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Which leopon are you trying for? The Masked Girl
Are they staying with their mother or going with their father? Going with Daddy

Name Pèdi Limyè
Meaning Lost Light - Haitian Creole <3
Personality Pèdi has a sharp wit about her, but is also very slow on the uptake. It takes her a while to catch on to certain realizations, and even longer to catch on to sarcasm or criticism. This isn't to say she's stupid though, Pèdi is in fact quite resourceful, using her sharp wit in order to find simplistic ways to get out of difficult situations. So maybe she's sort of a Macguyver, stubborn in her ways, and simply too proud to give in. Even if her first few attempts don't prove to be even the slightest bit successful, she will stay there all night developing the perfect tool. Pèdi's slow sense of reasoning coupled with her stubborn nature will prove her weakness later in life, as she faces the world as a leopon and not the leopard she's always seen herself as.

For a future plot i'd like for her to meet up with my male leopon, and see how the two interact. He's an immune leopon of the Kitwana'Antara so perhaps they could meet outside the borders and develop a friendship or relationship, that will better help Pèdi to deal with her inner demons. Particularly those of being a hybrid, and the possible hardships that come with the breed. [ Infertility ]

Prompt choice B
Prompt Response Pèdi nudged her Father's chin lovingly before skipping off behind him excitedly. Just as they'd arrived at their new destination, she'd noticed a group of cubs around her age giggling freely near the water's edge. Being the cub she was, and a traveler to boot she could never pass up an opportunity to play. But her mood soon changed as she found herself getting closer to the group. They all seemed to have noticed her closing in, and didn't at all look happy about it. With a puzzled expression pasted across her face, she gently padded up to the group. her head and tail low to the ground in hopes of showing them she meant no harm.

The whispers began immediately, the strange glares came shortly after. With each whisper to one lion, came a glare from another. One of the females in the group seemed confused by their whispers, but apparently chose to remain silent. "Freak........High-bri-what? Bad idea..... Creepy.... '

The words stung Pèdi right in the heart. Though she wasn't exactly sure what they were talking about, it was obvious they were directing their private conversation at her. "There's nothing creepy about me, and i'm NOT a freak!" She proudly announced to the crowd forming around her. But it didn't seem to do much good, as was quickly proven by the head boy in the grouping. Slowly he walked up, to be eye to eye with the young cub. His eyes full of disgust, and his every movement aimed towards proving it.

'But you ARE a freak! Haven't you looked in the mirror lately hybrid?'

The lions spat the words as though they were poison and continued to stare down Pèdi with everything he had.

Hybrid? She had no idea what he was going on about, but she supposed proving to him that he was mistaken was the easiest route to go..

"Actually I have looked in a mirror recently, but if you're so keen on me doing so, i'll look in the lake here. It'll give me my reflection!"

Hurriedly padding over to the lake, the young leopon leaned over the water's banks and stared into her glorious reflection. Not a fur out a place. Now she was really confused, all she saw in the water was a solid reflection of her Daddy, which a little of her mommy thrown in for good measure.

"See that freak? YOU'RE NOT A LION - YOU'RE A HYBRID!

And we don't like your kind around here, so get lost!"

The disgusted male, kicked up his back paw and flung a large amount of dirt right into poor Pèdi's eyes.

Immediately the burn began to set in, but she held back her tears. More worried over what exactly had just happened than the pain it had caused her. As the jeers continued from the group, Pèdi staggered away, attempting to find her way back to her Father. Though first she had to rid herself of these red eyes, it would do no good to stand by her Father's side red and teary eyed.

Sniffing once, the leopon found safety under an empty tree nearby and began to groom her paws vigorously. One lick, eye rub, one lick, eye rub. So long as the dirt came out she'd be ok.

But the sting - that would never go away.

Which leopon are you trying for? Red arm warmer girl
Are they staying with their mother or going with their father? With her mother

Name Kokoa
Meaning Japanese for “Love of the heart”
Personality Kokoa is a gentle cub with a kind heart and an angel’s smile. No matter how bad her life is that smile will stay. It does not necessarily mean that she is happy, but instead that she is still hopeful for a better tomorrow. In her mind she believes that if you cry or show a bad temper then that happiness will flee from you. So it is very rare for her to show how upset or tired she may be. Most of her energy is focused on caring for her family and she will always be a motherly type. As it is stories are her favorite things she loves to hear them and will always spend time crafting her own. In fact she’ll become quite the talented story teller always able to make one forget their own situation for that brief time as the story spins out before them.

Kokoa is a Cinderella type in a way. No matter how many ashes may cover her she will always shine.
Prompt choice a
[You've been left with your mother and have started to realize she isn't the... best caregiver. She often becomes distracted and seems more concerned with her thoughts than your wellbeing. She has you and your siblings traveling almost constantly, claiming she's looking for something, but she's never mentioned what. How do you handle this? Do you offer to help your siblings, who are also neglected? Do you resent your mother?]
Prompt Response
Kokoa was so tired. The day had long since passed, but yet they were still walking. The little leopon felt her pads scratched and sore. She was so tired that she just wanted to tumble over and lay there crying. But that wouldn’t be right. She had to stay strong. For both herself and her family. If she fell then who would help her siblings out? The female shook her head before focusing her watery eyes on her mother’s figure.

Please, mother. Please stop?

But she wouldn’t voice those words out loud. Not when her mother was so desperately searching for that mysterious thing. Kokoa’s heart twisted for her mother. How long would they all keep traveling? Would the light ever come and free their mother from this wandering? She was concerned, not only about herself or her siblings, but for the mother who was so distracted.

What was so important that they, her own cubs, were so easily forgotten?

Kokoa sighed quietly to herself. Surely they would stop soon. Her heart fluttered with the thought and she kept imagining how they would stop and the beautiful place that they would rest in for the night. Those thoughts were what kept her going as she playfully nudged against her siblings to keep them awake, to keep them moving. Her hope was rewarded when they did indeed stop to rest. With a small smile the cub looked around and despite the dreary look of the place made sure that it matched what she had imagined on the way here. Spotting the tired expressions on her siblings the cub put on an energetic face. “What about a story before sleeping?”

As they all curled together Kokoa began her story. A nice story full of hope and promise. It was a good feeling to watch their expressions change with her words. Finally as she watched everyone falling asleep Kokoa tended to licking the cuts in their paws and to clean their messy fur. Quietly she looked up towards her mother’s figure. Expression guarded the cub slipped past her siblings to walk to her mother. “Sleep well mother.” With that soft whisper Kokoa turned and brushed her tail across her mother’s sleeping form.

Then as she looked up to the moon the cub walked back to her siblings and only paused a moment before wiggilng herself into a sleeping spot. Cuddling against her siblings Kokoa closed her eyes and allowed dreams to take her.

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Which leopon are you trying for? silver boy
Are they staying with their mother or going with their father? with his father

Name Rikiya
Meaning Japanese for “Strong one”
Personality A tough boy who for a while will be a bit short tempered and rash. But he’s not a bad guy instead he just tends to act before thinking. His emotions lead him and he has a noble spirit who loves adventure and rising up to any challenge. He will forever feel as if it is his duty to protect any who appear weaker than him. As he grows he will mature and learn to have a hold on his emotions. Still if someone knew him well enough to tease him, his reactions would be worth it. Especially if he ever crushes or makes some simple mistake (or says something silly and etc…) and someone teases him about it – talk about easily embarrassed!

Rikiya has a good and kind heart, however, and that shows in his deep love towards his family.
Prompt choice b
[You've been with your parent for a little while now, and you have it in your head that you're definitely a [lion, leopard]. You've run into another young feline who informs you that you are not in fact a [leopard, lion] but both. Or neither, really. That you are some sort of weird mixture. Do you believe them? Do you live in denial? Do you question your [father, mother] as to how this could be?
]
Prompt Response
Rikiya watched as everyone else rested. Bah. He had too much energy for such things! With a proud tilt of his head towards the sky the cub stalked a bit away from his sleeping siblings to wander around the area. Maybe he could find something interesting out here. Spotting an insect the cub grinned. Prey! Getting low to the ground the male stuck his butt in the air and wiggled his tail like a banner as he crawled after the poor grasshopper. You are totally mine.

With a grin he pounced.

Right into a startled lion juve. “Hey! Watch it!”

Rikiya rolled off of the other’s back. “Hey! I was in the middle of a hunt!” His gaze slipped past the stranger and around the ground. Where had it gone? Drat! “Apologize.” He turned back to the other and glared. “You messed up my perfect pounce.”

“No I didn’t.” The lion shook his head, “You’re silly. Plus, you slammed into me! You should be the one apologizing, hybrid.”

“Nu-uh! You should apo-wait…what did you call me?” Rikiya felt his fur bristle as he took a step forward. Hybrid? What was that? Some sort of insult!?

The juve looked baffled, “A hybrid. You know a mixed cub.” He shook his head, “You do realize that right? You aren’t a lion like me.”

“Dur. I’m a leopard like my father.” Rikiya sat back and shook his head, “How sad that you can’t tell the difference between our kinds.”

“Hmph! I’ve seen leopards before and they don’t look just like you.”

“So? We aren’t all identical.”

“Well you for sure aren’t cause you’re half somethin’!” The juve stood and peered closer at Rikiya, “Yup, definitely a lion. She must have been your mother.”

“What?” Rikiya stood and glared, “I’ll have you know that my mother is a leopard just like my father!”

“Oooh, really?” The juve grinned, “Have you seen her?”

“Well! Ye…no.” Rikiya sat down and blinked. Was it possible that he wasn’t a full leopard like his father, but some mix? Did that make him a freak of nature? His eyes wide with realization the cub shook his head at the stranger, “Well! Even if I am some hy…whatever it’s alright. I can still take you on.”

“Go for it.” But the juve was already walking away and laughing at the cub’s reaction to the fact that he was indeed a hybrid.

Glaring one last time at the retreating figure Rikiya turned away towards his own family. He would go talk to his dad about this! Maybe then he would have answers about why he was this hybrid…thing. Not that it mattered. He was still awesome as a hybrid anyways.

Maybe even better for it.

Did I just miss it or do I have another hour?

And one more...

Which leopon are you trying for? the masked girl
Are they staying with their mother or going with their father? Father

Name Yrse
Meaning The name of a a tragic heroine of Scandinavian legend.
Personality Yrse is very self conscious due to the fact that she’s clumsier and much larger than the average leopard. She will figure out she’s half lion eventually (it’d be cute if daddy was the one to break the news...) but she’ll still be uncomfortable about her size. She’ll grow as big as some lions.

But she tries to work around her difficulties and become a good leopard and a good daughter. She might seem shy but if she sets her mind to something she will not give up. Impossible is not in her vocabulary - if you work hard you can get anything!

Prompt choice c
Prompt Response Yrsa stared at the stupid tree. She was a leopard for crying out loud, it shouldn’t be so hard. It was humiliating that daddy still had to carry her up the tree they were sleeping in. She was sure other leopards her age wouldn’t need that help. But she had decided. She would learn to climb TODAY even if it killed her. After watching dad and trying to figure out what he did (other than having longer legs than her obviously) she felt she was ready to try out her theories.

First she tried with a running start, leaping up the trunk of the tree to get higher. The first try wasn’t very successful. She ran up and then slid down, landing on her rump with a humiliating thud. No... Not quite. On her next try she still used a running start, but tried to position her front legs wider apart and hug the tree to stay up while she used her hind legs to push herself up, up, UP! She managed to get higher than the last try before giving up, and made a mental note of the moves that worked and those that didn’t.

After a quick breather she tried again, and again, and again...

Later that night every muscle in her body was sore, and she had more than a few bruises, but she could surprise daddy by climbing up the tree all by herself. Oh, ok... With a little push from daddy at the end. But tomorrow she’d climb all the way!

awww i just missed it lol

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