“As comfortable as I’m getting, this … well …" At first looking somewhat awkward, Felix then glanced up, meeting Neto's eyes with a surprsingly stern expression.
“Your little friend is still out and about. I was docile before this whole incident. But if the changing world turned me into a blood-thirsty monster, don’t you think it’ll be doing the same to … other animals?”
The feline laid his ears back, suddenly looking very serious. All the worry that he'd briefly forgotten had rushed back into his gut. "Think? I saw it for myself, everywhere, before... before I came here..."
“I’ll be fine with this," the were-dhole continued as he patted the caramel glaze around his leg, "but we should probably search. This land’s no place for a child.”
Neto had to stare for a moment, for the last thing he'd expected was for the injured Felix to offer such help. Here he had been, reluctant to even find him leaves to wrap his leg, and yet the anthromorph was all too willing to help him look for the little lost forest-child. Rare was the moment that someone's kindness touched the clouded leopard, but this was one of them.
"You know, Felix... that means a lot," he finally said with a small smile before getting up and standing beside the canine, should he need some help standing on his own two feet.
"Remember, we're looking for a girl by the name of Willow," he reminded him. "She's short-- shorter even than me-- and we'll need to find her soon. She's told me that she has no parents or anyone, and... we could very well be the only ones looking for her."
News: ~August 18th 2022~ - (Old News)
The move has been completed successfully! Everything appears to have survived the move just fine, but if anyone finds a broken link or anything else that doesn't work as it should, please make a post in Away from the Woods to let me know, thank you.
RP News: ~November 19th 2015~ (Old RP News)
There is no current plot. The forests welcome new travelers within these lands.
Event Status: Not Active (each accepted character allowed to RP in multiple RP threads)
RP Season: Summer
This means everything is green, flowers are everywhere, and the shining sun creates a need for shady shelter on the warmest days.
The move has been completed successfully! Everything appears to have survived the move just fine, but if anyone finds a broken link or anything else that doesn't work as it should, please make a post in Away from the Woods to let me know, thank you.
RP News: ~November 19th 2015~ (Old RP News)
There is no current plot. The forests welcome new travelers within these lands.
Event Status: Not Active (each accepted character allowed to RP in multiple RP threads)
RP Season: Summer
This means everything is green, flowers are everywhere, and the shining sun creates a need for shady shelter on the warmest days.
This Isn't Funny Anymore
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*~Old as the sky, old as the moon, and quite obsessed with oreo icecream~*
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Felix was actually glad for the attempted shoulder up. Any weight he put on his leg was met with eye-blinding agony, as he'd found out from his first attempt. He paused to take in a deep breath before glancing out and about. There qas nothing around them that indicated they were still on Boundary Mountain, save for the odd mountain peak in the distance striking out beyond a hill. Kinda funny that this place was once renouned for being the epicenter of all evil critters. Now it was Candy Capital. Those trees looked delicious, and the faint aroma of chocolate hazlenuts lingering in the air was mouth-watering.
Felix just wished this place would rain down color. It's memory would be more looked forward to if it held some notable vibrancy amongst all the other oddities dotting its landscape.
"You've never met my family," he laughed at Neto's thankfullness. "Very close-knit. If a younger cub vanished for even a minute, the mothers would turn the place upside-down looking for them." Everybody had been a little overprotective ... and with good reason. Just because Felix's kin and a few select others were gifted with speech and higher intelligence didn't make them invulnerable to attacks from wilder creatures. There were tiger prides to contend with back at home ... and poisonous vipers.
Neto gave a brief description about the girl - only about her height and family. The latter portion of his speech alarmed Felix. A little girl to go missing with nobody but a big cat to worry about her? Now that didn't sound normal at all. Poor orphan ... Not that Deep Forest wasn't a good place for a child to grow up, but a lone child with no parent to guide her? There were many unsuspectible dangers that could easily snatch her away! Nothing like murderers, thank the heavens, but those alligators lurking in the swamps weren't known to be vegetarians.
Felix hobbled to the west, not sure where to begin. "You don't think she might have been dropped here like you, do you? Otherwise we might need to make our way back down the mountain ... "
Felix just wished this place would rain down color. It's memory would be more looked forward to if it held some notable vibrancy amongst all the other oddities dotting its landscape.
"You've never met my family," he laughed at Neto's thankfullness. "Very close-knit. If a younger cub vanished for even a minute, the mothers would turn the place upside-down looking for them." Everybody had been a little overprotective ... and with good reason. Just because Felix's kin and a few select others were gifted with speech and higher intelligence didn't make them invulnerable to attacks from wilder creatures. There were tiger prides to contend with back at home ... and poisonous vipers.
Neto gave a brief description about the girl - only about her height and family. The latter portion of his speech alarmed Felix. A little girl to go missing with nobody but a big cat to worry about her? Now that didn't sound normal at all. Poor orphan ... Not that Deep Forest wasn't a good place for a child to grow up, but a lone child with no parent to guide her? There were many unsuspectible dangers that could easily snatch her away! Nothing like murderers, thank the heavens, but those alligators lurking in the swamps weren't known to be vegetarians.
Felix hobbled to the west, not sure where to begin. "You don't think she might have been dropped here like you, do you? Otherwise we might need to make our way back down the mountain ... "
"We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."
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"You don't think she might have been dropped here like you, do you?" Felix asked as he stood and turned. "Otherwise we might need to make our way back down the mountain ... " He began walking westward, and Neto followed him without arguing. After all, he had no idea where to start or where to look first, and his stomach was going into knots just thinking about that. Wherever you are... please, Willow, don't do anything stupid...
"That's what I'd like to know," he replied as he padded after the were-dhole. "I mean, you came here without your friends, right? And if you've been alone, and I've been alone... maybe... maybe she's not in the mountains. Which would mean she could be just about anywhere else," his last words were coated in frustration. The clouded leopard continued to walk beside Felix should his companion stumble, but had slowly been growing more aware of his surroundings. He didn't know what chocolate was, or hazelnuts for that matter, but his nose clued him in on so many sweet smells that he wasn't sure whether to interpret his stomach pangs as longing or nausea.
"If we do happen to leave the mountains," he finally said, "What about your leg? Would that much traveling be any good for it?" After all, it was broken, and an idea was slowly beginning to form in the feline's mind. There must be a stream here, right? Leading from the mountains to the river in Deep Forest. With the water, could he possibly use it to bring Felix down if he held on tightly enough?
But it was a rough and rather risky idea, as the river could just as easily wear away the caramel-cast. Neto decided to keep his mouth shut in the meantime.
"That's what I'd like to know," he replied as he padded after the were-dhole. "I mean, you came here without your friends, right? And if you've been alone, and I've been alone... maybe... maybe she's not in the mountains. Which would mean she could be just about anywhere else," his last words were coated in frustration. The clouded leopard continued to walk beside Felix should his companion stumble, but had slowly been growing more aware of his surroundings. He didn't know what chocolate was, or hazelnuts for that matter, but his nose clued him in on so many sweet smells that he wasn't sure whether to interpret his stomach pangs as longing or nausea.
"If we do happen to leave the mountains," he finally said, "What about your leg? Would that much traveling be any good for it?" After all, it was broken, and an idea was slowly beginning to form in the feline's mind. There must be a stream here, right? Leading from the mountains to the river in Deep Forest. With the water, could he possibly use it to bring Felix down if he held on tightly enough?
But it was a rough and rather risky idea, as the river could just as easily wear away the caramel-cast. Neto decided to keep his mouth shut in the meantime.
*~Old as the sky, old as the moon, and quite obsessed with oreo icecream~*
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"If we do happen to leave the mountains," Neto said after a long silence, "what about your leg? Would that much traveling be any good for it?"
"Probably not. But staying here with probably no help for miles around won't be such a hot idea." Even if the Mountains were much more ... cute and cuddly than they were before, their reputation preceded them. Any thought of remaining here was dashed by the fact that many big and bad beasties may still be lurking about. Felix wasn't eager to become somebody's lunch. He doubted Neto was enthusiastic about it either. "Besides ... three legs are better than one!"
It was probably a statement puzzling to Neto. Felix doubted what he was about to do wouldn't shock or mortify the leopard. Though his two-legged form was greatly favored, it would be more of a hinderance then a blessing at this point. So he morphed ... his body growing gradually smaller and smaller ... arching forward onto his hands, which decreased in size along with the shortened humerus, ulna, and radius. Soon he was no bigger than a coyote and on all fours, thick tail wagging and wide ears easily a third the size of his head.
"I can cope a heckuva lot better like this." He glanced forward, half-expecting the caramel dressing to have fallen off due to the size change. Much to his delight, it conformed and remained in place. Felix shook off the loosened clothes and looked sadly at the pile. "I've lost too many good shirts this way ... Can't be bothered to carry them along, you know? Ah well, it wasn't like they were in good condition anway, what with them getting ripped up and all. Maybe a bird could use them to build a nest."
Felix tested out his current form by walking in a circle. Though he was still limping, the dhole maneuvered much faster with three other legs supporting his body. He paused briefly to recap on their location and glimpse Neto's way, ears pitching forward. Basically awaiting on an order.
"Probably not. But staying here with probably no help for miles around won't be such a hot idea." Even if the Mountains were much more ... cute and cuddly than they were before, their reputation preceded them. Any thought of remaining here was dashed by the fact that many big and bad beasties may still be lurking about. Felix wasn't eager to become somebody's lunch. He doubted Neto was enthusiastic about it either. "Besides ... three legs are better than one!"
It was probably a statement puzzling to Neto. Felix doubted what he was about to do wouldn't shock or mortify the leopard. Though his two-legged form was greatly favored, it would be more of a hinderance then a blessing at this point. So he morphed ... his body growing gradually smaller and smaller ... arching forward onto his hands, which decreased in size along with the shortened humerus, ulna, and radius. Soon he was no bigger than a coyote and on all fours, thick tail wagging and wide ears easily a third the size of his head.
"I can cope a heckuva lot better like this." He glanced forward, half-expecting the caramel dressing to have fallen off due to the size change. Much to his delight, it conformed and remained in place. Felix shook off the loosened clothes and looked sadly at the pile. "I've lost too many good shirts this way ... Can't be bothered to carry them along, you know? Ah well, it wasn't like they were in good condition anway, what with them getting ripped up and all. Maybe a bird could use them to build a nest."
Felix tested out his current form by walking in a circle. Though he was still limping, the dhole maneuvered much faster with three other legs supporting his body. He paused briefly to recap on their location and glimpse Neto's way, ears pitching forward. Basically awaiting on an order.
"We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."
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"Besides ..."
"... three legs are better than one!"
At first tilting his head in puzzled confusion, Neto had to blink a few times before realizing that he wasn't just seeing things, and that Felix was indeed... shrinking!
And not just shrinking, but changing. The were-dhole's legs and arms were slowly morphing into the four legs of your everyday canine, his torn cloths now only baggy hindrances that he was quite happy to shake off. The whole performance was rather remarkable, and Neto found himself staring with incredulous surprise.
A shapeshifter, huh? He had no idea...!
"I can cope a heckuva lot better like this," Felix finally said, though he cast a rather regretful glance at his clothing. "I've lost too many good shirts this way ... Can't be bothered to carry them along, you know? Ah well, it wasn't like they were in good condition anyway, what with them getting ripped up and all. Maybe a bird could use them to build a nest." He seemed quick to move on, though, and as the dhole limped about to test his walk, he seemed to be pleased with the results and soon turned back to stare at the clouded leopard, waiting for a response.
"Well," the feline started with an awed grin on his face. "That's an impressive talent you have there! It's not often I meet other shape-changers." To add flavor to this line, he had lifted a paw and momentarily altered it to its more aquatic shape. "I can do a little of that myself, but it's not much. Just enough to swim more easily."
Returning the paw to its land-shape, Neto padded up to the dhole, staring at the hazy forest far below. It might just be the atmosphere of Boundary Mountains, but from here, everything still looked rather gray.
"Well then... downward it is?" The clouded leopard sounded calm with resolve, rocky as the path down seemed.
Or rather, giant chocolate-raisiny.... and whatever the hell that spongey stuff was draping over it. If the rocks had been turned into sweets too, he figured he should stop caring. Whatever the moss on those stones had been replaced with, he wasn't planning on trying it anyway. Moss was moss, right?
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Haha, cake.
"... three legs are better than one!"
At first tilting his head in puzzled confusion, Neto had to blink a few times before realizing that he wasn't just seeing things, and that Felix was indeed... shrinking!
And not just shrinking, but changing. The were-dhole's legs and arms were slowly morphing into the four legs of your everyday canine, his torn cloths now only baggy hindrances that he was quite happy to shake off. The whole performance was rather remarkable, and Neto found himself staring with incredulous surprise.
A shapeshifter, huh? He had no idea...!
"I can cope a heckuva lot better like this," Felix finally said, though he cast a rather regretful glance at his clothing. "I've lost too many good shirts this way ... Can't be bothered to carry them along, you know? Ah well, it wasn't like they were in good condition anyway, what with them getting ripped up and all. Maybe a bird could use them to build a nest." He seemed quick to move on, though, and as the dhole limped about to test his walk, he seemed to be pleased with the results and soon turned back to stare at the clouded leopard, waiting for a response.
"Well," the feline started with an awed grin on his face. "That's an impressive talent you have there! It's not often I meet other shape-changers." To add flavor to this line, he had lifted a paw and momentarily altered it to its more aquatic shape. "I can do a little of that myself, but it's not much. Just enough to swim more easily."
Returning the paw to its land-shape, Neto padded up to the dhole, staring at the hazy forest far below. It might just be the atmosphere of Boundary Mountains, but from here, everything still looked rather gray.
"Well then... downward it is?" The clouded leopard sounded calm with resolve, rocky as the path down seemed.
Or rather, giant chocolate-raisiny.... and whatever the hell that spongey stuff was draping over it. If the rocks had been turned into sweets too, he figured he should stop caring. Whatever the moss on those stones had been replaced with, he wasn't planning on trying it anyway. Moss was moss, right?
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Haha, cake.
*~Old as the sky, old as the moon, and quite obsessed with oreo icecream~*
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Felix eyed Neto’s small transformation and was randomly inclined to laugh. A feline that could swim?
“And here I thought all cats hated water!” he tittered jovially. “Guess it makes catching fish a lot easier, huh?”
To be perfectly honest, he really never met a friendly feline before in his life. The lions back in his homeland were quick and eager to make a meal out of things smaller than them, even if they shared the same carnivorous nature. That left a lot of universal presumptions about big-cats that were never really tested to be fact or fiction – like that they hated water, loved fish, were easily distracted by beams of light ... Some rumors made Felix sick to his stomach, such as the one where lions participated in filicide to eliminate potential competition. It was a saddening thought with no real reasonable proof, but it was enough to keep wandering souls away from pride lands.
”Well then, downward it is?”
He seemed hesitant. Felix couldn’t blame him. Black and white though the land was, the spongy consistency of the terrain was extraordinarily evident. The dhole took a tentative step forward, immediately retracting his paw when the path gave in a little under pressure. It felt … soft … But it smelled so good …
“Call me paranoid,” Felix stated, a nervous tone flicking throughout his voice, “but the last time I felt the earth give, I wound up knee-deep in quicksand.” With a twitch of his ear, focus shifted to another area. Up an over candied hills. “Maybe we should take another route with less, you know, weirdness.” He found comfort in the sight of a perfectly normal mountain peak over the incline. Maybe this sweetacular world was only limited to this one spot?
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A thought?
Gaius has kinda been stuck alone in that one thread of his with Devon because Viz hasn’t been able to access the site. I’ve already gotten in contact with him. If he and you concur, would you wanna head over there?
“And here I thought all cats hated water!” he tittered jovially. “Guess it makes catching fish a lot easier, huh?”
To be perfectly honest, he really never met a friendly feline before in his life. The lions back in his homeland were quick and eager to make a meal out of things smaller than them, even if they shared the same carnivorous nature. That left a lot of universal presumptions about big-cats that were never really tested to be fact or fiction – like that they hated water, loved fish, were easily distracted by beams of light ... Some rumors made Felix sick to his stomach, such as the one where lions participated in filicide to eliminate potential competition. It was a saddening thought with no real reasonable proof, but it was enough to keep wandering souls away from pride lands.
”Well then, downward it is?”
He seemed hesitant. Felix couldn’t blame him. Black and white though the land was, the spongy consistency of the terrain was extraordinarily evident. The dhole took a tentative step forward, immediately retracting his paw when the path gave in a little under pressure. It felt … soft … But it smelled so good …
“Call me paranoid,” Felix stated, a nervous tone flicking throughout his voice, “but the last time I felt the earth give, I wound up knee-deep in quicksand.” With a twitch of his ear, focus shifted to another area. Up an over candied hills. “Maybe we should take another route with less, you know, weirdness.” He found comfort in the sight of a perfectly normal mountain peak over the incline. Maybe this sweetacular world was only limited to this one spot?
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A thought?
Gaius has kinda been stuck alone in that one thread of his with Devon because Viz hasn’t been able to access the site. I’ve already gotten in contact with him. If he and you concur, would you wanna head over there?
"We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."
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Felix's first reaction was to laugh, but Neto quickly realized that it wasn't one of mockery.
“And here I thought all cats hated water! Guess it makes catching fish a lot easier, huh?”
The clouded leopard grinned, though the mention of fish was making him far more aware of his stomach growls. "From where I come from, water's half our lives and fish are our specialty."
Though when the two finally turned their attention to the slope before them, Neto found that he wasn't the only one feeling skeptical over the path down.
“Call me paranoid,” Felix then said after a moment's pause, “but the last time I felt the earth give, I wound up knee-deep in quicksand. Maybe we should take another route with less, you know, weirdness.” The dhole gestured with his chin to another mountain peak not too far away, and Neto found himself letting out a small sigh of relief. He saw nothing but snow on that one, and lollipop trees were nowhere to be seen.
"Call me spoiled, but it's been too long since I saw a vaguely ordinary mountain. Sure, why not?" He started forward, tail flicking. "That ground did look a little too spongey for my taste..."
Hang in there, Willow. Wherever the hell you are.
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That actually sounds like a great idea. Will you be making the entrance-post there or should I?
“And here I thought all cats hated water! Guess it makes catching fish a lot easier, huh?”
The clouded leopard grinned, though the mention of fish was making him far more aware of his stomach growls. "From where I come from, water's half our lives and fish are our specialty."
Though when the two finally turned their attention to the slope before them, Neto found that he wasn't the only one feeling skeptical over the path down.
“Call me paranoid,” Felix then said after a moment's pause, “but the last time I felt the earth give, I wound up knee-deep in quicksand. Maybe we should take another route with less, you know, weirdness.” The dhole gestured with his chin to another mountain peak not too far away, and Neto found himself letting out a small sigh of relief. He saw nothing but snow on that one, and lollipop trees were nowhere to be seen.
"Call me spoiled, but it's been too long since I saw a vaguely ordinary mountain. Sure, why not?" He started forward, tail flicking. "That ground did look a little too spongey for my taste..."
Hang in there, Willow. Wherever the hell you are.
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That actually sounds like a great idea. Will you be making the entrance-post there or should I?
*~Old as the sky, old as the moon, and quite obsessed with oreo icecream~*
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Oooh! Ooh! Can I?
I'm actually waiting on a PM response from Gaius. I'd hate to drag us into a dead thread, you know? If he'd good with it, we'll hit it. If not, we'll do something else I suppose.
Oooh! Ooh! Can I?
I'm actually waiting on a PM response from Gaius. I'd hate to drag us into a dead thread, you know? If he'd good with it, we'll hit it. If not, we'll do something else I suppose.
"We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."
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OOC: Lol, fine by me, you go ahead! =P And alright, sounds good. I'll cross my fingers.
*~Old as the sky, old as the moon, and quite obsessed with oreo icecream~*
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Turns out he's a weeee bit busy at the moment. But I wanna give him a chance to reply. Would you be okay with waiting for at least two days before we move on, with or without him?
Turns out he's a weeee bit busy at the moment. But I wanna give him a chance to reply. Would you be okay with waiting for at least two days before we move on, with or without him?
"We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."
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*~Old as the sky, old as the moon, and quite obsessed with oreo icecream~*