03-10-2020, 07:28 PM
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With no time to think up his first round of arbitrary tasks, he found himself gawking slightly at Ivan, pallid lips parted just enough to expose sharkish teeth. "Uh," the boy stammered, shifting his measly weight in thought. What would be something safe but entertaining for a kitten as peculiar as Ivan? And something not demeaning to his age, yet easy to comprehend? A gauze-bound paw drifted to his mouth, claws catching between incisors as his thoughts clashed with half-baked ideas. "Ivan, you can... m-maybe try finding... something cool to start collecting? Like, um, stamps o-or rocks or feathers -- or all three. I don't know. Whatever you want. Just show it off by the end of the day. Five things, at least," he wheezed, raised paw resting on his disfigured cheek as though to hide the horrific scar from his brother's prying eyes.
A friendly smile caught his attention, belonging to the elusive Kiira. Relaxing somewhat, Beck tapped his cheek idly. "Kiira, how about... you take two things you like. And then you put them together," the poltergeist offered, paws clapping together to demonstrate his idea of merging interests. A vague task, but the interpretation would be fun to witness.
Then the proxy arrived. Tension crept into his muscles, instinctive by now. He sucked in a shaky breath, eager to send Aurum on his way. Just one task, that was all. "Um... you can..." he struggled, searching for a menial activity before hazel eyes drifted over Aurum's chubbier frame. "You... di-did you gain weight?" he blurted, head tilting in slight curiosity. Maybe the lion succumbed to the temptation of stress-eating, as he himself often did; except Aurum actually digested what he gorged himself on. "You can hold an exercise... thingy. Just work out. Lose a few pounds," he bluntly instructed, waving a paw dismissively.
[size=8pt][i][member=11964]Ivan[/member]: ivan happens upon a bird's nest built within the lower branches of a tree, with three unattended eggs inside
[member=2344]suvi k.[/member]: kiira comes down with a viral illness causing flu-like symptoms
[member=6881]aurum.[/member]: aurum is feeling burnt out; at the end of the day, he finally has time to himself to destress
A friendly smile caught his attention, belonging to the elusive Kiira. Relaxing somewhat, Beck tapped his cheek idly. "Kiira, how about... you take two things you like. And then you put them together," the poltergeist offered, paws clapping together to demonstrate his idea of merging interests. A vague task, but the interpretation would be fun to witness.
Then the proxy arrived. Tension crept into his muscles, instinctive by now. He sucked in a shaky breath, eager to send Aurum on his way. Just one task, that was all. "Um... you can..." he struggled, searching for a menial activity before hazel eyes drifted over Aurum's chubbier frame. "You... di-did you gain weight?" he blurted, head tilting in slight curiosity. Maybe the lion succumbed to the temptation of stress-eating, as he himself often did; except Aurum actually digested what he gorged himself on. "You can hold an exercise... thingy. Just work out. Lose a few pounds," he bluntly instructed, waving a paw dismissively.
[size=8pt][i][member=11964]Ivan[/member]: ivan happens upon a bird's nest built within the lower branches of a tree, with three unattended eggs inside
[member=2344]suvi k.[/member]: kiira comes down with a viral illness causing flu-like symptoms
[member=6881]aurum.[/member]: aurum is feeling burnt out; at the end of the day, he finally has time to himself to destress