[ Tobias listens to Cassian, his stare intense and unblinking. Not too much to surprise him, here - Ax had told Tobias about the whole flea thing, so he'd known Cassian knew about morphing in general. The one thing that does catch him off guard is the fact that Cassian seems to think morphing is painful. That is a lie that has Marco written all over it; Tobias can't imagine why he would choose not to tell the truth about that, but probably there was some convoluted and cunning explanation that Marco would lay out as if it were the most obvious thing on Earth.
Still, from the sound of it, Cassian knows some things about morphing, and almost nothing about Tobias as a person. ]
<I'm Tobias.> [ Introducing himself is the right thing to do now, isn't it? After so many years living on his own in the woods, Tobias's social skills are pretty rusty. And they were never all that good to begin with. ] <Nice to- don't move!>
[ His greeting is interrupted, voice suddenly going sharp and harsh as he stares past Cassian; Tobias had spotted movement behind him, something creeping silently beneath the ferns, towards Cassian. He catches a glimpse of sleek fur, of strong shoulders that look like they belong to some kind of big cat. A panther? Something else? Definitely a predator, whatever it is. And moving in for the kill.
Tobias stretched his wings, ready to take flight. There was no way he could kill on a big cat on his own - not without morphing. But if he made the first move, went for its eyes, maybe he could discourage it, drive it off to find weaker, easier prey. He was just about to launch himself into the air when...
It was gone. There was no panther there. Tobias thought he has lost track of it, scanned the area for any sign, but there was none. None at all. ]
<Nevermind. I thought I saw...>
[ A wave of dizziness hit him, and he suddenly had to flap his wings just to maintain his balance and not fall off the branch. He wobbled, but he caught himself. Barely. How embarrassing. ]
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Still, from the sound of it, Cassian knows some things about morphing, and almost nothing about Tobias as a person. ]
<I'm Tobias.> [ Introducing himself is the right thing to do now, isn't it? After so many years living on his own in the woods, Tobias's social skills are pretty rusty. And they were never all that good to begin with. ] <Nice to- don't move!>
[ His greeting is interrupted, voice suddenly going sharp and harsh as he stares past Cassian; Tobias had spotted movement behind him, something creeping silently beneath the ferns, towards Cassian. He catches a glimpse of sleek fur, of strong shoulders that look like they belong to some kind of big cat. A panther? Something else? Definitely a predator, whatever it is. And moving in for the kill.
Tobias stretched his wings, ready to take flight. There was no way he could kill on a big cat on his own - not without morphing. But if he made the first move, went for its eyes, maybe he could discourage it, drive it off to find weaker, easier prey. He was just about to launch himself into the air when...
It was gone. There was no panther there. Tobias thought he has lost track of it, scanned the area for any sign, but there was none. None at all. ]
<Nevermind. I thought I saw...>
[ A wave of dizziness hit him, and he suddenly had to flap his wings just to maintain his balance and not fall off the branch. He wobbled, but he caught himself. Barely. How embarrassing. ]