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 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:52 am
Mpenzi was calm before the hunt, holding herself still in a way many lionesses could not as they prepared themselves to take down prey. A group of them would be heading out soon, and Mpenzi would be going with them. She was an excellent hunter, one had to be, to travel alone.
Luckily, she was also a team-player, and coordinated well with others.
They were leaving in groups of two or three, as the sun began to rise, and Mpenzi was glad for the company of a young lioness she had yet to become fully acquainted with. She was, after all, a part of a different group.
She turned her head to greet the female, smiling slightly, voice eerily calm. "I am called Mpenzi. You are Shumbi, I know. Are you ready?" She certainly looked eager.
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:16 am
 She shifted her weight as she waited for the last few of the groups to head out, glancing occasionally at the female sitting with her in wait as well. She didn't really speak with the others much, but in a pride as "small" as theirs everyone had some idea of each others' names. It was part of the draw of the pride. It felt personal.
Her mind had been wandering curiously between her day with two of the males more recently. Matifu and Sorin. It was obvious Sorin was beginning to take a liking to her, very obvious, but what would she do if she had to choose between the two? She preferred the fact that Sorin paid so much more attention to her, but his mane was the lightest of the males. If she were to pick based on that...
Oh, crap, someone was talking to her. Focus.
"I'm ready." And she was, though she could have geared up for the hunt a little more instead of thinking on her personal predicament, but she had confidence, already accustomed to hunting with this group of females, even if her partner today was new.
She got to all four paws again, tail beginning to lash with anticipation.
"You've already familiarized yourself with the rest of the pride?" She asked, just a bit quiet as she gazed over at Mpenzi from the corner of her eyes. It was a little forward, to her, to bypass introductions, but these were different rules here, and she was still adjusting to the idea of being so openly receptive to outsiders, even if just females alone.
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:35 am
"Mainly those in the first group I encountered, but the others as well. I have not spoken with many of the males, though. You, though, have been here long?" She flashed a smile of white teeth as they began to move at a fast trot over the hard earth, a matching pair to another group of lionesses just ahead.
Mpenzi was quietly confident, most times, and often that came with 'forwardness'. She had spent most of her time in her own company, and it did not bother her to do away with some social obligations in favor of what worked for her. She had fit in well here, so far.
"What do we hunt today?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:59 am
The call came without a sound, the signal that they were moving out, and like a well oiled machine the females did just that. As she walked alongside Mpenzi comfortably she took in the others answers and questions before answering. "I suppose, I lost track of time." She replied. "Long enough." She shrugged, "Impala, I think. There was the scent of them not far off yesterday."
Which might explain the pairs, but she wasn't positive. The lead huntresses may have caught wind of something closer.
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:04 am
Mpenzi loved the hunt, as any good lioness did. She felt her excitement start to rise at the prospect of bringing down the kill, and as they picked up speed, the scent coming to them, she grinned.
"Do you like it here?" An idle glance for the other female. "Have you had any cubs for the pride?" It was an interesting question, but she wanted to know how they had fared.
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:25 pm
Though her instinctive reaction was to close up in irritation at all the questions she was trying to school herself to be more receptive in her new pride, and Mpenzi seemed genuine if not talkative.
"I do, quite a bit." She'd dare say she loved it here, but not just yet. The next question threw her for a loop though, and she felt her eyes widen fractionally for a moment before she quickly clamped down on her shock. "... No... not yet... but I think perhaps soon..." At least, Kiamba had certainly planted the idea with her teasing. She did have the favor of Sorin, and had spent some time with Matifu.
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