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Might as Well do something - Gator Head - Ares - 04-18-2021
ARES THERVOS
//slight gore warning for the end of the second paragraph and beginning of the third//
The early evening was the start of a grace period from the heat for all of the swamp. Ares flicked her ear idly as she sat by the seemingly small pond, watching fish scuttle about under it's surface. The beast within her paced the mindspace they shared, eager, waiting, anxious. It knew something was going to happen, something was going to spark. And she knew it too. It was strange that they'd agree twice on something.
The hissing was what startled her, followed by the flash of teeth and green/grey scales toward her face. Her good paw lashed out, claws striking the gator's nose and making it lurch back before it lurched back to her again. She staggered back and hissed, fur puffed out. The beast slammed against the walls of the mindspace and she growled ferally, teeth sharper, eyes a strange blue. The gator lurched out to grab her and she leapt, body shifting with such violent ferocity that pain radiated in her after the beast surfaced in form again. It landed on the gator's back and began ripping. Scales and flesh and blood sprayed out from it's back, it's spine revealed by the end of the assault. The gator was lost a few seconds before she stopped, but she didn't leave it alone.
The beast hopped off the dead gator, plunged her claws into it's neck, and started slicing through it. Broke bones and ripped muscle apart until the head was completely off - not cleanly, but completely. Then, the beast shifted back into cat form, and Ares blinked until her eyes were amber. "Oh, shit. Okay, so how am I going to drag this head to town?" She sighed, placing a paw onto it. 'You'll figure it out.' The beast laughed in the mindspace as Ares grabbed some of the gator's flesh in her jaws and started the slow journey to drag it to town.
She managed into town before suddenly letting go of the head and flopping back, a gentle yell leaving her as she fell on her back. "Shit- Ow!" She huffed, rolling back onto her legs and climbing to sit on the gator's head. "Uhh... Pretty Mother..? Mama Arrow? I kinda need some help." She called out, ignoring some of the looks she was starting to get.
The early evening was the start of a grace period from the heat for all of the swamp. Ares flicked her ear idly as she sat by the seemingly small pond, watching fish scuttle about under it's surface. The beast within her paced the mindspace they shared, eager, waiting, anxious. It knew something was going to happen, something was going to spark. And she knew it too. It was strange that they'd agree twice on something.
The hissing was what startled her, followed by the flash of teeth and green/grey scales toward her face. Her good paw lashed out, claws striking the gator's nose and making it lurch back before it lurched back to her again. She staggered back and hissed, fur puffed out. The beast slammed against the walls of the mindspace and she growled ferally, teeth sharper, eyes a strange blue. The gator lurched out to grab her and she leapt, body shifting with such violent ferocity that pain radiated in her after the beast surfaced in form again. It landed on the gator's back and began ripping. Scales and flesh and blood sprayed out from it's back, it's spine revealed by the end of the assault. The gator was lost a few seconds before she stopped, but she didn't leave it alone.
The beast hopped off the dead gator, plunged her claws into it's neck, and started slicing through it. Broke bones and ripped muscle apart until the head was completely off - not cleanly, but completely. Then, the beast shifted back into cat form, and Ares blinked until her eyes were amber. "Oh, shit. Okay, so how am I going to drag this head to town?" She sighed, placing a paw onto it. 'You'll figure it out.' The beast laughed in the mindspace as Ares grabbed some of the gator's flesh in her jaws and started the slow journey to drag it to town.
She managed into town before suddenly letting go of the head and flopping back, a gentle yell leaving her as she fell on her back. "Shit- Ow!" She huffed, rolling back onto her legs and climbing to sit on the gator's head. "Uhh... Pretty Mother..? Mama Arrow? I kinda need some help." She called out, ignoring some of the looks she was starting to get.
Re: Might as Well do something - Gator Head - arrow - 04-20-2021
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Gator hunting, a fun but dangerous sport indeed. Arrow had also participated, not once but twice, maybe more, though only once had she ever gone at it alone. And that was a terrible decision, if only because she didn't have the ability to shift her mortal frame into something capable of putting gators to shame, she had used her little bit of smarts to outsmart the thing rather than use brute force to...rip its head off. In fact, she found that incredibly impressive, given the fact that those stupid giant reptiles had their built in tank armor. It couldn't have been easy to pull the skull from the spine.
Arrow had been in the tavern, big surprise, when the call for her and her girlfriend was sounded, almost missing it among the sound within the walls of the building until someone informed her she was being requested. Of course, no drink was too great to not answer the call, and the cheetah pushed the door open and headed out while whistling cheerfully, flicking her in-tact ear. "What'cha need, Ares?" She asked before seeing the head of the gator as she got close enough, blinking in surprise. She couldn't help it, an amused chuckle left her at the sight of Ares sitting on top of the severed head like a bird would perch upon a branch. "Holy shit, fuck, and other not-so kid friendly words, how'd you manage to decapitate a fuckin' gator, huh? Ooooh, your mother's gonna wanna see this." Although perhaps the words someone might say to their kid about to be grounded for the next month, this was not the case, and Arrow was very, very proud. A little intimidated, but proud.
[align=right][sup][sup]template © tikki[/sup][/sup]Arrow had been in the tavern, big surprise, when the call for her and her girlfriend was sounded, almost missing it among the sound within the walls of the building until someone informed her she was being requested. Of course, no drink was too great to not answer the call, and the cheetah pushed the door open and headed out while whistling cheerfully, flicking her in-tact ear. "What'cha need, Ares?" She asked before seeing the head of the gator as she got close enough, blinking in surprise. She couldn't help it, an amused chuckle left her at the sight of Ares sitting on top of the severed head like a bird would perch upon a branch. "Holy shit, fuck, and other not-so kid friendly words, how'd you manage to decapitate a fuckin' gator, huh? Ooooh, your mother's gonna wanna see this." Although perhaps the words someone might say to their kid about to be grounded for the next month, this was not the case, and Arrow was very, very proud. A little intimidated, but proud.
Re: Might as Well do something - Gator Head - VIGENERE CIPHER. - 04-20-2021
[glow=white,1,400]SCREAMING AT THE ONES WE LOVE ! — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]
Hunting down the alligators wasn't something Vigenere thought of, though it definitely wasn't a bad idea. It would make the place a little bit safer for the younger members of the group, in case one happened to stumble out of camp without an adult around. Or if a child wandered into the swamp. But Vigenere wouldn't advise going after the gators, considering how a lot of them were only domestic felines or in a body that was much smaller than the overgrown reptiles.
Still, Vigenere had to say he was impressed with the trophy Ares dragged into camp. "That's pretty damn impressive, kid." The savannah meowed as he came over, an invisible eyebrow raised at the sight of the decapitated head.[glow=COLOR,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]
Still, Vigenere had to say he was impressed with the trophy Ares dragged into camp. "That's pretty damn impressive, kid." The savannah meowed as he came over, an invisible eyebrow raised at the sight of the decapitated head.[glow=COLOR,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]
Re: Might as Well do something - Gator Head - CHALICE AKAODON. - 04-21-2021
[glow=white,1,400]DEEP IN THE OCEAN, DEAD AND CAST AWAY ! — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]
Gators were certainly a threat, though Chalice wouldn't want to fight one unless they threatened her life. She had her sword with her at all times, so she didn't worry too much about being killed by one, but to hear that Ares had decapitated one, seemingly without any weapon, was quite intriguing to the maned lioness. "You didn't use any weapons?" Chalice asked as she came over, invisible eyebrowed raised at the sight. That was certainly an accomplishment, that's for sure.[glow=white,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]
Re: Might as Well do something - Gator Head - Ares - 04-21-2021
ARES THERVOS
She was not ready to answer how she managed to get the gator, though the beast laughed in the mindspace as Ares shuffled a bit at Arrow's question. Just say that you did, that you used a different form. Seemed pretty easy. But the words wouldn't catch as more people arrived - Vigenere, who she hadn't talked to aside from the grave visit, and Chalice, who she just didn't flat out know. Ares sighed, felt the top of the gator's head with her paw, and shrugged. "Nope, no weapons. I just.. used a different form." She spoke quietly, ears pinned back for a moment. "Uh... it helped me."
Re: Might as Well do something - Gator Head - VENUS C. - 04-25-2021
With the venom their bite could deliver, Venus could probably take down a gator if they wanted. Of course, they had never tried it, nor did they plan on doing something as stupid as gator hunting any time soon. For a feline of their size, that was just asking to be sent to their grave. Although, now that Ven thought about it, it did seem like something they would do, knowing all the stupid risk-taking stunts they had done in the past.
Having just woken up from a nap a short while ago, the commotion outside peaked their interest. Deciding to investigate, Venus would walk over and gaze curiously at the prize that Ares had brought home, skepticism rising in their head. How on earth had she taken down an alligator by herself? The fact she wasn't revealing what this other form was raised red flags to them too. "You really took down this thing by yourself? No weapons, just a "different form"? Sorry to seem doubtful it's just... your answer is so vague, it's a bit suspect." The feline would say while examining their claws. Perhaps it wasn't their place to judge, since they didn't even know Ares, but from the way she was acting, they could tell she wasn't telling the whole story. Afterall, for all they knew, she had just found the head in the swamp and decided to bring it home.
/ic opinions, sorry they're an asshole ;;
Having just woken up from a nap a short while ago, the commotion outside peaked their interest. Deciding to investigate, Venus would walk over and gaze curiously at the prize that Ares had brought home, skepticism rising in their head. How on earth had she taken down an alligator by herself? The fact she wasn't revealing what this other form was raised red flags to them too. "You really took down this thing by yourself? No weapons, just a "different form"? Sorry to seem doubtful it's just... your answer is so vague, it's a bit suspect." The feline would say while examining their claws. Perhaps it wasn't their place to judge, since they didn't even know Ares, but from the way she was acting, they could tell she wasn't telling the whole story. Afterall, for all they knew, she had just found the head in the swamp and decided to bring it home.
/ic opinions, sorry they're an asshole ;;
the road i walk is paved in gold to glorify my platinum soul
— Reggan
Re: Might as Well do something - Gator Head - Ares - 04-25-2021
ARES THERVOS
What do you expect, there's always going to be a skeptic. Might as well prove yourself. Ares rolled her eyes, listening to Venus before shrugging. "You make a point. Let's see..." She tapped a paw against her chin, thinking. "I was a two-legged beast, with feathers and scales. I don't have full control of that form, so after I clawed the head off I suddenly shifted back and couldn't shift into that form again so I was forced to drag it here." She then looked to the side, as if hearing someone who wasn't there. "Yeah, that's the long and the short of it." And she looked back at Venus before looking at everyone else. "Any other questions? I don't mind explaining in slightly more detail."
Re: Might as Well do something - Gator Head - rhosmari - 04-25-2021
After her question she tilted her head a bit as she examined the alligator. Looking at the skin and the eyes before she turned back to her daughter. The pride shown in her eyes before she spoke up once more. "She can keep the teeth to make a necklace out of or even make some daggers from the bigger ones." Slowly the lioness sat down and leaned against Arrow gently, trying to keep her strength up.
— Reggan