towerofanimus | :33 < furst pounce

Characters: Nepeta Leijon (OU) and open!
Setting: Around room 2-07 and the dormitories.
Format: Action preferred, but I can go either way.
Summary: Nepeta's new to the tower, so time to look around.
Warnings: Mentions of death, probably not much else.

[The act of waking up is a strange one when you don't expect to wake up at all. Freaking out is also mitigated when you're stuck still in--what is this, a human bed?--for half a minute before you can get up. It gives Nepeta the chance to, if not calm completely, get a push on the way there, and also realize she's not in pain anymore. But then what is this place? It doesn't look like the lab, and again, she's pretty sure she didn't have something soft to lay on when her eyes first closed.]

[Once her limbs decide they can move again, though, she's up instantly. Three things come quickly to her attention: the collar around her neck (which gets some pokes, prods, and tugs before she gives up on removing it), then the two letters. Being told her world has been destroyed is no news at all - Alternia is already pretty much gone! - but the rest is unexpected. This is a place to live. There's things here to help in that. And again, most importantly, she's alive.]

[So what does this mean for everyone else? It's a stab to the gut to think back on what happened to Equius, and she can't stop a sharp hiss at the thought of Gamzee potentially being here. But if they could save her, maybe, just maybe, they could save her friends too.]

[After one last delay spent checking the contents of her trunk, she's out the door to get an idea of this place. Her nerves aren't totally settled; her feet carry her light and careful through the halls of the dormitories. For all she wants to see who's here, she can't afford not to be wary.]

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A cucco is a bird - most raise them on farms for their eggs.

Fish, though, live in the ponds on various floors, and another floor with walls of water. You can walk right into it, as well; but I am not sure how many of them can be eaten.

[She's never seen any of the fish there before, either.]

Hmm. Like a cluckbeast?

But that just means I'll catch them and see. Trying something new can be fun!

I suppose, if that's what you call them.

[... Cluckbeast - that's really cute...]

Be careful, alright? It wouldn't do to catch a poisonous fish.

Poisonous?

[That doesn't sound good, and her mouth drops open in worry at that prospect.]

Okay, I'll definitely look out and try to catch ones that are furmiliar. Do you know if the ponds are safur than that one floor?

As far as I am aware, yes.

... Have you never heard of fish being poisonous, before?

My lusus taught me not to eat certain things, but I didn't know I would have to worry about it here so much. Maybe I can ask around and see if people know which fish are safe or dangerous to eat.

That would probably be best, yes. I'm not fond of fish myself, so I'm just going off of what I have heard.

[Which isn't always the best advice.]

I'm more used to eating other stuff besides fish, but I don't mind a change if it means I can keep hunting my own meals. It's just kind of boring to eat stuff someone else has caught or made all the time.

I suppose so, for a hunter. I can't say the same, of course - back home, I picked my own food, rather than hunted it. Living in a forest yields more fruits and nuts than game.

[Game that she can catch, anyway - and no matter how much he insisted, she wouldn't eat anything Mido caught. Because it was always squirrels or rabbits. Which is just... no.]

Yes, a hunter is definitely what I am! I used to live in a cave, and me and my lusus would go out together to catch stuff. It was really fun.

It definitely sounds as such. But... what is a lusus? You've mentioned yours quite a lot.

Oh! Um, I don't know what Hylians have, but you know how animals raise their young, right? Trolls can't really trace who purrvides their genes so instead we're raised by wild animals called lusii. My lusus was a cat, and she was the most beautiful, bestest kitty there ever was! She had two mouths and sometimes I'd ride on her back, and then when she got tired I'd carry her around on mine. Her name was Pounce de Leon, or Pounce fur short.

Sometimes - okay a lot of the time I like to roleplay as a cat like her, too.

... Ah, I see.

Hylians just have parents - a mother and a father of their kind who raise them into adulthood.

[Except whoops - it's obvious that's a bit of a touchy subject for Zelda, not that she'll say anything about it.]

It seems like your lusus raised you well, Nepeta.

Oh, so you are like humans.

[She'll leave it there, though. If it's an uncomfortable thing to talk about, the last thing she'd want to do is worsen it for her new friend. And it's something she can understand when she had to use past tense for her own departed custodian.]

She did. She taught me all kinds of stuff - not everything, but impurrtant things still. I cared fur her a whole lot.

[Don't mind while she gets a bit nostalgic. It's hard not to miss the one who raised her.]

Well; I am very glad to hear that. You have grown up to be a very sweet girl.

[And very brave, too - not scared of the monsters here at all...]

[She grins bashfully at the compliment.]

Aww~ Thank you fur saying so.

But is that everything you think you need to tell me? Talking to you is fun and I definitely want to do more of that later, but I also want to explore more of this place and see if I can find my friends.

Yes, I'm all out of advice for you for now.

Except this - there are some very dangerous floors, so stay safe as you explore, alright?

[She knows she probably will, but she's going to say so anyway.]

I will! I'm not looking to get into anything dangerous right now; I just want to get my bearings on this place.

I'll come back to our block later, and if I see you then we can talk about whatever. And thanks for the infurmation, it's really useful, and it was really nice meeting you.

Of course! You needn't thank me for kind words.

It was a pleasure, and I hope your stay is an enjoyable one.

[Zelda gives her a polite little bow then, letting the other go now if she'd like.]

I wanted to anyway, so don't worry about it.

[She gives an enthusiastic wave in answer, then turns to head on her way.]

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