I prefer the term 'nimble', he teased back, but his nimbleness wasn't enough to save him from a swat on the rump from a deftly-poked paw. Clearing the rubble he shook himself out, sending a puff of ash and dust into the air. He thought he was 'it' and wanted to give Kiada a fair start before he headed after her, white paws spread wide to keep him from sinking into the snow as he chased the bronze caracal with laughter in his eyes. The darkness of the blight seemed to retreat further under the onslaught of camaraderie and trust that was being built up once more and strengthened between them, and for a moment he let himself become overconfident.
Well. Maybe more than a moment.
He didn't expect her to slow. He had been intending to pounce on her if he could catch her, and her sudden reversal caught him entirely by surprise. He scrambled to stop and dodge her 'attack', but his feet were shaky enough still from the blight-taint in his blood that he slipped and was knocked down with a yelp, breath leaving his small furry body in a whoosh as the muscular feline pinned him.
You got me! You got me! he called through the link, but mischief sparked on the last note, a wicked turnabout coming to mind. A surprise for a surprise? He shifted beneath her, fur fading to scales and his body rapidly lengthening as the great python twisted in the snow to try and throw a wrap of thick coils around the clever cat, attempting to pin her in return. Ssssurpriiiiisssse! he hissed playfully, deliberately dragging out the esses as he tried to tickle her whiskers with his forked tongue if he had managed to successfully grab her.
Well. Maybe more than a moment.
He didn't expect her to slow. He had been intending to pounce on her if he could catch her, and her sudden reversal caught him entirely by surprise. He scrambled to stop and dodge her 'attack', but his feet were shaky enough still from the blight-taint in his blood that he slipped and was knocked down with a yelp, breath leaving his small furry body in a whoosh as the muscular feline pinned him.
You got me! You got me! he called through the link, but mischief sparked on the last note, a wicked turnabout coming to mind. A surprise for a surprise? He shifted beneath her, fur fading to scales and his body rapidly lengthening as the great python twisted in the snow to try and throw a wrap of thick coils around the clever cat, attempting to pin her in return. Ssssurpriiiiisssse! he hissed playfully, deliberately dragging out the esses as he tried to tickle her whiskers with his forked tongue if he had managed to successfully grab her.
