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Falling out of Orbit - Nova - Feb 23 2016
Why wasn't everything going according to plan? She needed to be strong and needed to become more then just a pup with a dream. And it seemed she wasn't very good at that at all. First she fails at finding a simple rock, then trips over a trap, gets buried by rocks then fails to dodge the bite of a snake. I can't do anything right. The black dog walked into Cetus, slow. Her body was still aching and muscles so sore. What had gone down in that jungle room was still so fussy. The black lemur claimed the snake was sorry, but that didn't take away the pain she had. Nova would make her way back to that tree the lizard lived in, ears pinned back and if she had a long enough tail, it would be tucked between her legs. "You here?" It had been a while, but she didn't mean to stay away long. Shit got out of hand. On her right knee, the wound from the snake was still raw. The skin had been eaten away from the venom and gave the dog discomfort. --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: @Ghanyarah |
RE: Falling out of Orbit - Ghanyarah - Feb 24 2016
A recent meal was busy simmering away in his stomach. And, as was typical of reptiles, Ghanyarah liked to sit back and let his food digest as opposed to move around too much. He didn't want to unsettle his stomach. Least of all cause any gastric distress. So, Ghanyarah had taken to relaxing on a long, low-lying limb in a small glade. An inward desire for the warmth of sunshine left him dissatisfied with the cold artificial light of the lamps. It left him unable to bask, and he briefly considered asking his brother to set something on fire so he could soak up the heat. If only he could bask in the cold... Then he'd be all set.
Ghanyarah was close to drifting asleep when the voice rang out. His brow furrowed and he relented against opening his eyes. He wanted to fall asleep and relax with his stomach full. Why was she coming searching for him now? Oh wait. She hasn't been here in a while. Maybe I should go meet her. Unfortunately, Ghanyarah was ruled by logic. For as much as he wanted to lounge, he knew that he should see her and continue their training. So, with a rumbling grown, the reptile peeled his sunset eyes open and slid lazily off the branch into the mucky leaf litter.
The reptile moved slowly and casually towards the sound of her voice, soon to find the black dog among the trees. Flicking his tongue, he tasted her scent - and that of blood. Ghanyarah scanned her, finding the open wound on her leg. "You've been training." He pointed out, flicking his gaze up to her own as he awaited some kind of explanation.
@Nova
RE: Falling out of Orbit - Nova - Feb 24 2016
Nova watched as the large lizard began to ascend from his perch in the tree, seeming to have been in the middle of a nap. Had she come at a bad time? The black dog had a slight limp in her step, gaze lifted to meet her teacher. Had she been training? More like failing. It had been a while since she saw him last, time had gotten away from her. "You were right, I'm to slow." Pointed ears pinned back slowly, "I almost got myself killed . . . twice." And that was no joke. Both times she only lived from dumb luck or the factt hat someone else saved her life. --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: @Ghanyarah sorry, short |
RE: Falling out of Orbit - Ghanyarah - Feb 25 2016
He had expected a delivery of how her training went. Maybe a list of opponents she had fought, a tale of her great success and all that she had learned. Instead, she seemed to be admitting defeat in that she was too slow, and because of it she had nearly gotten herself killed. Of course this served to aggrandize his ego, only to dampen it slightly when he realized that his training may as well have been squandered if she'd died. Was it due to carelessness, or was she really incapable? "Tell me what happened." Ghanyarah answered evenly. There was no visible emotion stretched across his maw, and as far as he was concerned, he had nothing to feel towards this news until he knew all the details.
@Nova
RE: Falling out of Orbit - Nova - Feb 25 2016
As the lizard approached, she sat her rump down on the damp earth. Maybe the only main thing that was damaged for this dog was her ego; it had been so inflated and now reality was pulling her down. At least, if you didn't count the wound to her knee. Looking over to him as the question was tossed up in the air. What happened? Nova wasn't proud of the events but would give him explanations. "I was looking for a piece of statue with another, and we both missed a trip wire. Rocks fell down and I wasn't fast enough to get out of the way . . ." But the good thing, they weren't big rocks and she just was sore for a few days. The big kisser was the bite, "This was from a white cobra . . " Glancing down to her leg, "No idea what set her off, she claimed it was because of a flower but she struck me." And fuck did it hurt, the black dog never felt so weak before. "I'm only alive cause a black lemur came across us and she sucked the venom out." Ears stayed pinned back, feeling foolish for these mistakes. --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: @Ghanyarah |
RE: Falling out of Orbit - Ghanyarah - Feb 26 2016
The reptile settled into the substrate, finding the cool of the mud soothing against his tough skin. Though heat would have felt nicer against his digesting stomach, he wouldn't toss a good sensation where it came. Silently, he listened to Nova's story about the statue and the rocks and the tripwire, which had been too fast for her to escape from. Ghanyarah had to wonder if even he would be fast enough to escape that, considering his bulk and his slowed muscles any time the temperature seemed to fall. Her second near-death experience comprised a cobra bite, which prompted Ghanyarah to raise his brows. She almost died had it not been for another Gembound coming and sucking the poison out. Ghanyarah couldn't help but think of how useful that would've been after his fight with the giant spider.
"Yes. It would seem you are regrettably sluggish." Ghanyarah pointed out, looking over the dog and finding hid gaze clinging to her wounds again. "You need more practice. We shall engage in agility training." He decided. Would her wounds hold her back? Surely she hd come here to practice more, otherwise she would have stayed where ever she came from. Surely she didn't just come here to complain at him.
@Nova
RE: Falling out of Orbit - Nova - Feb 28 2016
Did the dog just come to complain about her problems? Maybe. But, she wasn't going to sulk about the whole problem. No, Nova still believes becoming stronger was the answer. So when the offer to train was given, she got to her feet eagerly. "Yes, please. I don't need to fail again . . ." And maybe the next time could kill me. No, that wasn't an option. Violet eyes locked onto the large lizard; the wound to her leg left her stiff but that wouldn't stop the black dog from trying her best. --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: @Ghanyarah sorry a bit short |