[META] Paint the Town Red

[Kaelyndra]

"One of the," of all times to be lost for words. Hanyu looked at the Queen with wide eyes, and then dropped his muzzle down. "The flower things."

A more helpful lion would have parted the grass out of the way. Hanyu, however, backed away from the object and forced Nantele to peer through the tall grass to catch sight of the object.

He held is breath, eyes focused on the flower as though it would disappear if he looked away. Of course, he could always have found the wrong flower. Hanyu felt his stomach somersault.

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The wild dog's blood was everywhere. Smeared on Ja's bright back, tainting Csoa's grey coat. He could see the color thick on his muzzle and tracing down his neck as though he'd made the kill himself. To cope, he pretended the blood was from a gazelle and not from the wild dog whose intestines might break through his fragile skin and spill onto the ground.

"Alright." The calm he had attempted to instill into his voice wavered. Instead of further talking, he sucked in a breath that made him feel nauseous and gripped the wild dog's scruff between his teeth. With all the cuts and slashes, it would likely be painful--if the dog was even aware enough to still feel. A grunt signified he was ready for the body to be lowered.  

[Kimaria]

"We're already late, dad," an adult Cappella chided, sounding more like a teenager than she ever had in that moment. "We're going to miss everything. Mother is already there and so is Kirja."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The striped lion complained. He was starting to show his age in these recent times, threads of silver in the fur at his chin and around his ears. Still, for all that he was no 'spring chicken' anymore, he was certainly active - though occasionally forgetful. He'd gone out hunting and ended up being hunted himself - by his daughter no less! Still, what was done was done, and they really weren't that late.

"If you keep dancing like that, you'll have no energy left for when we arrive."

Cappella made a face but said no more, turning in the right direction and continuing on at a more controlled pace.

Aapep padded after her.

It wasn't until they came in sight of the others, however, that they realised that this celebration was turning out just a little different from normal.

Cappella gasped and even Aapep was brought up short, the sharp smell of wild dog's blood like a slap in the face.

"What has happened?" he asked, more to himself than anything - though surely loud enough to be heard by those closest.  

[SilverLutz]

Ndoto nodded and pressed up close to Ja's side, using his body to keep the back end of the wild dog on Ja's back. They made their way to the water where he did the same, gripping the base of the wild dog's tail gingerly between his teeth. The poor thing didn't need to be in any more pain than he already was, but this couldn't be helped. He glanced at Csoa and gave a little nod before starting to slide the body off Ja, hoping the lion would walk from under the bloody body so it could be lowered to the ground.

While the taste of blood wasn't unfamiliar to Ndoto, there was something about the fact that it was coming from a fellow predator that made it taste foul, like death rather than life. He knew there were those lions that would hunt and kill other predators for food, but he was not one of them. There was a mutual respect he found with others that shared in the diet of a lion, even if they were much smaller than he, like this wild dog.  

[Hopefolly]

((OOC Note: Since there are a lot of characters in the RP now, it can be a hassle to keep up with where everyone is. Due to this, please put where your character is at the top of your post. =]

Locations include:

Lake - Your character is helping clean the wild dog's wounds with those near the lake.
God Gathering - Your character is with the two deities standing halfway between the lake gathering and the border gathering.
Borders - Your character is behind the Gods and the closest to the borders of the pride.

If your character is elsewhere / somewhere more specific, just put there instead. I will edit the options accordingly as characters move around; if all characters leave the lake, I will drop the lake from the list, etc.

This RP will be wrapping up soon, so hurry to reply if you need 5 posts.

Next post in on Thursday at the latest. ))

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Quaji

Yin-bug

SilverLutz

Kaelyndra

Shia bean

Hopefolly

Kimaria

Talencia

Nantale [Near the lake, gathering the flower with Hanyu!]

Nantale hadn't the time nor the wits about her to notice Hanyu's act of obeisance. "Help me move this, please." The flower did keep disappearing behind the all the lush green. Every time she moved the grass, more strands fell back into place.

She called, "Can we get assistance from one of the baboons over here, please?" as she lacked the thumbs to safely harvest the delicate thing herself.

((Anyone can feel free to play a baboon to help with this. If not, I will use an NPC in my next post.))




Mwokoti [God gathering, speaking with Aapep and Cappella]

Mwokoti recognized the two approaching, branches from the Mawi family tree, and nodded to them as well. She told them, "There's been a breach of security," her tone too calm for something of this nature, as though this happened daily when in fact they hadn't witnessed violence like this for generations.




Ja [Lake, helping with the wild dog.]

Not without much assistance, Ja managed to get the wild dog into the shoal. The lake water made the poor thing twitch, but he didn't speak again; his eyes were open, but they were unseeing and hazy.

Two baboons had made their way over, a middle-aged male and his female mate, and were cupping water in their hands to help pour on specific places. "If this gets infected, just water won't help anything," the female said to everyone present.

((Anyone can feel free to play the male baboon. If not, he will be RPed by me in my next post.

Anyone can feel free to have the wild dog slip further into the water and need to help pull him out, or say he twitched, or something akin to that, but please be mindful of what everyone else is doing so he doesn't nearly drown more than once!))]
 

[Quaji]

Misimu - God Gathering

Two more had arrived. It seemed like the group that had originally showed up just kept splitting and growing in numbers. That combined with the distinct smell of blood in the air, the nervousness that could almost be felt and his daughter was caught up in it. The god of seasons was obviously unsure about the whole situation, nervous even, and by how he fidgeted from his position slightly behind Mwokoti it would be obvious to everyone else as well. This wasn't how this day was supposed to turn out. It was supposed to be a celebration, not a day filled with death. A frown began to appear on the normally upbeat god's face as he searched the crowd for his daughter.


Uzimamto - Lake

There was so much help. Carrying the wild dog almost seemed like the easy part with several others keeping him from slipping off of Ja's back. They had made it without too many slip ups and now they had to keep him from drifting out, drowning accidentally, or have something else horrible happen to him while they cleaned his wounds. Two baboons had come to help as well. Their more dexterous hands would definitely help. There was only so much her paws could do.

The young seer waded into the water, coming nearly half-way up her legs. She was short so that really wasn't saying all that much. "Careful. We need to make sure he doesn't inhale too much water." Now she was just saying things that sounded useful in her head. Really, Uzimamto had no idea what to do other than stand sort of awkwardly while the two baboons tried to wash his wounds.  

[SilverLutz]

Lake

Ndoto waded into the water once the wild dog had made a safe descent and shifted to crouch under the smaller predator's shoulders. He manipulated his head until it was resting on his shoulder blades and stood just a bit, helping to keep the limp body from slipping under. He didn't want to jar the poor thing, so even though his legs were a bit crampy from staying bent, he ignored it.

"We need to get him to a healer," he said, trying to keep the anxiousness out of his voice. "Or get one to him. I don't think he should be moved around too much more..." Every new jostle and bump made the wounds bleed a bit more, and he was worried the wild dog might die from bloodloss before they found someone that could plug up the wounds.

"Should we patch him up a bit before going? Get some wet leaves to press against the worst of the wounds?" That at least might help with the clotting. Beyond that, he wasn't sure there was much that they could do.  

[Kaelyndra]

Csoa - Lake

The iron smell was now thick inside his nose. Csoa could feel his legs shake and his vision blurred slightly. He quickly dipped his muzzle into the water the moment the wild dog was released and breathed in a long breath he'd hoped would no longer have the animals scent. He was not so lucky.

"No," Csoa rasped out in response to Ndoto, vaguely aware of everything that was going on around him. Another breath later, and he was able to compose himself. He looked at Ndoto while the baboons carefully scrubbed. "Leaves are dirty." Shaking his head at nothing, he repeated what the female baboon had said, "Infection."


Hanyu - Near lake; by the flower

"Okay." Had Hanyu had any brainpower to marvel, he would have lost his wit again to infatuation. Even stressed, strained, and dealing with a rather incompetent hybrid, Nantele still had the good grace to say the word please.

Hanyu moved a paw, albeit slow, and pulled a few pieces of grass down. The action was by no means perfect, but the flower was slightly more exposed. Taking in a breath to stabilize himself, Hanyu moved another paw to push more grass down. Slowly but surely.

He was actually doing something. He wasn't messing up. Concentrate, Hanyu!  

[Yin-Bug]

Mawi - God Gathering

Mawi wasn't exactly sure where she could be helping there was a lot going on but she felt there might be something that she could do over by the god gathering. She stretched her limbs and as she walked she couldn't help but to smile as she noticed her mate. They were getting up in age but when they were together they still acted like tiny cubs. She wanted over to him and nuzzled him before turning to the god. "Hmmm." She huffed as she looked up at the god and then shrugged her shoulders. "I'm sure that is a first for here." Maybe not a first but it sure as hell didn't happen that much.  

[Shia bean]

Lake -

Thickening tension put Goss on edge, and in turn it brought Ndidi's focus to the present. She had fallen silent, and eager, in their search; pausing only to reassure her hyena pride mate with a familiar gesture. A solid pat upon his shoulder-- Baboon see, baboon do. "We'll keep looking." Intensely. Like the tension, the smell of blood would gain in strength the closer they got to the wounded... and the otherwise.

Just as her sifting proved futile and her frustrations took on physical form, Nantale called. She'd alert Goss first, with a short trot to his side and a sharp tug at whatever bit of fur she could reach, before making her way to the lioness.

"Here, let me try..." The white baboons slowing gait brought her before the other female and above the flower, where she would stall only long enough to look both Nantale and Hanyu in the face.

She'd move back onto the heels of her feet while long, fleshy fingers wrung themselves together... A childhood habit. But then, as if the chatter all around her enforced a sense of urgency once more, Ndidi would reach down and gently cup the soil beneath the plant, removing it completely.

"Th-there?"

Hopefolly

Talencia

 

[NchiMahadhi Pride]

OOC: Apologies to everyone for the wait. I didn't realize the post date set was 4th of July weekend (in America, anyway), but!

This ORP is now over. You may post your characters returning to the pride or what have you. When I'm done with post / rolls, I will quote everyone.

arrow Nantale and those willing to assist will carry the wild dog back to the pride. It's safe to assume this will be the talk of the town where the Nchi are concerned. This will include Mwokoti, their "guardian" Goddess.

arrow The flower is, in fact, just a flower, and any mystical properties it had were exaggerated; however, your character is free to decide for themselves, based on their IC knowledge, which is true. (Please note the roll below especially!)

arrow The wild dog's condition will be determined by next roll, so if your character mentions / hears about it, please use the following roll in the next post.  

[NchiMahadhi Pride]

1-10: The wild dog remains unconscious for the time being and the outcome appears grim. Death is a strong possibility.

11-20: The wild dog regains full consciousness after seven IC days, to the surprise of those around him.

21-30: The wild dog recovers surprisingly well and regains full consciousness within four days, leaving some wondering if perhaps the flower wasn't somehow "magical" after all.  

[NchiMahadhi Pride]

The list of everyone in the RP (excepting Yin and myself as pride owners aren't permitted to win their own pridal customs).

1. Talencia
2. SilverLutz
3. Quaji
4. Kaelyndra
5. Shia bean
6. Kimaria  

[NchiMahadhi Pride]

Talencia

Grats! Full image:

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As this wild dog is plot-centric, you'll be PMed information pertaining to his backstory / involvement in the meta. Please wait for this information before RPing him!

If for some reason you decide to return him, I'll reroll him in this thread.  

[NchiMahadhi Pride]

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SilverLutz

Quaji

Kaelyndra

Shia bean

Kimaria

Yin-bug

 

[Hopefolly]

Reroll!
1. SilverLutz
2. Quaji
3. Kaelyndra
4. Shia bean
5. Kimaria