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Post by kanatokisho on Oct 11, 2018 15:01:29 GMT -6
Kana walked over crouching down to look at the map, it seemed quite confusing, some places were so small she stared at Leo confused "language?" She asked "you mean my voice sounds similar?" She continued looking very confused.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2018 15:15:38 GMT -6
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"Humans have different languages. Allow me to demonstrate. I will repeat this phrase: 'hello, I am Leo' , in some languages I know." He cleared his throat.
"Namaste, mai hu Leo. Hallo, mein name ist Leo. Namaskar, mazha nav Leo ahe." He recited, grinning as he did so. The he turned back to the map. "Now, the people from this island - prepare yourself - rule all of this..." He drew his finger along the borders of Canada. "All of these two islands..." He jabbed at Australia and New Zealand. "And all of this, where we are." He drew his finger around the British Raj.
"They have a huge fleet of massive iron boats, with bigger guns than you've ever seen, and have more of these warships than either of the two other strongest navies combined. They also construct 80% of all merchant vessels used across the world. The entire world is impressed by the people of these isles, the British. Indeed we Austrians were very happy to receive their leader, Queen Victoria, in Vienna where Strauss had composed a waltz in her honour." He explained, wondering how she would react to such learning about such a powerful empire.
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Post by kanatokisho on Oct 11, 2018 15:34:30 GMT -6
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Kana's eyes widened as her ears twitched at the new words, they had similar sounds in places but were quite unique, she looked back down to the map, it seemed confusing on how they have so much land, yet are trying to take over her land, her ears twitched at the word Queen and looked up to Leo "AH, a Queen yes, the alpha female" she said smiling happily as she stood up "I didn't think you humans put females in such power, my friend told me males were given power and females were used only as slaves or mates" she said walking off to place the satchel down near his tent before taking out his notebook and pencil handing it to him "it's quite impressive, nothing like this though" she said pointing her arm out to the whole jungle.
"You may have lots of land and huge guns, but you humans will never understand the world as it is, my home..." Kana paused for a moment "is all I know..." She finished her ears down on her head "one day, humans are going to take this over too, then no one will have a home to live in, I'd have to...Just keep moving, keep going for as long as I can until..." She said her tail curling around as she hugged it, she was such a simple person, all she wanted was to live in her jungle home yet she knows one day she's going to just vanish or be used, looking back to Leo she smiled slightly "I hope you know how much trust I am giving you, that and if you do tell, not many people are going to believe you" she said seeming to brighten up as she released her tail.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 0:31:56 GMT -6
"You're friend was mostly right, I'm afraid. Victoria's a monarch, so she got her power by descent, not by being put there. We don't use females as slaves, that would be quite appalling, but very few have jobs or the right to vote. If women hold large estates they can vote, but..." He trailed off. Back in Austria his mother would be fighting for the suffrage as he spoke. He didn't want to think about it now, it felt so helpless when no major party recognized it as an issue and no politician would talk about it. Leo took the notebook from her, flipped it open and started sketching her as she talked about the jungle. As she talked about humans taking over her home, he felt like reassuring her. "It's not generally British policy to interfere with tribal natives, like the ones who live in this area. Many Maharajahs still rule their little kingdoms within British India, so you see they're not so keen in centralising control. Furthermore this area is not lucrative for development, it's well out of the way and in the most forested area of the entire country, so say they wanted to build a railway through this jungle, not only would the workers have to fight off tigers and wolves and all manner of other creatures, they'd have to clear a truly ridiculous amount of plant life. Typically with places like this, the Brits declare it to be a reserve of local tribes and wildlife that isn't free to expand into, like they planned to do for the natives here." He leaned away from his notebook and pointed at America, drawing his pencil around the area where the British colonies had been. "They planned to leave all the rest of this to the natives." He drew his finger around the rest of America. He opted not to mention what happened to that plan, nor the aborigines in Australia. He was trying to cheer her up, after all. "Well, probably not." He responded to her saying that nobody would believe him, still wanting to reassure her. He was a little bothered that she was immediately poking holes in human civilization, not because he disagreed with her, but because he'd rather hoped to impress her into coming to Vienna with him. It sounded less and less likely though.
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Post by kanatokisho on Oct 12, 2018 1:28:42 GMT -6
Kana stared at Leo as he explained a lot of words did go over her head, her tail swished as he tried to comfort her it felt nice to hear that humans weren't going to storm the jungle anytime soon, still she smiled "it sounds...Nice?" She said unsure "I don't really understand most of it, but it's human stuff" she added kicking the ground under her feet, she wasn't used to sticking in an area, especially with humans. "So what do you want to know about me? I'll share details that aren't personal" she said.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 8:48:24 GMT -6
"Well, I was wondering if those wolf ears you have are your only ears, or if you have two sets - one like a wolf's, and one like mine?" He inquired, indicating his ear by pointing at it with his pencil. His sketch was coming along nicely, but as he reached the area of her thighs and midriff, it occurred to him, again as if for the first time, how little she was wearing. He blushed deep red, sketching that part in as fast as he could so he could move on to the rest of the sketch. "And um... Uh... Oh yes! What are your teeth like? We're omnivores..." He began, opening his mouth as wide as he could to show her, not looking away from his sketch. "If you can see, you'll see I have sharp teeth for cutting into meat as well as flat chopping ones for chewing plants. Are you a carnivore like wolves, or an omnivore like us?" He asked, distracting himself from thinking about how skimpy Kana's clothing was.
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Post by kanatokisho on Oct 12, 2018 10:19:33 GMT -6
Kana rolled her eyes "I don't need two sets of ears" she said pulling back her hair slightly to show no human ears, she didn't seem to notice his blushing or his fast change of topic, she hummed in thought "I do mostly eat meat but I do eat fruit, not as much though" she said opening her mouth, while she did say that her teeth were sharp like a wolf's own, possibly to chew through the meat and bone.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 10:39:16 GMT -6
Leo nodded, fascinated, looking up from his sketch to see a lack of human ears and sharp teeth. He was very interested, but things that he really needed to know, such as her bone structure, the workings of her ear canals and the separation between hair and the fur she had on her ears and tail, were not things she could easily or readily answer. His concerns turned elsewhere. "Isn't it... Quite lonely in the jungle? And is it safe? This area is known for kidnappings by snakes, I've heard, unusually high rates of them too. Tigers are also known to prowl around this area. Are you really happy living in such a dangerous and lonely place?" He asked her. He was becoming quite concerned for her well-being the more they conversed, and a second motivation for taking her back to Vienna with him emerged. To keep her safe.
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Post by kanatokisho on Oct 12, 2018 10:46:27 GMT -6
Kana stared at Leo "no, I'm not lonely..." She said as she kicked the ground slightly with her foot "I can survive fine on my own, I don't need her" she said starting to get furious as she walked up to a tree "you left me, not me and I don't..." She kicked the tree hard, making it shake "need..." Another kick causing it to break "YOU!" She yelled with one final kick knocking the tree over, she panted slightly still burning with anger, her eyes widened as she looked toward Leo "I-I...I need to go I...J-Just go home" she said quickly she ran off jumping up into the trees, the tree laid on the ground, there may be more to her than just a human with heightened senses.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 10:53:16 GMT -6
Leo sat speechless, utterly agape as she felled a tree... With her foot no less! Neither wolf nor man could manage that with their foot alone. He hadn't quite finished his sketch, but most of what he hadn't completed was hair texture. He sat silently for a while, thinking to himself for a while. That outburst decided it for him, she definitely needed protecting, she'd lived in the jungle on her own for far too long. She must have been talking about her mother, considering the way she had been talking, Leo concluded. What a vile species to abandon their young! He packed up his map and papers, and got everything ready to go, but he wasn't leaving yet. He put a message written on another leaf of paper on the ground for her, reading: 'You don't have to live here on your own anymore. Come with me to Vienna, the city where I live. You'll be much safer there.' Leaving the note on the ground, Leo went into his tent, and fell into a troubled sleep.
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Post by kanatokisho on Oct 12, 2018 10:58:21 GMT -6
Morning came and everything was silent, there was no sign Kana had stopped off, no the wolf girl was moping in her ruin home, she just wanted to be alone...Screw that human, she was stupid, she should have never showed herself to him.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 11:00:55 GMT -6
Leo came out and looked around for any sign that Kana had returned. No such luck. Sighing, he went to look at his food supply. He'd need about 15 days worth to get back to the outpost, and he only had 20 days of food left... He decided to use his last five days to wait and see if she would reply. If not... He wasn't sure what he'd do. But giving up was not an option, if Kana died that would be the end of her species. Leo could not let that happen.
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Post by kanatokisho on Oct 12, 2018 11:06:32 GMT -6
The five days passed and went the only signs of Kana being around were long distance howls and one morning Leo came out to a corpse of a rabbit, though the only signs of a death blow was around the neck, most likely it was a sign telling him to leave by giving him some food.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 11:27:00 GMT -6
Leo looked at the rabbit. She must have seen his offer. Had she refused? Was she trying to get him to leave? He wasn't sure, but he was sure that she must have seen his message if she brought him a rabbit. He had to leave, so, reluctantly, he packed up camp and left.
On the 15 day journey Leo's sorrow turned to anger. Obviously the foolish girl didn't know what was best for her. Stupid, stupid, stupid, he yelled at her in his mind. I should have used those five days to hunt her down and make her come back with me at gunpoint, he thought, seething with rage now. When he returned to the outpost, he immediately went round hiring locals to help him catch her, alive. Including one very odd shaman-looking man, who wore a long blue robe and sandals, and appeared to have never shaved or cut his hair in his life, as both his beard and hair came down to his toes. This strange man, called Nahdamuni, explained that he was a snake charmer of special talents - he had a snake which could control other creatures. Leo was incredulous at first, but then he'd demonstrated on a group of mice. Leo hired him right there and then. He said something strange as well - that his snake knew of Kana, and that he was looking forward to conquering someone who had proven so difficult to various snakes like his? Whatever, he was useful. And now Leo needed one last thing.
Leo went into the army headquarters at the outpost. It only held one company, divided into two platoons, but it had been established to make sure the British laws were enforced. As he went past the guards, and walked along the red-carpeted corridor, he thought about how he would convince their commander. He decided to emphasise that if it became clear that he had played such a prominent role in advancing the sciences by aiding Leo's capture of Kana, then he'd probably be promoted. He approached the door, which had a neat brass plate on it reading: 'Captain Bruce Jennings'. Taking a deep breath, Leo knocked.
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Post by kanatokisho on Oct 12, 2018 11:31:32 GMT -6
"Come in" yelled a voice from the other side, Bruce was writing something down while checking a map most likely working on trying to aid the locals in the best way.
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