Tseth: He waves a finger of his metal hand in front of Parvus. He glances over at Resh for a moment. "Some locals call the place valley… translation differences from basic."
Alex: He nods at Rhiv and Salmook's response. "Interesting."
Up ahead, a bush rustles for a few moments, before a large black cat jumps out onto the path. It looks at the group for a few moments, cautiously.
Parvus: He squawks at Tseth, then stares at his finger, his pupils dilated. He flares out his wings and grabs it with his front talons, looking back up at Tseth.
Resh: He looks down at the cat, tilting his head. “Well, hello there, little thing.”
Juni: “What’s a cat doing in the middle of a forest.”
Rhiv: he stiffens as the cat appears. is that what's been making everyone so nervous? he runs through his mental checklist for new creatures. aggressive? maybe. edible? potentially. worth it? probably not. he stands back, keeping an eye on Salmook instead. he'll let the others deal with this.
Salmook: he peers at the cat with curiosity. it's… almost like something he's seen at home. but smaller and less fluffy and less… murder-y. he stays beside his pater. "What is that thing? Is it friendly?"
The cat: It slowly takes a few steps towards Resh, eyeing him.
Alex: He stares at the cat. Is it Tseth's? "Friendly is debatable."
Tseth: He looks up from Parvus, noticing a… very familiar black cat. "What the…" He crouches down, and makes a short whistle sound to call the cat.
The cat: It perks up almost immediately, trotting towards Tseth past everyone else. It rubs against Tseth, before noticing Parvus. It stares at him curiously.
(Don't ask me how he trained his cat like a dog it's like Parvus but they've been around each other 7 years)
(my cat comes when he's called (sometimes) so it's not the wildest thing-)
Parvus: He looks at the cat and jumps to the ground, staring at it. He chitters curiously, then nudges Tseth with his snout.
Juni: “Is that your cat?”
(😂 true)
(He can probably ask this cat to do a lot and he'd listen (unless he was feeling particularly annoying))
Rhiv: ah. another "friend." there's a part of Rhiv that wants to see if the cat will understand him - if his abilities aren't broken. he holds off on that for now. maybe when they aren't walking in this… admittedly hot sun. he yawns and wipes some sweat from his forehead.
Salmook: seeing his pater yawn, he yawns himself. strange. he doesn't feel tired - anything but. he watches the cat rush past him towards Tseth. he tilts his head again. "It… knows you?"
Tseth: He looks up at the group. "Ah- yeah. This is my cat. His name is uh.." He glances up at Alex, who's nearly holding back laughter. "..Alex." He pets the cat a bit.
(Cat) Alex: He accepts being pet, still staring at Parvus. He stretches out a paw at him.
Juni: She stifles a laugh at hearing the cat’s name. “There’s another one?”
Resh: “Very original.”
Parvus: He chitters at the cat, then lightly bats his paw, flicking his tail a bit.
(when I get home ok- been stressed today)
Rhiv: Alex and… Alex? Oh, joy - that's not confusing. don't they treat their companions with a a little more respect? despite his usually reserved attitude, Rhiv is visibly rattled. he walks a little faster, too, distancing himself from Tseth's shenanigans.
Salmook: he's intrigued by Alex… and Alex, too. uh-oh, what happens if he mixes them up? "Does… does Alex - the little Alex - have any nicknames? I'm getting confused just thinking about it."
(theyre both small)
(also I'm making up a nickname on the spot for cat)
Tseth: He stands up. "Well, I didn't name him. The adoption center already had him named Alex. I thought it was funny." He stifles a laugh at Salmook struggling not to confuse them. "They're both little. But, the cat can be called Ater."
Ater: He bats at Parvus in return, as if it's a game.
(I'm trusting google translate so literal definition of Ater in Latin is black)
Parvus: He takes a step back from Ater, then slowly comes closer and bats him again.
Resh: He watches Parvus and Ater batting at each other, amused. “Well, guess we have two little fucks to deal with now.”
Rhiv: he sighs. Ater and Alex..? less confusing, he supposes. he shifts his attention to Resh, walking alongside him.
"Do you think we're actually getting anywhere? How do I know that this isn't..?" *he trails off, but it's pretty obvious what he was going to say. how does he know that isn't some trap?
Salmook: he grins at Ater and Alex. "Where did Alex - I mean Ater - where did Ater come from?"
Tseth: He walks a bit closer to the group, next to Salmook. "I got him at a place where you can adopt animals as your own. He was pretty much a handful of fluff when I got him."
Ater: He looks up at Resh when he speaks, walking quickly towards him and batting at Resh's shoes.
(LMAO he is not happy with being called a little fuck)