forum I'm lacking the creative ingenuity to provide a clever and witty name (Character Chat 5)

Started March 16, 2019 by Deleted user

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He shook his head, chuckling lightly. "Weirdo."

She grinned and handed him one. "You want one? I'm willing to share."

He shook his head. "I don't like strawberries. It's the texture, not the taste."

She feigned a look of disgust as she held a hand to her heart. "Don't like–I can't be seen around you. Like. Ever."

He began to stand up. "Well, if that's the case…"

She stopped him with her legs. "Kidding, smartass."

He smirked, settling back into the couch.

She moved onto the actual cake. "That girl you saw…" she started, inviting a confession should he want one. Another peek into her past.

He shook his head. "That's something for another time." Runner resumed rubbing her leg.

She seemed to quietly purr at the touch as she ate, and was secretly glad he didn't want to talk about it.

"You're a very odd person." He said randomly.

She flicked her eyes up at him, pausing midbite. "Huh?"

"You're purring because I'm rubbing your leg."

She blinked. And blinked again. "And so what if I am? You get weirded out by me touching your back."

"But that's a normal thing." He gave her a playful smile.

She smirked. "But I'm not normal." Her pupils briefly turned to dragon-like slits and the iris seemed to glow, then it all went back to normal.

"And I'd never ask you to change," he said, winking at her.

"Get a room you two." The lion girl from earlier approached, crossing her arms over her chest as she approached them. Tessa didn't seem to be disturbed by the girl, instead sticking out her tongue at her.

"I still don't know your name," he said, tilting his head at the girl.

"Zia. A sphynx, before you ask." Her feathered wings ruffled slightly, and her four lion legs shifted to face him head-on. "Just wanted to congratulate you. That was an impressive debut."

"I feel like shit," he admitted. "And how was it impressive? I was nearly killed by a skinwalker."

She snorted. "Skinwalkers are cowards. They pretend to be the big fish by putting on a fake identity, but as soon as a bigger fish confronts them, they run away with their tails tucked between their legs." She nodded respectfully at Runner. "And you handled it well before it got out of hand. It barely got a single shot off before it wet itself."

"Hellfire tends to do that to people," he said with a shrug.

She smirked. "Indeed it does." She nodded at Tessa. "Good luck and fight well. I want to see the Vanguard in the finals."
Tessa flashed a toothy grin. "Not a problem."

"When will the other fights start, anyways?"

Zia turned to Runner. "Once qualifications are over, those that met the judges' standards will be called down to start the first round." Her lion's tail swung from side to side. "Other than that, I do not know."

He nodded. "Alright. Just wanted to know how long I had before I got my ass whooped."

Zia snickered and padded away with a wave, heading back out of the cafeteria.
Tessa dug back into her cake, whining when she dropped some crumbs. "Zia's the leader of the Jade Ravens, a newer and similar group to mine in its diversity. If you couldn't tell by the name, everyone in her group can fly." She informed Runner while cleaning up her mess.

"Do all of them look at you like you're their next meal?"

She chuckled. "It's the War Games. We're all enemies." She tilted her head and looked at the doors Zia left through. "But she's from Khogar, the Savage Realm, so she's more prone to looking like that on any day."