deadman's scrap

She had gone north, because she knew there was a river ot the north; she did not expect to run into a small trio of ponds. She certainly wasn't complaining as she stuck her nose near the water, tongue flicking out of her mouth to eagerly lap the water. It was only when her thirst was quenched that she looked up, noting the edge of the territory she was in. They did not stray too far blindly into it; quite the opposite. There was, now that she looked, debris everywhere. It was quite messy, and half the stuff didn't even look like normal stuff. Her eyes cast to Karabela, a question in her eyes: here, or elsewhere?

Karabela sniffed at the debris that littered the Deadman's Scrap.  What was all this crap?  Carefully she moved around a strange twisted chunk of rock, nimbly maneuvering past a field of broken glass that caught the light, glittering like jewels.  Carefully she bent to lap at the water in one of the nearby ponds, wrinkling her nose at the slightly metaillic taste.  Licking the remaining moisture off her chin she glanced at Lillie. "Well, this place is a mess…. what is all this stuff?"  She batted absently at a whole bottle, sending it clinking across several small rocks before it got stuck between two larger ones. ""

Lillie would pull back to stand next to the bigger girl, and she'd examine it herself, sniffing at a piece of glass. "I've not a clue," she responded absentmindedly. She'd prod the glass with her paw, a small yelp of surprise leaving her maw as she blinked down at the glass. "It doesn't smell like anything but dirt," she growled, "but it hurts and is sharp like a tooth." She flipped her paw over, bringing her head down to lick at the small puncture wound left by the sharp glass, showing it to Karabela. "If we go through here, we have to be careful with our steps."

Karabela froze as Lillie yelped, mentioning the sharp things that cut flesh, she eyed them carefully. They were almost pretty…. gingerly she reached out with her claws and carefully moved one until the light hit and fractured off onto a nearby rock, coating it in beautiful green light. She grinned. "They're kind of pretty though… but yea you're right lets get out of this dump and on to something more interesting." Karabela began to move in a steady careful pace towards the south, pausing every so often to sniff at some unusual piece of junk that caught her eye but most of it was foreign to her and almost eerie. Very few items seemed to be something of nature. Maybe they were left here by aliens. ""

She would nod to the other girl. "That is true, it is quite pretty." She would carefully step around the broken glass to follow Karabela deeper into the lands, sidesteppign most of the junk, and sometimes poking it out of the way to avoid stepping on it. She did not want her paws cut open, and then her sides as she would lose her balance. The thought did not appeal to Lillie in the least. She did, hwoever, freeze as the sun sparkled on something, and she'd yip wordlessly at Karabela to pause. She nosed down, sniffing at the glint of gold. "Pretty," she mentioned, nipping it in her teeth; it was a little ring, as golden as the leaf necklace, and she'd grin as she realized she just found a new bit in Finch's collection, even if it wasn't wearable like the necklace.

Karabela nodded and eyed the sun as it tracked down the sky casting red light over the land. It was getting late and Karabela was debating how long to keep exploring. She could probably wander forever but she had a long way to go to get back to one of her makeshift dens. She wasn't terribly interested in setting one up in the west, at least not yet though the labyrinth would be acceptable. "Huh? what did you find there?" She glanced down at the glittering little thing and nodded. "Aye, it's kind of pretty. Whatcha gonna do with it?" Raba glanced once more at the sky, tail waving lightly in the breeze. "Well… I'm afraid to say it's getting late. I better get back. I had fun today though! Maybe our paths will cross again?" ""

Her tail wagged; she was glad Karabela asked, and she dropped it at her paws to answer the female. "There's this girl, she's a bit older than me, but she collects things," Lillie explained, nosing the ring again. "I gave her a thing that goes around her neck, and this looks kinda like it except a lot smaller... I want to help her with her collections; they make her so happy and vibrant!" She finished with her voice in a yip, tail a blur. It would slow, though, at Raba's words. Her head tipped to the sky, to the reds and oranges fading into the dark blues of the night. She nodded in agreement. "Me too, on all of that. And I do hope we meet again." The girl was completely sincere, and she'd wave her tail in a farewell as she started to leave.

-exit-

ooc. you could do an exit post as well to complete the four posts.

Raba listened with interest about Lillie's friend who liked to collect things. Well there was certainly a wealth of things here in this unusual terra. The girls parted ways as the sun began to set and Karabela felt a pang in her stomach as she turned to watch the other girl go, knowing that Lillie was likely headed home and she was heading… nowhere. Nowhere. The last vibrant red hues of the sun were swallowed by the inky black and she gazed at the horizon, wishing silently that her mother would give her guidance. Her ears only met with silence. ""