Operation Zodiac (No spots left- sorry!)

[Wildmagic_warrior]

((Yep, a tiger she be.))
Arita smiled, trying not to look menacing. She let herself slide off of the branch and fall through the air for about a second before whipping her tail and landing right side up on all four paws. "Indeed I have. Two deer, accounted and done for."

[eminachan]

Alec felt rather pleased with himself. He just helped someone solve their problem. It was such an insignificant detail, yet it fed his ego a good bit. Kiranatsu was, in fact, a long name, but he wasn’t going to complain about a name. Calmly and seemingly disinterested, Alec turned his head and gazed in the other direction. “Alec.” He hoped she wouldn’t suddenly believe they were friends just because he told her what to do.

"Alec..." The name was quite short compared to her own. "So what zodiac animal are you?" she asked. Alec seemed like a nice guy. He had helped her out and she was grateful for that. "Oh! I forgot to say before. Call me Kira. Kiranatsu so long." she added.

[Ylva Rane]

Briar smiled a pig smile, which wasn't the prettiest sight around, but it was rare enough. Arita's attempts to look menacing while smiling was an utter failure. “What unfortunate deer. Well, it’s good you’ve put in some effort for the rest of us.” As long as Arita didn’t completely skip out on chores, he figured there was still hope for future cooperation within the diverse group.

Alec stretched casually. “Yes, Kira is much better. Kiranatsu would have been a pain to say all the time.” To the question of who he was, he didn’t exactly want to answer that. Being a rooster was probably the worst anyone could be. After all, what good was a rooster? “My Zodiac…” he continued to avoid her gaze. Well, she would find out sooner or later. “A rooster.” No use telling her anything else.

[Wildmagic_warrior]

((Trying not to look menacing))
Arita rolled her eyes. "If I don't hunt, if I don't work for the good of the group, they'll force me to leave, I'm sure of it. And then where would I go? This forest is my only refuge, my only true home." She sighed, then licked a paw and drew it back over one ear. "You probably don't understand. Nobody really does."

[Ylva Rane]

((My bad))

Briar changed back to his human form, figuring it would be easier to speak and show emotion at the same time. A pig, he was sure, was mostly think ‘Feed me.’ Honestly, Briar himself thought that for a good portion of his life as well. Finally, he shrugged. “I can’t understand everything. That’s a given.” He gazed calmly at Arita. “You need to help someone understand, and be patient when they don’t. Besides,” Briar grinned. “I don’t think anyone would kick you out, despite how much you annoy them.”

[Wildmagic_warrior]

Arita looked at him, her eyes intent and piercing. She shifted back into her human form, and said "Okay, I'll help you understand. Follow me." She turned and set off at a brisk pace, breaking into a swift run as she went. Dodging between the trees with all the agility of a cat, she swung herself over a small brook and kept running.

[eminachan]

"Rooster?" she said, surprised. "Why are you hiding it then? Your zodiac can be useful. I'm a rabbit... what use do i have?" She looked away. "All i can do is hop around... and i'll be an easy target for this evil we have to face..."

[Ylva Rane]

Alec turned to look at her, shocked. He didn't let it show that much, though, as he never likes to be surprised. But seriously, what did she do, read his thoughts? How did she know he felt it was useless. Shocked as he was, her remarks about the rabbit left him speechless. There were many uses for a rabbit. "Small animals like yourself have useful means for scouting, spying, and invasion by the ability to fit into small places. We will need animals such as yourself. Now..." He leaned towards her, an expecting look on his face. "Tell me how a rooster is helpful." He expected her to have no answer, but for some reason he was a little pleased to find that she thought there was use for him yet.

Briar stared after her, assuming she wanted him to follow, but whether or not he could keep up was a problem. He wasn't much for stamina. Still, he started at a slow jog, dodging trees as they came and jumping over low fallen branches. When he came to the brook, seeing that Arita was already on the other side and racing away, he leaped expertly from rock to rock, having done this in much larger rivers whenever his grandfather went into the woods, and Briar followed. Reaching the other side, he saw her in his mind's eye, and wondered briefly where they were going.

[Wildmagic_warrior]

Arita slammed to a halt at the edge of the forest, swinging herself up into a tree to catch her breath. She looked behind and saw Briar catching up, so she waited while he got closer. She turned back and looked out, across the barren field that had lain empty of crops since Arita's parents died. On the other side of the rectangle of dust lay a two-story house that was slowly falling to pieces. Arita grinned evilly, thinking how awful it looks, without me to do the repairs.

[Terra Dragon]

((Recap?))