06-13-2020, 04:22 PM
LIKE THE MOON SAYS TO THE DARK — Playing truth or dare with Roxie was a huge mistake on Michael's part, and he really should've known it would be. He knew his sister well enough to know she'd either take the opportunity to embarrass the shit out of him – and laugh at his suffering – or make him do something that she didn't feel like doing. As it turned out, this time it would be the latter. The two of them had just been laying around in her hut, chattering casually while the bobcat occasionally took a swig of the whiskey he had brought. The thief had felt his heart sink when the reaver had slowly turned to him, a smirk spreading across his muzzle as she spoke, "I dare you to go and find this plant." She had then gone into rather specific detail of a plant that was apparently within the jungle. Michael had immediately caught onto the fact that Roxie was just using him to find an herb for Roan, but he hadn't backed down fron the challenge anyways. Backing out of the challenge would've led to Roxie making fun of him all night, and there was no way he was going to deal with that.
Still slightly tipsy and annoyed by the obvious chore, the gold covered bobcat had headed out into the jungle, shoving his way through the broad leaves of the thickly clustered bushes. His mismatched blue eyes searched back and forth for any sign of life, the scent of the damp jungle and various prey invading his senses and making him wince. How was he ever going to find this highly specific plant, especially without the finely tuned medical eye of Ahab, or Roan? Digging his claws a little bit into the dirt beneath him, the thief could feel frustration bubbling in his chest, mixed with a healthy dose of drunkenness. The whiskey was beginning to tire him out and he barely made it twenty minutes before he was searching for a dry place to lay, eventually dragging himself onto a large log and curling up into a ball. He figured that nothing much would happen back at Roxie's hut, considering she had probably already forgotten about the dare and gone to sleep. With this in mind, it wasn't long before the privateer dozed off, the world becoming blurry until it eventually faded into sheer black.
This had probably been Michael's most fatal mistake. When the fugitive woke up in the morning, he was surrounded by the thick and clustered tropical trees of the jungle, and a raging headache. Everything felt slightly off, and he had very little idea of where he was, several curses falling forth from the male's muzzle. It wasn't long before he was padding around aimlessly, desperately searching for a landmark that would lead him out of the thick jungle and back to his own home. Unfortunately for him, such a thing was not meant to be. He had gotten himself hopelessly fucking lost while slightly drunk, and it had come back to fuck him mercilessly. He had ended up searching around for an entire week, shoving his way through the trees and plants, his original quest completely abandoned in favor of searching for a way back to familiar territory. His jaw was slightly clenched as he moved along, and he silently cursed Roxie's name and his own as he moved along, regretting every decision that had brought him to this point. He occasionally stopped to sleep, just in order to allow his body a chance to rest, and relax.
Eventually, however, the privateer had found his way home, practically crying with joy when he shoved through the trees and found himself back in the soft sand of The Typhoon's beach. He pressed his nose into the warm sand, laughter bubbling up and out of his muzzle as tears stung his eyes. Once he was done with his celebrating, he got up to his paws, still a bit shaky from days without decent meals – he had hunted, but he hadn't eaten any tavern food, or anything else he usually enjoyed from the daily Typhoon affairs. Despite the weakness of his body, Michael raced across the sand, spewing up the terrain in his wake as he headed for one place – Roxie's hut. Clearing his throat, the bobcat called out a little angrily, his voice sharp, "Roxanne Roux! I am gonna kill you for getting me lost in the jungle for a fucking week!" Technically a large part of it was also his fault, but he thought he had the right to be a bit angry. — WE WILL NEVER BE APART
Still slightly tipsy and annoyed by the obvious chore, the gold covered bobcat had headed out into the jungle, shoving his way through the broad leaves of the thickly clustered bushes. His mismatched blue eyes searched back and forth for any sign of life, the scent of the damp jungle and various prey invading his senses and making him wince. How was he ever going to find this highly specific plant, especially without the finely tuned medical eye of Ahab, or Roan? Digging his claws a little bit into the dirt beneath him, the thief could feel frustration bubbling in his chest, mixed with a healthy dose of drunkenness. The whiskey was beginning to tire him out and he barely made it twenty minutes before he was searching for a dry place to lay, eventually dragging himself onto a large log and curling up into a ball. He figured that nothing much would happen back at Roxie's hut, considering she had probably already forgotten about the dare and gone to sleep. With this in mind, it wasn't long before the privateer dozed off, the world becoming blurry until it eventually faded into sheer black.
This had probably been Michael's most fatal mistake. When the fugitive woke up in the morning, he was surrounded by the thick and clustered tropical trees of the jungle, and a raging headache. Everything felt slightly off, and he had very little idea of where he was, several curses falling forth from the male's muzzle. It wasn't long before he was padding around aimlessly, desperately searching for a landmark that would lead him out of the thick jungle and back to his own home. Unfortunately for him, such a thing was not meant to be. He had gotten himself hopelessly fucking lost while slightly drunk, and it had come back to fuck him mercilessly. He had ended up searching around for an entire week, shoving his way through the trees and plants, his original quest completely abandoned in favor of searching for a way back to familiar territory. His jaw was slightly clenched as he moved along, and he silently cursed Roxie's name and his own as he moved along, regretting every decision that had brought him to this point. He occasionally stopped to sleep, just in order to allow his body a chance to rest, and relax.
Eventually, however, the privateer had found his way home, practically crying with joy when he shoved through the trees and found himself back in the soft sand of The Typhoon's beach. He pressed his nose into the warm sand, laughter bubbling up and out of his muzzle as tears stung his eyes. Once he was done with his celebrating, he got up to his paws, still a bit shaky from days without decent meals – he had hunted, but he hadn't eaten any tavern food, or anything else he usually enjoyed from the daily Typhoon affairs. Despite the weakness of his body, Michael raced across the sand, spewing up the terrain in his wake as he headed for one place – Roxie's hut. Clearing his throat, the bobcat called out a little angrily, his voice sharp, "Roxanne Roux! I am gonna kill you for getting me lost in the jungle for a fucking week!" Technically a large part of it was also his fault, but he thought he had the right to be a bit angry. — WE WILL NEVER BE APART
— Reggan