The Park - Sunday Afternoon

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

Simba had woken on Saturday in a strange place. He'd hightailed it out of there as soon as he was able and had spent the last day in the Preserve or, as he thought of it, a strange jungle, trying to find his way back to the Pride Lands.

After being unsuccessful and certain local animals making it quite clear that they weren't happy with him hunting on their territory, he decided to seek out answers in the nearby town. Not that he knew it was a town since he'd never seen a human before in his life until coming here.

He clambered across the rocky bits and walked into town, finding the grass of the Park much more comfortable under his feet than the stone streets.

[OOC: Open! I'm going with the idea that Simba can talk to humans/humanoids since he kinda could in KH2]

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[advicefrommice.livejournal.com]

There was a lion in the park.

Coraline stared.

A lion in the park. She should probably run away, or hold very still, or scream - depending on whether she followed the example set by television, movies, or nature shows.

Instead she just said, "Oh."

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"You talk." Simba may have been a lion, but he made excellent use of facial expressions to show that yes, he was weirded out that this skinny beast he'd never seen before could talk.

[advicefrommice.livejournal.com]

"Yes," Coraline said, still staring, but more in puzzlement than anything else. "Are you going to try and eat me?"

It was important to know these things.

[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

Sora wasn't looking for Axel, nope. Because that would be like looking for trouble and that just wasn't something Sora did. Even if Roxas had ripped him a new one in his dreams last night...

Yeah, Sora was looking kinda tired.

The brunette paused though at the familiar sight of the lion on the rocks and grinned. "SIMBA!"

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

Simba had never been more happy to hear a familiar voice. He spun around. "Sora!" Something dawned on him. "So there are others of your kind when you're like this," he realized. "I thought they all had spiky manes and baggy skin."

[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

Sora smirked and rolls his eyes slightly. "Yeah, we're all different," he laughed. "Not all lions are exactly the same! Right?"

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Sora!" Demyx had finally given up on staying in his room, and was just...wandering. "Have you seen--!?" he voice caught in an undignified squeak when he saw Simba. "Ah!"

[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

"Hi Demyx, feeling better?" He waved and didn't seem concerned at all about the lion there.

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

Simba frowned and the fur on his back prickled. He didn't like the smell of this one.

[the_merriest]

Hmmmm. Those looked like good, big pockets. Was the boy distracted enough that he wouldn't notice her swooping in close and peering inside?

[the_merriest]

OHMIGOSH A LION!!!

It was huuuuuuge and soooooo fuzzy! It looked cuddly and snuzzly and happy!

"Helloooooooo, Mister Lion!" Rikku said, following it up with a far-too-enthusiastic wave.

Being dim meant she had no real sense of danger.

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"Helloooo little firefly. What are you doing out during the day?"

[the_merriest]

"Hiya!" Rikku grinned excitedly. "I'm not a firefly! I'm a fairy! And I hunt treasure with Yunie and Paine! But they're not here. Have you seen them?"

[sith_happened]

Anakin was cutting through the park when he stopped dead and stared. "You again!"

He wasn't joining in a musical number this year, either, dammit.

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

Simba did the lion equivalent of raising an eyebrow. "Again? I think you're confused." At least this guy had a decent mane.

[sith_happened]

"No," Anakin said, shaking his head. "Simba, right? You can't wait to be king? There was something about a circle of life and becoming the grass..."

[raspberryturk]

Axel was not in the best of moods. Something to do with being told about his best friend and partner being bound someday to leave the Organization to join up with Sora hadn't sat well with him.

Must have just been moody.

So, if he happened to be stalking though the park just for the sake of moving around without the cathartic burning of things, and if he just so happened to just barely glance at the lion? Well. He was feeling pretty sour.

[the_merriest]

He had another cloak! Just like the last guy! He probably had good, big pockets in them! And he was in a moooooood. Could she swoop in close enough to see?

[raspberryturk]

Axel was in a moooood, but he wasn't entirely unobservant. Something about having his personal bubble invaded that rubbed him the wrong way.

The swooping fairy earned herself a grumpy eyebrow raise.

"Yo."

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"You smell like the other guy."

[raspberryturk]

"The other guy?" Talking about Demyx, no doubt. Number Nine had been the only other member of the Organization that he'd run into since he found himself here, and he was--

... Being addressed by a lion. Well, huh.

"That a good thing or not?"

[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

Sora looked over as Axel came into the park and sighed. He had to do this, he made a promise to.

"Axel...?" Sora said cautiously as he walked up to the red-head.

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

Demyx wasn't the brightest bulb, but he knew better than to push his luck - most of the time. When a Mood was being broadcast like that, it was more than obvious that getting involved in it was a Bad Idea.

Even if he really didn't like not trying to talk to Axel. Demyx was fighting between saying something and staying put, starting to wave and then stopping himself; he was generally looking like a moron and also partially insane.

[a-no-brainer.livejournal.com]

The Scarecrow ran through the park, chasing a crow that had taken a good bit of his left arm.

When he saw the lion, he naturally ran himself right into a tree and fell to the ground in a heap.

"O-oh m-my!"

If there were tigers and bears here, too, he might begin to cry.

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

Simba turned. He sniffed, then sneezed. "You smell weird, but not like those other guys."