Blacktail Deer Plateau sugar lime blue

All welcome, particularly those who I've power-played like crazy in this post, lol... *also summons @Blue Willow to come caretake us?!*:)

A perfect spring day saw all seven members of the family outdoors, the three adults acting as buoys dragging an invisible net to create an imperceptible playpen around the four miniatures. They frolicked and frog-marched and somersaulted among themselves, for the most part content to stay within the unseen boundaries—or, at least, too distracted by one another to even notice the confinement at all.

Osprey Jr. was, of course, the exception. Leaving the other three rolling in the mud puddle in the den's doorway, she made a sudden beeline for the gap between Peregrine and Kisu. The former swept to his feet and sprang in front of her, cutting off her path and earning a dirty glare and an indignant huff from the youngster. The young father just tipped his head innocently and grinned at her, then shook his head no.

"Nnnnngggrrrrr," was Osprey Jr.'s response to that, the sound not quite speech but close enough to convey a strong message. She gnashed her little milk teeth to drive it home.

Then the blackest pup spun on her heel and pretended to head back toward the trio of mud puppies. Unaware that she was giving herself away, she glanced repeatedly over her shoulder to see if anyone was watching her (all three were now eyeballing the little troublemaker), then made another run for it, now launching herself at the space between Peregrine and Hawkeye... only to trip on her own paws and fall flat on her face in between her parents.