[Meta ORP] Hunter's Strike

[I Lady Kiya I]

Puhterodactyl

Oh good, he didn't feel quite as alone in this place. A lion he recognized, but didn't quite know started to speak to him. "Oh, so we didn't miss the fun?" He said with a smirk. Surely there would be consequences for this, but that was something he would deal with later, for now he was just going to see what happened.

"But?" he asked. His eyes wondered from time to time around the area. He felt slightly uncomfortable, or maybe a bit out of place. He didn't expect an answer, but figured he'd ask anyways.  

[Puhterodactyl]

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Lunik spotted young Chunyue next to another guard. What were they doing here? Well, he really could care less about the other guard, with all the other participants considered, but Chunyue ought not to have been there. The royal guard made his way over to the black and green male and sat next to him, silent and brooding, shooting daggers with his stare. Tyfu would not be pleased to learn of her son's attendance.

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"You know..." He shrugged. They had peace now under Shangyue. But he had heard of how the king came to power. He actually seemed like a pretty bad guy. But his mother, Tyfu, had been trying to drill it into her offsprings' heads that he was the end all, be all of kings. He didn't know what to believe. Lions even told Chunyue that Shangyue was his father. Well, the evidence was hard to dispute. His sister's markings, some of his own, and the amount of time Tyfu and Shangyue spent together would certainly allow for it or suggest something.

But Tyfu had never admitted it, so he believed that left room for doubt. What if Shangyue was his father? Would he then have to stand beside him against the rebels? He cast his eyes towards Umepatwa. He was clearly offspring of Shangyue's yet stood against their... well, maybe just his father. The lion was torn.

He then noticed the royal guard near him and the other guard. Chunyue decided he'd said enough.

 

[Painted Moose]

Yue'shi had waited long enough to see if her friend was going to reappear on the border before another had met her instead. A white lioness, one who had invited her inside, and whom she had felt a compelling need to listen to.

So it came to pass that a daughter of Meshach made her way through the Mwezi'Johari for the first time. She avoided speaking with anyone by giving the others a wide berth, but when spoken to she had always answered as if she were just another member; just a female looking to join the cause.

On the outside she may have looked calm, but on the inside she was a hot mess. She didn't get very far before deciding to turn back, though perhaps fate was telling her to stay, when it put Boinedal closer to the border than she. "What are you doing?" She hissed from behind him. Maybe with him by her side she would be brave enough to actually make it to the gathering this time. "Did you...wait, did you come to find me? I was out here for hours! Anyway, never mind, let's...there is a thing going on, something with hunters, and I want to know more. Will you take me there?"

Ecavi

nessiaing

 

[nessiaing]

To say Boinedal was surprised by hearing the voice of Yue'si coming from behind him would be the understatement of the year. He swallowed back a yelp. "I well I was coming to get you, but..." he trailed off for a moment his heart still pounding. "What you are doing already here?" he asked her.

When she quickly told him that she knew of the gathering he gave her a nod, "Yes I was coming to get you, to show you what was happening. No one will notice you, majority of the hunters have gone on strike. It is a hunger strike against the king." he told her quickly. He began to move towards the centre of the pride where the activity was. "Right this way m'lady." he said to her ushering her back to all the activity.

Painted Moose

Antara realized that she had stopped talking or paying attention to the one lioness who had been kind enough to come up and talk to her when most others chose to stay away. "Sorry I um I was day dreaming." she admitted embarrassed for getting distracted. She hoped that the other lioness wouldn't think she was too rude. She decided she would tackle the problem of Maja when the other lioness had moved on.

"Do you think my father will hear of this get together?" she asked the other lioness. Between Maja being here and worries of repercussions from her father she began to question whether she should have come out at all. "She was very proud of her brother though and wanted to support him.

Ecavi

 

[nessiaing]

Antara was thankful that Neema didn't ask any further questions about what had distracted her so much. "I am sure he knows exactly what he has gotten himself into." she said with a warm smile. She had never gotten the chance to spend too much time with her brother, she had been the "heir" and kept in the royal dens, and when not under the watchful eye of her father she was busy being a loyal apprentice. She admittedly did love the work, she just wished it wasn't a forced job.

"I have a feeling that he very much wants our father to know exactly what he has done, not only that but he wants him to know he was able to get this number of lions to join him in his public strike."

Ecavi

 

[Excited Apathy]

Nyota had heard that the hunters were doing something tonight, and it wasn't difficult to find the not-insignificant number of lions gathered. Her heart leapt at the sight, lighter than it had been in a very long time--things were well and truly moving now. She stayed on the fringes of the group as she reached it, intent on stepping in should one of Shangyue's show up to start a fight...and feeling a touch out of place. Most of those present were far younger than she, some young enough to never know a time before the traitor king. She found herself drifting toward Uchanjaa, as both another guard and not so...youthful as everyone else.

Apatheia found herself...oddly torn. On the one hand, her duty was to hunt, and she upheld that as a matter of honor. On the other, she was fully of the opinion that something needed to be done about Shangyue. He reminded her of the creation story of her birth pride, and the reason they barred males from holding any sort of power. Strange, that in another time, and another pride, that she might be reliving the same sort of tale... She wondered if her son might be here as another hunter, and her eyes swept through the crowd, scanning for him.  

[Velveteen Angel]

Maja was straining to hear the familiar voice in the crowd, though hearing all the rowdy comments about their monarch - Maja was certain that the sweet female that he had met would not partake in slander. He frowned, as he listened to the words. He didn't really know anything about the monarch, but he had a feeling that there was a lot of unrest about his rule.

He moved closer, trying to understand the situation a bit better. As he stepped, he walked into Iaeratu who was listening to the surrounding conversation.


The huntress startled as the male ran into her, though thankfully not at large speed. She wasn't a bulky female, and he was quite large (though it was mostly fluff), and had he hit her at great speeds, he would have knocked her over.

As it was, it was merely a tap, and enough to make her snap, "oi, watch where you're going!" unaware of his issues.


"Oh! I'm so sorry," Maja stammered back, his blind eyes wide with worry. "Did I hurt you?" Oh, he was useless...

Ecavi

I can not resist the personality of Anaishi <3 I will claim her! Thank you Cavi!

 

[Painted Moose]

nessiaing

Why she was here wasn't really important; well, it was, but Yue'shi wasn't going to tell him. Not yet. "A hunger strike?" It hadn't occurred to her that the pride's hunters would even do that. The act was a gutsy move against a ruler who wasn't known for his warm, forgiving attitude.

The lighter colored lioness padded quickly after him, straining her neck to see past Boinedal to the gathering beyond. It was impressive to say the least! Seeing this many taking a stance against their King was down right heart warming to her. Leaning closer to her friend, Yue'shi murmured, "Which one is Umepatwa?" All she knew of the lion was that he was fairly young, and male, which didn't help her in picking him out among the group.  

[Bronze Coffee]

Arriving fashionably late was Ndogo who'd missed a great portion of this. Look, he had gotten tied up with other events, but he still made it in time, he thinks!

Still, Ndogo followed the voices and whispers and now he heard his very loud brother speaking. "What's all this then?" He asked as if he hadn't overheard everything as he moved closer to the dark one. His tail flicked from side to side with uncertainty before taking a seat right next to Ume, watching him carefully.

A strike was called until things were set right, but he was really worried about what happened if it took longer than anyone was anticipating. "Umepatwa, good to see you're still vocal about things." The way Ndogo phrased things was lazy, but his eyes and body language was read that he was a wee bit tense about everything happening right now. He wasn't sure what was going to happen in the future and well... Change seemed to be inevitable, for good or bad.