*slips on the slime trail*



Rizuka had started to grow tired of the small cavern she had decided to temporarily call home. She was hoping to make a small hut for herself, even if she wasn't sure she might stay for some time she was sure it might come in handy for herself now, and perhaps others in the future. The problem with building something though was the need of supplies to do so. Not long into her wanderings rain started to come down hard, drenching Rizu in a matter of seconds. Not in the least surprised by the sudden down pour, but caught off guard by the quantity of rain Rizu sought to find shelter. It wasn't to long before the drenched luperci came across quite an interesting sight. A mansion seemed to be tucked away in the lands Inferni called home, and she was quick to take advantage of the shelter it would provide.

Slowly opening one of the side doors to the masion Rizu peered in with inquisitive hazel eyes, that held the tint of murky green water. She wasn't sure who might use this mansion as a home of their own so she was cautious as she tried to shake out some of the moisture from her frizzy dreadlocks and squeeze the water out of her wet clothes. Rizu certainly didn't spend time thinking about what her next action might be, and went right into exploring the masions many corridors and interesting little rooms. Not until Rizu slowly moved up the stairway did she hear the scrape of furniture across the mansions wooden floors. Ears perked forward and every muscle in her body tensed as she listened Rizu crept forward. She wasn't exactly hoping to sneak up on whoever might be moving things about, but she didn't feel like drawing any unpleasant attention if she was unwelcome here.

Inching down the hall toward the half parted door which seemed to lead to the source of the sounds she had heard while heading up the stairs Rizu leaned forward and peered in with her hand placed neatly against the hilt of her dagger which peeked just out of her shorts pocket. Leaning further in so she might actually see the occupant of the room Rizu stumbled forward, knocking the door wider open with the squeak of unoiled hinges, standing in the open facing a gold-haired and blue-eyed female with a wide eye stare. Rizu's breath seemed to be caught in her throat as she tried to form some kind of sentence, but in the end she just ended up staring dumbly into the room, taking a glance around as if trying to pick a topic from right out of the furniture of the small bedroom.

S'fine.




The hot presence of a blush flushed across Rizuka's face as she realized how foolish she was being. It was just ever since leaving home she had become quite skittish. "Yes, well.. I wasn't sure if I was aloud here or not. I came in for shelter from the rain, and couldn't help but explore." Who couldn't be tempted by a seemingly abandoned mansion in the middle of nowhere? Rizu slowly relaxed, muscles unraveling as she took a better look at the room, noticing that the other Inferni female had been in fact tidying up. Rizu pushed her small knife further into the pocket, letting her hand then drop to her side as she offered a tiny smile. "My name is Rizuka, I am new to Inferni. Anselm accepted me only yesterday, and I thought I'd do some exploring." Rizu explained, moving further into the room so she would not block the doorway. She did not bother asking the other females name, knowing that if she wanted to give it she would. Instead Rizu inspected a small writing desk, running her hand along its edge as she moved by. "Do the leaders use this as their home?" She asked, curious, not bothering to assume if the other Inferni member wanted to socialize or not. It would certainly be made clear in time if she was being a bother.

"I suppose your right," Rizu said with an impish smile, leaning against a wall casually. As Corona spoke it gave Rizu time to look the other female over more thoroughly, taking in her seemingly silky golden fur and hair, and strikingly blue eyes with stride. Rizu felt the tickle of envy wash over her, wishing she herself could sport such a flawless coat and reliably colored eyes. It wasn't until she caught a quick glance of a cougar claw, made necklace did she snap back to the present, just as Corona finished speaking.

Even while she had been caught up admiring the other Inferni female she had taken note that she was related to quite some important people in the pack and that certainly gave Corona quite a bit of standing within the clan. Finally looking down at her meager, travel worn clothes Rizuka grinned broadly. "Yeah, where I was from some of the pack was changed, not born like me," Rizuka said, obviously speaking of the fact that she was pure Luperci. "They liked to keep to their old ideals, keeping everyone covered up, otherwise they thought you indecent." Rizu didn't bother to mention the fact that it took some time for her parents to break her of the habit of running around their small little town of sorts naked well into her first year.

"I wouldn't mind taking one of the smaller rooms as my own," she continued, smiling at the memory of the small little hut she and her family occupied, but it soon faded as the scent of fire clogged up her nose and almost caused her to cough, her eyes brimming with moisture. Of course this was only an all to real memory and she quickly cleared her throat, smile even returning. Deciding to change the subject Rizu gestured towards the cougar claw necklace around Corona's throat. "Did you kill one yourself to get that?" She asked jokingly, her hand going up to play with the braid that framed her face.

_____It seemed like Rizuka had quite an interesting life before coming to Inferni. Now that she was there of course, there would be no doubt quite an interesting life after a prior home. They were the hated and feared, not very many extended their hands in friendship out to them and that was the way it had been for years and years. Aside from Esper Hollow, Corona doubted that they would ever be on overly steady terms with any of the other packs. However, the mention of her necklace prompted a smile to settle back on her face, at least for the moment. “No, I didn't. My father gave it to me, so I guess it's a bit of a family heirloom in that sense.” Aside from being half of the picture in the gift of life, it was one of the only things that he had ever given her that she had kept. Something that she would never remove.


_____“So what kind of skills have you brought with you? I work with medicine, mostly in the sense to heal others,” but in the right situation, she knew how to do harm with it as well. “I'm sure you've been filled in about how liked we are around these parts, though.” And if not, well, a history lesson would probably be in order. If not that, then maybe a bit of a tour of the mansion, she really didn't know. Corona had spent enough time travelling that she wasn't really sure how to regard someone who was new when it came to living in a pack; she may as well have been analysing Rizuka all over again as she had been at the borders.

Rizuka gazed at the necklace a little longer as Corona explained how she had gotten it. It was quite beautiful, and almost made her miss her bracelet, the thought of which caused her to roll the bead in her hair between her fingers. Rizuka was caught off guard as Corona then changed the subject, and took some time to think. She didn't have exactly one skill she perfected in, but a quite a few she had dabbled in throughout her lifetime. "Well I know how to work a forge.. make things out of stone and metal. My father used to teach me things when I was little, when he realized I wouldn't leave him be until he did." She smiled at the memory, glad that there were still some good ones in her past. "Other then that I can do some basic sewing, cooking.. I was never really good at much else. Well, until recently at least, when I learned how to live off the land on my own." She pushed herself slowly off the wall, something bright having caught her attention in one of the writing dress drawers that had been propped open. "Well Anselm, when he accepted me, said that the wolves here weren't the biggest fans of us. Also that you guys just got out of a war, and a place called.." she had to think of the name while she pulled a bright feathered quill out of the drawer with a smile, showing it to Corona before placing it gently onto the desk. "Esper Hollow had a few sick members."