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 Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:11 pm
She nods.
"Thats their defence. They don't have claws, nor sharp teeth, just those sticks on their heads. Their safer together. "
After that, she gets up, only to crounch and slowly make her way down the hill, each time trying to get closer to the wildabeast. Because of her dak color, the wildabeast, even if seeing her, would just suppose she's a calf making its way down, as her tail was hidden. When she reaches a shelter, a small patch of taller grass, she motions for Keone to come over, she woulden't scare them without him now would she?
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:05 pm
 Keone had been captivated by the wildebeast, so much that he hadn't really paid attention to the fact that Karama had moved away from him. He could hear and sense that she had moved, but that didn't bother him, his curiousity, for the moment, overriding his fear. It was only when he noticed the white tip of her tail that he realized how far she had gone and that she was motioning for him to follow.
Unlike the leopardess, Keone's white color didn't afford much cameoflauge, and having always lived in the jungle, he wasn't sure how to stay hidden out here. He nodded and trying his best to imitate her, ducked down and snuck through the grass to where Karama was waiting.
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:25 pm
Karama looks to the wildabeast, making sure that they woulden't see the white male untill he arrived. And when he does, all she can do is whisper, to not startle them before time. "I'll start, and follow if you want, ok? Even if you don't chase, just stand out, or they'll step on you. " She dosen't wait for an answer, simple enough, if he wants to chase and scare them, he can go, if he dosen't, he better at least move away so they won't step on him.
She moves out of the bushes, slowly and crouched so she can get just a little close, and give Keone time to think on what is his option. After waiting a decent deal of time, she just leaps out towards them, wich, rather quickly, causes them to spread and run. They separated in groups, letting out alarms so the further ones would know there's danger, while in the ruckus, Karama was just running at the nearest beasts-- causing outbursts was so fun. Especially if sometimes one would try and chalange, just lift a paw and they run away.
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:20 pm
Keone blinked and just started blankly for a moment. Stepped on? That sounded bad, but before he could open his mouth to say anything she had already gone. He watched her, tail flicking behind him, suddenly he wasn't so sure about this... What if something happened?
A thought struck him and it made him nearly jump. He was standing here alone, that would certainly be worse than if he followed the leopardess wouldn't it? Shrinking back, he ducked, debated, and finally sprung forward to follow.
Unfortunately by the time he made his move, Karama had already startled the herd into a stampede. Keone froze, his ears falling flat against his head and his tail instantly falling, his eyes widened in terror at the sight of the stampeding herd. He wanted to run, but his paws wouldn't move, and even if he could move, there were so many, where was he to run to?
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:17 pm
Maybe this was to hard for.. first timers? The leopardess blinks as she notices the white standing between the herd's fleet, before dashing towards him, she has to get him moving, don't want the leopard to go squish now, does she? Just in time too, one of the larger males, thinking it as an easy oportunity was with his head low, dashing towards the white leopard, in an attempt to ram again't it, or at least scare it away. Just as he gets close, Karama manages to get between them, rather ducked so she could easly leap away.
But she didn't need to, for the male, seeing something that did fight, turned away and ran like the others. "Move or they'll step on you! " She hisses, not really at the leopard, but rather because she needs to talk as quick as she can, a dangerous game, but it was the way she liked it. The faster you scare them off, the better. But like they wen't far, they usualy stopped after noticing they weren't being chased.
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:28 pm
The stampede was definitely more than the leopard had ever expected or been prepared for. Terrified and completely lost, all he could do was duck and cover his head with his paws, ears flat against his head, tail tucked. The sound of pounding hoofbeats filled his ears, combining with the pumping of his heart in a defening roar.
Somehow he hears the leopardess, and snapped out of it enough to find his paws. Keone ran, ran as hard as he could, all he wanted to do was escape. This was more than he had bargained for and he hoped the rest of the savanah wouldn't be like this.
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:17 am
It was simple,just chase the beasts, and even if his intention was getting away, the male had done quite a good job in scaring the beasts in the process. Karamawas also going well, but she was concentrating on the wildabeast around Keone, so he would have less a chance of being stepped on. But, thanks to panic, soon the wildabeast were together again, but now they were a good dash away, too far from the two leopards for them to get a suprize attack like the last one. Especially now, they all had their eyes on them, both eye and ear.
Though, she didn't really sit down like she usualy did when playing this game, the female just made her way over to the cloudy male. "I shoulden't have brought you to this, too early for you. " She sighs, ears going back in a small regret. "You hurt? " She haden't really seen a beast touch him, but could have while she was busy chasing them off, no?
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:17 am
Keone continued running until he could no longer hear the sound of hoofbeats, and even then he took several more strides just to be certain. It was only when he was sure that he wasn't going to be crushed that he sat back on his haunches, gasping for breath, heart still pounding in his ears.
At Karama's question, he shook his head, he was too out of breath to speak. The small leopard was vissibly shaken, but physically unharmed. He couldn't imagine why the leopardess thought this was fun, but then there probably things that he did that she didn't understand either.
"I'm...o..okay."
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:55 am
She sits down, at least he was just scared, though that was probably more awfull than being hurt, but not scared. "Do you want to go back to the forest? " This dosen't seem odd to her, if she'd also passed the same startle, she'd want to return to where she knew best. But after that, she simply rolls onto her back, looking up to the sky.
Its probably around noon, the sun is shining down quite strongly against her dark fur, wich was annoying. One of the reasons why she was on her back, white reflected the light, and her belly was white. There weren't too many clouds rolling around up there either, just a few small ones. Maybe going back to the shadows wasen't such a bad idea?
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:20 am
Keone's ears fell back and his head ducked. He hadn't done very well on his first time out of the jungle had he, and for the first time in his life he worried what someone else thought of him. Was she asking if he wanted to go so she could leave? He probably wouldn't have blamed her if she did.
The little leopard missed his home, there were no frightening stampedes there and he longed for the cool dark of the green. But on the other hand he didn't want to give up on exploring either, a very curious creature, he still wanted to know what else was out there.
But now the sun was very bright and very hot, he at least wanted to find some shade. Eyes closed against the brightness, he slowly nodded.
"It's cooler there."
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:54 pm
She rolls onto her stomach again, getting up and shaking any dust that might have got attached onto her short fur. "As you wish. " She didn't really seem dissapointed nor content, it was normal, hiding in shadows in the heat, even though, if you wanted less competition, this was a good time for hunting. Like she was hungry, anyways. Though she clearly knows where the jungle is, she waits for him to lead the way, wasen't hard to find, get up on the hill from before and you can easly see the green treetops.
"After you. "
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:22 pm
Keone should have been able to easily find his way back to the jungle, but he had gotten so turned around in the stampede and it was hard to see in the bright light. He sat for several minutes, ears back, tail twitching as he scanned the horizon, searching for the way they came. Being on the other side of the hill, he couldn't find the green of the jungle. Wait, that was it, the hill, he remembered they had come over the hill.
He turned to Karama and nodded, then standing to his paws he began to make his way to the top of the hill. The closer they got, the faster his paws moved, and soon he could see green over the peek. When they reached the top, he paused, taking a moment to gaze at the beauty of the jungle from afar, it was a magnificent sight.
Checking to make sure that the leopardess had followed, he started down the other side, his gait stretching from a trot to a loap as he made his way toward the trees. Reaching the edge, he nearly dove into the sea of green. His ears perked as the familuar sounds of the jungle filled them, eyes relaxing in the dark of the canopy.
He had ventured from the green to the savanah, and made it back home safely. And though the stampede had been terrifying, the grassy land hadn't been so bad. Now that he knew he could leave and return, perhaps the next time would be easier.
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:44 pm
Karama wasen't toofar behind the white male, and only took a moment longer to fully enter the jungle. She stops as soon as she gets in though, peeking out to make sure they weren't followed by anything, were there were wildabeast, there could be another predator. But it felt better to be in the shade, little sun. She didn't take long to climb up on a tree, there was some light, but mostly still dark.
"What do you usualy do when your bored? " She mutters rather dully, she was rather bored, and a little upset with herself for having thought this leopard was already ready for a scare the wildabeast game, how dull of her.
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:20 pm
As lost as he had been on the savanah, the small leopard more than made up for it with his skills in the jungle. Within a few moments he had scampered up a tree, across a branch, and lept to a branch in another tree as easily as if he were simply walking across level ground. This was his home, and here he was relaxed, stretched out lazyily across the branch, tail flicking lightly.
As often as traveled along the jungle floor, he could be found moving through the canopy, jumping from branch to branch. The treetops were a great place to find eggs and lizzard to eat. Though the tree primates were annoying and it was best to avoid the gorrillas.
He looked at Karama and shrugged, what did anyone do when they were bored? It must have been similar no matter where you were, sleeping and hunting were the most common activities right? Though he did spend a lot of time in the water.
"I dunno, it's fun to climb trees," his jaws opened in a wide yawn, paws extending in a long stretch.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:59 pm
Not exactly fun, she would say. There wasen't really much to do up here, accept jump branch to branch. Well, it coulden't be that bad, but not the leopardess' ideal fun. Well, supposing there was nothing better to do, she gets up, and rather gracefully moves along the branch, as if she were giving a trot, a slower, more carefull once, but a trot none the less. Reching the end of thbranch, or at least to the point it could no longer support her weight, she crouches for a second, then her hind legs propel her forward, and she lands rather easly on a branch of the other tree, though, of course, it wasen't as tall as the last, gravity having pushed her down.
"To the pond. "
She continued that in the direction of the 'pond' they had been at earlier, and always climbed a it higher on the trees to ensure she didn't go to low, and could just jump upwards if a tree was close enough. She did slow down though, to ensure the male was comming, no point in leaving him behind, no?
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