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Post by LexingtonDeville on Sept 15, 2019 0:24:59 GMT -6
Another warm day had descended upon the jungle. The searing sun was cooler than usual, basking the never-ending landscape in its intense heat. For most residents, some used the small hours to catch some sun, while others escaped the blazing temperatures by descending underground.
One denizen was used to it. Ryan, the local jungle boy. At 23 years of age, Ryan was athletic, lean, tall, and lightly built, far removed from the uber-buff Tarzan stereotype. His lightly tanned and toned frame sported a slight six-pack, wide shoulders, and strong arms and legs. He wore a red loincloth, with short black hair and blue eyes rounded off a handsome appearance. A paint tattoo of a wolf paw dotted his left shoulder, indicating his past affiliation to the local pack before he departed to the village at 18 years of age.
23 rains with his lupine friends had come and gone, moulding Ryan into a courageous and fearless specimen of a man.
"Good thing I know these trails. There’s water not far up ahead." He mused, eager to cool off. Unaware of a certain denizen that had been watching him from afar since this morning...
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Sept 22, 2019 12:51:06 GMT -6
Selena was a python with dark teal scales and burgundy diamonds on her back. Unlike most snakes, she never had thought of eating humans, for Selena respected the law of the jungle and knew that eating humans would bring misfortune to all other creatures. But that not to say she wasn't curious about them and none piqued her interest more than the man-cub named Ryan. The python had been listening to the stories of the jungle lad's adventures and occasionally watching over him at a distance but Selena had never had the nerve to approach Ryan... until now that is. Nearly six years of watching over him and Selena was finally ready to reintroduce herself. The question was how.
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Post by LexingtonDeville on Sept 22, 2019 13:00:52 GMT -6
Ryan walked at a brisk pace, being careful as to not tire himself out. Especially in heat as blazing as this. At times, his toned physique passed through various pockets of cool shade, the sunlight illuminating him like a beacon. A beacon that was broadcasting him to the scaly watcher in the trees. At times, he vaulted over a fallen tree oak thanks to his strong arms and legs, effortlessly taking any obstacle in his stride.
The sounds of water hit his ears. The lagoon he spoke of was right before him as he stepped into the clearing.
"Just what I need. Time to cool off." He smiled, his feet entering the ice cool shallows. He knelt down to splash several handfuls of water into his face, cooling down.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Sept 22, 2019 13:23:39 GMT -6
Selena slipped into a tree overlooking the lagoon and tried to work up the nerve to talk to the human below her. Selena finally settled on a somewhat direct approached. The snake lowered her head and tail tip close to Ryan's.
"Hello," Selena said.
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Post by LexingtonDeville on Sept 22, 2019 13:31:35 GMT -6
Ryan has just finished splashing another handful of water into his face when he heard a voice behind him. Slowly he rose himself up from his knees and turned around to be greeted by a large python with dark teal scales that had a pattern of burgundy diamonds. Normal people would freeze and to try to flee, but not Ryan. He was a fearless specimen of man, so being greeted by the local wildlife was common for him.
"Oh.... Hi. You looking for someone?" He asked, one hand on hip in a cool pose before Selena.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Sept 22, 2019 13:42:02 GMT -6
"Yes... and I'm looking at him," Selena answered. "You are Ryan, correct?"
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Post by LexingtonDeville on Sept 22, 2019 13:49:46 GMT -6
"Yeah, that’s me. Hope you haven’t caught me wandering into your territory, I could always leave." Ryan teased, silently surprised that Selena knew his name. Much time had passed since he was a mere 16 year old teenager in the final two years of staying with his surrogate wolf pack, but he couldn’t quite caught recall if this python knew him all this time.
Droplets of water dotted his pectoral muscles, neck and shoulders, giving off a cool vibe.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Sept 22, 2019 14:24:31 GMT -6
"Oh, no need to worry about that," Selena said. "I've been looking forward to meeting you for some time. You're quite famous, you know."
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Post by LexingtonDeville on Sept 22, 2019 14:29:10 GMT -6
"So you’ve heard about me?" Ryan asked, maintaining a cool vibe around the python. Her scale colours caught his eye, like they were telling him a memory he had long forgotten. "Word spreads through the jungle pretty quickly."
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Sept 22, 2019 23:33:02 GMT -6
"Yes, it spreads faster than the fever," Selena said. The snake shook her head, "Oh but where are my manners, my name is Selena,"
She held up her tail tip so Ryan could grab it.
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Post by LexingtonDeville on Sept 22, 2019 23:37:16 GMT -6
"Pleasure to meet you, Selena." Ryan smiled, taking her teal coloured tail tip in his hand and kissing the very tip in a surprising act of gentlemanly manners. For a jungle lad, he knew how to make a good impression on the many female wildlife in the jungle. Her coils felt soft on his fingertips.
"Care to join me for a swim? I’ve been walking for most of the morning and was thinking of cooling off." He suggested, letting her tail slide out of his hand.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Sept 22, 2019 23:59:40 GMT -6
Selena slipped her tail out of Ryan's and slithers the rest of her body out of the tree.
"I would like that," Selena said. Not missing a beat, the large snake makes her way to and into the lagoon. She swims in.
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Post by LexingtonDeville on Sept 23, 2019 0:06:57 GMT -6
Ryan let out a small whistle of surprise as Selena slithered the rest of her long teal coloured body out of the tree and into the lagoon. "Wow..... she’s good." The jungle lad surmised, knowing that she would say yes to his offer. Especially after his show of affection.
Ryan let these doubts fade away and followed the python into the cool waters, beginning a light breaststroke as he caught up to Selena.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Sept 23, 2019 0:55:15 GMT -6
Selena's smirks underwater as she dives down and wraps herself around an underwater root. Her head resurfaces but her tail tip simply reaches out, catches Ryan's ankle and pulls him in.
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Post by LexingtonDeville on Sept 23, 2019 0:59:18 GMT -6
"What the....." Ryan spoke, his body suddenly disappearing underneath the clear mercury via Selena’s tail curling around his ankle. Holding his breath as air bubbles floated up to the surface, he saw that the python was playing with him.
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