soul not for sale // joining

[rainier]

Her dry-as-dust canteen had been discarded onto the plush bed of moss she was stooped over and Amparo managed to keep herself submerged while she hungrily guzzled for an alarmingly long time. When she did resurface, it was with the dramatic kind of gaaasp somebody would only make if they thought they were alone, all wide-mouthed and bulging eyes with water dripping from her face. When she finally noticed Bai Shi, Amparo reacted by immediately recoiling, lips peeled back to expose rows of sharp teeth with jaws parted in a silent snarl. Even though the creature showed no hostility, she still didn't like that she had, in her thirst, overlooked something that could have potentially been a threat.

"[color=#6BABB3]W-W-Were you ju-, you just going t-t-to si-sit there and, an-and ssstalk me?" She accused, eyes darting away from Bai Shi to the surrounding area. Who else had she overlooked? Had she been watched this whole time? Was this some kind of set-up? Were they expecting me? Do they know? Her claws curled into the moss underfoot and she forced herself to breathe. This was what she wanted, was to be found. So she could go about joining. Chill out, for fuck's sake. And if this was somehow a plot against her, then...well. At least she was hydrated enough to do some more running, right? "[color=#6BABB3]Fuck it, wha-whatever. Are yo-, uh, are you...? Y'know? Roseb-b-blood?" How fuckin' hilarious would it be if this stranger had no clue what she was talking about? If Amparo had just trekked through the wrong desert and wound up in a different canyon with a whole 'nother rainforest in it? Could be the case, she thought sourly, staring intently at Bai Shi. They didn't look particularly frightening now that she was over her initial shock. Guess y'never know.