the protectors - semi-lit - open

[Elemental Rift]

The effects of being an amur leopard were staggering.
Really, they were.
That was the only reason Jasper could give himself for staying inside -- his body was prepared to be out; every muscle was screaming for it, threatening to give him a headache. He knew there would only be chaos there; it was snowy enough to knock all semblance of electronic security out while making it possible for people to drift around in the cold. I have no clue where I'm going, he thought to himself, lifting his body off of the couch, but I'm useless here.
He took about a minute to edge himself into winter clothing in case he had to convince someone that he wasn't a real goddarn leopard before he was ready. He only had to take a glance at the door and the snow outside to convince himself that it was safe; the noise of the door closing behind him was not lost on his ears.
It would have to remain unlocked.
Jasper changed shape moments afterwards, a creature of immense mystery taking his place -- he was confident here, paw after paw alighted on the snow, a fur coat darkened by black circles becoming more and more adorned with white as the seconds passed. The snow was muddled, somewhat, by the thick footprints he left behind, its peace disrupted by his aimless journey.
He couldn't have cared less. Somebody was out here, maybe, but he was a big cat for a reason.

[Quitting1015]

The blue eyes of the cougar wandered to a leopard. She instantly knew it was a protector, and she jumped down. Her quiet movement allowed her to slink passed him without him noticing to much. Once behind a tree, she climbed up again. Adrie`s life was all about this. Climbing, jumping, school, and protecting. She really had nothing else to do. Her large paws hung down from the branch, and thoughts wandered around her head. After a few minutes, her eyes wavered over something. She stood up, and BOOM! A tree fell! Her hiss was louder than anything else as she quickly shifted, and jumped down. "What the hell?...." She mumbled under her breath. She has put on jeans and a t-shirt this morning, but she could care less that she didn`t where make up. Her brunette hair was tied up, and her piercing blue eyes were narrowed at the human. "What do you think your doing?!" She scolded. "Animals in this forest, need these trees. I will advise you not to do that."

[Quitting1015]

Meet Kole! He is, as he you can see above, a cheetah. Yeah, cool right? Well, he is what is known as a protector. So, this is how you will often find him. Anyways, in his human form, Kole is a 21 year old guy with brown hair. He has these dark, charming, green eyes. Kole is at least 6" 4", pretty tall. He weighs in at 200 pounds, mostly is muscle. He comes from Australia, which explains why he has an accent, and is why he was blessed as a cheetah. Kole comes from a family of 2, his father, and him. his dads` name was Brian Maraco, Maraco being Kole`s last name as well. Kole is the least of your worries though. Regardless that he is a large cat, has non-retractable claws, and very large teeth, the cheetah is known to be less aggressive, being one of the smallest big cats on the Savannah. Kole, has lots of pride though. He takes pride in what he does. Like a cheetah, he is swift, and clever thinking. He is very agile, and defiantly does not give in to easily. He can be a little bull headed, but other wise, Kole is a loving, and smart cat, and human.

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Ｋｙｒａ Ｊｏｎｅｓ

Kyra was in the nearby forest, she was in her fox form as she let her small paws walk against the forest grounds and felt the dirt and the snow stick to her feet. It was abnormal for there to be much snow in the forest unless there was very little trees surrounding the area so that was why she hung around in the forest since it wasn't super cold like some of the other places in the town. Kyra walked over to a small opened to a burrow, it was warm inside as she let her sleek body go through the small opening. She was feeling the heat of the dirt around her press against her fur and Kyra laid down poking her nose outside of the opening so she could smell if anyone was coming.

Kyra had her ears up as she listened to the noises of the forest surround her, some of the tree branches were falling and of course the snow was making everything a bit more difficult to hunt small animals as that was one of the reasons she was in her small burrow she had made earlier. Kyra sniffed the air, she couldn't see outside since the only thing poking out of the burrow was her small nose. She could feel small snow flakes landing on top of her nose, she sneezed quietly as the snow had tickled her nose to the point she had to sneeze.

Ｍａｔｔｓｏｎ Ｐａｒｋｅｒｓｏｎ

Mattson was walking around in the coffee shop, he actually worked there and it annoyed people how he didn't talk to them or even welcome them when they came in so it wasn't busy. Matt looked outside of the clear window and saw the small snowflakes fall to the ground, he always loved to watched them fall on his clothes so he could observe the small designs on them. Matt sighed and walked behind the counter and walked into the back of the shop, it was now his time for him to leave since he had worked his day. He walked into the back and took off his apron, he pulled on his black jacket and walked out saying good bye to the others he worked with today.

Matt walked outside and could feel the cold slight breeze press against his face, his cheeks were a bit pink from the coldness already, it wasn't super cold thought so that was good. He started walking, he had no idea of where he was going but he didn't want to just go back home and talk to his family since it would be rather boring and all his father would talk about was sports. Matt pulled out his iphone and plugged in his white headphones and stuffed them in his ears, he turned the music on as it was in shuffle and silently listened to the music as he walked on the pavement.

Ａｍｅｌｉａ Ｇｅｍｍｉｎｇｓ

Amelia had her hoodie on as the hood covered her light brown hair that had small flakes of snow on them as they were slowly wetting her hair. She was in the cave that was deep in the forest, it wasn't warm or anything but it was better than just standing around in the forest or being in the town with the people that were stuck up snobs. She walked around a bit and could hear the small sticks that were laying under the small blanket of snow covering them, since the cave wasn't right in the open there wasn't much snow in there so it was nicer than being in the forest. She walked over to the entrance of the cave and could see the small animals climb up on the trees, she laughed a bit as she saw two chipmunks fight.

It was nice for Amelia to be outside instead of being locked up in her room, she was actually grounded at the moment even though she was nineteen and didn't have to listen to her parents. She had snuck out so she could go get some fresh air, maybe even see one of her friends but it was difficult since most of the others in the small town knew she had to be home at the moment but she was hiding in the cave at the moment. Amelia pulled a strand of hair that was in her face behind her ear and walked back inside of the cave and kicked some of the rocks that were poking from the snow, she put her hands in her pockets as she continued to walk around in the empty cave.

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Connor Johnson
single. grizzly bear.

The grizzly sat in the ice water with his back to the snow and wind, he sighed on the outskirts of the forest
where the small river ran, well it was hardly a river to be honest, more like a slightly deep brook. Connor
shook his pelt, the ice and bitter coldness not affecting him as after all he was a large grizzly, he stood and
heard a thud, what it was he wasn't sure but it was far away, sounded like nearly the other side of the
forest, thank god. He didn't really feel like dealing with lumberjacks. Nevertheless he started walking
downstream horizontal to where the sound came from not getting any closer, he enjoyed the solitude he
had here. It gave him time to think, though not about anything interesting, he thought about the lumberjacks
and if they saw him obviously they would think it be a normal grizzly only other shifters could guess but
even then it was very hard to tell. Anyway Connor wondered what the humans would think if they saw a grizzly
at this time in winter, all females would be in the hills up north in the dens with their new cubs, it wouldn't
be impossible though it would still be very unusual to see a male grizzly down here.
Feeling the snow in between his toes he flicked out his feet a little in an attempt to get it out, he flicked
his ears, constantly aware of what was going on around him although as a bear he wasn't the stealthiest
nor the swiftest he relied on his brute strength and size, there wasn't any other predator that could actually
bring him down well except a gun.

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{ - forum done! c:

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:: @[ wondrous., you're accepted and now you may start. C:

[Elvish]

((aria's form is finished, and i think i'll just stick with her.))

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:: @Elvish, okay, then you're accepted and you may start as well.

[Elemental Rift]

Jasper's head shifted abruptly and reflexively to a site he wouldn't have otherwise paid attention to, perusing the scene with brown eyes. Cluttered; a stump that had lost its trunk moments earlier, a raging girl beside it, dressed in attire juxtapositional to the 37 degree weather; snow. Snow. In a moment's notice, he paced away, quiet as possible in his bulk but not silent. His muscles definitely could have handled a running gait, but he wasn't in the mood; the white blanket underneath his feet would've been ruinous, muffling his paws but reducing his agility to stumbles.

The irony washed over him moments later. Defending the trees of the forest because of the animals that lived in it - at the moment, he was a feline that only had sixteen others of its kind, at most. Not to mention, one that couldn't even be found in North America - a phantom cat. The control he felt in this form was intoxicating, though: if he didn't want to socialize, he wouldn't.

And he sure didn't need to now.