07-28-2018, 04:38 PM
[align=center][div style="width: 500px; padding: 10px; height: auto; overflow: auto;"][div style="width: 400px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px; text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"]ah, that girl again. the more he saw of her the more... stuck-up she seemed. not that he would voice that, ever; instead he simply looked to find some better traits, ignoring the attitude and instead offering a sweet smile. "it's my task to teach about them," he told her with a nod, then tipped his head when she said she was half-deaf. junji cleared his throat softly. "is this good enough!!" the child yowled. there was no ill intent or hint of teasing in the yell, but he couldn't tell how loud she needed him to be, so he settled for possibly bursting some eardrums.
junji turned his gaze to seamus, tail giving a happy swish at the older cat's wink. with a few people gathered, he settled back, deciding to start the class. "okay." he mumbled first, ocean eyes dropping to the amphibians sitting patiently in front of him. "hopefully it's known that frogs and toads are toxic to us," the child started, gesturing with his paw to his slimy friends. "even the ones that look harmless can do lots of damage if we even just lick them. frogs are much less dangerous, like my tree frog friend here, but they can still give us a bellyache." jun set a paw down next to the tiny green creature, eliciting a high-pitched croak. he smiled softly and continued.
"this cane toad here," junji beckoned to the bumpy brown toad in the middle. "is one of the more lethal ones. he has glands on his shoulders that contain a poison that, if in... um in-ge-sted, can cause a rapid heartbeat, convulsions, and... paralysis. and also death." he paused, frowning to himself. he still couldn't get the pronunciation down on some of these words. even so, he continued. he gently prodded the toad on either shoulder, demonstrating where the glands were. "you should avoid him most of the time." he told them.
the child paused and sat back, looking between those gathered. "questions so far?" junji asked, wanting to make sure they were on the same page before he continued to the last toad.
junji turned his gaze to seamus, tail giving a happy swish at the older cat's wink. with a few people gathered, he settled back, deciding to start the class. "okay." he mumbled first, ocean eyes dropping to the amphibians sitting patiently in front of him. "hopefully it's known that frogs and toads are toxic to us," the child started, gesturing with his paw to his slimy friends. "even the ones that look harmless can do lots of damage if we even just lick them. frogs are much less dangerous, like my tree frog friend here, but they can still give us a bellyache." jun set a paw down next to the tiny green creature, eliciting a high-pitched croak. he smiled softly and continued.
"this cane toad here," junji beckoned to the bumpy brown toad in the middle. "is one of the more lethal ones. he has glands on his shoulders that contain a poison that, if in... um in-ge-sted, can cause a rapid heartbeat, convulsions, and... paralysis. and also death." he paused, frowning to himself. he still couldn't get the pronunciation down on some of these words. even so, he continued. he gently prodded the toad on either shoulder, demonstrating where the glands were. "you should avoid him most of the time." he told them.
the child paused and sat back, looking between those gathered. "questions so far?" junji asked, wanting to make sure they were on the same page before he continued to the last toad.
[align=center][div style="font-size:17pt;line-height:1.1;color:white;font-family:impact"][i]hello my old heart