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Housepet and a Predator Jul 14, 2019 3:27:10 GMT

Post by Dragon on Jul 14, 2019 3:27:10 GMT

(January 17th, open to all Thorns)

Dragon's black claws found their way out of his soft paws. His stomach was low on the ground, his rough tongue rolling over his furry lips. Before him was a bird. A large, fat, plump bird. Dragon loved catching birds. There was sport in it. And wasn't that all hunting was? A sport? His owners, the Fitzgibbons, sometimes went out for a hunt and they didn't seem to see an issue with it. And they didn't even eat what they brought back. No, Dragon knew there were animals who starved if they didn't hunt. Including some cats. But he was plump on human food. Even in Notre Dame he had a bowl and a little bed. So he didn't NEED to hunt. Which was disrespectful to those creatures who had to hunt to live.

But he didn't care.

His ears folded back and he could feel the saliva piling up from behind his tongue and between his teeth. Silently, despite the over weight, the cat sped up and lunched himself forward. The bird's neck broke between his jaws.

He grinned and chuckled to himself. Good practice. Great for slicing necks of Enchanted Suns.

He dug a hole and threw the bird in it, scraping dirt on it like he was in his litter box. He'd come back for it later. However while he was in the process, his ears flicked forward and he heard something.

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Housepet and a Predator Jul 14, 2019 21:09:17 GMT

Post by Banzai on Jul 14, 2019 21:09:17 GMT

"Whoa! Nice catch!"

This smaller lion wasn't exactly what Banzai was used to, but as he lounged he had been keeping an eye on what Dragon was doing. Naturally, when the cat proved to be a successful hunter Banzai decided to take advantage of that. Maybe the cat would share, he thought. Drool already pooling in his mouth, he rose from where he'd been lying and padded over to join Dragon. Although he looked like he was looking at the cat, really his gaze was on where Dragon had just buried his kill. Banzai may not have been clever, but he did have one thing going for him. He knew how to at least attempt and distract.

"Ah, hey," Banzai said. "You wanna show me that jump and kill technique? Huh? Huh?" Oh, Banzai knew he must have sounded like a cub. In this case, it wasn't something that mattered too much to him. He reached a paw out to draw Dragon into a side hug as he continued. Slick? Perhaps not the most stylish of maneuvers, but he was trying.

"I mean, I've seen lions hunt," Banzai continued, "but you put a whole spin on it. I bet that bird didn't even see you coming." If all went well, then he could get Dragon to show him the technique and dig up his bird while doing so. Banzai thought himself pretty clever. Maybe not by Shenzi's standards, though.

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Housepet and a Predator Jul 14, 2019 22:25:39 GMT

Post by Dragon on Jul 14, 2019 22:25:39 GMT

Dragon turned over his shoulder to see the thing approach. He looked like a dog but carried a very different scent. Skinny legs and a weird sausage body. It threw him off and he paused in burying his catch. And the creature was complimenting him. His eyes were wide and he didn't blink, concerned by the sudden approach of this drooling creature. He turned to face him as he approached.

"I don't know if you can," the tom said gruffly, "Cats're built for that kinda stuff..."

He tilted his head to the side, hoping the male was a member of his army, his faction. Sweeping his fluffy tail to the side to cover his catch, he let his claws slide from his paws. "You a Thorn?" He replied with a growl, "I can teach you. If you're a Thorn."

His ears flicked upwards and he tilted his head to the side. "What are you?" He said, "I ain't never seen no dog that looks like you. I ain't seen too many dogs tho." The Fitzgibbons didn't have a dog but he'd seen dogs on the farms next door. Big yowling drooling things he had no need for.

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Housepet and a Predator Jul 15, 2019 15:01:24 GMT

Post by Banzai on Jul 15, 2019 15:01:24 GMT

"Who, me? Yeah, yeah, of course I'm a Thorn!" Banzai answered. He would have suspected that it was obvious with the way he hung around India like he did. Nevertheless, Banzai didn't mind answering the question. He hadn't gotten a chance to hang around Dragon before. Maybe this little lion wasn't so bad, Banzai told himself. Dragon had more or less agreed to teach him since Banzai had confirmed he was a Thorn. So, he released Dragon from the side hug and took a moment to tilt his head. Dog? Banzai laughed at that thought.

"No way! I'm a hyena. Sorta like a buddy to ol' Scar, y'know? We go way back," he explained. Scar might have been less inclined to count them as close friends, but they had known each other since long enough. "So who're you? You're real small for a lion, and you don't look like one of them cubs either." A small sniff was given as Banzai gave Dragon another look. Yeah... definitely not a cub. The gravely old man voice kind of gave that away.

A small part of him did consider making a snack out of the situation, but Banzai pushed the thought away. Dragon was an alley. It would not do to make the cat into a snack. Neither Scar nor Shenzi would have liked if he did that.

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Housepet and a Predator Jul 16, 2019 0:59:36 GMT

Post by Dragon on Jul 16, 2019 0:59:36 GMT

Dragon relaxed a bit and unfurled his tail. Like he said, he didn’t need the bird for food. He knew someone would have filled up his bowl back home and he was here just to have fun spilling small animals’ blood. This creature, however, looked hungry. Slobbering and hungry. And he was an ally so Dragon didn’t mind releasing the dead bird he was holding hostage. The bird wasn't really all that appetizing to him anyway, it was more about the hunt. He gave a sniffed and pushed it forward.

“Take it,” he meowed, “I can catch another one.”

He ran his tongue over his fluffy left side before answering the hyena. “I’m a cat,” he chuffed, “S’like a little lion people keep in their house.” He lifted up his paw and flashed his claws before parting his jaws to show off vicious fangs for shredding, tearing and biting.

“Lions do that, don’t they?” He said, “I’m just a small lion.” He shook his head, pretending he had a mane. “Roar.” He offered a sick, very unsettling grin to the hyena.

"Do you really want to learn," he growled, "Or do you just want food?"

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Housepet and a Predator Jul 16, 2019 15:13:07 GMT

Post by Banzai on Jul 16, 2019 15:13:07 GMT

The second Dragon said he could have the bird, Banzai jumped to his paws again and scrambled to where the bird was buried. Such a food driven one, this one, that he hardly cared about the taste of dirt as he dug. Once he got the bird out, he dug into the feathery flesh and just started to chow down. It must have been quite a sight. Now and again he looked up and let his ears flick a bit to acknowledge he was listening, but otherwise? Banzai was feasting. Only when Dragon asked his next question about whether or not he did want to learn did Banzai swallow a particularly large bite of bird and nod his head.

"Yeah!" Banzai answered with enthusiasm. "I mean... I did want the bird first, but I do wanna learn. Birds're tricky, man. Always fly away before I can get 'em." That was probably why he, Shenzi, and Ed usually stuck to ground dwelling creatures. Now and again, though, Banzai couldn't deny his longing for the fleshy goodness a bird could provide. He licked bits of bird meat away from his lips and started to pick the rest of the carcass clean for a moment. Then he set aside what was left. Ed or someone could have the leftovers. It wasn't like India was lacking scavengers, right? Right. So, Banzai sat at attention with his belly full and allowed a sort of sinister gleam to take hold in his eyes.

"Those birds aren't gonna know what hit 'em," he said. There was a pause. "But ah... you're the teacher, so what do I gotta do?" Learning from a small lion. A cat, rather. Never thought that he'd live to see the day that happened, that was for sure. Nevertheless, it was what was happening.

Shenzi probably would never let him live this down if she saw it.