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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:55 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:04 pm
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Ichtacka had been hunting in his fox form, having some trouble too, several of his catches had replied to him when he asked for a name before he tried to eat them, he made a point of eating only those creatures that couldn't reply, didn't have names etc, he hated to kill anything but he had tried other diets like other soquili but he was a born predator... conscience or not, he had to eat meat to survive and he ate only enough to keep himself healthy. If he starved himself or ate only sparingly, he wouldn't be strong enough to protect others from the vicious shifters out there, so while he felt guilty, he didn't deny himself when his body told him it needed sustenance.
"Ichtacka"
The voice brought him out of his over thinking about his kill though he didn't like others to see it. He quickly shifted back into his larger form, shoving the rabbit he had caught moments before, into the hole it had emerged from before he pounced, hiding it from his friend.
He wiped his mouth before turning to face the speaker. "Meret!" he said warmly, padding over to greet her "What brings you here?" he coughed "it's great to see you" he smiled, genuinely happy to see a friend. "i keep telling you, just call me 'Tacka, we're friends aren't we?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:20 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:47 pm
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Ichtacka smiled, until he saw the emotions shift across Meret's face, she wasn't very good at hiding it, and she was definitely struggling with something.
"I could never hate you Meret" he said, with a slight laugh, but as she carried on talking, a dark pit grew in his stomach, cold and heavy.
"No" he said, his voice flat, his eyes bright. "It's called a CURSE for a reason Meret" his voice cracked a little as he tried to hold onto his own emotions. There was only one reason one went to that evil creature....
He tried not to get angry, but he was... he was angry that she hated herself enough to want to change... but also so very very deeply sad. "You don't want to live like this... Meret.... you wouldn't be YOU anymore.. you'd be some soulless killer"
He took a deep breath as he tried not to cry "Meret please, re-think this, ... this is not the way, we can figure something out for whatever it is your'e thinking of.... you wouldn't just be a killer.... like me... you'd be like i was.... blood and murder and out of control... you'd be just like those i keep others SAFE FROM" he couldn't help shout at the end, his whole demeanour was pleading, he was shaking from the very idea of that shaman... he couldn't believe his sweet friend would even THINK if doing what she was going to do...
"It...you won't have control of anything after.... you won't even control what you kill to become like me..... i was born like this at least but you.... please don't do this Meret" he begged, "i couldn't bear to have to stop you from hurting anyone... i couldn't hurt you" he was practically on his knees in front of her, his tails between his legs, his ears as flat against his skull as they could possibly go... to another shifter he would look pretty pathetic right now as he looked up at Meret
(339 words because also word vomit)
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:32 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:40 pm
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Ichtacka couldn't keep the hurt off his face, so when she hid hers, it was almost a relief but even that hurt. To hear her say she had nothing hurt even more "You have me" he said, his throat tight with emotion. "You wouldn't even REMEMBER your dream Meret, please, PLEASE reconsider"
Tears dripped down his face, he was breaking, his heart couldn't take this, how anyone could want the life he led before he got charmed... how could anyone wish for that?
"It wouldn't be fulfilling a dream Meret, you wouldn't know, wouldnt even remember it, i've seen it happen" he stood but his whole posture positively slumped in dejection.
"I would never hurt you, i couldn't.... but i couldn't let you hurt anyone either, please Meret.... please don't make me choose between who i am, and who i care about" he was crying now, his heart breaking into pieces, she was betraying everything he had ever believed in, at least all he believed in since he was able to know his own mind properly. "It wouldn't be easier... not for anyone, you're being selfish Meret" he snaped, he didn't mean to but he was just so hurt she was making this choice and not listening to him. She didn't understand how much the curse destroyed... "If you choose this fine, but don't make me part of it, i won't watch you lose yourself" He turned away from her, hoping she would change her mind, hoping she would chase after him and beg his forgiveness, though he knew she wouldn't... tears dropped to the dirt as he walked away.
(276 words - 844 total)
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:42 pm
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