[PRP-Nguvu Tamaa] Sith make bad friends (Ruyken & Luka)

[Tanakako]

The lean shape of the Darth known as Ruyken slid through the thick shadows. His blood red coat and ebony markings rendered into various shades of black and grey by the weak moonlight. The leopard had been hunting earlier in the evening and was on his way back into the interior of the pride as he always left in order to feed alone, being an almost entirely solitary male who's idea of socialising tended to consist of ignoring everyone.

The night was quiet with most of the pride being asleep, those few who were habitually up and about were on the other side of the pride's centre. The area Ruyken preferred was a barren wasteland nearer the pride's edge than it's heart. Rocks were strewn about the dry, dusty ground, piled up or half buried, being nestled in the foothills of the mountain that separated the Nguvu Tamaa from the Mizani'Ulimwengu.

Pausing he lifted his head, ears twitching backward, knowing that while he had been alone a moment ago, he no longer was. Scowling at a possible interruption, he turned towards the faint scent he had caught, the hidden male betrayed by a shift in the wind.


 

[CaliWolfe]

Luka wasn't exactly what one would expect of a solider to the Sith alliance. He was jolly, and he was cheerful. He was glad and quick to recite facts or words that had slurred out of others mouths in their wholeness. He was always quite good at recollecting the fine details of a situation. It made him useful; and although not everyone was well off with his positive attitude and constant laughter with joy, they could not deny that Luka was an asset to them. His memory never faltered, unless he was attempting to lie or fool someone by causally saying "I forgot." In truth it was more of a "I remember but I don't want to tell you" then a "I forgot."

So when Luka had uttered those words to one of his more violent comrades, they were quick to give him a nasty look and proceeded to challenge him to a duel of hunting skills. He wasn't a huge fan of hunting if only due to it's tendency to bring forth a quick, thirty second or less vision he experienced when touching blood. This was something that some pride members knew, and some didn't. Those who knew would use this against the young leopon, and those who didn't seemed not to care why he never seemed to hunt.

Luka was thin, but not overly so and although he didn't hunt he could often bribe a more soft-minded friend to give him some food. Or, he could do what he was doing now, and search out dead prey that he was certain had been abandon.

The red leopon was slightly surprised when he came across another while skipping his way to what he thought would be his next meal. He did not look disappointed however, just a tad shocked to have found a leopard in his tracks. "Hello!" He said happily.

Tanakako

apparently I never quoted you in this. oops xD

 

[Tanakako]

Lambent yellow eyes fixed on the hybrid as Luka approached. Tail-tip twitching with annoyance at the interruption to his evening. "Luka" He responded by way of a greeting. His voice was a low, rough growl as if he had little practice in using it. In truth his vocal chords had been damaged as a youth, during one of his many brutal training sessions with the lioness who had once enslaved him. She may be long gone from this world, but her actions still affected the red and black leopard, not that anyone in the pride knew his history except Maganga.

Tail flicking behind him he regarded the youth before him. "What are you doing skulking around at this time of night?" He asked, tone flat, not at all angry but simply... disaffected. Personally he didn't care why Luka was wandering about, but he supposed if the boy was discovered and someone knew he had seen Luka, they might question as to why he didn't keep an eye on the hybrid.

CaliWolfe

Sorry for the delay! Yeah I use quotes. X3 Or else I tend to forget to reply. Lol

 

[CaliWolfe]

"Good! um... Evening? Good Evening Ruyken!" He smiled towards the other. "I'm looking for food!" He told him happily. All the sith seemed to be grumpy, uncaring or so serious that Luka almost forced himself to be happy to lighten the atmosphere. That, and being joyful came to him naturally. He wasn't affected in the slightest with the leopard's detached tone with him. It seemed to be normal anyways.

"What are you doing?" He asked, and sat himself near the other. "Everyone is sleeping but you're still awake. Were you looking for food too? Was it good food?" He resisted to ask more questions as they piled up in his mind. Luka loved asking questions and he always remembered the answers he got. This meant he could ask even more questions without re-asking ones he already had asked before! In short Luka asked a lot of sometimes unnecessary or "random" questions...

Tanakako

Sorry, this got burred in other tags so I forgot about it. gonk

 

[Tanakako]

The cheerful greeting was answered with a cold-eyed stare. But as many of the pride would attest, that was Ruyken's regular answer to most things, he certainly wasn't a very talkative male. And aside from his apprentice, most only ever got grunts and growls from the dangerous and unpredictable assassin.

"I was hunting" He responded, his rough voice more growl than words, soulless yellow eyes narrow as they pinned the inquisitive hybrid with a warning stare. "Nighttime is quiet, easier for hunting with no one to get in the way." Of course it may sound like the Darth was talking about Luka, but in truth Ruyken could have been talking about anyone, considering he considered a good 90% of the pride useless, and only a very few worthy of consideration.

"Meat." He corrected sharply, tail flicking rapidly. He ate meat. 'Food' sounded like something an antelope would chew on...

CaliWolfe

I forgot this one! So sorry!

 

[CaliWolfe]

“Right... Meat.” Luka gave an strained laugh. Exactly what else did Ruyken think he was going to eat other than meat? Luka briefly considered it but decided that it was probably best not to dwell on it. He didn’t really want to consider all the different possibilities there were about what he might or might not go and try and devour.

“Oh yes, it is! So much better!” He agreed whole-heartedly that nighttime made for better hunting.

Then the leopon found he couldn’t help himself. Luka opened his trap and it just wouldn’t shut. “So what do you think is better overall? Night time or day time? Zebra or antelope? Rivers or lakes? Oh! Do you like honey? Have you ever tasted honey? I hear it's wicked sweet!”

Tanakako

 

[Tanakako]

Ruyken couldn't help but stare at the youngster. No one ever..... did that. Just... talked at him. Most usually they saw him coming and scrambled out of his way. He knew the kind of reputation he held, and while he didn't really care what the pride thought of him, it was handy when it kept irritating felines from bothering him. So to have someone not only stop and engage him, but to keep talking, when he stared at them... He briefly wondered if the hybrid was damaged somehow.. Or lacked a self-preservation instinct.

Closing his eyes briefly he wondered if Majenga would be that upset if the hybrid died. Possibly, probably. Sighing Ruyken opened his eyes again. What would get rid of this male he wondered. Answering his questions? It was worth a go, he supposed.

"Night. Anything bloody. And no." He glared hard at the red youth, hopeing the chatterbox male would take the hint and go away.

CaliWolfe

I have no idea if this rp was supposed to lead anywhere. lol

 

[CaliWolfe]

Luka appeared to be mentally jotting these answers down, or he merely needed a moment to recall whatever he wanted to say next. For he temporarily looked to the sky as if that's where all his thoughts went, all the while making an irritably loud humming noise. "Neat." He finally said, looking back at scowling Ruyken, a happy smile on his maw.

"What do you do for fun?" He inquired next. The hybrid then considered that it was a true possibility that Ruyken didn't know what 'fun' was. All he seemed to do was scowl and glare and make growling-noises so Luka assumed maybe he didn't know the true meaning of 'fun'. "What makes you happy? Do you know what happy means? Do you know what fun means?"

Tanakako

Neither do I tbh. I'm perfectly okay with it if he decides to turn around and beat Luka up for being annoying though. xD

 

[Tanakako]

Ruyken growled, long and low and dangerous. Luka wouldn't have realsied, but it wasn't a threat as much as exasperation. What on earth would it take to get this guy to shut the hell up? He wondered, shimmeing yellow eyes narrowing in annoyed disbelief. The urge to simply be alone was like a fire in his blood, a burning need to have silence. Lips lifting he stared at the hybrid, menace in his tone when at last he spoke.

"Blood and death and the screams of the wounded." He responded in a chilling tone. It wasn't really true, Ruyken gained no pleasure from killing, it was simply what he was Good at, what he had been trained to do for as long as he recall. It was his Task, and he did it well. But pleasure? Nope. His pleasure came from being alone, somewhere away from everyone and everything else, silent and still. But he highly doubted someone like Luka would understand.

Gving a disgusted snort he turned and stalked away from the youngster, aiming for the thickest bush he could see.

CaliWolfe

XD Luka is so much fun! I'm sorry Ruyken is such a B*****d

 

[CaliWolfe]

Speaking of growling-noises there was one there. Which, to the hybrid, proved that his assumption that all he did was growl very accurate. Blood, death, screams of the wounded. Okay! Mentally added to his compiling list of “All Things Darth Ruyken”.

Luka was about to ask just which of those three he liked best when it came to fun when he realized it really only answered his question of what made him happy. He had difficulty believing that starring at a pool of blood for hours on end was ‘fun’ to Ruyken. Was he left to simply assume that killing others or watching them bleed out was fun? Or was it something else entirely? Luka just wouldn’t know, because Ruyken hadn’t answered that specific question!!

As the leopard snorted at him the hybrid sat puzzling over whether to go with his gut on the answer to the fun question or pester the Darth more until he coughed it up to him.

Better safe than sorry right? “Wait, you didn’t answer all my questions!” Luka spun around and began to chase after the other sith. “Waaait!”

Tanakako

What do you think, good spot to end it? xD

 

[Tanakako]

CaliWolfe

Looks good to me! And OMG Luka is hilarious. I would love the pair to meet again with Luka pestering Ruyken some more. XD Maybe follow him about while he is trying to hunt?

 

[CaliWolfe]

Tanakako

Luka is the best XDD just let me know when you want to rp them again and I'll set something up!