by totems » Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:03 am
Name: Giselle sometimes referred to as "Birdy"
Gender: female
Role and why:
The air was thick with fear and tension, the smell of it causing me to almost choke. Of course, this was not my pack's fear I was smelling, it was our prey's. My stomach lurched when I caught sight of a limp rabbit hanging from a pack-mate's jaws. Sure, the animal had lost track of time, but death seemed a bit extreme. I pushed the thought away, why should I mourn for my prey? My pack-mates would think I'd gone crazy or even worse.. cowardly.
"Birdy! Birdy! Come play with us!" a loud yip snapped me back into reality.
"Of course!" I chuckled, scanning the eager faces of the pups. "Which game do you guys want to play?"
After getting mixed responses, I suggested, "Why not we take a vote? That way, we could play them in the order of whichever gets the most to the least votes?"
After deciding the order, I played with the pups until the hunters and gatherers began to return. I could tell the pack was relieved to see how plentiful this morning's hunt had been. Being spring, all of the animals and plants were beginning to return from the cold, harsh winter we had. My pack had been close to starvation through the winter, using every last puny piece of food we found to feed our young. This was one of the reasons I hated being a gatherer. The sadness and disappointment on the faces of your pack-mates when you didn't bring back anything made you want to hang your head in shame. Watching your friends and family starve because of something that was partly your fault made you want to cry out in despair. Although, on the way I've gotten dirty looks and I've heard other Xholis whispering nasty things about me, I still wouldn't return to gatherer for the world. I am content being a pupsitter. Although it may have its downs, the look of wonder that forms on every pups' face when you tell them a tale of long ago can remind you that you've done the right thing. I may have been shunned by some due to pursuing a different role so late in my life, I don't regret it. Not one bit.
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totems on Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:31 am, edited 1 time in total.
Total wip uvu
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