Re: Slippery Shadows
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:57 pm
Well she was intriguing, that much was a given. Hybrid had half - okay more than half - expected her to choose her path without pausing for him. This, however, was better; he didn't have to resort to watching her pass.
Was that a hint of tension I saw in the vague lines of her form earlier, he mused, a smirk tugging at his lips, or am I imagining things to be other than they are in this that cloaks her into a vague outline?
He somewhat hoped for the first possibility. If she was one to get a good reaction out of he might be able to have some fun with her. That was something he never did understand about others; they seemed to have such a hard time relaxing and rolling with the storms. Many of them seemed to want to be offended. At least at first. All of his bondmates had noticeably mellowed as they spent more time with him.
Shine said he was like her mate; that there was something naturally relaxed and soothing about his very nature. He wasn't sure how a lightning storm could be soothing, however.
But these shadows... These seemed soothing to him. Blanketing him, hiding him, drawing the world in closer in a way as everything became much more intimate than mere eyesight. There was a certain quietness within the heavy blanket, a cool touch to the air. And they added mystery, of course, shrouding this stranger.
What else might he learn? If she did join him... Well that would be an event in itself. There would be no distractions, no body language even to distract them from the raw force of the other's personality.
It seemed strange to get to know someone in such an intimate fashion when he had no idea who she even was, and yet also exciting. Further mystery, something extra to challenge him.
Hybrid wondered if she would feel the same. One way to find out.
"You hesitate, though admittedly I'm also guilty. Your choice... Interests me. As I said, you know my path, Pretty. Do you join me?"
With a quiet snuffle as he stretched his neck out slightly and snorted at her curiously, he turned and took a step down into deeper darkness, carefully testing his way forward before allowing his hoof to land solidly. Then a second. A third. And there he paused again, craning to look over his shoulder, ears perked curiously as he called to her once more.
"Or would you rather an escort on the way out? I can always come back."
It was hard to imagine that she'd need an escort, as she'd made it so far on her own, but he didn't add that. Part of him wanted to see how she might react to the offer of protecting the frail little strange mare. Just how easily offended could this girl be?
Most of him was suddenly more interested in her reaction than in the damp smell of the cavern.
Was that a hint of tension I saw in the vague lines of her form earlier, he mused, a smirk tugging at his lips, or am I imagining things to be other than they are in this that cloaks her into a vague outline?
He somewhat hoped for the first possibility. If she was one to get a good reaction out of he might be able to have some fun with her. That was something he never did understand about others; they seemed to have such a hard time relaxing and rolling with the storms. Many of them seemed to want to be offended. At least at first. All of his bondmates had noticeably mellowed as they spent more time with him.
Shine said he was like her mate; that there was something naturally relaxed and soothing about his very nature. He wasn't sure how a lightning storm could be soothing, however.
But these shadows... These seemed soothing to him. Blanketing him, hiding him, drawing the world in closer in a way as everything became much more intimate than mere eyesight. There was a certain quietness within the heavy blanket, a cool touch to the air. And they added mystery, of course, shrouding this stranger.
What else might he learn? If she did join him... Well that would be an event in itself. There would be no distractions, no body language even to distract them from the raw force of the other's personality.
It seemed strange to get to know someone in such an intimate fashion when he had no idea who she even was, and yet also exciting. Further mystery, something extra to challenge him.
Hybrid wondered if she would feel the same. One way to find out.
"You hesitate, though admittedly I'm also guilty. Your choice... Interests me. As I said, you know my path, Pretty. Do you join me?"
With a quiet snuffle as he stretched his neck out slightly and snorted at her curiously, he turned and took a step down into deeper darkness, carefully testing his way forward before allowing his hoof to land solidly. Then a second. A third. And there he paused again, craning to look over his shoulder, ears perked curiously as he called to her once more.
"Or would you rather an escort on the way out? I can always come back."
It was hard to imagine that she'd need an escort, as she'd made it so far on her own, but he didn't add that. Part of him wanted to see how she might react to the offer of protecting the frail little strange mare. Just how easily offended could this girl be?
Most of him was suddenly more interested in her reaction than in the damp smell of the cavern.