(Open) Wandering Lanes

[Kiou]

Kiou tore his gaze from the sky once more, turning back to Almech who had now resumed his human appearance, as well as his clothes. When Almech stated that he didn't know exactly what a lion was, he couldn't blame him. Lions like himself, especially kelvic lions, were quite uncommon nowadays, or so he had heard. He found that most people were surprised when they found out he was a lion, though for different reasons usually. When Almech stated that he had forgotten the sunset, felt almost the same sadness as the dog. He enjoyed watching sunsets, as it reminded him of the few good times of his childhood when he'd watched them. He wasn't emotional enough about it to shed tears however. In fact, he didn't quite know when the last time he had shed tears actually was. Perhaps he just wasn't all that emotional about stuff nowadays. When Almech stated that it was too early for him, Kiou gave a slight nod. He had no qualms with staying out after dark. He sometimes enjoyed it, in fact. The only problem he had with staying out this particular night was that he had been awake for nearly 36 hours or so. He enjoyed his sleeping time, even though he thought it a waste of precious time. Kiou glanced at Blaze when Almech commented that he had yet to hunt today, and wasn't surprised as he saw her tense up slightly at the words. He figured it was habitual. She was, of course, a herbivore, accompanied by two predators, one of which just stated it's hunger. Kiou had to agree however as he looked away once more. Before he could stop it, he felt his own stomach growling greedily at the thought of fresh meat. Somewhat embarrassed, Kiou glanced back at Blaze as she announced her departure. Returning her smile as she wandered off, he realized that he would miss her. He was beginning to like these two fellow kelvics. "Perhaps our paths will cross again. Until then, goodbye, and keep safe," he called after her, adding a friendly wave for effect. Looking back to Almech, he gave a small shrug.He figured that he'd be parting ways with him soon, so he figured why not give him a little lesson beforehand. "About that whole deal with what a lion is..." Stripping off his shirt and dropping his pants in nearly the blink of an eye, he shifted. A few seconds later, in his place stood a large golden lion, gazing calmly at the dog. And now, you will know a lion when you next see one, if you ever have the fortune to again, he thought, amused, as he sat back casually on his haunches, wrapping his tail around his front paws. The cold cobblestones beneath his sensitive pads felt odd, alien even. It felt unnatural to him, seeing as he tended to avoid traipsing around a city as a lion. He figured he would get a good number of strange looks. Probably an unwelcome reception in most towns. He let out in involuntary yawn, which came out sounding more like a lazy roar. Getting slowly to his feet, we put his front paws out ahead of him and stretched for a long moment before standing up straight and letting out a contented growl. In this form he reached about 4ft at the shoulder, and a tad over 8ft long, weighing in at nearly 500lbs. He bent down and gingerly picked up his discarded clothing, careful not to bite too hard in fear of tearing it. These were virtually the only clothes he had. He turned and looked at Almech once more, flashing what appeared to be a smile, though seeing as it's kind of hard for a cat to smile, it probably seemed more like a snarl. Nodding his head once in Almech's direction, he turned and headed off down the street, the opposite way Blaze had gone, flicking his tail slightly in farewell. He found that he had indeed enjoyed this little chance meeting, and figured he might have made a couple friends in the process, which made him even more excited for the future. Who knew what it would bring. {{Exit}}

[Bedlam]

Thread Completed!

Blaze

Experience:
3 Observation

Lores:
Almech, Man’s Best Friend
Kiou the Lion
Kiou the Great Cat

Royjeck

Experience:
2 Philosophy

Lores:
Equine Blaze

Almech

Experience:
1 Intimidation

Lores:
Equine Blaze
What A Lion Is
Kiou the Great Cat

Kiou

Experience:
2 Observation

Lores:
Almech, Man’s Best Friend
Equine Blaze

Notes:

Overall, seems like a pretty typical meet-and-greet, and those by their very nature don’t tend to be all that exciting. You did well considering what it was. Still, I have a few sour grapes to point out.

Some rules on dialogue, Almech. Whenever whoever I speaking changes, you should start a new paragraph. For instance,

"Love is Ionu's greatest tool, the ultimate illusion. Cheva would disagree, but then again, what god doesn't see the world from their own eyes?". Almech let out an audible whimper, obviously a testament to his confusion "Ionu? Cheva? why do you speak in riddles creature? I know not who these people are and do not understand what you say, love is an illusion? gods? pardon my ignorance".

Should instead be

"Love is Ionu's greatest tool, the ultimate illusion. Cheva would disagree, but then again, what god doesn't see the world from their own eyes?"

Almech let out an audible whimper, obviously a testament to his confusion "Ionu? Cheva? why do you speak in riddles creature? I know not who these people are and do not understand what you say, love is an illusion? gods? pardon my ignorance."

This new paragraph lets the reader know that someone new is speaking. It’s a convention that’s been around for hundreds of years and part of English everywhere. It will help you with your posts!

Also, I want to say, Almech is surprisingly articulate for a dog. His knowing what ‘acquaintance’ is, but not ‘god’ or ‘love’ breaks my suspension of disbelief.

Jamoura do not wear clothes, Royjeck. Consider the points and lore I gave to you on hold until you go back and change that little detail.

Kelvics do not ‘turn into’ any animals. They are shapeshifters in the other way; Blaze is a horse that can become a human. You seemed to do this pretty well all things considered, but Blaze’s explanation made me wonder. Kiou on the other hand is a lion. A lion. There should be all sorts of territorial instincts, fierce animal pride and such going on, while Kiou seems incredibly agreeable, for no real reason that I can see. I’m not actually seeing any of the lion in his personality, and all considered that makes me very sad.