Wandering Man [OPEN]

[cptkickercutleg]

Cercius sits on the edge of Kami Lake, a crudely fashioned bridge to his right and naught but the life of forest behind him, trees rustling, birds singing, bugs buzzing and the quiet breathing if the lake were the sounds that surrounded him.

He lies back, basking in the warm light of the sun as he lifts his wooden ocarina to his lips, hesitating for a moment, unsure of what to play, letting his arms drop spread-eagled on the damn grass while he thinks, the ocarina still in his mouth.
"Well now, it seems I am at a loss for things to do." he thinks, his belly full of the tubers he had found and the rabbit he had caught in a noose the previous day, he wondered for a while what to play, before giving up on thinking, deciding just to put it away.
"It always brings back bad memories anyway..." he thinks, wiping the mouthpiece clean.

It was nice here, with the quiet lake rippling and moving, the wind blowing the scent of unseen cherry blossoms, and the warm sun on his bare chest.
"So why am I so lonely? he wonders, biting his lip.
"It's not like Graal would enjoy my company, he always was cagey towards me, and now..." he lets out a quiet sigh, watching the white clouds pass over him.
"Oh Bran... You would have loved this place..."

[cptkickercutleg]

(( This thread is still open to anyone else that wants to join ))

[Oki]

Not exactly his first place of choice, Oki had thought his mate, Ryleigh, had ventured southwest of the Shinkou into the unclaimed territories. She tends to like warmer places, however Oki didn't. His coat was much too thick and busy to last long in hot temperatures. Though, there was a loophole that he has found to bear warmer temperatures: his anthropomorphic form. Having some qualities of the bipedal mammal, the human, sweat glands allowed him to stay cooler because in his feral form, he didn't have that.

Flying, as it was a much quicker form of transportation, Okamiimaru glided high above the earth's surface, the air much cooler up here, albeit the heat pockets he would try to find so it would be less labor to keep him up. Below, he watched the border of the Shinkou pass him by and looked onward to see where Shinkou ceased to exist. "It's so quiet up here...", the male said aloud. Its one of the best perks of being able to fly, especially so high.

Before too long, he decided to make his descent. The air quickly became warm and a little humid even and it was a weird transition as always. Ending his dive, Oki pulled up and hovered in the air wih powerful flaps of his wings. Lowering himself onto all fours, he decided it best to shift into his anthro form. Sparks quickly formed a cloud around his form. As quickly as the cloud form, it dissipated, showing his anthro form on all fours. Finished shifting, he pushed himself up onto his legs and looked around, scenting the air for any signs of his mate, or any other for that matter.

With a grunt, Oki continued in the same direction as before, but on foot. The grass was soft...much softer than what he felt before. Passing small trees, shrubs and passing into overgrowth, he could see the glimmer of a large body of water in the distance. Figuring he could use a drink, he made his way over to the lake and cupped his paws to get some of the water. It was fairly clean and he brought it up to his muzzle, lapping at it until he repeated this action a few more times. Staying in his crouched position, he wiped his paws dry on his thighs and looked out across the lake. Squinting to get a better focus, a human lounged on a bank. Not very fond of them, he laid next to the bridge. Oki was curious of or even if he had any intentions of any sort. Laying low, he continued to watch until he leaned too far forward and lost his balance. Falling into the water with a yell and a splash, he cursed to himself as he just gave away his position. Pulling himself out, he shook his coat and flapped his wings, trying to dry himself quickly as the human across the lake he knew nothing about.

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[cptkickercutleg]

Cercius' ears twitch, hearing a quiet thud some way off in the distance,
"What was that?" he muses, smiling as he imagines likely scenarios.
"A buck tripping on a root? No, no cry of pain. A bear pounding the ground to show dominance? Nope, no roars." His mind sidetracks, thinking now of the animals that live in the area, their scents, tastes, habits, listing off facts in his head to pass the time-
SPLASH!

"Well, enough wondering I guess." he thinks, rolling his eyes.
Oki pulls himself from the water, shaking his fur and spattering Cercius with a couple of droplets, but he didn't mind, he was used to it by now.
He lifts a hand in a languorous wave, letting his smooth baritone voice carry his intentions, or rather, lack of intentions:
"Hai Dragga, don't mind me, I'm not doing anything right now." he calls, registering the anthro's scent on the water droplets. "Vulf-kin Okiimaru of Shinkou and Ryleigh."

[fangirl728]

(I just got my werewolf approved! If you don't mind, I'll join too)

Grace loved climbing trees. It was a habit difficult to accomplish in wolf form, so she just ran around as a human. She jumped from branch to branch, content with life for awhile. "Father hated it when I climbed trees," she thought as she sat down on a branch, "He said it was very un-lady like, and the creator forbid his tomboy daughter being un-lady like." Grace slid of the tree branch and headed straight with no where to go.

She headed toward Kami lake, slightly parched from her previous outdoor adventures, Upon arrival, she was greeted by the sight of two males. One of which, to her great delight, was a human and he was, teenage mind in action here, kinda cute, in a rugged sorta way, of course. She ran her fingers through her long hair and looked in the water to assess her current look. Pretty good.. Ah, what can she say, she's looked better. Hopefully she looked good enough. with a quick breath, Grace assumed a sexy posture and sauntered out where the males could see her. "Hello there, do you mind if I join you?"

[Oki]

The heaviness of the water was bothersome, but it had cooled him off some and he couldn't complain about that. Just personally, he knew if he got wet and didn't dry off quickly, he smelled. He knew that all too well, especially because of his mate Ryleigh. More often than not, she would make him go wash up. In any case, she has made him a little more self conscious and Oki had tried to dry himself off well. Though to his unknowing, he had made the male human wet with the droplets that fell off his coat. Once he had finished and crouched down, Oki looked at the male, noticing what he has done. He didn't appear to mind, but Oki still smiled apologetically and rubbed the back of his head with a paw-hand, finding that the male wasn't hostile in anyway.

Folding his wings back against his shoulders and resuming his crouched position, he listened to what the male said. His ears perked up and something sparked within his head as he finished. That accent..."You're kin to Graal?", he smiled wide at his realization, tails wagging behind him. It was obvious he was glad at this bit of information. Though he was just as happy he knew Ryleigh as well and his name, "And you've met Ry...and please call me Oki", he continued to smile welcomingly.
"Well, it seems you know my name already, mind if I know yours?", he chuckled, still glad to hear his relations. Meanwhile, he sniffed to see if he could smell anything distinct about the human male. Nothing really stood out as to any familiar scents, however, he did smell more like an animal than a human. This piqued his curiosity and made him wonder. An interested look came over his facial features and he asked seriously, "You're more than what you seem, friend. Do... Before he could continue, a voice came from behind where Oki was sitting; an unknown female's. Turning his head backwards, he raised a brow as another human was approaching. Before he chose to say anything, he turned back to the male and shrugged, leaving it up to him.

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[cptkickercutleg]

Cercius nods to Oki's first question, raising his hand to stop any questions before he had answered this one.
"How to say it... We are... No... He is the brother of my brother, but we are not true family, only Pack-Kin. Oh, and I am called Cercius oh Otonami." he explains, then waits for Oki to talk again, nodding gently as he talks, affirming each comment, opening his mouth to answer another question as the anthro is interrupted.
He barely even glances at the girl, his nose picking up on the scent that carried the odour of sweet sweat, leafmould and moss.
"I hold no authority here, I can nither send you away nor ask you to stay." he says, his voice flat and apathetic and his arm waving non-committally at her.
"What were you saying Okiim- Oki?" he asks, sitting up with his back to her.

[fangirl728]

Grace looked on at them. She was raging inside. The man didn't even look at her! Was she losing her touch? The thought of simply leaving flashed through her mind. It seemed as if she was unwelcome...or simply not seen as important enough to talk to. Which made her just as upset, no matter how true it might be. She WAS a rather boring person. Grace was intent on getting his attention, though. She stalked over and sat next to him, an action that demanded his attention. "I'm called Grace, how about you?"

[Oki]

Still happy to hear he had chanced upon a family member and close friend of Graal's, Oki never knew that such a relative of Graal's was within the vicinity...well distant vicinity. Nonetheless, he was here. "Aye, I had figured from the start you two were Pack-kin...He never told me about you though. Though with how many stories he knows, I just bet he hasn't gotten to you yet", he laughed, amused at the thought, though mostly just giddy. After he had settled down, he gave a curt nod with a smile, "It's a pleasure to meet you Cercius", his English accent was most prominent when he said his name. He had remained in his crouched position throughout the whole conversation, even when the female had appeared, his arms resting on his thighs while his hand-paws were draped over the inside of his thighs. He was about to bump heads with him in a friendly greeting way, but he didn't know how humans greeted/welcomed each other.

Speaking of humans, he noticed the female who had approached and caught the attention of him and Cercius. However, not much attention was held as neither he or the man seemed interested enough to give her more than a look over. Oki himself wasn't all that familiar with humans and even the ones of the opposite gender never had and he knew they never will catch any of his fancy and plus he was already happily mated to his lovely Ryleigh. However, he didn't know the deal with Cercius; perhaps he had a partner as well, though Oki didn't ask anything pertaining to it. What he did want to ask though was that he felt something different about the man and wondered if it were true if there was. Their attention back on each other, Cercius prompted for him to continue, "Uhm...oh, especially with your kinship to Graal, I was just curious if you had a form similar to mine or one completely wolven...I don't want to pry though, mate", he didn't want to anger Cercius, but was truely curious if he was truly a human or this was just a supplementary form he took as a mask for others to see. By this time though, he had become comfortable enough that he sat with his legs crossed and his paws gripping his knees. Barely finishing his question though, the female had reappeared beside Cercius and Oki leaned forward to give her a questioning look, "Can we help you with something, Grace?", he asked in a sarcastic manner.

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[cptkickercutleg]

A slow smile creeps across Cercius' face, keeping a grin at bay, he knew better than to bare his teeth.
"Oh aye, I bet he's not mentioned me, he's moved on from our clan, Vulfen, Vulf-kin and Vulf alike." he says, his smile quickly dropping, a his eyes flicking down to his feet for an instant. "I am merely a reminder that his family is dead, and that we are all that is left of several generations of dreams..."
"Nice going jackass, now try explaining that"
"I don't have to."
Grace slides next to him, her scent flooding his nose as she speaks.
"I'm called Grace, what about you?" she asks, demanding his attention.
"Fine, fine!" he thinks, taking a deep breath.
"Ah es Cercius oh Otonami. Vos doth voh van?" he asks, reverting to his home Tongue for a moment."That is- I am Cercius of the Otonami Clan, can I help you with something, or do you just want to chat?" he asks, a little more courteous now. "I apologise if I offended you by seeming to ignore you Grace."
he turns back to Oki, his smile coming back, "And yes, I can change into both Liiru and Gouru forms, but it is hard to control myself, I-" he bites his lip for a moment, the smile fading yet again. "It was fun..."
"It hurt Graal's charge, I assume she's a replacement for the hole left by his younger sister, but she's a nice enough pup..." he says, scratching a bit of stubble on his chin, "Not that there was much chance to talk."

[Midnight]

((Ah. I was metioned. <B I might join, But ill wait any confusion to be cleared.))

[fangirl728]

(I'm sorry, I deleted my post and I'll just reply to yours. I'm sorry! )

"I just wanna talk," Grace put her head on her hands and listened quietly to Cericius and Oki talking, feeling sorta lonely, not knowing about half of what they were talking about. Grace never interfered with other wolves, or packs, or anything like that. She only knew the language she was taught growing up, as she never bothered to learn anything else. She never thought she's need it.Grace zoned out for a moment, listen to their voices, until something caught her attention. "I can change into both Liiru and Gouru forms" "Wait, does that mean your like, a werewolf?"

[Oki]

((A little confused because people switched posts xD should I respond or is Kicker going to change his post so it fits better?))

[fangirl728]

((I'm sorry I messed things up. You could probably just respond. Kicker doesn't need to change his post, I deleted mine))

[fangirl728]

((...why isn't anyone responding???))