YOU'RE NO JESUS CHRIST // open, relaxing

[CLEOPATRA THEMA.]

[SirDio]

[FRAGGLEROCK.]

If Fragglerock had known that Cleopatra was by the waterfall that day, he probably wouldn't have come anywhere near it. Ever since his nightmare about killing her, he had avoided her even more than usual, not wanting to have to relive that night. Not only that, but he didn't want the whole thing to become a reality. Sure, he didn't think he would be able to kill anyone else, but then again... he never thought he'd be able to shift into a lion cub, either. Or control flames, for that matter. He was hitting a lot of firsts lately, and he didn't want his next milestone to be a bloody one.

Still, when he arrived at the waterfall to see Cleo and the newcomer, Sethiram, he was determined not to turn tail and run. No, he had a goal in mind. He had come to the pools in order to wash and cool off, as well as maybe keep his eyes out for some freshwater fish. His new body was much better suited towards catching something, after all. So, after taking a deep breath inwards, the feathered lion cub took a few strides into the water, allowing himself to settle down until it washed over his back. He then offered a nod in the directions of both Cleopatra and Sethiram, holding his tongue for now. That would be his only greeting for the moment. Just a nod, no bold and cheerful hello, like usual. He didn't want Cleo to go off on some tirade over having her peace disturbed.

☆ — what of the meek, the mourning, and the merciful?

[CLEOPATRA THEMA.]

[SirDio]

[CLEOPATRA THEMA.]

[FRAGGLEROCK.]

The sound of Cleopatra's sharp tone caused Fraggle to wince, but not for the usual reasons. Rather than being fearful of her, he just found himself somewhat annoyed, wanting to sink down further into the water and ignore her. Still, he was a better person than that, so his curt response came shortly, "We want to be able to enjoy ourselves and the nice cool water. If you haven't noticed, the waterfall doesn't have a sign on it saying property of Cleopatra, now does it?" Okay, maybe that was pretty snarky, but he couldn't help it. He hadn't even said anything to Cleo, and yet she still decided to throw a fit over their presence at the waterfall at the same time as her. That was enough to justify a bit of rudeness, at least in his eyes.

☆ — what of the meek, the mourning, and the merciful?

[SirDio]

[CLEOPATRA THEMA.]

[FRAGGLEROCK.]

Not being greedy, huh? That hardly seemed to be the case to Fraggle, considering how she was acting, but he didn't feel like arguing much further. He had also just wanted a bit of peace and quiet, and Cleo was ruining that – although the cub had to admit that watching Seth mess up the other's name was pretty funny. Frag truthfully wasn't sure if it was intentional or not, but he didn't much care. It seemed to get under Cleopatra's skin, and that was enough to make him laugh a bit, although the boy had to hastily bite back his giggles, not wanting the feline to get more pissed off.

When Cleo gave them permission to stay, Fragglerock just rolled his eyes, muttering mostly to himself, "Didn't really need your go-ahead, but okay." He then added on, his tail flicking some water in Cleopatra's direction as he spoke, "Besides, you're the one who spoke up first, and interrupted your peace and quiet. We didn't even do anything." With that, the boy then turned and moved a little farther into the water, trying to distance himself from the talonguard. He figured if he got far enough away and closed his eyes, he could pretend he was all alone.

☆ — what of the meek, the mourning, and the merciful?