Same old house, just the family's changed.
The general shape of the chunk of wood was gradually looking more and more like a panther, as Lokni had proclaimed himself to be. Admittedly one may have had to squint their eyes and tilt their heads until it became apparent the carving was that of a big cat, but the young Nishant didn't let that bother him and in all truth he didn't care if others may find his work too abstract to understand. All he wanted to do was show the world that he'd gotten his spirit guide, as well as do something for the persistently silent, scary as heck guide in hope it would please him. It also helped that the simple task of carving gave him something to do, something that kept his mind away from the darker thoughts of his abandonment yet again.
Digging the knife into the rougher areas, he cut the sharp angled edges off, smoothing the piece down where it needed to be; although he planned to rub sand over it and a few other methods he'd come across to really finish the carving up and make it soft to the touch. Taking a few moments to continue his work before responding, he lightly scratched some spot markings into the wood; for where Lokni's fur lightened to a black-brown instead of it's usual slick clue-black, some spots were visible. Moving to the face he faintly scratched the general shape of the panthers pupils and then turned his head so that he faced the white woman. “Nice to meetcha Gemma, then. Is there anything I can do for ya or you just curious and wanna watch?” he asked and shrugged his shoulders as if her response mattered little to him; she could stay and watch if she wanted, if she needed him for a reason he'd hear her out.
With his response said he turned back to the block of wood turned abstract panther and began to work into the areas he had previously scratched in.
Image courtesy of Jerolek
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