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SilverLutz rolled 1 20-sided dice: 5 Total: 5 (1-20)

SilverLutz

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:44 am


The questions made Kicheko smile a bit. He certainly was a curious one! There was nothing wrong with that, of course. Being curious was a good thing. She moved away from the skull again and pawed at one of the vertebrae that had fallen from the spine above.

"Well...they usually don't come too close to shore, so we don't know too much about them. But they usually travel in prides when we do see them off shore. With a brain that big they must be pretty intelligent," she added with a little laugh. "And...well. This one has pointy teeth, so it must be a meat eater like us. I can't say if they're cruel or not, but I'd like to think they're wise and caring. They kind of have that look on their faces...you'll see eventually, since this one has lost its face to the birds and crabs."
nessiaing rolled 1 20-sided dice: 3 Total: 3 (1-20)
PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:22 pm


Thuraya kept pawing at the ground, knowing full well that she wasn't likely to find a rib in the sand but she was happy to collect some smaller bones while she chatted with her new friend.

As she pawed she scrounged up another small bone, she tucked it into her pouch. She really wasn't sure what she was going to do with all of these small bones. She'd never had a use of tools before but perhaps she could find someone in the pride that would have use for them.

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Andranis rolled 1 20-sided dice: 16 Total: 16 (1-20)

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:08 pm


Athena stretched, popping in a few places along her spine. Oh, all this work! She'd been picking at the sand for what felt like hours, finding nothing of interest beyond the lions who had showed up. Even Ram had come to help! She offered the pride leader a grin, as she climbed up and sat on the skull. "Seven ribs to go! We're almost done!" The sun, indeed, had risen higher into the sky by now, doing its best to warm them as the waves sang against the shore.

The young lioness let out a puff of air, frowning as she picked at the sand. Bones, so many bones... None would do, in her mind. If she was going to find something to take with her as jewelry, she hoped it was more shells than bones. She glanced at the sky, squinting at the sun. Noon already? She'd spent hours here, picking at a dead animal's bones! She hoped this was worth it. She turned back to it, pawing at the sand again. Not paying attention to where she was going, she soon bumped her shoulder into a rib. Well... Might as well. She dug her claws against it, pulling and tugging until it finally came free. The trip to drag it back to the dens felt no less difficult than the previous one, but when she returned, she felt... Accomplished.

"Make that six ribs!" She jumped off the skull, grinning at the wave- and fish-marked lioness. "Great job!"

((True fact, I spent all day yesterday between Photoshop and Minecraft and... Not much else xd ; SO I looked today, with the last posts I'd seen being the first three on page 3, and "OH MY PUFFIES IT EXPLODED!" lol ))
Neon Fly rolled 1 20-sided dice: 15 Total: 15 (1-20)
PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:49 pm


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Passing the two handsome males and their lovely female counterpart Wisp smiled gently at their reunion. One was clearly of Bahari descent in the cool blues of his pelt, but the other two--the Kizingo'zaa Mummer couldn't be certain. They certainly looked as if they would have fit into the oceanside pride, but that didn't mean they were. They had a look about them, a well traveled look, that suggested they were rogues or at least rogues for the moment. Maybe the chance for a free meal had drawn them here and they were now repaying the kindness of their hosts. Whatever their reasons, surely no one was complaining about the extra help.

Wisp had tried to clean the meat from the carcass on the beach, but had discovered after only a few bites that whale didn't suit her palette. However, now that the skeleton was clean she was more than happy to assist in gathering the sun scorched bones.

Without waiting to be told, she worked tirelessly to lash the ribbons she used in her dance performances to one of the dried out ribs, making sure the knots were secure before beginning the long trek inland to the den area.

There weren't many ribs left and if they all continued to pitch in, Wisp was certain they'd have the amazing bounty cleared before nightfall.

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SilverLutz rolled 1 20-sided dice: 17 Total: 17 (1-20)

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:11 pm


Kicheko glanced up to the lioness on the skull of the whale and grinned. Six more? Sweet! They were almost done! She watched another get dislodged and decided to do one more rib. They were pretty exhausting to carry and this would be her fourth, but hey, she was a tough gal!

Grabbing another rib, she followed the trail in the sand up to the pile of bones. It was taller than her now so she laid her prize beside the pile before trotting back to the sand.

"Make that four," she said with a pleased grin.
nessiaing rolled 1 20-sided dice: 3 Total: 3 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:20 am


Hearing all the rib bones being found around her Thuraya starting pawing at the ground a little more vigorously. They were getting close to the end now. She hoped that she would be able to find at least one more rib bone before they were all gone. Not that it made a big difference as long as they got them all.

As she pawed away she found another small piece of bone that she tucked away into her pouch. Seems like she was going to have to learn how to make some tools. She clucked her tongue at her own inexperience, she wasn't to old to learn something new.

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SilverLutz rolled 1 20-sided dice: 16 Total: 16 (1-20)

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:12 am


Kicheko could see the light at the end of the tunnel now. Just four more and they were done! Deciding to bring another up, she wiggled and dug at a rather stubborn one until it fell to the sand beside her. Picking it up, she dragged the bone along beside her and to the pile once more.

"Make that three," she said as she returned. Phew, that had been her fifth one! Now she was really starting to feel tired. A nice break after this was in order, then she'd help Rasul build his den.
nessiaing rolled 1 20-sided dice: 5 Total: 5 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:13 pm


Thuraya watched as the grey and pink lioness, an odd color combination for this pride, that had been talking to her son dragged another rib bone off towards the dens. She wondered ideally how well the female knew her son. It was possible that this female knew Thuraya's son better than Thuraya did. It made Thuraya said that she had lost all her children when the pride collapsed. Rasul was here now though, and hopefully after they collected all the bones Thuraya would be able to find her boy and talk to him.

As her thoughts wondered about the female and her son she found another small bone and tucked it away, she wondered how many of these small bones she would find.

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SilverLutz rolled 1 20-sided dice: 19 Total: 19 (1-20)

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:26 pm


Deciding to take another break, Kicheko went to rest in the shade of the massive skull. The sand was cooler where it cast its shadow, and she laid down in it to relieve her warm fur. Working in the heat of the day was never fun, but they really had to get this done before the tide came up again. That would obscure the last few ribs and possibly wash them away, now that they'd fiddled with the skeleton so much. She licked her paws as she watched the other lions mill about, finding various treasures in the sand.
Velveteen Angel rolled 1 20-sided dice: 16 Total: 16 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:49 pm



I'onoe tried again at one of the last remaining rib bones, bouncing on her paws a bit to get up some momentum. She wasn't a bulky lioness, so this was a lot of work for her. She grinned as she was able to grasp at one, and began dragging it away. It took her longer than her first one had, her body slowing down as her age started to kick in.

Well, she wasn't 'old' but she was old enough to probably not need to be doing this. It was fun though! She was surprised. She was actually...enjoying being amongst the pride.

Maybe she should get out more?

"Make that two!" She called out, hearing another person counting down.


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SilverLutz rolled 1 20-sided dice: 1 Total: 1 (1-20)

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:02 pm


Kicheko watched as another rib bone was taken down, and when the lioness returned and called out their new number she gave a laugh. "Ha! Good job!" she called out, grinning at the assembled lions. Man, she was proud of these guys! Some were pride members and some weren't, but they had all come together to help out.

Turning to the skull, she wiggled another one of the teeth and was surprised to find it came out. Sweet! She had wanted one of these!
nessiaing rolled 1 20-sided dice: 12 Total: 12 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:46 pm


Thuraya continued working away finding another beautiful shell, perhaps she would make a necklace for a friend. She didn't really have any friends in the pride yet but that didn't mean she couldn't make one, and a necklace could be a great way to break the ice.

She stuffed it into her pouch that was now getting very full. Only two ribs left and they would be done, she hoped to find another rib bone, there was a great satisfaction in finding one and pulling it up to the dens. Though she was very confident that tomorrow she would be regretting the amount of vigour that she was putting into this, he muscles would be very angry with her.

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SilverLutz rolled 1 20-sided dice: 13 Total: 13 (1-20)

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:12 pm


After her little cheer, Kicheko put her paw down on something rather unsettling. She didn't even need to look at it to know what it was, and instead gave the mermaid's purse a hefty kick with her hind leg to send it sailing towards the sea. Just because they were bad luck didn't mean they had to die, after all. That was probably even worse luck...

Shivering a bit, she poked the whale's skull to see if any more of the teeth were loose. She wanted to make a little necklace or something out of them. Or maybe pierce her ear with one! That would be neat.
Velveteen Angel rolled 1 20-sided dice: 2 Total: 2 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:51 pm



I'onoe grinned at the other person who called back, feeling proud of herself. However, she was tired, so instead of trying for another rib, she busied herself cleaning up around the ribs. She found a few broken bones, smaller ones but they weren't very nice. She swept them into a little pile, but she spotted a nice unbroken one. She smiled and tucked it into her mane, joining the bone and the shell.

"I really don't need anymore," she mused but she didn't resist glancing around on the sandy ground. Maybe she would make herself some jewelry...


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SilverLutz rolled 1 20-sided dice: 5 Total: 5 (1-20)

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:15 pm


After a bit of wiggling and prodding another sharp tooth came loose from the jaw bone. Grinning, Kicheko set it aside with the other she had collected. Ooh, these would be pretty darn cool if she did say so herself. How many of the pride walked around with whale teeth on them? Not many, that was for sure! Shells were pretty but were a bit breakable for her tastes, especially for her profession. Digging dens wasn't a pretty job, but someone had to do it.
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