Fur-ever friends [JT, Semi-Open]

[Nadezhda Esterházy]

OOC: Training for TTP.

Nadezhda's delicate and innocent laughter seemed to bounce off the trees and she playfully skipped through the densely wooded area. She wrapped her fingers around the trunk of a tree and circled it like a game. She made sure to skip to the beat of her humming, rounding trees with little care for her surroundings. Her soft, high-pitch humming rose in tempo as she circled a vibrantly colored plum blossom tree. As she swung she let her head fall back, her hair scraping the ground. 

She reached up and broke a branch from a nearby tree, dragging it along the ground as she skipped. She abruptly swung the branch, flailing it along with her arms as she laughed. Waving it triumphantly like a flag, she skipped to the edge of the forest. She happened upon a large sprawl of land with a particularly expansive body of water. A wide smile draped along her face as she enthusiastically bounced her way toward the body of water. There was a subtle decline from the edge of the woods to the lake, causing Nadezhda to trip and roll down the hill. 

She face-planted into the green grass, remaining still for a moment. She abruptly leapt from the ground to her feet, a cheesy grin stretched across her face. She let out a brief chuckle before running crazily toward the water. She stopped suddenly, her feet only inches from touching the water. She lifted her foot and extended her toe. With great precision and steady control, she dipped her toe into the water. She recoiled, covering her mouth instinctively. Muffled laughter broke through her palms as she stared at the water with a wide-eyed expression. 

She puckered her lips and adopted a curious expression. She seemed to dance on her toes toward the water's edge before leaping in recklessly. She sank into what felt like icy water. The water settled for a moment, but she did not return to the surface. Like a cautious amphibian, she poked her head from the water, batting her eyes around the field to ensure it was safe to emerge. She then burst from the water loudly, water splashing everywhere. She dug her hands into the dirt, clawing her way out of the water dramatically. Like anchors she kept her fingers in the soil as she looked around playfully. 

She released her grip on the soil, sinking back into the water. She rotated int he water like a capsized boat, lying on her back. She stared into the sky as she spit water from her mouth. "There is no one to play with." She muttered. She tapped her fingers against the surface of the water, creating slight ripples. She seemed to be biding her time, hoping someone would arrive to play with her. Maybe a meal would arrive? Who knows. The area was so foreign to her. She only recently escaped the watch of the others, enough so to do some adventuring without them. 

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

Training for TTP

Ajraka enjoyed visiting Karakura town. this time around she wore some simple clothes. Her old Goggles (Thankfully with a bit of tinkering they could fit her new, larger head), and simple robes. By noble standards it was very plain wear, even if perhaps it was still fancy for a trip to the world of the living. Of course she still had to avoid the major populated areas. People, spiritually as they may be, would still freak out when seeing her, especially now that she was so large.

She let out a soft sigh and shook her head as she made her way through the wooded area, it was then that those sharp ears of hers picked up an odd sound. A child? She tilted her head and those sharp animal instincts caused her fur to....prickle. She furrowed her brows and looked off in the direction of the noise, making her way over to the source of the disturbance and feeling her skin go a bit itchy. The laughter was innocent enough but.... there was still something so very...unsettling about it, putting Ajraka on edge as she began slinking closer, remaining hidden among the trees, using those skills of hers to make sure that the child didn't notice her as she watched.

They seemed just like any ordinary human. But even so, the Kuchiki could not help but feel...anxious around them. She dropped onto all fours, removing her goggles and letting them rest around her neck as she began creeping toward them, observing, and deciding to play things simple. Her old mannerisms to ensure that the child wasn't aware of the dark aura they were giving off. She also stopped hiding herself, allowing the subtle noises of her approach to be heard as she watched the girl with a genuine...curiosity. Her own good nature showing as she stopped a few meters from the gal. Goodness they were tiny.

[Nesr]

Nesr found herself back in what the black and whites called the 'Human World.' She had only been here once before, when she met that one human woman who had run from her when she was just trying to talk to her. The woman had also thrown, well tried to throw, a big, black box thing at her. It was a fun time and she hoped that she could meet the woman again to hopefully be friends with her. She was a very entertaining person and Nesr knew that around her, there would never really be a dull moment.

Since she already knew that most people around here wouldn't see her, she just casually walked through downtown, keeping her staff still as she looked around the area. She would watch the boxes that almost got thrown at her through some weird clear thing. She would touch it, surprised that it was solid, before moving on from losing interest in it. She continued walking until she saw a huge group of trees. She squawked loudly in happiness before she took off, flying towards the trees.

Landing in a tree, she took a deep breath, enjoying the fresh air here. It was slightly different from where she usually stays, but it was still nice all the same. Using her eagle eyes, she surveyed her surroundings, trying to pick out anything interesting. She had seen some shiny things in downtown, but nothing shiny enough to make her want to take it. It was then that she found one of her normal prey animals below her. She smirked, well as much as she could with a huge beak.

Quickly, she swooped down and grabbed the animal rather easily. She was curious if the animals would taste different as well. Once grabbing it, she went to the nearest tree branch and ended it before she started to peck into it. To her, it tasted similar enough that she still rather enjoyed it. She would put it in her beak and start to soar over the forest. She was glancing down every once in awhile to see if she found anything else that might peak her interest. It was then that she saw something.

It looked like a little, what she assumed since it was called 'Human World', human and what looked like another beast. She had met others like her, she was a part of a pack, but she had never seen that kind of beast before. She would land lightly in a upper tree branch about ten feet away. She would eat more of her rabbit while she saw the little girl near a lake. She would jump lightly from tree to tree, using her wings to let her land as lightly as she could while she got closer. Eventually she would land in a very high tree branch with her quarry mostly eaten. The beast was near the girl and before Nesr knew it, she squawked loudly, like a burp. The prey would fall out of her mouth and when they looked, her beak and fingers would be covered in blood from her prey.

[Zahra]

Zahra had been in the place she had heard called 'Karakura Town' for several months now. After fighting that weird shinigami in the forest, she had grown bored of that place. So, the next chance she had, she was able to travel here to see why all of them came here. Once she had arrived, all the people put her on edge. She had immediately went to the shadowy-est place that she could find, trying to hide herself from all the different people that were around. Her ears were on a constant swivel to try to pick up all the sounds she was hearing and her nose was kept up to catch all the smells.

It was so weird to be in a place with all these smells and sounds. She would stay in that alleyway for hours, watching all that was going on around her. When it start to get dark out, she ventured out of her alleyway. She was trying to sneak around, hiding the shadows like she was used to. After about an hour of venturing and trying to get away from people, she saw some woods. Breathing a sight of relief, she tried to sneak towards it faster, knowing that it would be in there that she could get away from all these weird people.

At the last stretch, she had tried to go too quickly and ran right in front of a group of people. She froze, waiting to see if she needed to act and scare them away when she noticed something. They were still walking towards her and it looked like they didn't even see her. One of them had directly looked in her direction, but kept walking and talking with the others. What?! She quickly side stepped and they walked right by her, not saying a single word as they continued about their business.

She ran quickly into the forest before she was able to think about what happened. She had run in front of a group of people and they completely ignored her, acting like she wasn't there. They had seen her right? Thinking back, at least one of them had been looking directly at her and nothing was said, not even any kind of recognition was on their face. This was the first time in her life that she was pretty much hid in plain sight. She went out the next day, with her guard up, back into downtown.

The same exact thing had happened! There was just about no one that even saw her, all of them ignoring her as she walked by. She ran into maybe two people that did she her, point with their mouth agape and run away, screaming about a huge beast. Everyone ignored them, calling them crazy, before they continued on with their days. So only a few people could see her out of this sea of people? It wasn't too bad, all things considering. So, for the next few months, she had lived in the forest and went downtown to steal pretty much anything she wanted, be it food, money, shiny things, nothing that she really wanted escaped her grasp.

Feeling more comfortable in this place, she had explored the forest more, keeping to the shadows in case the animals here could see her where the people could not. While she was sneaking around the forest, she saw in the distance a clearing. She made her way towards it, curious to see if there were animals there. The closer she got, there was a smell in the air that was familiar to her. Ajraka. How was she here? She moved quickly through the bushes, using her stealth to stay hidden until she came to the clearing and saw her. A bird squawked and, without even paying attention to the girl, Zahra ran up to Ajraka and hugged her tight. "Where did you go?"

[Nadezhda Esterházy]

Nadezhda leapt backwards into the water, making faces while she sank. She burst from the water, sprayer more water from her mouth. She began slapping the surface of the water with her hands before pausing. Nadezhda hurt the ruffling of trees just before the silence was further shattered by the screeching of a large bird. Her eye's widened as her head cranked around slowly. She stared up at Nesr, her eyes growing even wider still. She gaped at Nesr, shock filling her face. Before she could speak she was able to take notice of yet two more large creatures. She stared in Ajraka's eyes, her body quivering slightly. 

Her eyes darted to the side as Zahra rushed toward Ajraka, causing Nadezhda to freeze in place. She simply stared, her eyes terrifyingly wide. Where did you go? Was that animal talking? Did it really just speak? Even Nadezhda's carefree nature was shaken. She knew nothing of beast clan. To her this was brand new and slightly alarming. Animals can't talk. Can they? She thought. Animals can TALK?! She nearly shouted mentally. Like a motorized boat, she used her hands to propel her in the water, frantically working her way to the water's edge. 

She threw her hands into the air and wildly ran in their direction, Zahra still firmly gripping Ajraka. Her expression radiated pure joy as she stomped along the ground toward what she perceived as adorably furry animals. She loves animals! Wherever she goes she adopts a pet. She tried to bring her kitty from Europe, but the kitty ran away before she could. But now she has giant furry animals to be friends with. Her innocence was palpable in this moment. It was also calculated. She had immunity by presenting herself as she does. 

"FURRYYYYYYYYY!!!" She screamed excitedly, baring her teeth with a smile. She skid across the ground, her heels digging into the grass. She halted just before Ajraka and Zahra, her eyes sparkling with amazement as she wondered at their appearance. "You're sooooooooo pretttty!" She remarked, staring at Zahra's vibrantly colored fur. She reached out hesitantly toward Ajraka. "You're so cute. So pretty. So fluffy! You have a necklace too!!!!" Her enthusiasm was overwhelming, filling the space quickly. 

She began jumping up and down excitedly. "Oh, let me pet you. Let me pet you!" She reached out both her hands and repeatedly clenched her fists, demonstrating her eagerness to pet them. She abruptly turned around and stared at Nesr in a nearby tree. "Can you talk, too?!" She shouted at her. "You're so beautiful. Such beautiful feathers. Pretty birdy. Come here birdy!!!" She gestured for her to fly down, hoping to get a chance to ride on her back while they soared through the sky. She clenched her fists once more and drew them toward her chest, gritting her teeth with pure excitement. "Ahhhhhh!" She shouted joyously. She pivoted on her foot and leaned in toward Ajraka. "Whats your name? What are you? Where are you from? Who are you? How do you know how to talk?" She continued to ask questions like gun fire. She clasped her hands together and covered her mouth. "Soooo cute." She said with muffled words.

[Nesr]

Nesr looked down at the girl that was screaming at the other two beasts that were on the ground. What the hell was wrong with this girl? She cocked her head to the right as she watched the girl go pretty insane talking to the two beasts on the ground. Was she trying to grab them? She was saying the words 'cute', 'fluffy' and 'pretty', which she had never heard be used towards any others like her. Maybe this girl was just excited? Or maybe she didn't know what the words actually meant. It was then that she turned towards her and she sat up straighter under her gaze.

The girl then started to yell at her, motioning her to do something that Nesr was unfamiliar with. She then called her 'pretty' and 'beautiful' before she called her 'birdy'. Birdy was not her name! The way the child was acting freaked her out slightly, so instead of immediately flying down towards the girl, she would jump up and let the wind catch under her wings, lifting her up into the air. She would slightly hover there for a few seconds before she noticed that there was a pond nearby. She quickly looked down at the blood on her and decided to clean up.

She would dive down towards the pond, avoiding the girl while she did so. She would then pull up slightly to hover over the pond, hovering over the middle of the pond. Leaning down towards the pond, she would grab a quick drink and clean up her hands quickly, as well as checking her reflection to make sure that she was completely clean before she would flap over towards the other two Beast-Clan, landing in a high branch near them. She would then open her beak to speak. "MY NAME NESR! NOT BIRDY! WHY YOU RUN AROUND CRAZY LITTLE THING?!"

[Zahra]

Zahra kept a tight hold on the woman, afraid that if she let go she would leave again. She didn't know why the otter had left, wondering that it was something that she had possibly done to make her mad enough at her to leave in the middle of their fight. It had bothered her for weeks, pondering all the possibilities of what she could've done, what she could've said, ways she could've offended her that made her act that way. One of her priorities now was to definitely get to the bottom of what happened and why she was here now. It was the only thing she thought of until she heard a shrill voice yell out furry. Her ears flicked towards the sound, groaning slightly at the high pitch of the person's voice.

She would turn towards the noise, lessening grip on Ajraka, but keeping a hand on her hip while she turned, watching as this young one came running up towards them. What did the people here call their young? Was it cubs, kittens, kits? She would need to figure this out soon before she said something incorrectly. The young one skidded in front of them and started to talk a mile a minute. It called her pretty, which was a nice sentiment, and then called Ajraka pretty, fluffy and asked about a necklace. Before any answers could be given, she ran towards the huge bird that she just noticed. Beast-Clan were birds as well? Of course they could be! Beast was in the name after all. She stared at the bird, never seeing a bird person like them before.

Would she act like an actual bird? Did she walk or fly all over the place? Zahra had questions as she looked at the bird and watched as she flew towards the pond to clean up before perching above them on a high branch. She glanced up and hoped that the bird didn't poop on them. She had seen a lot of birds here do that, poop on people, trees, anything metal. She turned her attention back up to them as she started to ask rapid questions again. This young thing definitely wasn't going to pet her, but she assumed it wouldn't hurt to answer a few questions. "Name Zahra. Learned to talk from people."

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

Ajraka let out a HURK as she was suddenly tackled by Zahra, blinking in surprise as she had totally not been paying attention. She smiled and gently patted Zahra's head as the woman latched onto her. "I had some issues with some hollows I had to deal with. It's a long and sortof complicated Story. How about you?" She asked calmly, tilting her head for a moment and then turning her attention to that evil-seeming kid. she frowned and pulled herself back and away from the little girl, her tail coiling around Zahra protectively, a little surprised that none of the others felt this dark aura.

She neglected to speak to the little girl, but for now, she decided not to be too aggressive. "What's your name?" She inquired as to the little one. She squatted down and tilted her head a little, peering at the girl and mused. How should she approach this girl? She didn't trust them in the slightest, but...well... the others didn't seem to notice the girl's aura in the slightest, which struck her as weird. "Would you like to play a....game?" She asked with a sudden smile, her lips peeling back to show an array of razor-sharp teeth, as otters were wont to have.

She hoped that eventually at least Zahra would pick up on this girl's evil aura. But for now, she was going to just play along. If she could get this girl distracted with a game, she could discern their intentions. After all, competition was a fantastic way to see how an individual actually was like on the inside. People got frustrated, jealous, or even just enjoyed the game. She was anxious about the child, but perhaps he fears would wind up being unfounded. She certainly hoped as much. She herself had no qualms with tearing a child apart, but of course she knew that humans were really weird about that sort of thing.

[Nadezhda Esterházy]

Nadezhda looked at Zahra adoringly, her eyes sparkling with shock and wonder. She approached Zahra and stared directly into her eyes lovingly. "You are so pretty!" She said a second time. "I love your fur." She leaned in and delicately touched her fur with her tiny hands. "I love beautiful, pretty, furry doggies." She smiled widely and giggled as she touched her fur. Her giggling increased as she gradually became more excited over the existence of talking animals. A part of her was shocked, but she should have expected this. 

She had seen many things, so why not talking animals? That should be normal by comparison. She tilted her head to the side and stared at Zahra with pure amazement. "Everything about you is so pretty. I could pet you all day." She looked up at Nesr and chuckled. "Come here birdy! Let me see your beautiful feathers!" She reached up and clenched her fists, as if to longingly reach out to Nesr. What's your name? Her eyes immediately fixated on Ajraka. "My name is Nadezhda." She said bashfully. "I bet you have a pretty name. You definitely have a pretty name. What is it?" Nadezhda asked. 

She continued to gush over Ajraka and Zahra. She reached out to pet Akraka, not even taking notice of her mannerisms and apparent hesitance. "My best friend is a bear, you know. Yep, a bear. He is small. His name is Cestmir. I didn't bring him here, though. He doesn't like the water. One time he got wet and I had to leave him him to dry in the sun for a long, long time. So long. He didn't like it at all. He told me to never get him wet again. I told him he'd never get water on him like that again. I made a promise." Nadezhda continued to ramble about her stuffed bear without much pause. 

She had a carefree nature about her. She was easily distracted and even more easily amused. Her mannerisms were wild and exaggerated and her tone of voice soft and gentle like that of a child. "I love games!" She announced excitedly. "Do you like the water? We could play in the water. Earlier i dipped my toe in and brrr it was chilly, but them I jumped right in. We can see who will make a bigger splash!" She gave a toothy grin as she  directed her attention back at Nesr. "Do you like water, birdy? Can birds swim?" She adopted a quizzical expression and pursed her lips. She narrowed her eyes as if to search the annals of her mind for a memory of a bird swimming.

"What do you think Zahzah?" She asked boldly, having already messed up Zahra's name. "I'm thinking most things can swim. Except for Cestmir." She began to laugh, which sounded like croaking from her throat. Her goofy demeanor was disarming, but this is how she planned it. She looked back at the pond. "It isn't that cold." She said playfully. "We can all swim together! It will be so fun! But wait..." She paused for a moment. "Ducks swim." She said. "Geese swim. Yeah, birdy you can swim!"

[Zahra]

Zahra blushed slightly as Ajraka patted her head. Finally, she knew what happened with her while they were training. When Ajraka asked how she was, she answered, "Good, how are you?" It was then that she felt Ajraka face the little girl, keeping her tail wrapped around her, which Zahra was thankful for. Zahra hadn't realized how much she had missed the otter, so with her keeping her close by, Zahra could calm down more while she talked with the girl. It was then that she felt tiny hands lightly touch the fur on her leg. She looked down and saw the girl just look up at her in wonder and awe as she said how pretty, beautiful and lovely her fur was.

She had never really been told that, so she was actually fighting back a blush. When the girl told them her name, Zahra's head immediately cocked to the right. She was completely confused as to how to say that name, let alone how she spells it. Slowly, she tried to break the name down to pronounce it, but she was definitely having some serious issues with it. She then decided that she was going to have to shorten this weird name so she could actually say it. When the girl said that her friend was a bear, she immediately looked at her to listen. Was this bear like them? While listening, she had decided that this bear was definitely not like them.

First of all, the bear didn't want to get wet. The bears that she had seen actually liked water. Well, liked water enough that they would wade into it for food. So, that was something that was wrong with a bear. Second, the bear was small. If this tiny girl thought the bear was small, that bear had to be extremely tiny, and no cub would be caught dead alone without its mother. So, based on this, she decided that she must be talking about a fake bear. But, could this fake bear talk? She was in deep thought thinking on this and missed the part about playing games with this child. Only when she called her Zahzah did she snap out of it.

Zahzah? She quickly thought if she had heard anything that might've crossed her ears while she was in thought, but then when she mentioned swimming, Zahra knew what she was talking about. It seemed like the girl wanted to swim, or do something that involved the water. Zahra didn't see any harm in swimming with this child, she just had extra energy, which reminded her of her brother. Since she wanted them all to swim, she would grab towards Ajraka tail and lightly pull it down so she could move. "Zahra think swimming be okay, Ajraka. I go swim. Come N." She would start walking to the lake before she immediately jumped in the water, treading water while waiting for the rest of them.

[Nesr]

Nesr stared down at this little girl, cocking her head to the right then the left, trying to look her over better. She had never seen any little ones this close before when she was here last time. She just flew around and ran into that one woman. Not really paying attention to anyone else while she was here, she had also assumed that no one else had seen her and that woman was special. It seemed that other people could see her as well. It was interesting to be sure, so she made a note to start flying around downtown at the next chance she got, to see who could see her and who couldn't. She was lost in thought to the point that she missed what was happening on the ground.

It wasn't until she heard birdy that she actually focused in on the child. She preened herself when the child told her that she had pretty feathers. Of course she had beautiful feathers! Finally someone had recognized her beauty! But, when the girl said her name, she was immediately confused. In her mind, she immediately shortened the name. There was no way that her beak could get around that many letters. She even tried, and her beak was having issues making some of the sounds that she had heard from the girl. If anyone was paying attention to her, they would hear her start to make weird squawking/cawing noises to try and say the girl's name.

Then, the girl started to talk about a bear. She had seen a bear, but the way this girl was talking about the bear, it was extremely tiny. Was the bear malnourished? Was the bear a cub that was immediately taken from its mother? At that thought, she immediately looked around the clearing quickly, sniffing to see if she smelled any other strange animals in the area that didn't smell like them. Taking a minute, she couldn't smell or see anything, so she figured that they were in the clear from the momma bear. The girl was talking about swimming and saying that she could swim. She looked at the lake and actually thought about it.

She technically wasn't like the normal birds that she saw, since she could talk. But, from what she could figure, she was still similar enough to them that what they didn't do, she couldn't do. Remembering back when she was alive and in the wilderness, she had never seen an eagle dive completely underwater before. Thinking back, she had never seen ANY bird of prey completely dive underwater before. With that thinking, she started to shake her head no. "Nesr not swim. Bird of prey no swim. Nesr hover over water." The rest of what the girl was saying started to stick into her head now.

A contest in the lake? It was interesting, but she definitely wasn't going to drop into the water. The water would ruin her feathers, as well as making it hard for her to fly normally. She would never risk her flying abilities like that. So, she thought of something that might work out better. "Nesr not swim, but be judge. That okay Nez? Nesr hover over lake, best way to see." She watched the Jackal jump in the water and she started to slowly fly over, staring at the otter and the little girl. Once she was several feet above the lake and in what she thought was a perfect position, she gave the little girl a thumb's up.

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

The otter paused, eyeing Nade as the little girl proceeded to pet her. She was fairly ...used to it? Perhaps not more recently. Ever since she had taken on more responsibilities, become a noble, nobody had evern gone out of their way to pet her, and no less as Nade went ant petted the otter, she would feel a thin film of oil coating her hand, making it a bit slippery, though thankfully not slimy. She was an otter, not a slug. In any case, as the subject shifted, it seemed that there was some sort of water game being planned. Ajraka glanced at Zahra, pausing to lightly run her claws along the canine's skull, skritching at the top of her head. Hmm.

"What sort of game do you want to play?" She asked, reaching down and plucking Nade off of the ground, and with her considerable height, it was quite a ways up. She kept the girl in her palm, unqilling to allow them anywhere near her head or neck for the time being as she waded into the water itself, with Zahra in tow as well, though the blue wolf...coyote....? Canine, was set on her shoulder instead. She almost considered putting the child in the water, but well, that seemed a bit mean, even despite the impish vibes she gave off. What was more, she had no idea what they wanted to do. So she lowered them down, moving them within reach of the water so that they could look down and inspect the depths without actually getting wet.

Zahra seemed a bit too excited to actually convey Ajraka's concerns. Not with the child so close to them at least. But once she got the chance, she fully intended on speaking with her in regards to that. But for now, she put on her usual smile and began to swim in circles around the center of the pond. Or rather, walk seeing as she couldn't actually swim without getting them both wet. Not while keeping the little one away from her vital areas. She didn't even smell like a normal human. She smelled...what was it...she had actually smelled it before. From some...grumpy male? She didn't quite remember his name, the one that scowled so much. Ah yes, she had also sortof burned him with her oil during their little spar. Hmm.

"Do you know how to swim?" she asked the little one. She knew that humans could...sorta swim? From her point of view it could hardly qualify as swimming, but they were able to stay afloat. But on some occassions she knew that some of them had a considerable difficulty doing so, moreso than was even safe. If the little girl could swim then that would make this a whole lot easier, and she could simply escort the little thing as they swam, making sure they stayed afloat. Her first instinct, honestly, was to kill it. To grab it's head and twist until it popped off. Killing an infant wasn't really any sort of moral dilema. At her core, she was an animal, and to an animal, if something was a threat, it died. But well...Noble life had also taken it's toll. Plus Nesr and Zahra looked quite taken with the child, and she very much would prefer not to kill Zahra at least, even if she wasn't all that attached to Nesr presently. So for now, she continued to make sure the child was safe. Ish.

[Nadezhda Esterházy]

Nadezhda delivered a goofy grin at Ajraka as her feet dangled in the air.  She got onto her knees and peeked over the edge of her palm before shouting with wild excitement. "Weeeeeeee!" She exclaimed before clapping. "Your tall like a tree!" She noted as she smiled innocently at Ajraka. She glanced over at Zahra who was now making her way to the water. "Wait for me, zahzah!" Nadezhda immediately jumped to her feet and began to mimic a military pose. "Forward we march! Full steam ahead!" She said while pointing her finger forward declaratively. "We shall embark on a watery journey!" She shouted.

Do you know how to swim? Nadezhda smirked and leaped away from Ajraka into the water. With a silly expression and terribly form, she jumped into the water creating a moderate slash. She sank into the water, opening her eyes and releasing bubbles from her mouth. She spun around a couple times before returning to the surface. She burst from below and threw her hands in the air. "Ta-daaaaa!" She hollered in a singsong voice. Before she could continue she realized she swallowed some water, prompting her to begin a coughing fit.

She dramatically coughed as she took in large gasps of air. She stuck out her tongue and adopted a disgusted expression. "This water taste awful!" She said before slapping the surface of the pond. Nadezhda had become distracted by her own antics, which was common for her. She realized in that moment that she might have failed to show the others how well she could swim. Her eyes widened and she lifted her head, staring curiously at Ajraka and Zahra. Without warning she defiantly placed her hands on her hips and declared she could swim. "I can swim! Honest!" 

She splashed around in the water, treading toward a deeper part of the pond. She began an odd, but adorable choreographed water dance. She even aided her demonstrated with high-pitched humming. She waved her hands in the air and spun in the water. She dove beneath the water and poked her feet out and gracelessly kicked them about. Unfortunately she couldn't maintain her posture in the water and toppled over. She quickly recovered, bursting from beneath the surface and throwing her hands in the air. She was essentially just mimicking random movements she had viewed on tv, which was something she had learned to love since her release.

She held out her hands, having finished with her awkward dance, and smiled cutely. "See! Told ya so." She fell back into the water and floated on the surface, staring into the sky. "I'm no dummy. Animals don't always talk. What are you? Are you like black coats and white faces?" She lifted herself up and adopted a contemplative expression. "No..." She said. "Mr clockburn told me the other thing. Right? Yeah." She said as she lifted her hand and began mimicking writing in the air.  "You've got a few of them there. Two plus two...carry the three. Move to the left then spin it around." She mumbled confusingly. 

"Ugh huh, ugh huh." She nodded. "I got it! They are called shinigami!" She giggled. "Are you Shinigami? Or are you, "she paused and tapped her chin, "that other thing that eats people. They ate so many people. The white faces but they howl. You know. Right? No. You don't have those white faces. You're so pretty and furry. So then what are you?" She asked and she stared at them with a curious expression. Nadezhda had never encountered Beastclan before, so to her they were just talking animals. However, she knew there was something more to it. There just had to be. She pointed at Zahra. "Are you a shinigami? Do you do the pew-pew" She shouted, gesturing the use of kido.

[Zahra]

Zahra heard the child scream towards her and then jumped into the water shortly after her. Once the child was in, Ajraka followed suit. Zahra stared at Ajraka for a moment, never truly knowing what type of animal she was. She knew that her fur was different from other animals, but now it kind of made sense to her. She moved through the water like she lived in it, which had to be why her fur the way it was. She had to be one of those 'water beasts' that she had heard in passing before. Watching her swim through the pond, she wished that she could swim like that. She had swam while she was alive, so she was doggy paddling through the shallow water.

Nadezhda said that she could prove that she could swim, so she decided to swim out to a deeper section of the pond. Zahra hoped that she didn't drown, but knowing what Ajraka was, she hoped that she wouldn't let the girl drown. While watching what was going on, she started to remember how the encounter had happened. She had seemed to not notice much of what happened because she finally ran back into Ajraka again, which had pushed everything else out of her mind. She started to tread water and moving slightly while she was deep in thought. It seemed like Ajraka was slightly hesitant. She then remembers the way her tail moved around her.

Was she trying to protect her from something? The only new thing around them was the bird woman, which was slightly a weird thing to see and say, and the girl. Thinking back hard, she remembered the way she talked to the girl. Did she show her teeth? Why would she not like the girl? It honestly didn't make sense to her. The girl was harmless, as far as she could tell, so why would she need to worry about someone that tiny? Zahra tried to think on her own experiences. She had never had issues with anything as tiny as this young child with the weird name. Based on her experiences, she just assumed that Ajraka was just being overly cautious.

Since she was deep in thought, she wasn't paying attention to her paddling. Because of this, she ended up swimming right into Ajraka. She would feel herself hit something, quickly turn and notice what she hit and would slightly blush. "Sorry, not paying attention." The girl then started to talk to them, asking them what they were. She then mentioned black coats and white faces. She thought back and remember fighting a white faced monster while she lived in the wilderness. They definitely weren't like those weird things. Black coats? It reminded her of those people that lived in the big place.

The girl then called them shinigami and it seemed that Zahra was right. She had heard those people called shinigami before, when she's walked through that place. They definitely weren't those people either. They were what she saw before her, beasts that talked. But, when she said if they 'pew-pew,' she was at a loss. What was a pew pew? She turns towards the girl and starts to talk. "We beasts that talk. Easy. Don't know what 'pew-pew' is. Are you like a board to float like that?" She would glance towards the girl and try the same herself. She would lay back and try to float, but with her limbs not moving, it bothered her to the point that she would start to fail her own arms to try to get her balance back before she would right herself and tread water again. "That not fun. You special child?"

[Nesr]

Nesr squawked as the two jumped into the lake. She thought about how they did to try to judge. Since no one had said that she couldn't judge and they had jumped in, so she took the time to consider it. Thinking back on them, she hovered with her hand sitting under her beak. The black wolf had jumped into the water, but didn't really make too much of a splash. She nodded her head while she thought back on this. Nez, however, jumped in squealing and with failing arms and legs, creating a much bigger splash than that of the black wolf. She nodded her head again in thought. Once she had figured out how she was going to judge the contest, she took a deep breath and looked towards the group now in the water.

"NEZ WON JUMP IN LAKE CONTEST!" She pretty much screams it, not really knowing that she didn't need to. Nesr was always fairly bad with how loud she would actually get. She really only lowered her voice when she was talking to people. Since she wasn't, she just screamed it all out. She chirped happily after that, flying up slightly and doing a roll in the air before she flew back towards towards the little band in the water. She looked around and saw a rock that was nearby, a fairly large rock at one end of the lake. She flew over to it and perched at the top of it, watching what all was going on. She did have to admit, this reminded her of the pack that she used to have.

Thinking back on it, it made her sad. Umaroth was nowhere to be seen and she hadn't seen the hornet anywhere either. Where did they go? Did they hate Nesr and that's why they left her behind. The group, if they looked up at her, would notice that her posture would start to go slack, and her wings would dip slightly. This would only affect her for a minute before she would shake her head to clear it. She shouldn't think back on them anymore. She was the loyal one and they were the ones that left her! It wasn't the other way around! It was just their loss that they decided to leave the best bird that had ever existed here!

She smiled at that, gaining her old posture back while she did so. She would find a new place, a new pack to be with while she traveled through the world here. It was only then that she heard the little girl talk about black coats and white faces. She knew what the white faces were, and the black coats reminded her of the people that live in the big place in the middle of the area. But why would she reference that? It was then that she heard what the girl was asking. Zahra spoke and Nesr nodded her head in agreement. It was then that she flew over to the girl, poking at her with the knuckle of her right foot, hiding her talons from the girl. "What you?"