Moonshine

[Nazukia]

Out of Character: Yay! My first post. In Character: The early goddess orb rose above the horizon of the savanna. Its rays flickered through the tall stalks of grass that swayed in the hefty winds that wafted through the African terrain. It was a nice normal morn’ the clouds ahead where quite clear and puffy. No rain could be seen for today’s forecast so far. Yet, Nazukia knew much better than to trust just the clouds. Though it was still a gamble the weather she had seen in the last two weeks of her travels had been but sudden and quite strange. With quick storms and a loud thunderstorm which contained no rain. The adult lioness stretched her front paws forward as she shook the tired sleep from her eyes. Talons flexed in the dry dirt as her back bended making her bones crack. The final noise that they made the large and powerful feline purred as soothingly as a tame alley cat. She would have seemed harmless if her razor sharp ivories had not been shown with a hefty yawn. Finally awake, Nazukia rose upon her large pads that held the pillars. She flickered her long banner to her left flank before marching on. How long had it been now? Since she had been set free? The collar was still about ‘er neck and sometimes a small little beep would emerge from with it. It was quite a nuisance and often it ruined her hunting for the last few times. The object had been scratched some bit and was actually quite warn already. But it was hopeless to get it off. It would take another’s maw to release her from her imprisonment. Beginning to stride off the silence only surrounded her more and no thoughts where in her mind, nothing... It was a completely blank screen. Till the sent of a pride caught her flared nostrils. Stiffening her body she watched, as the scent of the line marking the territory grew much stronger with her aware eyes. She had naught encountered any other lion for two years. Here would be a good test… Though her wild instincts told her not to walk past. To sit put and wait till a male lion came. So, she did. Hissing a greeting she paced back an’ forth for some time before sitting down in the sunlight.

[Takasa]

Out of Character: Ha! This is the longest post I've made on this site! Go me! In Character: The morning sang over the savannah. The sun rose higher in the horizon, and the sky seemed to agree. White clouds dotted here and there, but the sky behind it was a perfect blue. The day was perfect. The temperature wasn't too hot, either. A huge lion was just waking up. This was unusual for him, he liked to sleep in, but with the events that clouded his mind, he knew he would be busy anyway. He had just started his pride, Maji, a couple weeks ago, and with a couple lioness-less days, they just started coming, like magic. First came Hafifu, his first member. She had come to him in a nervous state, and out of his desprateness, he had offered her a place in his pride. After that, Kinha came. She was starved, and had come looking for food. Again, he had to offer her a place in his pride. Now, his nose picked up the scent of yet another lioness on his terra. He rose himself up, shaking the sleep from his massive head. Putting on his Maliki face, he followed the sweet scent to the Kaharabu, the same place where he had found Hafifu. Takasa, as he was called, still strutted deeper and deeper in the feild with confidence, since this was his terra, and his alone. Finally, he saw her. She was sitting there, and Takasa thought that she, indeed, was very beautiful, he had to admit. Prettier than Kinha or Hafifu. Silently, he cursed himself for thinking that. His pride was still too small to be thinking thoughts like that. For a second, his mature hormones tricked him into thinking he should just sit down next to her and offer her a place in the pride. He shook it off, his instincts making him think otherwise. It was then Takasa realized she bore a collar around her neck. Takasa, being entirely wild, had never seen anything like that before, and he cocked his head slightly. Snapping back into Maliki mode, he knew what he had to do, and he ignored the collar, for now. Now, he had had much pratice in the old "Do you realize you're on claimed terra?" routine, and it was starting to seem boring. Yet, he knew he had to be strong for his growing pride. Takasa walked closer to the the lioness and stopped, standing up tall. "This is my land. Why do you come?" The words suggested kindness, but his tone suggested otherwise. He was in a deep growl, and he seemed kind of mean. In a way, he was bothered that he had to seem "evil" in front of such a beautiful lioness, but, again, he knew he had to seem that way until he either offered her a place in the pride, or she asked.

[Nazukia]

Out of Character: Hello In Character: Watching as the male ambled forward Nazukia kept her gaze away. The corner of her eye only watched the gruff mane show up like a red dot on a black background. She was wary of him she’d admit. Her heart was pounding at a slightly heavier beat than normal. Though she did not allow it to be shown. Her body stayed neutral, her talons ready if he became a threat and banner flicked at a wandering fly as he marched forth. As he came closer she noticed his large frame, much stronger and more dangerous than her own. His mane made him look quite larger than he truly was but it made her shiver uneasily as she gazed at him. She watched as her ears flicked as he began to speak. "This is my land. Why do you come?" His voice sounded somewhat mean and aggressive. Perhaps with a hint of cold heartedness. She only cocked an eye brow before finally staring him in the face. “I come of my own free will, I come to join a pride that suits my needs. I wish to join this pride if you do not wish for me to enter upon your lands then so be it.” She hissed threateningly but with a hint of wonder and curiosity mixed in. For after all she did not want to appear a useless cub. She knew enough about a wild lion’s life as well as her own to live healthily. No matter what. She did not move from her position though but more of tensed her muscles in case of an attack. But her eyes saw no sign of great aggression towards her. Perhaps it was just a show? Still she lifted her gaze to meet his, not that she knew that he was clearly higher rank but to show that she was of use and could not be taken lightly. Yet she held that gaze not for long in danger of offending him of his title. But her eyes lingered only slightly below his own. She would show respect…but he had not earned it…

[Takasa]

Out of Character: ~~~~~ In Character: He tried to seem as the best Maliki as possible, but he had a feeling the lioness could see right through him. The sun now was beating down on him, and his mane only made it worse. All he wanted to do was get back to the Sana. He stood tall, his golden eyes looking at the lioness. Finally, she spoke. “I come of my own free will, I come to join a pride that suits my needs. I wish to join this pride if you do not wish for me to enter upon your lands then so be it.” After she said those words, the lioness hissed, which only made Takasa bring himself taller. He growled lightly. The lioness still looked him square in the face, her eyes lingering a bit below his. Considering that his pride was still quite new, he thought that he should let her join. Then, his eyes were brought to that collar around her neck. Suddenly, it beeped softly, and Takasa took a wary step back. After realizing it wasn't going to hurt him, he was brought back to his former stance. He knew that pesky beeping wouldn't help that much during hunting, and it would annoy the rest of the pride. Perhaps they could get it off somehow... He had made his decision. "Fine. You may be a member of the Maji pride. If you would like, I could show you the way to the Sana, our pride's base. There, I could introduce you to the rest of the pride."... Unless they have wandered off. No matter, Takasa had confidence and trusted in his pride members.

[Nazukia]

Out of Character: I'll continue this in the Sana after your post Sorry for taking so long... life got... strange In Character: She arched he back in defence as his gruff and deep voice emerged into her ears. The pair of mountain peaks rested upon the sides of her scull only swerved with some content and interest. Whist her eyes only grew more fierce. A dangerous gaze planted upon her as she watched. Nazukia wasn’t the most…. Willing character you’d come to meet. His reaction to the imprisonment of the collar was enough to make her somewhat held back. It had never occurred to her as such would happen but yet, at that same time she knew all to well it would be difficult to manage life with that black object dangling about her neck. Sadly, she only watched as he came closer, no emotion etched her figure and she would not let it all the same. "Fine. You may be a member of the Maji pride. If you would like, I could show you the way to the Sana, our pride's base. There, I could introduce you to the rest of the pride.” Fine…. Was she only just okay for this pride? Was she nothing more than another female to do his bidding? Nazukia tried to hold her anger from spilling out between her sharp and prepared fags. But her mind only though of two words… so simple, but so meaningful all the same. To dangerous In stead she fought back and slowly rose upon all four sturdy feline pillars. Her paws only skimming the ground as she marched ahead of him. A smile licked her face as she acted. “I would like to meet this pride”