teasing, of course... he lets out a little laugh as he paws a little ways, disappearing into the tall grasses that surround them.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:54 pm
Binti snorted, yawning, the move obviously feigned, for she was tense, ears flicking from back to front as she sought to hear him coming--she'd meant it when she said that she wasn't going to go easy on him.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:01 pm
Crouching down as taught, Essien finally seems to get it, creeping silently and stealthily through the grasses, barely bending them as he brushes past. There she is, his 'prey,' looking very calm.. not for long, if he has his way!
He moves closer, and closer still, until he is close as possible before he leaps at her, paws extended by claws kept out of reach as aims to simply land on her. He doesn't want to hurt her, after all... but then again, that's assuming she doesn't see him, which is still up in the air.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:07 pm
Binti's eyes widened as she felt, rather than heard, the disturbance in the air...unfortunately, it wasn't fast enough to do much besides brace herself for the blow, so she was already rolling when he crashed into her. Whuffling in vague irritation that he'd gotten it so quickly, she went to push him away using her back paws, aiming to make the blow hurt somewhat. Might be hope for him yet though... she thought, a mental grin taking place as she shifted her intent, pushing with her hind legs and moving as if to do a backwards roll, hoping to reverse their positions.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:24 pm
So, he got the pounce down, and he looks rather proud as he pins her thusly, closing his eyes in silent congradulations. But it's short lived, for a moment later he finds his legs taken out from beneath him and his entire body suddenly rolled over, until here lies Binti, pinning him from above.
".... that wasn't very nice," he chides softly, but he's still smiling. Didn't anything get this boy down?
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:29 pm
Binti grinned, although it looked more like a snarl. "I never claimed to be nice, now, did I?" she retorted, flexing her claws oh-so-carefully into his shoulders. "What would you do if I were to use my teeth on your throat, here and now?" she asked, eyes blank. "You learn fast, but, since I did warn you I wasn't going to hold back, you shouldn't have lowered your guard." she said curtly, pushing off of his body (probably not very comfortable for him XD) and stalking a few steps away, before spinning on her heel and lunging towards him, as if to n** at him none-too-gently.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:34 pm
But luckily he gets the hint the first time and is up at his feet by then, dancing nimbly away from her snapping. Well, she certainly wasn't nice at all, as she? But what choice did he have, if he didn't want to wander alone anymore? His smile remains, as tense as it may be.
"You wouldn't do that, though," he says smoothly. "You like me far too much." Why didn't she act like the lionesses of his pride? She was so... he didn't even know what she was!
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