[Flashback] How to Look After a Kitty Cat (Darren)

[Renaria]

50th Day of Spring, 511AV It was, as usual, a very cold morning in the city of Avanthal. Fresh snow lay on the ground and a chill breeze wove its way around the buildings of the market. A snow leopard was stepping through the Icewall Gates, the Dire Polar Bears exchanging acknowledging glances with the cat. It was one of those days where Renaria wasn’t quite sure what to do with herself. She didn’t feel like running or hunting, and she didn’t particularly want to socialise either. Though that left very few options for a leopard. She resigned herself to wandering around the city, hoping to find some new place that had managed to elude her during her other trips. She quickly grew both bored and frustrated and came to an irritable halt under one of the few trees in the city. She kicked at the snow with a paw, moving it into a mound that she then stamped on. She repeated the action a few times, thoroughly churning the snow at her feet. If leopards could sigh, then she would have done, since the interest in her new activity was short lived. After a glance around the area, she focused her attentions on the tree. With one swift motion, she had jumped, claws gaining a grip on the rough bark. She quickly climbed it and stepped onto one of the thicker branches before lying along it. Her tail hung down below her, flicking of its own accord. She closed her eyes and let the more human part of her mind bring forward a daydream.

[Darren]

Jog, Jog, Jog. By Morwen, I'm bored Darren thought as he ran through the same path he has been frequenting for the past few weeks. Perhaps a change of scenery? he thought as he waved to some friendly old locales living nearby. Yep... definitely, this place has the elderly he thought as he shivered at the sight of them. Perhaps near the Icewalls? he thought as he urged himself on. He looked stopped to look at where he was. Granted he was bad with directions but he would be able to recognize most landmarks after he passed them for the twentieth so time. "Alright, there's the market... and from here I can probably make see the walls in about twenty chimes" he observed as he smiled. More then enough time he thought as he took a track position. A moment later his visage was replaced with a puff of disturbed snow as he sprinted forward to make up for lost time. Leaning forward, he smiled widely as he started to pump his arms faster and faster. Let's see just how fast I can go... he grinned as he made his way out of the outskirts of town. Finally he was forced to take a slower pace as he was met with more resistance the farther he got out of town. Making tracks in the snow took a bit more maintence then the usual dirt composition he was used to in town. All the more reason to slow down, he didn't want to hurt himself in his haste. Finally he met the edge of a small forested area, as he paused to check he was in the right place. Okay I SHOULD be able to see the gates after I pass through all these trees... he reminded himself as he made a path through the snow. Hanging branches and low hanging trees greeted him as he made his way through the area. It was then he saw a bushy tale hanging from a tree. Closer inspection revealed it to it belonging to an animal. A kelvic! he thought excitedly as he watched the cat like creature. ...and one I haven't tried to ridden yet! he thought excitedly as he reached his hand out. "Hey Mr. Kitty! Wake up! I want to ride you..." he yelled out adruptly as he moved to yank Renaria's tail down.

[Renaria]

Her keen hearing picked up footsteps long before the man shouted. She kept her eyes closed, not bothering to look, since she expected to be left alone, dozing up in the tree. However what came next was the last thing she expected. For any human, the yell would have been loud, but to her hyper-sensitive ears it was positively deafening. Her eyes flew open and she looked down just in time to see the man reach out and pull on her tail. She flicked it up and out of his grip, claws digging hard into the branch. Pulling on her tail was one thing, but Mr. Kitty?! She was not having that. Her eyes narrowed and she leapt from the tree, landing before the man with a growl. She stepped towards him, trying to back him into one of the other nearby trees. The growling continued in a long, low tone as she continued to inch forwards. A paw reached out and she swatted at his legs. Her claws were retained, but all the same he would want to try and avoid it unless he wanted a rather large bruise.

[Darren]

Darren startled the poor thing... or rather angered it. In any case, he didn't even considered the second choice as he watched Renaria leap down. An amused face answered the growl as Darren proceeded to crouch down to greet the Kelvic. "Nice to meetcha Mr. Kitty... or is it Mrs. Kitty?" he asked as he tried to sneak a look. However he wasn't able to tell given the cat was moving straight at him. He didn't notice the growling before, nor did he even register the danger he might have been. Not yet at least. He watched as the animal reached it's paw out. Handshake? Darren thought as he intercepted the paw. "It's nice to meet you too" he smiled as he stopped Rena's attack halfway through. His gloves gripped the paw in a weird awkward grip as he squeezed the paw tightly. His face stared intently at the animal before him with an eerie smile. Darren wasn't one to be bothered by such mild roughness. "So what do you say? Can I ride you?"

[Renaria]

The fact that the man seemed to be enjoying disturbing her just made Renaria all the more angry. Mr Kitty? Again? He seemed oblivious to the fact that a fully-grown, 3 foot tall snow leopard was advancing on him. This man is an idiot. She stopped moving forward as he grabbed her paw. Her paw was as big as his head, why couldn't she have aimed higher? The smile he wore was weird and his words were not what she wanted to hear. To answer his question, Renaria let her claws come out. He was squeezing her paw quite tightly, so if she was lucky they would go right through his gloves and into skin. They were sharp too, so her chances were good. If her then refused to let her paw go, she would pull it back, probably further ripping his gloves and hand. OOCIt sucks, I apologise. I just wanted to get a post done for you :3

[Darren]

"Oww..." he muttered soflty as the claws started to inch deeper into his wrist. "That hurts you know..." he grumbled less then amused as he started to glare at the Kelvic. Granted if Darren had more interaction with nonbear kelvics he would have known that not all kelvics allowed in Avanthal were so pleasant as the city's defenders. "You have something you would like to share?" he said as he strained to keep the interaction plesant. The snow cat had other plans in mind as she retracted her claw, it's claws tearing at his gloves and hand. Alright, the cat has gone too far. "Ahhhh Oww! What the hell?" Darren cried out as he stumbled back. Gripping his injured hand as he tried to stop the flow of blood, he looked up to see a few plashes of his blood littered between himself and Renaria. Some was still dripping on the cat's claws. "You just messed with the wrong vantha..." He scowled as his eyes started to turn a heated red. He squeezed his injured hand a few times to see any possible problems. Alright... it looks like I'll be fine. Lucky that it didn't ruptured a vein he determined as he put his hands to the side, now all there is, is to deal with this ill-mattered feline. He adjusted his other glove as he started a new approach on Renaria. It was too bad that she didn't know that Darren was fearless, somewhat foolhardy when he got angry. He wouldn't remove himself from a conflict and he wasn't going to let any half bred human-animal mix get the better of him. "I really hope you have a good reason for hurting me because if not... I'm gonna hurt you right back" he glowered as he took a pace forward.