After many months spent in the company of Luminarium, and endless hours laughing and talking with the fox who had become his closest friend and confidant, Chop’s time with the tribe had come to an end. He had been lost in every sense of the word when he arrived on the outskirts of the tribe, found by Takara and brought before the Elder to question his intentions. What had brought him towards Luminarium’s lands?
At the time, he honestly didn’t know.
Chop had wandered towards the tribe’s territory unknowingly, so he had been lost, physically. But when Libitana asked if he needed help or assistance? He... didn’t know what to say. The fox had no goals, no drive, no aim in life. Chop had a family, a wonderful family - loving parents and the best siblings you could ask for - but besides that? He had nothing. He hadn’t achieved anything. He felt like his life was... unfulfilled? He needed something in his life, he just didn’t know what. Maybe this tribe could help him with that, give him a push in the right direction?
So he accepted Libitana’s offer, staying with the tribe to, as he put it, “try and figure his s**t out.”
Here he was, months later, feeling better than he had ever felt before. Long walks with Takara, tagging alongside him and other members of the tribe, and simply watching how Luminarium functioned as a whole provided him with the clarity he had needed for so long. Now Chop knew what was missing in his life: purpose. He needed a place to belong, a place where he could establish roots and build his own life. Something to hold his focus. And so, he had finally come to a decision.
All he needed to do was talk to the Elder. Which... was a daunting task, honestly.
Chop entered the massive hut at the center of the village, giving one last look back at Takara outside before allowing the door to shut behind him. He would be fine on his own, he had reassured the other male - this was a personal decision, a matter he needed to handle alone. Chop approached Libitana after a moment of hesitation (they had really only spoken alone together once before, back when he had first entered the tribe), and he gave a respectful nod as he made his way over to her. “Excuse me, Elder Libitana. Sorry if I’m interrupting anything.” He grinned, though anyone with eyes could see that it was tinged with nervousness. ”Could I... talk to you? Y’know, in private?”
((Backdated RP, waaay before Chop/Takara had kids and even became a thing! The rest of the tribe can probs tell that the two are CLEARLY into each other, but they're kind of...... suppressing their feels for now because that's a whole can of worms they're not ready to open yet, with the whole doctor/patient relationship, Chop not being part of the tribe, Chop figuring his life out, etc. They end up starting their relationship after all this -gestures to RP- gets settled lmao.
Chop's basically like "handle life first, deal with confusing romantic feelings later." ))
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