02-28-2020, 07:22 PM
ABIDEMI RAYAN - genderqueer - african lion - tags - profile
it was a perplexing thing, wanting to gain someone's attention, only to regret it once his call was answered. abidemi nearly jumped when the young serval appeared, his heart soaring into his throat while his hackles raised instinctively. did he intend on fighting him, if he proved to be hostile? not necessarily. he didn't have many scars, what few scrapes decorated his pelt were through his own... accidents. but he would try reasoning with him. his mind was a blur as he thought of ways to perhaps charm the stranger, maybe even pity him enough to leave him alone? it certainly used to work on the loners. giving them his food worked a few times enough, so perhaps it would work again?
but then the serval smiled, and it seemed genuine. then he began to speak, and that sounded genuine, too. abidemi's heart sunk just as fast as it had risen, but not out of disappointment. it was more from shame, seeing as how he was believing him to be a threat and preparing to treat him as such. that wouldn't do at all. if this person belonged to the group that he was hoping would accept him, then he had to admit, their welcome wagon was beginning to work on him.
"hello, there," abidemi replied with a brisk dip of his head. it happened so fast, his head swam a bit. he winced, then flicked his tail and went on, "sir. hello, vid-eo-games, sir. mister games. i'm abidemi. just abidemi. pleasure to make your acquaintance."
he stuck out his paw, meaning for videogames to shake it, only to pull it back. why on earth did he just do that? his foot was bigger than the serval's head, and doing that most likely made him feel inferior! stupid, stupid! abidemi chastised. why not call him shorty next?
"f-forgive me, sir, mister games, sir, i'm not myself," abidemi said, flattening his ears. "i'm not from around here, you see. i'm a mighty long way from where i'm used to, but i just couldn't stay where i was. i was wondering, actually, if you knew of a place that i'm trying to find? the elysium. someone told me that they live around these parts. if you could show me the way to their camp, i would be most grateful, many thanks."
but then the serval smiled, and it seemed genuine. then he began to speak, and that sounded genuine, too. abidemi's heart sunk just as fast as it had risen, but not out of disappointment. it was more from shame, seeing as how he was believing him to be a threat and preparing to treat him as such. that wouldn't do at all. if this person belonged to the group that he was hoping would accept him, then he had to admit, their welcome wagon was beginning to work on him.
"hello, there," abidemi replied with a brisk dip of his head. it happened so fast, his head swam a bit. he winced, then flicked his tail and went on, "sir. hello, vid-eo-games, sir. mister games. i'm abidemi. just abidemi. pleasure to make your acquaintance."
he stuck out his paw, meaning for videogames to shake it, only to pull it back. why on earth did he just do that? his foot was bigger than the serval's head, and doing that most likely made him feel inferior! stupid, stupid! abidemi chastised. why not call him shorty next?
"f-forgive me, sir, mister games, sir, i'm not myself," abidemi said, flattening his ears. "i'm not from around here, you see. i'm a mighty long way from where i'm used to, but i just couldn't stay where i was. i was wondering, actually, if you knew of a place that i'm trying to find? the elysium. someone told me that they live around these parts. if you could show me the way to their camp, i would be most grateful, many thanks."