what're we fighting for?
08-02-2015, 07:07 PM
OOC: permission to powerplay given by Tea.
The petulant words and the tone with which they were delivered reminded Valentine of a grumpy kid. Exasperated, Valentine sighed again. Normally words like that would piss him off, but the appearance of the one delivering them and the wording itself only served to pull more pity from him. Gone was the broody terror who Valentine trusted to strike fear into the hearts of his enemies. In his place now stood a broken man whose cheese had clearly slid off his cracker. For a second he eyed Hati. "You're a mess," he said finally. "You stink - terribly - and I'm not too sure you haven't flipped your shit." His tail flicked. Really, he was talking for his benefit instead of Hati's; giving him time to think about what he wanted to do. A tendril of irritation lanced through the pity he felt. "I am your alpha, Hati," he said firmly, "And oh, yes. I can tell you want to do." Valentine lunged forward suddenly and dodged around Hati's left side. He sought to line the center of his chest up with the meaty exterior of Hati's left shoulder. This brute, this man child, wasn't going to come quietly, so with that in mind Valentine decided it was in his best interest to make the first move. He slammed his chest into the smaller man's shoulder and knocked him to the ground. The move stung; Valentine hit with enough force to rattle his teeth. Growling, he sucked a breath through clenched teeth as his annoyance grew and an ache started to pulse angrily across the whole of his chest. If this man wasn't such a proud ass Valen wouldn't have had to hurt himself. Then again, he also wouldn't have hurt himself if he wasn't so terribly soft. Looming over the man, the King was on the verge of parting with more biting words when it occurred to him that Hati was being too quiet and still for a man who'd just had his sovereignty trampled on. Shifting his weight, Valentine lifted a paw and tentatively nudged Hati's neck. When he didn't get a reaction the brute snorted a muted chuckle. He peeked over the top of Hati's head and sure enough, peeking out from under his ear was the edge of a large rock. Straightening, the King harrumphed. That certainly made things easier. Leaning down again, Valentine seized Hati by the scruff and began to drag him further into Imperium lands. Someone was in desperate need of a bath. |
NOTE: Valentine has a female striped skunk companion named Lefty. Unless stated otherwise assume she's present.