Out in the Open {Open}

[lokiodinson]

For as long as he could remember, he had been protected. Safe and sound, in a ball of darkness, plenty of room to writhe around in. That had been changing lately, as his little ball of protection had gotten smaller and smaller, or was he just getting bigger? It didn't matter, all he knew was that he needed out, and fast. His little space was getting to small to hold him and he felt extremely claustrophobic as his world enclosed in around him. He panicked, pushing here and there. It felt useless, as his paw pushed at the border of his space to no prevail. After around 5 minutes of just squirming and writhing, pushing and nipping here and there, his little world lurched forward. His heart raced as he pelted forward the ground. He closed his eyes tightly, though in this darkness it made no difference, and he hit the ground with a loud 'crack' and a burst of warmth and light enveloped him.

He was hesitant, moving his body very slowly, soon his small frame was stretched out across the remains of his pod and he opened his eyes, blinking slowly as he took in his surroundings. He took a deep, shuddering breath, his heart still racing from falling. 'King' A small voice in the back of his head whispered. He quite liked the sound of it. He'd use that as, what do they call it? Oh, he'd use that as his 'name'. Yes, it was quite perfect. He yawned and without thinking and surprising himself, let out a "Hello?". He blinked, then added, "Is anyone there?".

[Aries]

Antares awoke from a nap out in the sun of the Orchard to the crash of a pod hitting the moss. The feline got up and stretched, sending shivers down his spine. A small voice called out, so Antares padded over to find a small black and white pup sitting just outside his fractured pod. He bent down, giving the little canine a welcoming lick between the ears and nidged him up into a proper sitting position.

"Welcome to the world! Isn't it gorgeous?" he smiled down in the pup "My name is Antares, what's yours?" he added, curling his tail neatly over his paws. He remembered he had brought some of the sweet angel fern pods with him and went to grab them, quickly trotting back. "If you're hungry you can have these to start you off. They'll hold you over until you can catch something." he dropped the pods at the pups feet, once more sitting on the soft moss.

[lokiodinson]

King jumped a bit in surprise at being licked and nudged, drawing up into a upright sitting position. He looked up at the giant animal in shock and some what awe. He cocked his head to the side, perking his ears a bit. His tail began to wag a bit. "Yes, yes! It is!" He exclaimed happily. He looked all around him. The air so sweet, the grass so soft under his sensitive pawpads, and the plethora of smells from all around. He turned his attention back to the large animal standing before him and the pods he had brought with him. He wagged his tail faster. Friend? Friend for sure. "My name is--". He stopped for a minute, struggling to remember what he had decided to name himself, it finally hit him a few awkward seconds later. "King! And thank you!" He added and then bent over to sniff and paw at the pods. What where they? Where they really edible. He plopped back into a laying position and started gnawing away at it with needle sharp puppy teeth, tail still thumping against the ground. He paused to lick the sweet taste from the pods off his lips and look at his new found friend, cocking his head. "Are you my friend?" He asked curiously. Of course this creature was. But still, best to ask.

[Aries]

"I'm glad you do~" Antares chuckled, the Orchard was especially beautiful, soft green moss covered the gentle hills, birds sang all over, the sky was clear and blue, the air was sweet with life. He remembered when he began here so long ago, it was pleasant to come back to greet the new life that was constantly blooming here. He closed his maroon eyes and smelled the air, reminiscing of his past and the friends that came and went with it.

"King is handsome name! It's my pleasure, enjoy." the dark coated feline smiled softly as the pup pawed the pods, beginning to gnaw on them shortly after. He was glad to see he seemed to like it. "Well I don't see why not!" he grinned, laying himself down in the dappled sunlight of the tree they were under, munching on a few of the pods himself.

[lokiodinson]

His tail continued to thump happily on the remains of his pod as he chewed on the smaller pods brought to him by his friend. He questioned the word 'handsome' for a few seconds, before deciding it was a compliment. He looked up at the creature, and stood up to walk over to him, leaving the remaining pieces strewn across the grass. He sat by him. "Yay!" He yipped. So he really was a friend. He laid himself beside him. His friend was so massive compared to him, but he didn't feel in the slightest intimidated. He yawned, settling himself in the soft grass beside Antares. He just stared at him in awe. How could something so big be so nice? Oh well, he was happy that he was nice.

[Aries]

Antares snorted at the mess the canine made and contemplated cleaning it up, but decided that the leftovers would probably give some extra nutrients to the moss. He was always very orderly, and liked keeping everything very clean, but messes are inevitable around pup. His ears pricked in surprise when King came and laid beside him. Most newborns think that he was going to eat them or something. In fact, Antares couldn't hurt a fly without feeling horrible about it, but his ebony coat tended to mask his heart of gold. It was nice to see he wasn't terrifying to everyone.

The feline smiled as the smaller pup stared up at him, as if in awe. He didn't know what was so awe inspiring about him, but pups are shocked by the most subtle things. It was natural for someone so new to the world, he supposed. He gave the pup another rough lick on the cheek before sprawling completely out on his back and playfully nudged at King with one of his massive paws.

[lokiodinson]

The pup's tail wagged faster and he leaped to his feet at the small invitation of play, shaking his head to get his flopped ear out of his face. He jumped foot to foot in excitement and looked expectantly at the older creature. He crouched and wagged his tail in the air, tongue hanging out of the side of his mouth as he panted. He wasnt sure what play was, but it popped in his mind and he knew it'd be exciting and fun. His body was about to burst at the seams with energy and he somehow knew this would help relieve that and his somewhat boredom. His eyes shone with excitement and his tail wagged even harder.

[Aries]

Antares chuckled as the pup rolled to his feet the moment he offered to play. The feline rolled onto his back to give King a chance at attacking him as he used his tail to tickle the canine's ear. Newborns were always so energetic and fun, they greatly amused the large feline. It felt good acting like a kit again. He rolled over once more and bulldozed his head under the pup and sitting up to make him slide down his spine.

When Antares was young everyone was aboriginal and small, so all of his playmates were his size. He was sure that it must have been fun playing with someone so much bigger than himself. He of course had Nerah and Silva to play with, but being adults meant playing wasn't something that happened often.

[lokiodinson]

King yelped in surprise and flopped onto his back, he grabbed the creature's huge tail in his mouth and growled playfully, tail thumping hard against the ground. He rolled over and got distracted by the large tail, absolutely miffed by it. It was so fluffy, he patted the fluff down with his paws and snapped at it. Mystified. He cocked his head, what exactly was it. He couldn't bite it! He whined a bit as he tried once again to grab Antares's tail in his mouth only to turn back up with all fur.

[Aries]

Antares grinned as the canine seemed perplexed by the masses of fluff that hung off his tail. "My fur is not food, you know!" he giggled, using it to bowl the pup onto his back. That's one main thing about his evolution he liked quite a bit, it was strong, perfect for playing with the newborns that the Orchard. He sat up with his back facing King. "I bet you can't catch it!" he prodded him with the tip of his tail, and moved it out of his reach, waiting for the pup to jump on it so that he could pull it just out of his reach again.

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[lokiodinson]

King shook his head again, beyond perplexed by it. How could something have so much fur? He whined in his throat. Bouncing from foot to foot. To pounce or not to pounce. That was the question. He reared back onto his hind legs and pawed the air by it, still not able to reach it. He placed his front paws back on the ground, and crouched, staring at it. "Why is it so fluffy? How do you carry that thing around?" He questioned, whining. He laid down and rolled onto his back, staring at it. 'You've made an enemy of me, tail. That is most unwise.' He thought to himself as he watched it closely.

[Aries]

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