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private for honoré! dated april 6th. tokyo's in regular wolf form at the moment. 300+ words

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These lands were different. It must have hit her nose first, but she didn't really notice it til it had spread throughout her whole body, tickling all her senses. The trails, the scents... Everything had an air of intent. The paths were more well worn, the markings more distinguished and regular. This place belonged to a pack. And, as Jaded Shadows was no longer around, she might as well check it out. It wasn't fair that Jaded Shadows had disappeared, though! She had family there. People who were obligated to care for her. Sure, there were probably still some distant cousins hanging around, but they didn't have to love Tokyo, which was sort of upsetting.


So she had to join a pack. It seemed like a fairly solid plan - join a pack, and then everyone in it would take care of her. It was just so damned annoying that she had traveled this far south just to have the added layer of family only to find that things had changed. How dare they, without her consent? She should have just joined some place up north. Or better yet, Jaded Shadows should have anticipated her needs and worked harder on sticking together so she'd have a good place to call home now. Because of course they would take her back. Tokyo couldn't imagine why any pack wouldn't want her; she was beautiful, intelligent, and just all around perfect.


This place was pretty enough. The view of the ocean was great; it reminded her of Lightning Bay. It was a shame the old territory was so thoroughly destroyed, otherwise she'd be tempted to try and follow up on her puppyhood dream of starting a pack on the beach. The practicality of the lack of game didn't even cross her mind - other people would take care of the hunting, of course.


So, she needed to find someone from this pack. She strutted very casually onto the lands, snuffling around for some fresh scent to trace. God, tracking was annoying. Tokyo hated hunting, and she'd been having to do it a fair amount, especially since she came to these lands. She'd had plenty of experience being chased away from pack lands for scavenging and poaching food and property. No, this time she'd worm her way into a pack, first. Then take what she wanted from them.
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Ah, there was someone now. It was a point in the pack's favor that she didn't have to wait long for attention. An amused smile twisted her mouth as he approached. Oh, poor dumb thing, he must be confusing her for someone else. "Boy, it's not very smart to threaten me." Had she been shifted, she surely would be waving a finger at him and "tsking" in disappointment. "You probably just don't know who I am - Tokyo Chance. I'm considering joining your pack." His focus anger almost pushed her over the line from amusement to annoyance, but no.. He must just be misguided, mistaken. Tolerance of ignorance was a great reflection of her generous spirit; she threw a few more words at him. "You don't understand, you're very lucky to have met me. Your leaders will probably reward you for finding someone this amazing.'


There, that was enough prattling. Tokyo tended to prattle when she was nervous. Was she nervous? That didn't make any sense, there was no reason to be. Who in their right mind would reject her? She casually leaned back into a seated position, somehow managing to sort of gracefully dislodge a flea from where it was nibbling behind her ear. She wasn't very bothered by this incident, and it was easy as always to read her. It didn't even cross her mind to perform the usual prospective joiner actions; to act submissive, to suck up to the wolf encountered. Living outside the constraints of a pack for so long, with only a wolf that adored and pampered her, had not done her natural egotism well.

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this thread makes me giggle



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Dear lord, this wolf must be demented. The only realistic explanation for his words was a fever of the brain. Tokyo had heard of such things, but never encountered such a creature in the wild. If this pack was home to such insanity, it was definitely a good thing that Tokyo was figuring this out before having had to commit to gracing it with her beauty.


The word princess had unsettled her some, too. It jolted her with memories of her daughter, of the cruel puppy that had chosen a brother over her own mother. She scowled. Her patience was not unlimited, and while she pitied the poor, mentally handicapped creature, she wouldn't tolerate much more of his disrespect. "I am a princess, actually. My grandmother was the alpha of the most powerful pack in all of these and nearby lands - it was called Jaded Shadows." It seemed like an opportune time to embellish the truth a little. "I was just a puppy then, but she told me she wanted me, out of all my siblings, to be Alpha when she died." Smug expression.


Instead of throwing a fit at the latter comment, Tokyo shook her head sadly. "No, I'm actually really beautiful. But if Phoenix Valley is filled with brain-fever-victims like you, it's okay, I think I should probably not join."</style>

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gah, slow again. this time i blame the flu. >>; 241 words

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"That's what I'm trying to figure out. I was gone for a couple years, and I come back and everything's gone and changed around me!" Tokyo stomped her front paw to emphasize her annoyance, a gesture that would seem more natural had she been shifted. She wasn't sure what he had meant, leader of the crazies. No one in Jaded Shadows had been crazy; maybe he was trying to insult them, but she didn't put much stock in his words since she realized that he must be mentally challenged in some way or another. So, he didn't know anything about the pack Jaded Shadows. But maybe he knew where the members had gone?

She was about to open her mouth to ask after Tsunami, Fatin, Ireland, anyone, when she realized abruptly that maybe his words hadn't just been a question intended to provoke. Maybe he had thrown that question out there to brag about his own superiority... Maybe he was implying that Jaded Shadows wasn't that amazing because his own pack had so easily defeated it! She knew in a little corner of her rational mind that Bane's story made more sense, that Jaded Shadows crumbled when the lands burned. But had the forest been set on fire? Who knew what the tensions between packs had been before the fires came. Her paranoia clung to this clue and ran rampant. Her eyes narrowed. "Or maybe you know more than you're telling me."
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