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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:53 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:05 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:52 pm
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Kimanda groaned inwardly. This was exactly why he didn't like the younglings. See? See! This little brown cub was up to no good! She was messing with his head, and quite frankly, if Kimanda didn't play along, he knew he wouldn't get to see his favorite lioness. Sneaky, nasty cub. The cheetah grumbled to himself, tail swishing with his discontentment. "Well, why do you get to decide?" he asked finally. It was a fair question. Well, he thought so anyways. Since when did a cub get to call the shots?
His ears finally perked forward a little. "I'm Kimanda, by the by. I'm Nsundu's friend." Maybe that's why the cub wouldn't let him see the brown lioness; she didn't know who he was. Should he ask who she was? Or would that make her mad? Children were weird when it came to talking with strange adults. Though, this one seemed mighty bold. May as well give it a shot, anyways. It wasn't like she could chase him off. "Who are you, anyways?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:09 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:27 am
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Kimanda's ears flicked back. "Nsundu never said anything about babies!" he cried, leaping to his feet. This cub was trying to make a fool out of him! "She's brown," he said, "really, really dark brown.' Hah! See! He did know Nsundu, you silly cub! The cheetah snorted and shook his head defiantly. Try to trick him again, why don't you?
Of course, she was still the one who actually knew where the lioness was. Kimanda deflated a little, ears flicking again. So did that mean she was still winning? Yes. Yes it did. Ug. "So, are you going to allow me to see her now, or what? I have something to show her." And he did, too. No way the cub would be able to appreciate his much improved Rhythm. Besides, he had worked so hard on that, he wasn't about to show it to just anybody. (Though, on second thought, maybe he could impress the little twerp with it.)
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:09 pm
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Sigh. Kitambi had to resist the urge to roll her eyes. Of course, if this strange skinny lion hadn't seen her mother in a while then he wouldn't have heard about the cubs. It wasn't that strange that her mother had had cubs if Kimanda really thought about it. She was trying to increase the member size of her pride, and there was really only one way to do it without going out recruiting again. It was kind of a no-brainer, really.
"Alright, you're good, she's brown. And she's actually busy right now." Kitambi dragged her claws through the dirt idly, unable to help the amused sparkle in her eyes. Had she been more expressive, the smirk might have been visible on her mouth instead. Still, she couldn't help but feeling as though she had outwitted this adult. "Whatever you need to show her, you can show me, especially if it's Rhythm."
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:10 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:45 pm
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Kitambi stared at the cheetah, before raising an eyebrow. Was she good at Rhythm? How could she not be good at Rhythm? Her mother was the pride leader, for one, and she had grown up with Rhythm as the centre of her life for another. Just because Kimanda had learned of Rhythm late in his life didn't mean that everyone did the same. Perhaps this cheetah was just inexperienced. Kitambi would give him the benefit of the doubt. This time.
"Of course," the cub responded levelly, though she still managed to come off as though she were schooling Kimanda. "I'm the eldest daughter of Nsundu, which would make me heir to this pride. If I wasn't good at Rhythm then I would never be able to become my mother's successor, would I?" Kitambi felt a twinge of guilt at the sibling question, but she chose not to answer it, not directly anyways. "I might. You might see them around, you might not. It doesn't matter though. You came here to show something to my mother? So show me."
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Kimanda didn't think of all those things, being an adult and all. He was allowed to overlook small details like that. He didn't get the whole pride concept either, being a rogue for most of his life. Nearly all his life, really. And lions were weird things too. "...I guess that makes sense," Kimanda consented, because indeed, it did. Stupid cub, making sense.
"Fine," he grumbled, still not thrilled with the idea of a cub watching him. Mainly, he was pretty sure she'd tell him he was awful and kick him out and he'd never even get to see Nsunudu. "Here goes." And so the cheetah started to dance, if you could call it that, and use his Rhythm, exactly how he had been practicing.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:43 pm
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He guessed that made sense? Of course it made sense. This guy must be really inexperienced. Either that, or he had lived underground all his life. For someone who supposedly knew her mother and was familiar with Rhythm, he was a bit slow on the uptake. Ah well, if she was going to be pride leader she had to be able to handle these kinds of situations. Perhaps her mother was testing her ability to be a teacher. Yes, that was it. She couldn't be perfect at it if she didn't practice. Right then, she would try and teach this poor cheetah a little bit about life.
Kitambi sat quietly in the beginning, allowing Kimanda to get his dance going. Once you got into the Rhythm the dancing became easier. It was always a little bit awkward at the beginning. The cub remained silent for a little while longer, before began tapping her toes along with his beat. Finally, she decided to speak, "Loosen up a bit, you're dancing like a stiff tree." Of course everyone knows that stiff trees don't dance at all, they just stand still in the wind. Hopefully Kimanda would get the comparison.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:59 pm
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It was a very good thing Kimanda couldn't read minds, or that Kitambi didn't always speak her mind. Otherwise, Kimanda might have been horribly offended. Instead, he just flicked an ear and tilted his head a little as he listened. She might be a cub, but her suggestion was pretty good. So, with a bit more effort, Kimanda tried to let himself go a little. It was hard, but he just needed to trust his Rhythm, right? That was the whole point of this.
Kitambi practically told him he wasn't dancing. And that just wouldn't do if he wanted to show Nsundu what he could do, wouldn't do indeed. The cheetah snorted at himself and buckled down. It was time to get serious about this. Relax, loose, relax, go with the flow, follow the Rhythm.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:05 pm
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While it may have been good for Kimanda, Waseme was a different story. Kitambi's sister found her lack of words just as offensive as if she had insulted her outright. The heiress simply preferred to keep her thoughts to herself even if it angered her sister. Not all of her thoughts were as negative as what she thought of Kimanda, but it was generally in Kitambi's best interest to keep her thoughts to herself. There weren't any aggressive members of the Nchi'mahadhi pride, but one day she might meet somebody who was. That, or she might hurt someone's feelings. Kimanda, however, was just a cheetah, and if he came looking for her mother than he could take a little guff.
Oooh, was he getting serious? Kitambi continued to tap her toes, watching the cheetah dance. Yes, that was much better. He wasn't half as good as any of Isi's kids, but he was good for a beginner. "Not bad. You'd benefit from hanging around here for a little while. Isi can teach you better Rhythm, and then you'll be a better dancer. Your Rhythm is all over the place now. Plus, if you hang around you might get to see Nsundu." In truth, Kitambi just wanted to know how this cheetah knew her mother. Whether or not he succeeded in dancing was neither here nor there.
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:24 pm
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Kimanda stopped then. All over the place? The cheetah frowned, ears flicking back. Well...at least it wasn't just plain bad. That was some sort of validation for all his practicing, wasn't it? He practiced every day! He better be getting better at this! He snorted and sat, giving Kitambi a most serious of look. "Of course I'll stay," he responded, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. He wasn't going to just quit, not now! He swished his tail and shook his head.
"...well, thanks for the advice." No use pissing Nsundu's daughter off. She was Nsundu's daughter, after all. It would come back to bite him. "I'm going to go look for Nsundu now." He could look for Isi, whoever that was, later.
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