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 Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 3:37 pm
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Hadaya was used to life in the Pridelands, taking things slowly and enjoying the peace and quiet it brought. He was thankful for that calm, as it kept his visions from popping up too much, and he was able to sleep quietly at night and live happily during the day. Or, in this case, sleeping quietly during the day, too.
It had taken some doing, but he'd managed to climb up a tree and park himself in a high branch, a perfectly carved nook for laying down on his back and looking up at the leaves above. He had his hands curled against him, his tail curled around the branch as if he could help himself that way if he fell.
He did not notice the other lion, who was quietly hunting and thus not easy to spot, until she was scrambling up into his tree, and he jumped with a yelp at all the sudden noise. Clinging to his nook, he hauled himself over so he was draped over the branch, able to look down and see the lioness, and the zebra running off across the plain.
He blinked, used to the site. He'd never been a very good hunter.
Grinning sheepishly, he cleared his throat and risked waving a paw at her.
"Having a bad hunting day?" He asked, though his voice lacked any mocking. If anything, he sounded like he understood the whole thing. Which he did, all too well. Having the God of Failure as your dad tended to lead to things going wrong, he found. But he'd also learned how to take it in stride.
Mostly. |
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 5:59 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 3:09 pm
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Hadaya nodded his head, moving very carefully to wiggle his way toward the struggling lioness. He was not too sure, yet, how he could help, but he was determined to try. That was one thing that had always been with him, even when he was a cub and life was way harder than it should have been. He just wanted to do good, even if things were stacked against him being successful.
"I won't let you die," he said, assuredly. He managed to reach her, moving to, very gently, take the back of her neck in his teeth and maybe give her a tug up toward the higher, sturdier branches where he was. Unfortunately, they were not as sturdy as he would have liked.
The branch he was on snapped, and he tumbled forward. He let go of her on instinct, but still bumped into her as he fell out of the tree and he knew she would be falling too. So he did what any clumsy, but well meaning lion would do, and used himself as a cushion as best as he could.
He hit the ground first, landing flat on his stomach and knocking the wind out of himself, but not moving or trying to roll away until he felt her land on top of him. If there was any air left in his lungs from the first hit, the second one finished the job, and he dragged in a ragged gasp.
"Are you... okay?" |
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:53 pm
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Hadaya huffed, blowing some the grass and dust on the ground up with the action. It was sort of a laugh, but mostly a grimace of pain and an effort to get some air back into his lungs. He sat up, with her help, when she was safely on the ground, though, and offered her a warm, reassuring smile.
"Oh, I'm pretty used to that sort of thing," he said leisurely, hiding his desire to run behind the nearest tree and whine, with yelps, about his aching body.
But that was not a very impressive thing to do, and he had worked pretty hard on his image here in his home. He did not want to go back to being the sissy who was prone to falling over all the time: he much rather wanted to be the strong male that was prone to falling over all the time. But at least he was nice about it, and took it in stride?
"Falls and bad luck tend to follow me around, so I think this whole thing happened because of that. Which I hope was not the case, because then I'll feel very guilty until I find a way to make it up to you." And whenever he tried to do something nice for others, it had a habit of ending up wonky and silly. He smiled, though, and chuckled despite himself. "My name is Hadaya. It's nice to meet you, though maybe next time I'll try avoiding the falling out of a tree part."
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:03 am
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Hadaya looked puzzled for a moment as the female seemed to forget how to speak. Had he said something wrong? Maybe she knew a Hadaya and had bad experiences with the name, so now she was not comfortable around him?
Why would he assume something like that? Sometimes his brain went to weird places when he was worrying about others liking him. He supposed it was because anything that could happen around him usually did, and it was generally the worst, weirdest thing out there. So he tried to be able to imagine anything happening at any given time.
It helped him be prepared for things exactly 0 times out of 10.
But he still tried.
When she did manage to say her name, though, he smiled warmly and realized she was just feeling bashful. He knew awkward all too well, and understood how tough it was to speak to others sometimes. He only got good at it because he kept falling on them or some other silly thing.
"That's a very nice name!" He offered, though he felt that was probably a silly compliment, and made a face. "I mean. I like it. Well, anyway, I don't think you're rude: we were a little busy, after all. Don't worry about it!" |
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:07 am
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Hadaya smiled at her and chuckled, looking perfectly at ease now despite the hazards of the day so far. He tried not to let things stick with him any more, taking to heart a lesson he had learned so long ago about letting water roll off his back like ducks. Or... something like that. Did the ducks do the rolling?
He didn't know much about ducks, really.
Her serious expression made his ears fold back a bit, and he watched her for a moment, not sure if she was mad at him or not. She seemed to just be upset for what happened, which was understandable, and he did not want something like that happening to her again, either. He nodded his head and looked as kind as he knew how, clearing his throat.
"Well, for as long as you're around these parts, I'll do my best to make sure you stay safe here. This is a good place, with good lions, and I would hate for you to get the wrong impression of it all. And anyway, the day can only get better from here, right? I think so, anyway." |
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:58 pm
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Hadaya laughed, mostly at himself, though he did mean what he said. So long as he was around, at least she would have a comfortable pillow to fall on! True enough, he might also be the one to blame for any falls that occur, but that was just the risk one took when hanging out with him. The goofy seer titled his head to the side, swishing his tail behind him in amusement.
"Take some time to figure this place out, by all means. If you like it after the shock of falling out of a tree wears off, then I think you'll be very happy here! And of course, I would be very happy."
He got up quickly, though, nodding his head and moving to stand beside her, as if he thought she might need some support. She said she was a little tired, not falling off her paws exhausted, but he was a very polite and worried sort. He could not help but want to do everything he could, if someone needed even a slight bit of help.
"The dens are this way. You can rest in mine, if you'd like! It's plenty big enough, and I've got some furs that are very comfortable. Though, there's this nice rock outside that I like to use for sunning and... er. Well. I'll stop babbling and just show you." He smiled, walking slowly and guiding her through the lands he called his home. |
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