Salmook: he comes barreling out of the woods and slams into Rhiv's midriff. that seems to be a common thing with these two. "Pater!" he pulls his pater into a tight hug.
Rhiv: OW. he reaches to push Salmook away, but he's pulled into a surprisingly strong hug instead. "Kid, you need to stop doing that. One of these days you'll break something." Rhiv pushes Salmook off of him and takes a moment to crack his own back. he'd been hoping for a bit more time away from the kid, honestly. oh well.
Tseth: He flares his wings out slightly, startled out of his thoughts by Parvus. “Ack- hello again.”
Ater: He stands up and climbs into Resh’s lap, curling up.
Parvus: He nudges Tseth with his snout and flares out his wings.
Juni: She watches Rhiv and Salmook, staying relatively hidden behind a tree.
Resh: He looks down at Ater, slightly startled. “…Aw-“
(Resh is getting accepted by cat within a day-ish and Alex over there knowing the cat for ~8 years and he still hates him)
Salmook: he narrows his eyes at Rhiv, tapping his foot. "You said you got mauled!"
Rhiv: he crosses his arms and looks away. "I was planning on it." he turns back to Salmook. "Didn't want you to get your hopes up in case I did."
(Resh is just Like That™️)
Tseth: He holds his hand up to Parvus for him to climb on.
Alex: He looks over at Resh and Ater from the deer and tilts his head, but doesn’t say anything.
Parvus: He stares at Tseth’s hand, then hops on it and trots around in circles a few times before staring at Tseth, wide-eyed.
Juni: She stays behind her tree, not really in the mood to talk. She climbs up the tree after a few moments, causing the leaves to rustle slightly.
Rhiv: ugh. he's still not on good terms with the scaly rat. he puts some distance between himself and Tseth, his gaze shifting up towards the tree. "I'm not getting any sass from you, either. I'll guess you're Little-Resh?"
Salmook: it takes him a moment to figure out who "Little-Resh" is. when he does, he gives Rhiv's side a little poke. "She has a name. Don't be a meanie-head."
(NOOOO MY BABY DOESNT DESERVE THIS SLANDER)
Tseth: Looks like Rhiv didn’t stop being an asshole throughout the night. What problem could he possibly have with Juni? He looks down at Parvus and starts petting him.
(sobbing noises)
Parvus: He hisses at Rhiv, then starts purring as Tseth pets him.
Juni: She pokes her head out of the tree and speaks very quietly. “My- my name is Juni.” She blinks a few times, then goes back to hiding in the tree.
Rhiv: he shrugs. "Guess I'm getting up there in age. Memory loss and all." he reluctantly turns back to Tseth, and by extension, the scaly-rat. "I'm also guessing you didn't come here for me. Not unless the kid threw a tantrum - you grew out of those, didn't you?"
Salmook: he nods. "I grew out of tantrums! I'm a big kid!" he grins up at Rhiv, expecting for his pater to smile back, but instead the man looks away. "Uh… yeah. I'm a big kid, and big kids don't have tantrums."
Tseth: He looks up at Rhiv. “Weren’t expecting you, no. Got some blood on my hands and needed to wash it off. And the kid wanted some water.”
Rhiv: he quirks an eyebrow at that. blood? he… hadn't noticed that, actually. he blinks a few times. where was it from, exactly? he opens his mouth to ask, but Salmook cuts him off.
Salmook: "Parvus got a big deer! And then Tsethy cut it open!" he shudders in visible disgust. "Awful, awful, awful. I didn't look, but I heard it. It was squishy." he gags and traps Rhiv in yet another hug.
(I mean you wouldn’t be able to see the blood unless you were looking,, dried blood on pitch-black hands)
Tseth: He smiles a little at Salmook. He was somewhat amused by his reaction. “Resh and Alex are cooking it, if you want to come back and eat something.” He’s trying to be nice to Rhiv. And well, having Rhiv disappear would make Salmook less-than-happy.
Parvus: He chitters at Rhiv loudly, and he seems proud of himself.
Rhiv: he stops to consider this. he isn't hungry - hell, he never is - and if it isn't fish, Salmook isn't too fond of meat, either. still, Rhiv would prefer to not be chased down and berated about parenting again. and they'd come this far in the forest, what was another day or two of agony? "I'll… go."
Tseth: He tilts his head at Rhiv. Alright then. “Good, then. I might just fly back…” His last sentence isn’t quite directed to anyone. He looks at Parvus again and speaks to him quietly. “Stay behind and watch the three of them. Protect them, if needed.”
Parvus: He huffs at Tseth and jerks his head in Rhiv’s direction, as if he’s saying ‘him, too?’
Juni: She slowly slides back out of her tree and starts fidgeting nervously.
