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"No," Reginald giggled. "It's like mama said: their *taste* is rare."xhunterko wrote:Khun gulped down a handful of fish, feeling in his mouth for the bones, then he spoke after a swallow.
"Delicious!" He said.
"These fish here rare?" He asked, before taking another bite.
"It's nice to meet you Monique." Shukaku said. As he walked into the mess room, he helped himself to some food.xhunterko wrote:"Monique!" Monique said to the cat, then returned to her perch on his head. Then she looked at the vixen.
"Nice to meet you two. I'm Shukaku." he replied.valerio wrote:The mess room was teeming with animals busy eating all sorts of foods, while the human staff was busy attending their needs.
When the group walked in, two lean cheetas waved their arms to the newcomers. "Welcome back, gruffo!" one of them, whose crest was pure snow white, said. The other, with a jet black crest, tried to smile between his mouthful of chicken. "Been hiring already?" He then introduced himself to the toyger cat. "Charmed, chap: I'm Ferrari, and this voracious thing here is Lotus. Who might you be?"
"Ghosts are pretty cool in my opinion." Shukaku replied.xhunterko wrote:"Oh, don't worry I will. Now that she's gone though, how do you, cat, feel about ghosts?" The last she said to Shukaku.
The raven scratched under his beak. "I really don't know, kit: That 'horn' is more like a big nail rather than a bone with capillars and a marrow that could get infected. That's why it's so fragile and it regrows so fast. Not to mention that any infection coming from there would likely hit the brains or the eyes, or any facial nerves. This sickness is more akin to a variant of pneumonia."Hotep the psychic wrote:Anubis feeling close enough to the herd already stopped and started to think. "lets recap, the disease acts like a cold and after a long period of time the animal dies off. the horns are more fragile in the cold and even after tend to break off....well the answers simple after this" anubis thought "i think i may have figured it out, but to cure them or help. for one is to strengthen the horns, if im right the horn gets infected when they break off and with no way to aid that they leave it be and it gets infected with the disease. second would be to have them focus on a different way of use for the horn, this way they tend for them and horn loss isnt so much a problem...the question is how to do either of them?" anubis explained
hypernovatic wrote:"Nice to meet you two. I'm Shukaku."
"Ghosts are pretty cool in my opinion." Shukaku replied.
Joldogard nodded and shook off some rain. "Wise move, kit. I credit your patience."Hotep the psychic wrote:"thats good. so for now we observe, this will allow us to know if we are right or if we find anything else to help us figure out the disease" horus said sitting down and taking out a bowl and gavel then some different leaves and herbs before beginning to make a powder with everything.
Okay, I will. And no I haven't, actually. Shukaku thought to Monique.xhunterko wrote:Oh good! Monique thought to Shukaku as she flew back on his head.
But I'm not kidding! The last cat that I appeared to in my ghostly form was scared so much she tried to bury herself in the sand. But you seem pretty cool so I think you can handle it. Oh, just Think back to me and I'll hear it. Oh, let's keep the 'I'm a ghost' to ourselves okay? Monique thought to him.
"Not afraid of ghosts eh? Ever seen one?" Monique said to him.
"It's nothing. just thinking out loud." he replied, taking a bite of his pancake.valerio wrote:The cheetahs blinked at each oter. "Funny guy," they said. Then, Ferrari, grinning, asked, "And what makes you think that we are ghosts, housepet?"hypernovatic wrote:"Nice to meet you two. I'm Shukaku."
"Ghosts are pretty cool in my opinion." Shukaku replied.
"a Gymnastics background really helps with parkour," Levi said. "I was teaching Reg a few things, but you'd probably already know a lot of the basic stuff."xhunterko wrote:"Not parkour per say," Khun said between bites, "But I did do some gymnastic training while learning the sword. I'd be up for it though."
"Pay no heed to them," Homer said. He used his claw to take a whole pancake and gobble it down. "They like to tease. So, what do you think of our company?"hypernovatic wrote:"It's nothing. just thinking out loud." he replied, taking a bite of his pancake.
Joldogard shook his head. "Sprinkling around won't do no good, they'll just avoid the grass and the rain and wind will wash it away anyway. or the shamans would've tried it. Forcing their will is of no use, either, only fuels their diffidence. You must go to them and earn their trust."Hotep the psychic wrote:"if we are right on this this powder we can either rub the horns with. or sprinkle it into the field to treat them. eiruther way would work." anubis said dropping some leaves into the bowl and grinding it, soon the amount of powder he had was now a more dark greenish color and smelled of grapes. he then looked up at the horses and watched.
Reginald's eye sparkled. "Oooo, that will be so FUN to watch! Oh, Khun, say yes say yes say yes! i wanna see a swordfight!!"RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:"a Gymnastics background really helps with parkour," Levi said. "I was teaching Reg a few things, but you'd probably already know a lot of the basic stuff."
Cesare smirked. "Like what you see, cat?"xhunterko wrote:Monique's mouth fell open as the lion approached.
"Oh my," she said in awe of the creature.
These creatures think like a herd, like a common mind. Everyone's the leader, you could say. You may approach anyone."Hotep the psychic wrote:anubis poured the powder into a small bag before getting up. and letting out a sneeze."oh uh. sry, ok is there a leader for the horses that i can talk to without trouble or how would i do this?" anubis asked
"I'm up for it," Levi said. "I had a match against Barty my first day here. That was before I knew he was a ghost."xhunterko wrote:"Oh, I'm all up for a run, once the rain clears," he said, then, after another bite, "However, as far as a stick fight, that all depends on Levi."
The closest horse snorted, his nostrils flaring at the unknown scent. "What are you, little creature?" he asked suspiciouslyHotep the psychic wrote:anubis nodded before walking up to the horses themselves. he appraoched one, "hello. how are you today?" anubis said unknowing what to say.
"I think you guys are really nice." Shukaku told Homer. When the lion walked up to them Shukaku was speechless. "Um, my name is Shukaku." he replied as he regained his senses.valerio wrote:"Pay no heed to them," Homer said. He used his claw to take a whole pancake and gobble it down. "They like to tease. So, what do you think of our company?"
At that moment, came a lion. A veritable King of the Savannah, built like a stone god and a coppery mane like liquid fire around his head. He raised a paw to greet the cat. "Salute, city dweller. I am Cesare Bellicus, the Gladiator. Who you might be?"
"Um, thanks." Shukaku said. "And no, I'm not a performer."valerio wrote:"A brave name, yours." The lion smiled. "Are you a performer?"
"Well, I can draw somewhat. I can also write fairly well." Shukaku answered.valerio wrote:"If that ain't yer case, bub," said...an eagle. A veritable American eagle, huge and majestic as Cesare was in his way, with talons that shone like gold and a silvery beak. The creature was perching above the others, and a piece of raw meat laying over a plate. "Then what's yer business here?"
Homer cleared his throat. "That's another one you need to forgive, Shukaku. He's Atlas, one of our acrobatic performers together with Lotus and Ferrari. Too bad their attitude didn't rub off on him."
Atlas puffed up his chest with a snottish expression worthy of the proudest British gentleman. "Walkers! As if you had any right to feel to *my* level*"
The grizzly mocked a bow of his head. "In truth, we are unworthy of being in your presence."
Atlas turned an eye to the bear. "Hm. Will do, this time."
Then it was the grizzly's turn to address Shukaku. "So, anything about yourself other than your name? You surely sound as if you were trained to resist interrogatories."
The horse cocked his head. "A 'fox'? You are quite far from your territory. And why would you meddle with our business, fox? What makes you think we *want* your 'help'.?"Hotep the psychic wrote:"im a fox. to be more specific a red fox. from what ive fouund is that you need help with a disease" anubis said
All of a sudden, the eagle's eyes were sparkling with joy. "Ohh, you can draw, eh?" And then he posed in all his majesty. "Then get some *serious* inspiration! And I want a sun shining behind me, as if kissing my glorious plummage!"hypernovatic wrote:"Well, I can draw somewhat. I can also write fairly well." Shukaku answered.
At that moment, something fluttered and perched near Monique -a bat, a vulpine-muzzled bat whose fur held a faint blue glow. A native bat. "Well, hel-loo, tiny cute one."xhunterko wrote:Monique didn't like to get hot and bothered. But that eagle did it! Though she tried very hard not to say anything, and simply folded her arms and flew back to Shukaku's head.
You need to be brought low and humbled. She thought to her self looking at the thing. Then she flew over to Homer.
"Is it a bad thing to have guests at your table?" Monique whispered to the bear.
The bat chuckled. "Oh, my! Certainly not! My swarm and I are all allive and well, thank you. I'm Pix, and we perform with Atlas up there in the aerial show. And waht about you, strange cute thing without a smell?" He sniffed at the air. "Oh, and as for my...hue, you see, we are glowbats. Luminescent microorganisms grow within our fur, and help us catch prey. The micros feed off our nutrients and keep glowing so we can keep hunting. But eventually my swarm decided to stop being lazy. We want to see the world! We just joined the circus! Are you joining too?"xhunterko wrote: Monique blinked for a moment. She then blinked again. Number one, was that another bat? She hadn't thought of them being on this island, at all. And number two, did, did it actually just hit on her? Monique blushed a tad, then noticed the glowing fur. She backed away a bit but remained friendly.
"H-hello," she managed with a shy wave, then she looked at it's fur again, "Your not a ghost are you?"
"Not your fault, cutey: I mean, I always had problems finding a mate, being shy and all, and the first one I get the guts to approach is literally beyond any chance..." Then he frowned with puzzlement. "Say, what are you doing here btw?" He didn't even have to worry about them being heard, the hall was quite noisy.xhunterko wrote:"Aw, I'm sorry," Monique said, patting him on the back.
