After her semi-scarring (ego wise) encounter with Tavi, Jhala scouted through the territory as she attempted to get a feel for the place. She had just discovered everything in PR, now she had to go through the whole process again. Whatever, it was her own fault.

As she went, she picked up Reek's strong scent. She followed it eagerly, genuinely hating the feeling of being so alone in her own pack. She wanted a family, friends- she needed a backbone. She saw him, standing half in water and drinking. Wasn't it cold? Did he not care? She stepped forward to greet him when a wolf that closely resembled a cheeto whizzed by. He practically dove into the water, spraying water everywhere- including onto Reek.

Stunned, she held back for a moment, but seeing that Reek was so OK with the situation and not at all angry, she moved forward, letting out a greeting bark. The girl remained just slightly lower than Reek, remembering her Porcupine manners all too well. She smiled, her warm amber gaze flickering to each men with interest.

"Sup, Reek," the girl greeting, her head raising slightly. Reek did not seem to be bothered by a lack of postural respect. Her lowered form and tail wag seemed to mean little to him, as he brushed it off and greeted her with more enthusiasm than she'd heard in a while. He did, however, return her smile, and Jhala appreciated his kindness. She turned to said orange wolf, sopping wet and goofy-faced. Ditty was his name it seemed, and it was a pretty fitting name. She wasn't sure Jhala was an appropriate name for herself, it seemed to formal, but she'd never known anything else. 

"No," she began, "I've only-" her response was cut short from shock as Ditty shoved his nose into her side. She stared at Reek with a wide pair of amber eyes before she hesitantly touched her nose to his own shoulder. He smelled of sand and water, as predicted, and she did her best not to scrunch up her nose. She did get a bit of his own scent though, and remembered it for later on. She inched away from him slightly, closer to Reek, mostly out of confusion. She then let her tail wag comfortably behind her, showing she was honestly totally okay, just confused. "I've only met Tavi," she finished, looking to her new alpha with a fond expression.

Although Reek's comment rushed right over the foxy head of the other beside her, it was fully comprehended by Jhala- perhaps a little too far looked into as well. She felt her face run red, cheeks burning with embarrassment and guilt. What about Anwyl? her blood shrieked as it pounded through her ears. But Reek did not know, and she could not find a way in the brief moments she had to respond to tell him what she was feeling. It didn't really matter, anyway. "Jhala," she half-mumbled in response to Ditty, her ears at half-mast as her tail wagged with uneasiness. His next comment, however, raised her spirits a little as more of his (seemingly) crazy personality shone through. "I bet," she woofed, a little louder this time, her bright smile flashing briefly.

The dark girl looked to Reek, her head tilting. "I'n't that how it works?" she asked, her head falling to the other side. She glanced to Ditty, wondering if he had caught on to the awkwardness that Reek had just sputtered, but he seemed unfazed. "Sorry- that was probs a lil' ignorant, I don't think my old alphas were mated and stuff," she added, hoping her comment would've saved her. It didn't help much had he known the full story. Capri had mentioned that Taggarik had cheated on her- well she'd said chosen- with Vuk. Maybe it really didn't matter.

Ears perked from both listeners, and Jhala's tail began to wag happily. This was good news to her, she liked having a secured alpha position, it made the pack feel more whole to her. Ditty however, didn't seem to know when to stop. Although Jhala could often be found asking an abundance of questions, somehow she felt that this was a sensitive topic and should probably shut up. The flaming wolf dove into a handful of questions with wide eyes and wagging tail. The ears of the dark girl fell slightly, and although she smiled it was a bit embarrassed for her packmate. She was curious as well though, and therefore didn't add anything more to the conversation in case she hindered his answers. Better Ditty take the blow than she did had Reek been uncomfortable answering anything.

He had no filter. He threw questions at Reek that even a yearling such as Jhala could see were inappropriate. She lowered her head slightly as she looked to Reek with a weak tail wag, as if to say 'WOW I'm sorry that- this is my packmate damn- I feel obligated to apologize for him'. When the questions were rounded on her, the dark Epsilon had no words for him. Her head raised and her ears fell backwards. She thought to Anwyl- briefly- before she shook her head wildly. "I don't know... about... me having puppies..." she muttered awkwardly, changing what she had wanted to say twice as she said it. Truthfully, she wasn't even sure how to have pups, much less did she think she could right now.