mudskipper madness
The supple, lifeless form of the burlap bag brushing against his hind paw only added to the shock of the situation, and the poor man flinched away from the touch. As his head whipped around, he spotted and promptly recognized it, and kicked the offending article away. Fucking thing, scaring him when he was already being attacked by mud beasts. When he glanced up to Hanako's she looked about as horrified as he felt, and he was sure his own expression matched hers right now. There was a distinct squelch of the soggy ground underfoot as she took a few cautious steps away, wary of the strange new fish that were eager to push back against a predator. "Actually you know what, never mind." the pale fae announced as she created more distance between herself and their once-quarry. He hesitated, pride flaring in his chest and demanding he do something to save face. "I think you're right, they're probably not even fish...or edible. " she added with a small frown. As much as the egoist in him delighted in being proven right, there was still the underlying desire to get back at the little bastards.
"Well, I don't want it to look like a little fish got the better of two masters..." he muttered, scowling at the mudskippers that were still flaring their gaping maws and slapping their weird little tails against the muck defensively. Lips peeled back, he snarled defensively. Fish weren't deaf, but these ones were certainly unaffected by the threat. Brave little bastards. Dark ears lowered to his head, the wraith stalked forward once more. The mudskippers stood their ground, tails smacking the mud and jaws open wide. Well, if they weren't going to attack.. In a flash of movement, he snapped his jaws shut around the small, squirming body of the nearest one. It flailed, spraying loose mud all over his face, but didn't bite, pinch, or otherwise attack. He flailed a paw towards the bag that he'd kicked a foot or two off to the side, hoping Hanako would get the hint. They'd find out if the stupid bastards were edible soon enough!
(WC: 357 / TOTAL WC: 1463 )