02-26-2020, 01:38 AM
Absently, Michael's short tail flicked from side to side behind him as he eyed the group before him, his blue gaze lighting up when none other than Kydobi came over. The leader of this whole damn group had come to his gathering, intent on having his flaws laid bare for all to see. The bobcat couldn't deny the short thrill that raced through his body at that, just because he knew he could find something. Despite Kydobi's certainty that the thief would struggle, Michael felt quite confident in himself, knowing full well that there were times where you needed to pick out not only the physical flaws, but the flaws of the mind and heart as well. The male found himself stepping forward, intent on pointing out Kydobi's weaknesses in the most saccharine way he could, but he never managed to make it to that point. He had certainly heard Caustic speaking to him before, but he had been too distracted by the presence of the leader, his one deaf ear not helping the situation much either. It was nearly a total surprise when a paw came crashing down upon his back, knocking him to the sandy earth below and knocking the air straight from his lungs. The bobcat wheezed, his usual injuries further exacerbated by the roughness of the other.
He quickly found himself snarling, lashing his body from side to side as he shoved upwards, ignoring the sting of his wounds even as they protested violently. Eventually Caustic released him, and the bobcat was back on his feet before long, holding back the groan of pain that threatened to leave his muzzle just at the action of sitting up. He glared bitterly at Caustic, hissing at the scientist after he had regained his bearings "Well, it's real fuckin' nice to know that you know how to combat that shit. I'm afraid I don't have any goddamn gold stars to give you, sorry." He really was pissed at being humiliated at his own training, not to mention the ache that he was sure would be remaining in his body for the entire rest of the day. Flattening his ears at the frantic buzzing sound that was happening near them, he glanced in the direction of Astiar, noticing the large bug dragon's distress. He just chuckled – with a faint wheeze to it – before he spoke again, "Glad to see you're worried about me, big guy. But I'm alright, can handle myself... I'm gonna need a minute, Kydobi. Fuckin'... wounds hurt." He brushed a little bit prissily at his own fur, flattening it back out again as he waited for the pain to stop echoing in his body.
He quickly found himself snarling, lashing his body from side to side as he shoved upwards, ignoring the sting of his wounds even as they protested violently. Eventually Caustic released him, and the bobcat was back on his feet before long, holding back the groan of pain that threatened to leave his muzzle just at the action of sitting up. He glared bitterly at Caustic, hissing at the scientist after he had regained his bearings "Well, it's real fuckin' nice to know that you know how to combat that shit. I'm afraid I don't have any goddamn gold stars to give you, sorry." He really was pissed at being humiliated at his own training, not to mention the ache that he was sure would be remaining in his body for the entire rest of the day. Flattening his ears at the frantic buzzing sound that was happening near them, he glanced in the direction of Astiar, noticing the large bug dragon's distress. He just chuckled – with a faint wheeze to it – before he spoke again, "Glad to see you're worried about me, big guy. But I'm alright, can handle myself... I'm gonna need a minute, Kydobi. Fuckin'... wounds hurt." He brushed a little bit prissily at his own fur, flattening it back out again as he waited for the pain to stop echoing in his body.
[glow=#75603C,1,000]" oh, it's a setup, no, no, we won't fall. "[/glow]
— Reggan