Smell of Pack
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Some History and What India looks like:
India's pack, a group of mixed wolf species, is located in an old zoo in the once upstate New York. Half of the pack was luperci verto, while the rest were of normal wolf descent. The pack held domain over the remnants of zoo and city. India's mother, Yasmine, and father, Zegaldi, were both Louisiana Red Wolves along with a few others who were descendants of wolves that were held there as a repopulation program for their extinct species long before the fall of humans. The pack was lead by Alphas Himari and Kimio, both arrogant and poor leaders. India's position in the pack was the baby sitter of Himari's pups and after a violent incident, she was mauled and expelled from the group to live as a vagabond.

India is a typical red wolf, with long lanky legs and a crescent of white under her left eyes. She has a hidden scar on her right flank, covered by her fur, and bright reddish brown eyes. Her coat is dirty red, and her chest is white which follows down under her belly.

Location: Cuore Di Anime, Moaning Wood



The musky smell of pack was evident among the pines as the lanky red wolf pushed further into the trees. Her paws were numb with wandering and her tawny, red coat had fluffed out to make up for the drastic climate variation. She meandered along, following the scent of pack, looking for danger, and hoping that if she met the locals they wouldn't rip her to pieces. She paused a bit to lick her flank where her coat covered the left overs of her farewell present. The scar had scabbed over and begun to heal, itching every now and then as he skin restitched itself. A haunted look crept into her eyes as she remembered the events of her past, and the taste crept back in her mouth causing her to smack her tongue over the muzzle before coming back to reality. The memory of the tender flesh and the yelps of... It was just as well that she had left to start anew. She pushed further into the forest, feeling pine straw and cooling earth under her paws. Her stride was graceful thanks to her long legs. Other wolves back home in the old zoo that weren't red wolf tried to mimic the lanky gait whenever they could. It was just natural for her kind to move with delicate and long steps.

India caught sight of a clearing ahead with a smell of dead animal smell filling the air like putrid perfume. She knew that to approach the corpse at the edge of the clearing would put her in a vulnerable position, but she had been living off of the occasional insect or toad. The smell wafted towards her again and she tucked her tail low and slowly padded through the underbrush to the edge where the sound of flies buzzed. It was a dead deer. The head was twisted strangely to one side, eyes wide and glazed over, with the tongue hanging out. The flies buzzed in and out of the mouth, and other orifices in their frenzy. India pushed her nose against the flesh, taking in the smell of meat. She pressed her muzzle upon it and looked up as her fangs pushed into the flesh and pulled back. The skin was tough and she tugged it off to reveal aged meat that had tendered with decomposition. The smell of the exposed meat became over powering and she felt her body changing ever so slightly. Her muzzle shortening, her legs lengthening more and bulking up around the thighs. Her joints shook and it took several minutes as her knees pushed the opposite way causing her to crouch and use her abnormal claws to pick up chunks of meat. She didn't understand the shift much for it was new to her, but the meat was easier to manipulate with her knew paws. She was swallowing a large piece of meat when she got the uneasy feeling of being watched.

As quickly as the feeling crept up on her, India grabbed a piece of meat and awkwardly ran into the safety of the underbrush. She crouched down, her body slipping back into the usual feeling of her body. The joints popped back into place and she dropped the meat as her claws shrunk into the delicate paws. She lowered her head, ears flat, and tail low looking for any signs of movement around her. The silence was thick as such that she swore someone could hear her hear beat and the popping noise of her slow shifting. The meat lay on the ground, collecting an orgasm of flies, pine needles, and bits of dirt. India looked up again then quickly scooped up the fleshy chunk and ran reddish brown eyes across the scenery.
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Several minutes of silence past with no real reason for her paranoia. The meat seeped pinkish fluid and was swiftly eaten. India didn't much care for the area she was in. Wooded and with a low fog that smelled to old to be natural, she padded deeper into the area. Snow was crunchy, and the few areas of dirt shown like scars on the landscape. Her muzzle tasted like the easy meal she found and she continually licked it for flavor, even if the cold bit at her damp nose. India's narrow paws sunk deep into the snow, not having the broad snow paws of other wolves. It caused her to struggle a bit, leaving her exhausted only after a few hours of wandering. She compensated for sinking by doing a strange gaited bounce, similar to that of a rabbit or bounding cat. Her long legs proved to be of some advantage when the snow got deep but the trudging had taken its toll.

India found a tightly packed area of shrubs and small trees in which it seemed a group of deer had once bedded down in. It was perfect for a rest and to block the wind. If it snowed anymore she would have to smell out a pack and hope they would take her in. She thought back for a second, back to her family, her blood, and her enemies. The strong reddish brown eyes glazed over in memory, the blood was sweet, the satisfaction to good to pass up. They got what they deserved. Stop... She shook away the thought and circled a bedding area two times before nestling down with her face to the parted scrub to watch for signs of life outside. Her muscles vibrated with the stress of her journey, but her full stomach was satisfied. She lucked up with such a meal. How the deer was killed didn't really matter, she took the opportunity and ran with it. The idea that the deer was someone's meal made her wonder if there was anyone around her. The faint smell of several wolf packs would waft on the wind, or was she just hoping to hard to smell one? Was it really pack?

The red creature slumped into sleep, rolling the memory of smell over in her head. Warm bodies, snuggling, and other wolves. She missed pack life, taking care of the pups, and socializing with her friends. Dreams of play fighting, the small ones Markis, Hether, Jeji, and Kerlos, all grey and white rolling around on the ground and biting her tail, the sweetish musk of their soft fur, and the childish bantering that all pups did bounced in a dazed dream across her mind. India woke herself muttering for the dream pups to stop wandering so far off. When she opened her eyes she found that it had snowed about an inch or so, and the light flakes fluttered down in wicked spirals. Her eyes were focusing on the too white scenery, trying to decipher shapes and grayish smudges as trees or creatures. When she felt as though nothing was there she whimpered to herself and tucked her nose under one of her paws to warm it muttering I hate this weather. I wish the others back home are freezing their asses off... The wish floated out on the air and sounded strange to the usual sound of wind and the hushed sound of unhappy trees. The wind picked up and forced itself through the sparse forest, making trees lean and cry out with cracking and popping. India inhaled deeply hoping to smell wolf but getting the unsure feeling if it was really what she was smelling. Once the wind died down and the flurry returned to its casual fluttering, she got up and walked right outside of the small area. She was alone and cold and felt herself becoming distant from the world around her. She vibrated her throat to clear it. She wanted to see if anyone was around and there was one way she could find out. The eerie sound of a lone wolf climbed out of her throat and caught on the light wind. It echoed of the trees and startled herself. It was much to loud for silence. She perked her eyes and waited for reply. Nothing. She waited another minute or so before lowering her head and collapsing in the snow in defeat. Another day of traveling would have to put her in someones range.
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Heellloooo.

Moaning Wood was a place of great interest to Jericho. It was a former pack territory whose history was short and rather unremarkable, by most standards. However, Jericho was not going by any standards but her own – so the Moaning Wood was very interesting indeed. It was once called Celestial Hollow and it was once a young, growing pack. Her great-uncle lived here once, with her great-aunt. They had helped pioneer the young pack, and for a while it looked pretty promising. There were a lot of reasons as to why the whole thing failed, but Jericho wasn’t exactly interested. She was more focused on what it once was. That fascinated her. A group of wolves coming together for a time being, becoming a family, depending on each other. Their histories and lives intertwined for a while before dispersing all over the place.


She wondered if any of the former members remembered Celestial Hollow; remembered the others that once lived with them. Were there any lasting impressions left on some of them? Did they think of the old pack often? Or was it just something that lasted for a little while before fading into obscurity?


The gray and brown wolf moved through the old trees, imagining herself moving along with others, old members of the pack. It was silly, really to be spending her time with memories. She was supposed to be here, making her own. But there was something about the past that interested her. She liked learning the history of places and those involved with it.


A noise ahead of her snapped the female from her thoughts. She looked up quickly, gaze catching a flash of red. Puzzled, she moved a little closer, calling out. Hellooo, anyone out there? The form had looked wolfish…..but she wasn’t sure. Were there red wolves?


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The violent contrast between India's red fur and the white snow was almost like a beacon. Here she would never be able to camouflage herself in the winter, which would make hunting very difficult. The trees around her creaked and sighed as if they fed off of her depression and whisked it around tauntingly. She lowered her head and smelled earth under the crispness of snow. Her dainty paw pushed away the white fluff until black dirt showed. It was rich and aromatic, so much that it wafted through her senses. Her honey eyes peered up and off in the distance was a gray shape outlined with a brownish tint. The figure stood still, and for moment she felt as though the whispering trees were playing a trick on her eyes when the figure shifted and spoke.

Hellooo, anyone out there?

The urge to be forgotten washed over her, though back in her mind she wanted so desperately to introduce herself. Her eyes lowered back down to the patch of black dirt she uncovered and she began to trudge over the patch, muttering I'm here. The near inaudible words felt as though they were instantly lost on the light wind. She shook her head and body to fluff up her fur to try and keep a bit warmer and continued to place paw after paw into the snow with head and tail low.
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While Jericho was well aware of he various tragic stories that littered her family’s history, she gave no consideration to the fact that such tragedies still existed. To her, they were just things from the stories her parents told her, late at night when she and her siblings couldn’t sleep. It was naïve perhaps, and maybe even opposite to what her parents taught her, but Jericho believed that everyone really did have their own happy story. If not a good beginning, surely they had a happily ever after. So when the female answered with a soft, barely audible I’m here Jericho was puzzled. Well that wasn’t very cheerful at all, was it?


She moved forward, nose prodding the air delicately. When she finally caught sight of the elusive coyote, the young coyote felt a smile grace her features. Oh wow.. She spoke, words soft and full of admiration. That’s some coat you’ve got there! The gray and brown coyote stayed where she stood, feeling it might be inappropriate to crowd the stranger. It would be best to just admire her colours from afar. Even if that was sort of stalkerish. She just wasn’t used to such colours…or even the entire looks of the coyote. She was certainly canine, but nothing she’d ever seen before. Not dog or even fox. It was truly bizarre and Jericho found herself very interested in her new acquaintance.

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The other coyote, came forward through the light snow, obviously interested in her. It was expected. She was one of a handful of red furred w.olves still around. The bright fur was a statement in itself and she stopped and turned to the interested female who remarked so dumbfounded at the fur that didn't seem thick enough to cover her back. Why thank you. Judging from your remark I take it you don't have many of my type up here. India smiled warmly enough to convey that she wasn't angry nor sad enough for company, though her mind was still swimming about thoughts of 127.0.0.1. The red creature allowed herself to stop mopping and stood tall, her long delicate legs lifting her above the other wolfs stature. She was tall and lanky, thinning a good bit from a poor diet, though she groomed herself obsessively to keep her coat pristine. She loved how her coat was different back 127.0.0.1 but here it seemed to make her a beacon and scared off the game that she could take down on her own. India lowered her head submissively, I hope I am not trespassing on your land. I assume you belong to a pack near by. I'm just wandering through.


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