Welcome to the Black Parade Sebastian @ Rift

The cub echoed the elder's purr, the squeaky sound vibrating low in his throat. He was learning so much! What luck, what were his chances of being happened upon by the same species? Especially one who was very nice, like this one?


The Puma cub perked up when the other began to roll his name on his tongue, as though trying to figure it out. It irritated the cub, that he couldn't speak properly, but hopefully he'd learn in time. He was rather small for a Puma, even for a Puma cub, so it made sense he'd learn a bit slowly. He purred loudly when the other got his name correct, thinking 'That's right! Sebastian!' ...hopefully he'd be able to say it properly, soon. Eventually.


He shivered at a sudden wave of... something, and the cub's eyes widened as plants began to bloom across the other's pelt. Amazement was obvious on the little cub's features, and he gasped quietly. He leaned forward to sniff at the flowers growing on the other's pelt, before startling as his magic began to react. His ears, nose, paws, and tail began to grow warm, then hot.

OWL

@Rift

Rift was extra happy when Sebastian purred at his name being verbalized. He was happy that he had learned it. Now the cat seemed like he had an identity, something that is his. This cat was Sebastian.

He squeaked with amusement when the cat showed amazement on his face. He hadn't ever been complimented on his magic before, besides Kera and the glowing moss, and it was kind of heartening for his new friend to appreciate his other friends. However, when smoke began to rise from his body, Rift leaped out of the way on instinct, remembering the disastrous encounter with Ritonai and her Smolder Step. He looked at the cub, shocked, but then calmed down. If this cub burned his friends, he didn't mean it. It was fine. He wouldn't react the same way to this friend as he had to Ritonai. He needed to learn to be okay around fire again.

"Sorry," he meowed as he sat back down and gave the now very warm cub another lick, "you just surprised me is all. That was very good for your first try! Can I see it again?"
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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags: @Sebastian
notes: here

Welcome to the Black Parade Sebastian tagged

Hearing the elder squeak, the cub huffed. He wasn't being funny! He was just surprised, that's all. How was he supposed to know the other could grow plants on his fur?

He was surprised, both by the sudden heat on his pelt and the others reaction. The cub whimpered quietly, flattening his ears, before squeaking and cringing as he felt the pain of burns on his neck. Ow! That had hurt!

When the heat died away, he looked up at the other curiously. What had he done wrong? He didn't mean to do it, it just happened! And he hadn't burned the other, had he?

The cub smiled as the other approached him once more, stretching up by way of asking for another grooming session. When the other complied, he purred, ears twitching as he listened to the other speak.

He didn't know, could he? 'how do I...' He felt inside, focusing until he felt his inner heat. He channeled the heat into his extremities, grinning proudly as he began to smoke, despite the pain.

OWL

Rift had to stop himself from jumping away when Sebastian started smoking again. Fire and heat still made him nervous, even with the trust he had in the little cub. He unconsciously moved himself so that the flowers covering his body didn't touch the heat.

He then noticed that Sebastian was cringing. Did the smoking hurt? Was the magic painful? He felt bad, then for asking him to make the fire. But he seemed to like the grooming, so he moved his tongue so it was over where it seemed to hurt. It was a little hot, but each stroke of his tongue was short enough so that it didn't burn.

"That was really cool, but don't hurt yourself too much. Fire looks pretty dangerous."

Rift suddenly regretted what he just said. He didn't want to deter Sebastian from practicing his magic - he probably would become better at it and it would hurt less if he did it often. So he continued, "But I'm sure you can do it! Keep practicing, just don't overdo it."
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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags: @Sebastian
notes:

Welcome to the Black Parade Sebastian tagged

The little cub frowned when he saw the other flinch, wondering what was wrong. Was it his magic? His heat? Had he done something wrong? But the other had asked him to... His ears went back when the other moved away, cocking his head.

The puma fought down a sound of pain, his ears, paws, and tail burning. It hurt! Why did his magic have to hurt him? It wasn't fair! And he could already tell, from the way the other reacted, that what he made was dangerous. The other created things, and made life. But what he made burned, and destroyed. And... if it hurt him that much, what would it do to others?

He startled, having been lost in his thoughts, at the sudden feeling of the others rough tongue darting over his ears, tail and paw. Although each lick was rather short, it did help a bit, soothing some of the stinging pain.

Sebastian (he had a name!) whined low in his throat, ears flattening against his skull and shrinking in on himself. He'd been right! His flame was dangerous! The elder had just said so, and hadn't the elder always been right? At least, as far as he knew, he'd never seen him be wrong.

The black cub perked up as the other kept speaking, more energy in his voice. His ears perked up, and a purr rumbled in his throat. He would! He wanted to get control over his Magicks, be able to use them for good! He'd make the older Puma proud!

The cub weaved between the other's forelegs affectionately, tiny body shaking with each purr. His eyes glistened excitedly as he squeaked, "I will!"

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@Rift

Rift purred with affection as Sebastian weaved himself between his legs. He wasn't very old, but he felt as though he was almost this young one's father. That was strange, since they were only a single cycle apart. However, he felt protective of this little cub and he wanted him to succeed. He told himself that he wouldn't say anything bad about his magic again.

Maybe he could teach him some things? Since he was so young, he didn't know a lot. He knew how to use his magic, sure, but he needed to know how to survive in the caves. Maybe he could teach him.

"Hey, Sebastian, would you like me to teach you how to hunt?" Rift wasn't going to pretend that he was a master hunter, but he thought that it would probably be beneficial for a cougar to learn from a cougar, rather then something like a wolf or a fox. Or a snake. Basically anything else.
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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags: @Sebastian
notes: Sorry for the wait!

Welcome to the Black Parade Sebastian tagged

The little cub purred excitedly, rubbing the scent glands on his cheeks against his fellow Puma's legs, marking him as his. He felt oddly attached to this older, bigger version of him, and it seemed his affection was returned. The elder seemed to care for him - had he made his first friend?


His eyes looked up, noticing for the first time the gem that replaced the other's ear. It was covered in a... something, but looked odd. What was that? Did he have one? The puma cub plopped down on his butt, bringing a paw up to feel his ears. Nope, two, soft fuzzy round ears. That was odd. Which one was normal? He, with his two rounded ears? Or Rift, with only the one? Huh, the cub was having his first existential crisis.


He tilted his head as the other spoke again, his stomach rumbling at almost the exact same time. Sebastian's eyes widened, and he nodded excitedly, jumping to his feet. "Yes, please!"

OWL

@Rift

Rift smiled with amusement as the cub checked out his ear. He supposed that his did look a little funny, especially with his leaf crown. And Sebastian had only known him, the cat with one ear and a gem where the other should be. All the same, it was funny that he needed to check his own ears.

But now, it was time to hunt! His tail lashed with excitement as Sebastian leaped to his feet. His stomach growled as he thought about a warm, tasty meal. He hadn't had one in a while, so this hunting time was perfect. But he needed to remind himself to go slow, Sebastian was just learning. "Great! Come on, let's go a little ways away from here, our talking have probably scared off everything around here."

He turned and bounded off, making sure not to run too fast so that the younger puma could keep up. Using his sharp sense of smell and whiskers, he tried to detect a whiff of prey. Unfortunately, he wasn't catching anything, so he stopped and turned to Sebastian. "Sniff the air," he whispered, in case there was prey nearby, "can you smell anything?"
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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags: @Sebastian
notes:

Welcome to the Black Parade Sebastian tagged

Sebastian tilted his head at the older Puma's smile, not so sure what he'd found funny. He'd just been checking his ear, to see which of them was normal! He didn't think it was funny, although the other seemed to think it was. Rift, he decided, had an odd sense of humor.


The Puma looked at the elder oddly, seeing his tail lashing. Was he excited too? From the sound of his stomach growling, he was! The cub's stomach rumbled as if in sympathy, and first the first time he realized how hungry he was. Time for his first meal!


He raced after Rift, smaller legs pumping hard to keep up. Sebastian wasn't entirely sure what they were doing, but he could feel his blood boiling with excitement, energy racing through his veins.


The cub nearly collided with Rift when the other stopped, dropping to his haunches and skidding to a stop. He tilted his head, oversized ears flopping, at the other's question, before turning his nose to the air, inhaling deeply. Something came to his nose, and he perked up. "I do!" He took another deep breath, and turned in the direction of the scent. "That way!"

OWL

@Rift

Rift looked in the direction that Sebastian has turned and leaned in close, trying to pick up the same scent as well. Eventually, he caught a whiff of what Sebastian had found. That smelled like rabbit!

"Alright, we're going to be as quiet as possible. We don't know how far away it is so it could be close by. Come on, follow me, and stay light on your paws."

He slowly began to creep forward, sniffing every so often to keep himself on track. He almost lost the scent trail at one point, but eventually, it began to get stronger. He looked back at Sebastian. "It's just up ahead. Can you smell how strong the scent is now?"

A few more steps and, all of a sudden, he caught sight of a small streak of brown. A rabbit, just beyond a line of bushes, nibbling on some dandelions that were growing in the grass. He flicked an ear to alert Sebastian to it's presence.

"Stalk carefully and make no noise. As soon as you think you can make it, pounce. A quick bite to its neck should kill it." He voice was barely a breath, so close to the prey. He turned back and waited for Sebastian to make his move.

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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags: @Sebastian
notes: