Put 'em Up
GO TEAM LARK!!!
She listened quietly to the boy while nodding to him. Like play fighting? She had only done that a little with Qualm...but if it was like that, then she was sure she could do this! She watched Starling as he set his defenses, and in turn Quake would follow suit. Her ears were already sort of pinned, so she would complete the action by tucking them firmly to her head, her tail would slowly peek back up from its tucked position. She brought it to align with her spine, the appendage shaking as she fought the urge to re-tuck it. Her head lowered to align with her spine and tail, crimson eyes carefully watching Starling as she narrowed them. She tucked her chin over her throat just like he was doing, her hackles bristling all along her body like a startled cat. When it came to parting her jaws though, she felt so...awkward. It was almost like a forced smile and a pant, to her at least. Perhaps someday, it would come natural to her...but she wasn't a fighter, and she'd never had the experience. She was a first timer, but maybe after this she would try to practice her skills later with her uncle. Her lips twitched as she peeled them back to bare pointed fangs, her stance widening a little to shoulder and hip width apart. Finally, she would flex her toes over the mud, nails grabbing onto the dirt for dear life as she pulled her head back slightly to bunch her scruff.
Starling would give her the first move, now her question was...how to proceed? Taking a quick peek at the fights already going on, Quake would return her attention to Starling as she thought about what to do. Her breath quickening, she would push away the anxiety as best as she could. What did she and Qualm always do? Remembering the play fights she had, she conjured a bit of courage for the first move. Without thinking twice, Quake would coil her hind limbs and push off. Charging forward, she attempted to close the distance between her and Starling, her head tucked down a little, while her left shoulder jutted forward. She would try to take Starling head on, aiming to tackle him and slam her shoulder into the center of his chest. With her brother, it was always to try and knock him over...but with Starling being bigger then her, she didn't know what outcome it would have. Bruising? Wind knocked out? Who knew! But she would find out. Simultaneously and without thinking, she shot her right foreleg forward as she then attempted to hook it around Starling's left forepaw and pull it towards her. She wasn't sure what she was going to do with it, but all she could think was to hug it as close to her as she could should she succeed. Lastly, jaws parted and she would tilt her head towards the left foreleg that belonged to Star. She aimed to clamp down on the meaty part of it just below the crook of the elbow. Top fangs would seek to wrap around the outside of the leg, and lower canines sought to bite the inside of the leg. She wasn't going for a vicious bite, but maybe try to hamper him just a bit. It's what she would have done with Qualm, anyway.
QUAKE vs STARLING for SPAR "SPEAK" |
