tell me why i'm waiting — benny

[guts]

Cosette wasn't the type to stand out in the crowd, or the kind to lead it, even. She was just a nameless member in the flock. Really, she had always believed she was barely apart of it. Growing up, she had it drilled into her mind that she was beneath everyone, and now she just accepted it as fact. There were just some people who were born to have their life dictated by others. Sometimes she felt like she should have just accepted the position of slave to these people, as she would know what to do better than she did now. At least she wouldn't be ambling around for no reason, unsure what to do unless someone told her.

Such as today, the serval was mindlessly walking around the camp, growing somewhat concerned as the buildings disappear and turn into nothing but trees and vegetation. She didn't want to get lost, though she couldn't help wondering what use it would be if she didn't. Either way, it probably didn't matter that much. She wasn't of much use to the Pitt so far.

When a body of water came into view, she padded over to it's edge and bent down, lapping up the cool water. It was refreshing in such a hot climate. She remembered one of the members cautioning her to bring water around with her, but she hadn't touched the pouch for it since she set up her home. She could do that later, for now she would lay down at the bank, watching the sun shine down on the water's surface.

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tags :: updated 8/18:

basics.
✯ cosette // no nicknames
✯ female // she/her pronouns
✯ 12 months // ages on the 7th
✯ member of the pitt
✯ no titles // sad bitch
✯ extra info in bullets

appearance.
✯ serval [ref]
✯ tan and white pelt
✯ amber eyes with hints of brown
✯ wears her mother's necklace
✯ no scars or marks
✯ no noticeable accent

relationships.
✯ no best friend
✯ no mentor/apprentice
✯ [G1] npc x npc
✯ bisexual
✯ single // no crush
✯ no offspring

interaction.
✯ storage // plot
✯ easy physically // easy mentally // no powers
✯ attack in ROSYBROWN

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BENNY G.

there wasn't much that benny had to offer around camp. not to mention it kept him away from yes man. the savannah cat was a leader, how quaint since the last time they'd met. benny himself had no personal issue with the ardent. benny was just an asshole that got involved in some really bad activities and he happened to be a victim to one of them... that wasn't benny's fault though, right? at least the fox wasn't the one who chose to capture him.

still, it seemed yes man refused to back down even now, and benny would continue to lie his way through not knowing who he was until he fucked right off and left him alone. sad, really, he was kind of cute.

the fox was, as he had been when he was first found, submerged underneath the surface of water. it was hot and his partially black pelt didn't help make it bearable. he slowly kicked his legs, but mainly floated from one end to the other and let the small current direct him. light blue gaze caught sight of cosette, and he stood on all fours to halt himself. a small smirk came across his maw and he slowly sunk beneath the surface, creeping up toward the bank she was resting on, and broke through the surface with quite a splash.

"gotcha!" he laughed, whether he scared her or not. he recognized her from his... whatever it was. she seemed to be the only normal one here. "what'cha doin' here all alone, girlie? this ain't no place for a pretty face." benny added with a cheeky grin, balancing himself on his two hind legs and his two forelegs upon the bank.

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[guts]

When it came to her view on the leader, she still wasn't quite sure what to think of him. His seemingly permanent grin made her uneasy, and his brutish way of doing things tipped her off even further. On top of all that, though, she still felt an odd feeling of familiarity whenever she saw him. It felt like they had met before, though she couldn't quite place how or why. Either way, she never brought it up, fearful of what his reaction might be. It was probably best to leave it in the past, anyways.

Out by the water, Cosette had been hoping for a little bit of peace and quiet, some time to herself. Evidently that wouldn't be the case this time around. Her eyes caught a shape moving underneath the water, the female leaning in closer to try and see what it was before being startled, jumping up onto her paws and stumbling back. She landed flat on her butt, nearly falling onto her back. Wide amber eyes looked up at the fox.

"What-who-um, oh," she stammered, trying to catch her bearings. "Well, I was just, uh, getting a drink," she was oblivious to attempts at flirting, though her face did feel warm at his last comment, giving him a shy smile. Then she fell silent, waiting for him to address her again. She didn't want to speak out of turn.

tags :: updated 8/18:

basics.
✯ cosette // no nicknames
✯ female // she/her pronouns
✯ 12 months // ages on the 7th
✯ member of the pitt
✯ no titles // sad bitch
✯ extra info in bullets

appearance.
✯ serval [ref]
✯ tan and white pelt
✯ amber eyes with hints of brown
✯ wears her mother's necklace
✯ no scars or marks
✯ no noticeable accent

relationships.
✯ no best friend
✯ no mentor/apprentice
✯ [G1] npc x npc
✯ bisexual
✯ single // no crush
✯ no offspring

interaction.
✯ storage // plot
✯ easy physically // easy mentally // no powers
✯ attack in ROSYBROWN

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BENNY G.

there wasn't much room for quiet when it came to benny and his antics, especially when around someone. whether it be one person or one hundred, benny was always the social butterfly when it came to meeting new faces. whether his introductions be spontaneous, polite and gentlemanly, or flirtatious, he always made sure to leave himself memorable. seeing cosette's reaction, falling back, doe-eyed with shock as she stuttered her way through a response. 

he couldn't help but chuckle some more. it was quite adorable, really. "all the way out here, yeah?" he kicked up his legs and crawls out of the lake, shaking his fur of water and sitting down with a small grunt. his whiskers still dripped with water, though, and he twitched them in attempts to dry them off.

"you should watch out, bein' all alone ain't the best thing. havin' a big strong protector to keep off all th' creeps is smart idea though." he winked, flashing her a sly smile.

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[guts]

Had the circumstances been different, she might have turned out to be similar to Benny. She could have been the outgoing type, the one to make conversation, but she would never know. It was sad, but life continued. She liked her life as it was, anyways--or at least she convinced herself she did. Mostly it was just her settling with it because she didn't feel confident in trying to change. She had always seen it as a dangerous thing, and it was always proven to her that it was.

The serval gives a small shrug of her shoulders, still unsure how to take his advances. She was somewhat surprised that he was talking to her like this at all. It flustered her, to say the least. "Um, I think I'll be okay. I-I won't stay long," she explains, somewhat stiff, and drops her gaze down towards her paws. His offer to give protection wasn't unwelcome but it was still weird to her, as none had ever treated her like that. If anything, she had always been treated like a possession.

Then she realized that she didn't know who this was, even though she had been there when he first came to the Pitt. He had never said his name, yet Yes man still seemed to know who he was. It was odd. Anyways, she shuffled her paws before glancing back up at him again, a fluttering feeling in her stomach. "I'm sorry, but what was your name? I just, uh, don't think I ever heard you say it, sorry," and that was one too many 'sorry's in one sentence. Real smooth.

tags :: updated 8/18:

basics.
✯ cosette // no nicknames
✯ female // she/her pronouns
✯ 12 months // ages on the 7th
✯ member of the pitt
✯ no titles // sad bitch
✯ extra info in bullets

appearance.
✯ serval [ref]
✯ tan and white pelt
✯ amber eyes with hints of brown
✯ wears her mother's necklace
✯ no scars or marks
✯ no noticeable accent

relationships.
✯ no best friend
✯ no mentor/apprentice
✯ [G1] npc x npc
✯ bisexual
✯ single // no crush
✯ no offspring

interaction.
✯ storage // plot
✯ easy physically // easy mentally // no powers
✯ attack in ROSYBROWN

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BENNY G.

"won't stay long? ah, what a shame. i was just gettin' all lonely when i saw ya." benny faked a  pout, ducking his head down low. "you got other plans, love? i was just gettin' all excited to talk to ya. why not just take a few minutes to relax while ya can? i'm sure whoever, or whatever you got goin' on won't mind." the fox's words were laced with a soft welcoming tone. honeyed words to try to get cosette to stay.

he wasn't sure himself why he wanted her to. maybe it was the fact he actually was lonely. no one here seemed interesting enough to talk to. when he did, they didn't entertain him or the conversation went dry. or they were yes man.

cosette was interesting though. even if she may not think it herself. benny wanted to stay with her and talk. see what she was about, who she was. he took interest in her; had a good feeling about her. he hadn't felt something like that since he took over the boot riders. since he made swank his right-hand.

"th' name's benny, doll. no worries. you'll be hearin' it a lot soon enough." the fox smirked, putting a paw to his chest and giving a dramatic bow.

"how 'bout you, dollface? you seem like the kinda gal with a lovely name. charlotte? felicity? tell me i'm close."

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[guts]

Loneliness wasn't a foreign concept to her. If anything, she was close friends with it. She was always surrounded with people, but she still felt alone without anyone she truly cared for. Her brother, who she barely even remembered, had been taken away from them a long time ago, and it wasn't long before she was also taken from her mother. Being so young, it was scary, but it didn't take her long to realize her harsh new reality.

She was somewhat surprised that he wanted her to stick around, being used to having others shoo her away and such. Being a slave often meant she didn't speak or socialize much, even if it was with someone else with the same status. Besides always being ordered to be silent, she was naturally a quiet person, so being the one chosen to keep someone company was definitely new to her. Still, she didn't really mind, a small smile returning to her face. She didn't have much else to do, anyways.

"It's nice to meet you, then, Benny," she said, quite liking how his name felt on her tongue. It was nice. "Oh, well, close enough. It's Cosette," chuckling, she was somewhat surprised at herself. Usually she wasn't so open with how she spoke, but there was something relaxing about the fox. Or maybe it was just the fact he showed what she assumed was interest in learning about her. It was new and the feeling it gave her was nice. "Um, how have you been settling in? I'm sorry you had such a...rough time when you first came here."

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BENNY G.

his lips parted to make a soft 'ooh' sound as she said her name and nodded. "cosette! should'a known it would've been more beautiful than i could imagine." the words slipped easily from his maw. he was half genuine, and half impulsively flirting. a bad habit it was for him, but at least some truth was there. he had never met a cosette before, though really only saw the name in some parts of old literature that got left behind in abandoned houses.

he wasn't much of a reader or writer, though. his mother made sure to teach him the skills but there were really no other sources of writing material back then other than in the sand.

"oh, that little rumble? don't worry about it." benny let the bitter taste of memory show in his face, but he quickly shook her head with a sigh. "just glad to still be in one piece. i mean, that old fella yes man seemed pretty head on about gettin' me torn apart." he spoke in attempts to further clear his name with whatever the ardent might have told anyone about the fox. "i get sometimes anger makes ya a little irrational."

though, the topic of yes man was not one he wanted to stay on. especially not with a pretty lady on front of him. "anyhow. i haven't been here long, how do you feel about goin' on a walk with me if you don't wanna stick around the lake? sight seeing with a partner is much more satisfying, if you ask me."

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[guts]

Cosette liked her name, although she didn't know it's origins. It just sounded fancy to her as someone who didn't know how to read or write. Her mother hadn't, either, as she had spent her whole life serving. But she did like to look at the pictures in books. All the words looked like a jumbled mess to her, so she just flipped through and tried to get the story through the images they offered. She didn't tell anyone, of course; none asked, and she never told. Maybe that was why she felt uneasy at the idea of sticking around with him, unsure if he would end up asking her a question and she would give the wrong answer. She did that often.

"Yeah. People are scary that way," she nods, thinking back to all the many times people had gotten angry with her. It was never pretty, so she just shook off the memories, instead focusing on the handsome curve of Benny's lips. She knew she probably shouldn't, but she did think he was attractive. Yes man may not like him, but she didn't see what was so bad about him.

At his offer to go sight-seeing, the serval would pause, unsure. She liked him, but she also didn't want to get lost or scare him off when she told him too much. None had ever treated her like this, and she didn't want to ruin it by running her mouth when she got comfortable. "O-Okay, sure. Lead the way, then," with that, she stands up, casting one last glance out towards the water before turning back and waiting for his lead.

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