The Park: Sunday afternoon

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Lana sat on a bench near the pond reading a book and watching Panther!Jim chase squirrels.

And leaves.

And attack the water in the lake.

Every now and then he'd dash back and check in with her, pouncing on her feet and bumping up against her for ear scritching.


[OOC: Open! Come talk to Lana, play with the panther, or use for any of your own Park needs!]

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[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

After brunch, Veronica decided to take a walk through town. Her walk took her through the park and she spotted Lana.

"Hey," she greeted with a smile and a wave, walking toward her.

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"Veronica!" Lana smiled delightedly and stood up to beckon her over.

Panther!Jim bounded over as well to check out the newcomer.

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Veronica looked at the panther. "Uh... friend of yours?" she asked Lana, eyeing it warily.

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"Boyfriend," Lana said ruefully, then grabbed for him as he tried to pounce on Veronica's feet. "Jim, no! Sorry, Veronica. He's just rather rambunctious."

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"So I see," Veronica said, reaching out to carefully pat Jim's head. "Guess this would be a bad time to issue that 'if he hurts you' threat, huh?"

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Panther!Jim bumped his head further into her hands to encourage her, beginning to purr loudly.

"Yeah," Lana said with a smile. "Might want to wait on that. So how are you doing? How's college?"

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Veronica continued to gently pet Jim as she answered Lana's questions. "I'm doing really well. College is great, though I miss being here. How's everything with you aside from having a panther for a boyfriend?"

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"Things are good here. I'm really happy. Happier than I've been in a long time," Lana admitted.

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"I'm glad," Veronica said. "You definitely deserve it."

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"Thanks," Lana said with a smile. "It's just nice to feel like things are going my way for a change."

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"I know what you mean," Veronica smiled back.



[ooc: totally fine! I'm probably heading AFK myself for a bit.]

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"So did you have a good time at Homecoming?" Lana asked.

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Veronica's smile got a little bigger. "Yeah, I did. I didn't see you at the dance though. How come?"

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Saigo made the short flight from the hotel to the park, coming in for a landing in the pond. Even with the visiting humans, it was awfully quiet in the park these days what with the migration.

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Panther!Jim saw the duck and tore after it before Lana could catch him.

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Saigo wondered if the approaching large cat had realized that the duck had yet to actually leave the pond.

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Panther!Jim went bounding wildly into the water, splashing water everywhere as Lana ran behind him calling to him completely ineffectively.

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//Aack!!// Since when did cats not mind the water?! Saigo launched himself out of the water but not merely to escape. He was a warrior. And warriors did not flee without good cause.

He went for the cat's head, intending to bite the ear.

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As panthers love water, Panther!Jim was thrilled to have a chance to chase something new. He was stunned when the pretty flying thing turned around and bit him on the ear and immediately went yelping back to Lana with his tail between his legs.

Lana couldn't dodge fast enough and found herself knocked flat by the frightened panther cub. And soaking wet.

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//Victory is mine!!// Saigo quacked triumphantly. However he remembered the example set by his human and headed for the shoreline to make sure his defeated opponent was okay. And of course that human looked like one his liked so he wanted to be sure she was not injured as well.

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Billy was walking in the park at about that time. And just may have found himself in the path of a scared wet panther cub.

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Lana tried to push herself up but the terrified panther was trying to burrow into her for safety. "Jim... Oh God."

She managed to get herself semi-upright and wrap her arms around the soaking wet cub. "Sshhh... it's okay, you're okay." She checked out his ear. "You're not bleeding so you'll be fine."

She looked up and saw Billy. "Hey," she said weakly from the ground. "We, um... had a run-in with a duck."

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Billy was struck by how damn cute that was. "Are you, both okay?"

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Saigo hopped out of the water, and began waddling towards the group.

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Lana nodded. "He's scared and we're now both soaking wet and muddy, but other than that I think we're fine."

Panther!Jim grumbled and huffed in a way which suggested he wasn't so sure about that, and still managed a growl for Billy.

"Oh stop that," Lana said. "You already met him at my dance class."