The sleek dark body of a big hunting cat romped through the long grass, through the cold white stuff on the ground that had blanketed it much of her journey. She vaguely remembered it from her mother's stories, the snow that fell in the mountains, but cheetahs weren't mountain beasts. They were creatures of of the grasslands! Of wide open skies and land that went on forever as far as you could run! Asali stuttered happily as she twisted and leaped gracefully, kicking up the white powder, agile turns like quicksilver, liquid mercury as she frolicked. "Tamu theluji! Nzuri, nzuri theluji!" she chortled. Oh if only her brothers were here to see this too! This was beyond anything they'd ever dreamed of seeking back home. ""

Dark russet paws carried him easily through the snow, his pale blue eyes searching for his brother, Satoshi. Surely he would be nearby? The two were never really separated all that much, and not being around him bothered Katsuro. When the male saw the big cat, he froze, his ears flattening on his skull and his heart beginning to pound. After a few moments, the male moved away from the creature, his paws carrying him backwards and crunching against the frozen ground. When the creature spoke, Katsuro stopped in his tracks once more, but the creature seemed to have not noticed him. Maybe that was for the best, that the slightly taller creature didn't see him. If it decided to give chase, the male wouldn't stand a chance against the creature and its speed. Still, curiosity was getting the better of him. Although he wasn't going to move any closer, his head tilted slightly. The cat like thing was interesting, at least.

A hint of movement caught the cat's eye, and she turned her head to track it. What was this? Some form of super-furry canine - like a hyena or a jackal and yet... not. And he seemed cautious of her which was interesting. Hyenas and jackals had no problem whatsoever with chasing cheetahs from their kills back home, but perhaps these fuzzy things were even more ill equipped to fight back than a cheetah. Always confident in her speed to the point of fearlessness, Asali immediately knew she had to check this out. Twisting midpounce she rolled through the snow, paws batting at the air like a kitten before she was suddenly on her paws again and bouncing through the grass toward the creature. "Wewe hapo! Ni aina gani ya mgonjwa iliyopangwa mnyama ni wewe, basi? Je, ni jambo, manyoya mpira, paka na mama yako?" She swatted playfully at the creature before twisting and leaping away again. ""

The cat bounced towards him, and Katsuro's ears flattened in fear. The cat wasn't much taller than the male, but one glance at the claws could show that the cat could still do more damage than he. The cat said something, words he didn't understand, and Katsuro tilted his head. The other swatted at him, and Katsuro backed away even more, his eyes wide with fear. Was this cat going to toy with him before it killed him? The male moved away from the strange creature that seemed to only be able to move by leaping or bouncing. What was this creature, anyways?

"Nani?" His voice came out cracked, and he didn't know if the other would even understand him. Maybe the creature spoke his other tongue as well. If so, then it was full of surprises.