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Bat meandered, because.. He grew up nomadic and meandering. He did so mostly aimlessly, though he'd been trying not to be so aimless about it. Sometimes he just woke up in the act of aimlessness. Perhaps he was a little narcoleptic and a sleep walker all at once. When he snapped awake he knew where he was and Bat instantly regretted waking up where he stood. The Redwoods. Glancing around he was happy to note he knew he was close to the Crystal Caverns.. Perhaps? Maybe? He was happy he had eaten and drank good water that day before dozing off and finding himself in a mess. With a sigh he moved through the redwoods quietly, contemplating if he'd see anyone or if he'd have an alone time of venturing through the deadly woods of the continent.

Moving to step quietly around a sort of long deceased carcass. He scrunched up his nose at the smell of rot. This was his luck. This was it. He kept thinking to himself. His slightly mismatched gaze dancing around the deadly area.

Bat probably had been zoned out pretty bad since he only heard the last few steps of the bubbly Marsh. He felt his paws hesitate to get out of the way but nonetheless he was landed on by the force that was coming through cheerfully. Thunk! He felt his body collide with the floor of the Redwood.

Once he felt the other wolf lift off of him he stood up and shook out his own pelt. The dark brown wolf stretched each limb and wiggled his tail to see if everything was still working. Taking in a deep breath. Nothing was broken. However he noticed some.. juices dripping off his chest from colliding with a long dead creature beneath him. He looked up and at Marsh in defeat. That was gross.

But then he was given an apology and a very quick explanation about what just happened. He gave her a stunned face for the moment. "No it's ok." He said after her spheal. He had to think about what was just said to him. "I usually am in these sorts of situations. Nothing's broken." Bat admitted in his nonchalant fashion. It was noticeable that Marsh was probably the same size as Bat, and he was a pretty big wolf as well. He was lucky to have no even sprained something. "Cave? Oh you mean the Crystal Caverns?" He tilted his head sharply and in intrigue. He liked the sound of adventure! "I wouldn't mind joining you on an adventure!" And this was how he got himself into trouble, and maybe the excitable red female was also aiding his own nature to be a little more cheery. "Oh uhm. I'm Bat by the way." Bat found his manners.

Bat's eyes glanced up at her after a moment of horror looking at his chest. "I agree with all of that." He said in disgust at his chest. "Especially wanting to clean this all off." He nodded lightly and then scrunched up his nose as some of the smell crept up into it. As the gnat buzzed by though he became attentive to it too. "I.. know what you.. MeAaanNNnn..."

When she grew exuberant he would give a small chuckle. Ears flexing towards Marsh as she showed interest in going to the Caverns. "I never have been! I would love to see what it is all about." He nodded smoothly, and happily towards Marsh. "Yes water!" But he didn't consider what kind of water they would find in the Red Woods? "Batty.." He said with one of his extremely accented eyebrows lifted. "Sure!" Bat responded enthusiastically. Moving towards where he'd think water would be with a happy trot to have found a new friend.

An adventure was interesting to Bat anyhow!!

Bat nodded, anything to get this substance OFF of him. He was happy their headspace was connected and wanting to get the awful goop off of his pelt. Only the spirits knew when the creature he landed on had died and what it was. And dying form it? Oh no. That was not a thing Bat had wanted that's for sure. His face almost went white if it was skin and not dark brown tones. When she gave it to his attention that the river would be safer he clued in. "Oh.. Yeah I guess we are in the Red Woods. It'd be safer to find that river.. Death does not sound like something I want right yet." He followed her up to the water.

As she spoke to him he caught on to the idea of possibly not coming out. "Oh I don't think it'll be that bad." He had no idea. At least he was cute? Perhaps the Devil May Care and Happy Go Lucky personality his travel companion housed was rubbing off on him? Once at the river he dove in happy to rid his fur of the gross. He let himself sit in the water for a bit and then thrashed about, clawing at his chest fur to get the goop out of his fur entirely. Getting out when he was satisfied and clean of the gross.

Bounding to her and shaking out whatever he could and then wagging his tail while being a literal puffball. "Alright! Caves!?"