From Darkness to Danger: Equidius RP

[.kat]

((I hope this is okay, for my first post...))

Tidal wandered throughout a particular connection of caves and tunnels that she always patrols. She past the large, craggy boulder that she stopped at. She was running a bit late, and by now, she had usually started to patrol the next interconnection of caves and mine-shafts. Instead, she dared to push ahead and see what was through the next tunnel. Tidal became more and more alert with every step. Her antennae pricked up at every small sound. She was a bit nervous, as she hadn't been that far, but wasn't that concerned.
Tidal noticed that the cave was slowly becoming less dark with every turn. It started to make her antennae slightly throb, as she wasn't used to the light. Tidal decided to go back, as she had been gone a while. She picked up her pace to a quick trot, as she turned around and headed back.

[Verdana]

Balios's presence was not met with unusual interest. One of the reasons that he took such solace in the presence of the breeding mares was his inability to surprise them. They were mothers (or mothers-to-be): Stoic, level-headed and open to new ideas. Breeding mares had no time for skittishness. There were foals to be raised and worried over. Leave the politics for others, they thought.

Well, for the most part, that is.

Theo decided to break the convention that Balios had built in his mind by tearing up to him at full pelt. He started, knees locking, arching his neck with a short snort of surprise, and took two sharp steps back. In the process, he almost rammed into Dappa, who has stepped up behind him, brimming with enthusiasm, her voice gushing into the usually-tranquil cavern. The older mares turned disapproving stares onto the younger herbivores. Balios, trying to maintain a calm and controlled countenance, looked rather embarrassed.

He kicked a back hoof in warning to the mares around him, telling them to back off and calm down. His ears pinned momentarily, but he did not stay stern for very long. He looked about the cozy cave, the very cave that he had grown up in. It was familiar. In that corner, he used to sprawl out on his side to sleep. In another, he once found a piece of fungus which made him smell buttery for weeks. With nostalgia clouding his eyes, his suggestion comes out sounding sadder than he had intended.

The foragers have investigated, and most agree with me on this. It... He swished his tail, hesitating. He still wasn't sure that he was right, and he hated nothing more than being wrong.
That is, the caves are all very well and good, but... Another tense pause.
I think that we should investigate living above. Outside, that is. The fungus is growing sparse, and our herd bigger. It seems to be our only option.

We begin to travel once the word has spread, all being well.

He was not sure when his suggestion had turned into a certainty in his mind. However, it had, and he decided that he would go through with it. In fact, the foragers said that the situation with the fungus was more dire than any of the Equidiuses had suspected.

There was nothing for it.

[Irios Atelis]

Zappa shied away from the stallions warning and lowered her head at the dissaproval for a moment, the mares knew her well as she had often give them a much needed break by playing with their foals.

Her ears pricked and she shuffled from hoof to hoof, she didn't know how to feel about the outside anymore, she had loved running in it when she was younger but then again... Her antanne waved with the thoughts, half in agitation and half in excitement.

[feline938]

.:Ember:.
She lay in the dirt silently, searching through what surrounds her. Ember then began to stand guard, for she was a defender. She paced back and forth, watching at each and every step. She was thinking about her past, though.

[.kat]

Right as Balios was explaining to the breeding-mares, Tidal came into the cave, trotting. She nodded her head politely towards the breeding-mares direction. She choked down her sadness, as melancholy memories came back from this place of her mother and her disappointment. But, Tidal didn't come to think of sad memories, but to report.
Balios, I have checked into the next interconnection of caves, past where we usually stop. It looks relatively safe, but the light... The light might be difficult for us to overcome. We might have to slowly transition into it. That is why I didn't go any farther.
Tidal said, her antennae glowing in thoughtfulness and also embarrassment. She never really spoke much more than that, especially to the lead stallion. But, she waited to see what he said, and if there was anything else he wanted her to do.

[lululizzy23]

((I don't have to fill out a form and all that crap right?))

[JerseyDusk]

((Sorry it took me so long to get here XD))

Roxana had seen Balios enter the Breeding Mare's Cavern. Her left hind hoof was resting as the rest of her body, but her senses were alert. She was ready to jump into defense mode any time.

[Photographic]

(any were i can jump in?)

[Verdana]

[You can slip into the conversation at the Breeding Mares' cavern.]

[feline938]

Ember silently looked left and right, following the glow of her antennaes. The caverns were dark, but safe for the equidius. She sighed and listened to the slight echo. The female equidius trotted around, then finally sat down on the stone cold floor.