Wildfire told an extremely condensed version of her story. Nightjar craned his neck to peer at the angry scrape on her cheek, but before he could do something about it, like lick it, Fox launched into her own story. Nightjar's attention went to the alpha female. He did his best to listen attentively, but by the end his mind was beginning to wander, specifically to things happening around him: the wind rustling the leaves, the smell of rabbit dung on the air, and the itch of an ant crawling over one of his toes.
Still, he caught on to some things, and recognized that some of those things didn't make sense for his own family. So he unabashedly asked, "how come Wifi and Raven have last names? They're girls." This was, perhaps, the only thing he really noticed. The animal naming scheme was news to him, probably because most of the animals were completely unfamiliar to him. He'd heard Wildfire's nickname before, but without having the foggiest idea of what a dhole was (and having no way to ever find out), he'd assumed it came from somewhere else. Similarly, Nightjar didn't really know what his namesake was. Evidently they were animals, but the only one that Nightjar recognized was Raven's namesake, since up until now he had not encountered a fox and known its name, either.
Still, he caught on to some things, and recognized that some of those things didn't make sense for his own family. So he unabashedly asked, "how come Wifi and Raven have last names? They're girls." This was, perhaps, the only thing he really noticed. The animal naming scheme was news to him, probably because most of the animals were completely unfamiliar to him. He'd heard Wildfire's nickname before, but without having the foggiest idea of what a dhole was (and having no way to ever find out), he'd assumed it came from somewhere else. Similarly, Nightjar didn't really know what his namesake was. Evidently they were animals, but the only one that Nightjar recognized was Raven's namesake, since up until now he had not encountered a fox and known its name, either.
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know your roots - by RIP Fox - June 19, 2015, 08:00 PM
RE: know your roots - by Wildfire - June 19, 2015, 08:39 PM
RE: know your roots - by Raven - June 19, 2015, 11:29 PM
RE: know your roots - by RIP Fox - June 23, 2015, 01:17 PM
RE: know your roots - by Nightjar - June 23, 2015, 01:31 PM
RE: know your roots - by Wildfire - June 24, 2015, 10:50 AM
RE: know your roots - by RIP Fox - June 30, 2015, 11:54 AM
RE: know your roots - by Nightjar - July 07, 2015, 12:19 AM
RE: know your roots - by Wildfire - July 10, 2015, 02:17 PM
RE: know your roots - by RIP Fox - July 17, 2015, 09:52 AM
RE: know your roots - by Wildfire - July 17, 2015, 03:30 PM
RE: know your roots - by Nightjar - July 17, 2015, 10:39 PM
RE: know your roots - by RIP Fox - July 24, 2015, 12:10 PM
RE: know your roots - by Wildfire - July 24, 2015, 04:55 PM
RE: know your roots - by Nightjar - July 26, 2015, 07:46 PM