Flee And Arrive

[OPEN] Flee And Arrive

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Stallion :: Unicorn :: 16.1hh :: 13

Shoikan

02-14-2014, 11:32 AM

Slaiter
Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.
-H.P. Lovecraft

Tangere treats the earthen girl as a friend, and so Slaiter allows himself to relax. If Tangere trusts her, he will too. He thinks to introduce himself, but the silver paint beats him to it, sharing his name much more easily than he ever could. It sounds better in her voice, he thinks, softly chiming rather than a harsh growl, and it stays in place rather than slinking away to everyone within a twenty foot radius.

It gets quiet then, and he becomes worried. Is he supposed to say something? Koona had taught him to be polite, not how to be good at conversing, and he fidgets slightly, at a complete loss. Fortunately, Tangere once again gives him something to do, commenting on the mud and debris that cover her, and her intention of cleaning up. She slips past him, again sliding her fur against his as she does, and he turns to watch as she wades out into the water. He is also coated in filth, and he wonders if he should follow her example and wash up. Or maybe this is a rain-being thing, something that a ghoul should not imitate. His tail swishes with indecision as he lingers at the edge of the pool.

Maybe she senses his inner struggle, or maybe it is just good timing, but she stops her preening briefly, indirectly inviting her companions to enter the water as well. Still hesitant, he does so, stepping into the muddy stream cautiously, then becoming more bold when no rebuke comes. He goes about chest deep before stopping, delighting in the warmth of the liquid. He peers down for a moment, wondering if the heat is caused by decay, the way it was in his former swamp home, but is disappointed. There are no bones to be found here, no half-rotted carcasses grinning up at him from their murky prison. With a quiet sigh, he resigns himself to bathing, scrubbing at his gunk-splattered hide with the side of his horn.