a beautiful lesson in humility! ; joining.

[AXXO.]

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AXXO'VIINTOCH

INFORMATION PLOT ROLEPLAYER MISC.

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Axxo gaze - though, not apparently due to their entirely black quality - first flicked to Arrow as she approached. In that brief period of silence between her approach and her speaking, Axxo did not move save for the rotation of an ear towards the sound of her pawsteps. While they weren't entirely a prey animal given their partial diet of fish and carrion, there still was some tension at having another predator directly approach them.

' Alright stranger, I’m gonna have to stop you right there. '

She had their attention; their head turned to examine the stranger in their central vision as their ears perked.

' I’m afraid you’ve crossed into a currently occupied territory, you’re gonna have to tell me who you are. '

So it seemed their olfactory senses proved yet again they were lacking in anything but potent, sickly sweet scents. Axxo's head dipped, ears still perked forward as their tail too lowered. Their mouth parted, mucus stretching between upper and lower jaws as they spoke, "Sincerest apologies. I am Axxo'viintoch," they replied, but they knew it'd take more than an apology to make up for their trespassing. However, before they could continue, they witnessed the approach of another predator. The alien was growing uneasy despite the lack of aggression, and it was shown in the slight widening of their many eyes and the swiveling of their ears.

' Yes, this is Tanglewood. Is this one looking to join? If not then they will have to leave. They may call her Elsweyr,  she is the deputy here. She is Arrow. '

Their jaws momentarily closed, they carefully observed their gestures and silently noted their manner of speaking. The deer-like creature's tail swished, becoming momentarily distracted by the newfound presence of a tigress. They were beginning to feel surrounded; then again, it was only natural for such things to occur when a stranger encroached on the territory of an established group. This was something they would've expected should they have known they had crossed boundaries.

' Hello there... my name is Aurum. I'm the luminary, or leader of the group that owns these lands, Tanglewood, like Elsweyr said. If you have any questions before you might consider joining... you can feel free to ask. '

"Goodness," the word momentarily escaped through a wet maw, small bits of mucus being flung onto the mud as the thought slipped from under their breath without their realization. "The leader is even here - what are the odds?" Their thoughts raced, "I don't quite like the idea of being eaten should I reject joining."

Their only measure of comfort was the more friendly demeanor of the Aurum fellow. However, realizing their exposure of fear coupled with the little bit of friendliness they had received compelled Axxo to release themselves from terror. They need not fumble; it was a simple mistake.

"Surely forgivable, right?"

With that thought, the creature raised their head, breaking the brief moment of silence between themselves and the others, "Just to be clear, I did not mean to cross the border. My sense of smell isn't quite right." A decent start, but where to go from there? "And I've never been a member of a group before." Honesty, always good to lead with honesty. Axxo looked to Aurum then, not that it was exactly clear other than by the tilt of their head. "If you would be so kind to explain this Tanglewood to me, I'd be grateful."

TLDR; Axxo is nervous from all the predators but they're trying to appear friendly. You really need only read the stuff in blue.

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