gonna break my rusty cage
hunt/nav seasonal
10-31-2020, 02:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-31-2020, 02:35 PM by Kai.)
Traipsing about in the water wasn't really his thing, but he was intrigued by the fish and his paws started moving before he could convince himself otherwise. The fish moved at an alarming speed, and Kai took off quickly across the sand, Percy following after him. "Maybe," he breathed, his chest heaving from the quick little sprint as he slowed and squinted, trying to focus on the fish's movements downstream, though it was proving difficult already. The fish looked big, too.. was it even a two-wolf job? Especially when one had just nearly drowned? Kai wasn't so sure, but he wasn't one to shy away from a challenge either..
Maybe jumping ahead of it and spooking it backwards, toward a shallow section, was the best idea. And before getting Percy's confirmation, Kai lunged forward - his long legs carried him a long distance before he sprung into the water. He didn't know if Percy was joining him or not, but immediately the fish spun in a circle and deeper into the sea. Damnit! Water splashed in a wide arc around him as he continued deeper. Despite not planning on swimming today, this slippery fish had irked him and suddenly nothing sounded more appealing than catching it. A frustrated little huff left his throat as he dove into the frigid water, shuddering all the while. This was cold, but he'd dealt with colder, so it wouldn't turn him off from this little ocean adventure quite yet.
It only took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the water as he blinked them open and struggled to take in his surroundings. The drop-off here was sudden, giving way to darkness below. Kicking down a bit further, the bottom of this section of the channel came into view. It was largely murky, partially obscured by seaweed that had washed in at higher tide, as well as bits of driftwood that had no doubt come from further inland. As Percy had said, there were lots of fish here - mostly small, impossibly small to catch, grouped in big schools and darting to and fro together. As he moved closer they instinctively pulled away, drifting deeper toward the sea. Closer to the bottom were shells of various creatures; Kai couldn't tell what they belonged to, if anything at all, but he was curious about something else that scuttled near the sea floor. Thoughts of the fish were long since abandoned - maybe Percy has chasing after it, he had no clue - as he saw a fat crab moving slowly near his nose. Quickly he snatched the thing up and kicked off hard toward the water's surface, trying to avoid the creature's flailing claws as it sought a grip on his nose. By the time he surfaced it had grabbed hold of the corner of his nose and he was attempting to shake it off with hard jerks of his head.
Words: 483
Total: 1983
Maybe jumping ahead of it and spooking it backwards, toward a shallow section, was the best idea. And before getting Percy's confirmation, Kai lunged forward - his long legs carried him a long distance before he sprung into the water. He didn't know if Percy was joining him or not, but immediately the fish spun in a circle and deeper into the sea. Damnit! Water splashed in a wide arc around him as he continued deeper. Despite not planning on swimming today, this slippery fish had irked him and suddenly nothing sounded more appealing than catching it. A frustrated little huff left his throat as he dove into the frigid water, shuddering all the while. This was cold, but he'd dealt with colder, so it wouldn't turn him off from this little ocean adventure quite yet.
It only took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the water as he blinked them open and struggled to take in his surroundings. The drop-off here was sudden, giving way to darkness below. Kicking down a bit further, the bottom of this section of the channel came into view. It was largely murky, partially obscured by seaweed that had washed in at higher tide, as well as bits of driftwood that had no doubt come from further inland. As Percy had said, there were lots of fish here - mostly small, impossibly small to catch, grouped in big schools and darting to and fro together. As he moved closer they instinctively pulled away, drifting deeper toward the sea. Closer to the bottom were shells of various creatures; Kai couldn't tell what they belonged to, if anything at all, but he was curious about something else that scuttled near the sea floor. Thoughts of the fish were long since abandoned - maybe Percy has chasing after it, he had no clue - as he saw a fat crab moving slowly near his nose. Quickly he snatched the thing up and kicked off hard toward the water's surface, trying to avoid the creature's flailing claws as it sought a grip on his nose. By the time he surfaced it had grabbed hold of the corner of his nose and he was attempting to shake it off with hard jerks of his head.
Words: 483
Total: 1983
