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Post by TheJungleOne on Feb 5, 2020 17:54:16 GMT -6
She still wasn't entirely used to the equatorial heat and humidity of Pomaika'i's jungle, and it showed in how she carried herself. She was slumped over, drank from her canteen every five minutes and a thin sheen of sweat glistened on her partially-bare skin. Also, her legs hurt. She needed to sit down.
She found a tree nearby and sat down to rest. She guzzled some more water, sighed and leaned against its trunk, totally unaware of its occupant. But she was about to find out that not only was there an occupant, but find out who said occupant was.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Feb 5, 2020 19:03:46 GMT -6
Even from up in the tree, Raago could easily tell that the new jungle girl was having trouble coping with today's heat. Being cold-blooded himself, today was the perfect temperature for lounging... or having with new friends. Being as mischievous as he was he could not resist the opportunity that had presented itself to him just below his tree. The python slipped his tail from the branches, caught Kimi from her seat, and gently pulled her up.
When she was high enough, the snake bowed his head. "Good afternoon," he greeted.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Feb 5, 2020 20:03:43 GMT -6
Kimi saw the snake's tail descending towards her, thinking she was seeing things. Because of her fatigue, she didn't know what was going on until cool scales wrapped around her waist and thighs, then lifted her into the trees. She wasn't tired anymore, now that she got a shot of adrenaline from the bewilderment of the moment. As she ascended, she tried to free herself from her harness, but stopped when she saw that she was too high.
She was relieved when she was in the tree itself, since the understory and canopy were cooler than the forest floor. But her relief vanished when she saw that it was a snake pulling her up into the trees; Raako, a snake who hypnotized her once.
"You're Raako!" she gasped.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Feb 5, 2020 20:47:28 GMT -6
"And you're-..." he chuckled after sounding serious for a moment. "Actually I don't believe I caught your name before. What was it again? Kitty?"
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Post by TheJungleOne on Feb 5, 2020 21:02:59 GMT -6
"OI! It's Kimi!" she barked, shoving the snake away and jumping out of his coil seat. She turned around and made for the tree trunkm, but was held back by the snake coiling the tip of his tail around her left wrist, making her cry out in surprise.
"What do you want?" she asked, glaring at him. "Here to make me your slave?" Pomaika'i hypno-snakes don't eat people, not just because pythons in general don't eat people, but also because of an ancient curse that made them gag violently if they tried to swallow one. Even so, her last ancounter with Raako went poorly.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Feb 5, 2020 21:37:28 GMT -6
"Ah, Kimi," Raago said. "That's much better,"
She may have jumped out of the coil seat but so long as Kimi was in the canopy, she wasn't going anywhere. Raago would make sure of that and when she managed to untie his tail from her left wrist the snake would just grab her right.
"A slave?" Raago asked. "As if I would ever. Too hard to maintain." Then he rubbed his chin as if in thought, "Although now that you mention it..."
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Post by TheJungleOne on Feb 5, 2020 22:01:32 GMT -6
"OI!" she barked again, slapping him as hard as Julie did the last time. To her annoyance, she had to untie her right wrist, then her left again. She even tried yanking at his tail. But he was persistent, and she was getting tired. She could, and did, however, look away from him, not making eye contact, for fear of what might happen if she did make eye contact.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Feb 5, 2020 23:16:10 GMT -6
Raago shook his head after that slap. "What is it with you jungle girls and slapping me!?" he snapped.
Even as Kimi kept trying to pry herself away from the snake, Raago still caught her again and again. Eventually, he grew tired of this as well.
"It's like trying to wrangle a mad dog," Raago said in annoyance. "Oh, that is it,"
The snake grabbed the girl by the waist this time and pulled her to the trunk of the tree. There, he wrapped his tail around Kimi and the trunk several times effectively tying her to the tree. Now, she was trapped from shoulder to stomach. Raago kept his head out of reach.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Feb 15, 2020 18:24:25 GMT -6
Kimi struggled to escape Raako's grip until she was too tired to try. Now she could get a feel for Raako's coils, and... she actually liked how they felt. She was embarrassed and ashamed at the same time, but didn't show it. A few moments passed, and Raako finally released her from his grip, like he was a teacher and she was a misbehaving student.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Feb 16, 2020 15:16:40 GMT -6
Raago let's go of the girl and lets her stand on the tree branch.
"Have we got that out of our system now?" the snaked asked like a stern authority figure.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Feb 16, 2020 16:13:43 GMT -6
She snarled at him but didn't try to fight back. Her snarl was just as good a message.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Feb 16, 2020 17:05:29 GMT -6
"That's better," Raago said. He uses his tail tip to stroke Kimi's cheek briefly. "Let's make something clear; I'm not going make a slave out of you and I see no benefit in harming you. I simply wish to get to know the new girl. Sound alright?"
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Post by TheJungleOne on Feb 16, 2020 19:10:52 GMT -6
"Then you shouldn't have made that slave joke, when I'm already on edge," she hissed, still on edge.
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Post by BurgundyBoa on Feb 16, 2020 19:35:33 GMT -6
"It was just a joke dear," Raago said, "Plus, to be fair, you brought it up," he used his tail to stroke under Kimi's chin.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Feb 16, 2020 19:37:52 GMT -6
Growling, Kimi stepped aside to try to walk away. But the game restarted in earnest, as Raako grabbed her left wrist, physically holding her back.
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