Clementine, in all fairness, had been in SunHaven quite a while. Her father, Peirce, had infinitely been more active than herself. Of course, she had a good reason for it. For one thing, her father was a bit of a worry-wort when it came to her health, and secondly, her health had hardly been fantastic as of late. The last month she had been mostly bed-ridden, her lungs weak and struggling with on-and-off colds and sicknesses from the changing of the weather. Though it wasn't that cold yet, being not far into the Fall season, even the shift to a few colder nights in comparison to the warmth of the summer, and being in a new place hadn't been good for her.

So, needless to say, she knew nobody, except for her father, and her face had hardly been seen around.

Clementine wasn't sure what drove her to do it first. The utter state of boredom she had found herself in after so long feeling sick and stuck in one place, or the desire to make her father happy by trying to put herself out there, even if she wasn't quite feeling 100% yet. Being in a public situation was terrifying, especially for her, but she knew she had to put her best paw forward!

...Except she wasn't even sure what her 'best paw' even was.

Regardless, the small and sickly white serval made her way slowly towards the center of camp, where the hustle of the early afternoon was far livelier than she had expected. She swallowed nervously, her paw poking at a pack of crayons and a coloring book she had brought with her, her gaze searching the crowds for any other children, or even anyone who seemed friendly. But she had no idea. Truthfully, she didn't have any idea of who these people even were. Where was her dad when she needed him?

Blinking away the silly threat of tears that perked in her eyes and clearing her little throat, her paws pat the ground in front of her as she tried to straighten herself up. "Would... Would anyone like to color with me?" she said softly, her voice still a little hoarse. Maybe she was getting a bit old for coloring books and art- Well, no, her father would certainly disagree- but she had always a sort of young mind, untouched by the reality of the world, isolated in her own den. "I-i got lots of pictures!" she added, forcing her soft, whispery voice a little louder in an attempt to be heard.


//Hey y'all! I finally found some time to spare in between college to bring Clem back c: Nice to meet you!

Clemetine glanced up at the form that approached her. The girl, who had no preconception of the various types of people, offered a broad grin. This person was nice enough to approach and color with her (or so she hoped), so they deserved only the best of her cheeky little grins! Even if she had to tilt her head back to look at Venus as he loomed over her shoulder to peer at her drawings, her gaze followed his downwards to some of the open pages of the coloring book; some plain or half finished, but all rather carefully colored in and shaded. It was likely she had put quite a bit of effort into it, or perhaps just quite a bit of time. "Uhmm, just what's in the books," she answered softly after a moment, a paw lifting to nudge the bright green bow clipped near her ear back into place.

His praise of her coloring earned a soft purr and another bright grin. "I try, but I'm not so good at it yet. My da is the best at it though!" she answered with the utmost certainty, her eyes bright and almost wiggling in place in cheer, despite herself. The girl paused to clear her throat and cough faintly, acknowledging the name given before she brought herself to answer. "I'm Clementine! Do you want to color, Venus? You can take a page, I don't mind!" she added, nodding quickly as her temporary shyness melted away at the promise of a coloring buddy.

As her father approached, her attention turned upwards, as might be expected, "Hi," she answered gently at his little pet name, leaning herself into his shoulder for a moment as he sat next to her. His quiet question was further met with a small wiggle of her ears, a silent response of 'yes'. "Do you wanna color too, da?- Venus is going to color too, right Venus?"

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