Falling

Damnit. Kai grunted as he gave his coat a good shake and tried to ignore the throbbing in his head. Something else hurt too, one of his hind legs - had he twisted an ankle? He tested his weight on each and winced slightly when he found the offending limb. Well, at least he wasn't dead, though if he was he could've spared himself the bruised ego... and bruised head. He let out another annoyed little grumble as he moved a few steps away from the falls, only pausing when he saw the glint of someone's eyes up ahead, lurking in the underbrush.

"Hey!" He called out gruffly, sounding annoyed. It was the surface-level kind of irritation though, not real malice; Kai was far too carefree to be malicious. Mostly he was just bothered at the fact that someone might be spying on him. The nerve! "Have you been watching me this whole time? Didn't you think, even once, that maybe you could offer me a bit of help? Instead of gawking at me?" Maybe he was wrong, maybe the stranger hadn't been spying on him after all, but he didn't mind making an assumption and rolling with it. "I know I'm a sight to behold, but-" Okay, maybe not so much right now. He was soaked and limping and looked positively dreadful, but maybe that was mostly because of his current attitude. Squinting against the fading sunlight, he tried to get a better look at the stranger - a female, he could smell - as he took a few steps closer.