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Post by TheJungleOne on Apr 6, 2021 15:15:13 GMT -6
The fight was over, but slipping into the cool water to wash off the sweat wasn't enough. Emi was still tired.
Emerging from the pool's water, the jungle girl gasped for air like she hadn't breathed in years. She'd actually been underwater, holding her breath for 30 seconds. Normally, she could hold her breath underwater for much longer (one time, she timed it for two minutes), but not today. Some Russian mafia goons were in the process of trafficking rare and endangered animals off the island. Emphasis on were. She "took care" of them easily. Nearby, the remains of a kennel carrier sat next to a disassembled shotgun. She was too quick for them.
But they were big and ruthless. She punched hard, but they were hard to take down until she started fighting dirty, drawing her knife and slashing their leader's calves. Using a bit of toxin from a local animal, she paralyzed another one--he wasn't here, being dragged off by predators--and broke the third and final one's thigh. All three of them suffered the same fate. She didn't let it get to her, that was life on Pomaika'i, and as daughter of the famous Hulie and Kainak, the 19-year-old knew that life in the wild was rough.
She stepped out of the pool, toned body glistening with water until she started drying off her slightly-tanned skin. Brown hair reaching down to her shoulder dripped until it too was dried off, framing a round, slender and very pretty face. Brown eyes looked up at the sky and she sighed. Then, she donned her brown-colored animal-skin "standard-issue" jungle girl outfit bikini top and loincloth and sat down at the foot of a tree. Her chest heaved up and down. Her muscles felt like they were on fire. And yet, she couldn't relax, for the adrenaline was still coursing through her blood vessels.
"Luckily", if you want to put it that way, she wasn't alone. Someone was nearby.
(dukenukem4ever2)
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Apr 6, 2021 15:35:17 GMT -6
Meanwhile, Kaa the python woke up from the sounds of fighting and splashing water. He lifted his head and looked in the direction of where the sounds came from. His eyes widened as he saw a familiar brown haired jungle girl defeating the Russian mobsters with ease. The serpent smiled at the girl's work, but some sense of envy took over him. He wanted to talk with the jungle girl and learn more about what were the goons doing in this jungle forest.
He knew what Emi was capable of, but fortunately for him, she seemed tired enough to hypnotize and play with. Finally deciding to act, he emitted a hissing sound from the canopy, not very loud (so Emi would not be scared away), but not too quiet either. He wanted to lure the girl to his tree, and the mere sight of the gorgeous brunette washing herself off after a tough fight made Kaa even more determined to get her in his coily grasp.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Apr 8, 2021 12:58:48 GMT -6
The hissing sound caught Emi's attention and she immediately went into surveillance mode. Something was nearby, a snake probably, from the sound of it. Snakes generally did not attack humans. She already knew that, keeping one as a "pet", for lack of a better term in her little tree house not too far away. She liked snakes; how sinuous their bodies were, how their scales felt on skin, and how they could hypnotize. Okay, not every snake on Pomaika'i was capable of such an ability, most were just your normal jungle-variety snake. She had to be cautious, even though that specific snakes species literally couldn't eat humans (they'd gag if they tried), some of them were... not nice.
The one spying on her right now was nice.
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Apr 8, 2021 13:12:01 GMT -6
Kaa let out another hiss, and this time Emi could clearly hear words. "Well well well, look at thisss brave girl-cub" - that was what she managed to distinct from a typical snake hissing. The brown tail started to descend down the tree branch, poking at the brunette's shoulder before disappearing just as quickly into the treetops the second Emi turned around. The python was playing with her. He did not view her as food since through all the time the serpent had been living on Pomaika'i, he got attached to Emi in his own way. Seeing that she was very tired after the fight, he wanted to help her to take rest... But that would also mean that he could play with her however he wanted too. Kaa just needed to not get too far with his antics.
"You did a good jjjob taking care of humansss, didn't you, Emi?" - Emi heard another voice from the treetops as the python's head finally peeked out of the treetops, glaring down at the jungle girl with a friendly smile. Kaa posed no threat to her, and what was he going to do with her had a purpose of fun and nothing else.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Apr 8, 2021 13:24:09 GMT -6
(Let me handle Emi's actions, okay? Thanks)
Emi's head whipped around, her hair smacking her face, much to her annoyance. Did something just poke her? It definitely confirmed that she wasn't alone. Then she heard the voice speaking to her from above. Startled, she looked up, tripping and landing on her backside. But she sighed, seeing who it was. "Hi, Kaa," she said. "Yeah, I did do a good job."
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Apr 8, 2021 13:32:13 GMT -6
(Okay, I am sorry if I took too much freedom from Emi ) "Oh, it ssseemsss you are tired, aren't you, Emi?" - asked Kaa as he looked down at the girl, his friendly smile being truthful and not fake. "Why don't you climb up my tail into the treetopssss?" - the serpent chuckled as he dropped his long tail down from the branch, wiggling it around just for fun. He wanted to do the girl a favor, and thought that such a fierce warrior should get a good rest, even if it would be induced through hypnosis.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Apr 8, 2021 13:40:36 GMT -6
Emi's heart started beating a little faster, her chest tightening. She suspected what Kaa wanted to do, and she was getting a bit excited. She stood up. "Um, I dunno," she said, a little hesitant.
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Apr 8, 2021 13:45:38 GMT -6
"Ah, do not worry, Emi. I do not bite" - said Kaa with a chuckle as he shook his tail a bit again in at inviting manner. "Bessidesss, where elssse would you get a good ressst, if not in my sssmooth and comfffy coilsss?" - he added, letting out a joyful hiss with his tongue.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Apr 8, 2021 14:01:20 GMT -6
"Rest?" Emi meant that to be sarcastic, but it came out sounding like she was up for it. Her subsequent hesitation didn't help. She knew what he meant by "rest", and it was looking very good. She could sit back, relax, and be blissfully hypnotized by the snake. She looked up at the tail, inviting her. "Gee, I sure hope that tail doesn't pick me up," she said. She meant to say that to herself, but she had said it aloud.
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Apr 8, 2021 14:13:09 GMT -6
"Ahhh, I heard what you have sssaid, Emi. What isss ssso bad in getting airlifted to my canopy... and relax in my company?" - the brown python spoke with a smile. "Or, maybe you do... you are too afraid to get into my coilsss... What a pity - taking a bunch of fearssome mobssstersss, but ssstill being afraid of me. Maybe I ssshould leave you alone?" - the serpent faked his sadness as he started to pull the tail back up in the treetops, but it was slow. Kaa saw through Emi's sarcasm, and he decided to play along in an attempt to get her in his coils.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Apr 8, 2021 14:32:28 GMT -6
"I'm not afraid of you," she replied, about to tell him to lift her up, but she saw through his game. This wasn't new, of course. She inherited a quick wit from her mother, the famous "Julie of the Jungle" Vidic. And while Kaa was never successfully able to hypnotize Julie (she was too proud to be hypnotized by him), Emi wanted a good game of wits before getting hypnotized. "Why don't you pick me up yourself!?" she snapped.
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Apr 8, 2021 14:42:50 GMT -6
"Calm down, Emi. Do not be ssso loud" - the python spoke, taken aback by her shout. "If you want me to pick you up, you have to come near me" - he hissed with anger. "And if not, feel free to walk away and miss my coilsss for thisss day, or, perhapsss, for the ressst of your life. Do you want to risssk it thhat muchh, Emi?" - asked Kaa as he was about to snap too before calming himself down. Losing nerves so early was not worth it, and the snake knew it.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Apr 8, 2021 14:46:13 GMT -6
"I didn't--I didn't mean it that way," she said. "My legs just hurt!"
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Apr 8, 2021 14:59:35 GMT -6
"And rather than come to me for a ressst, you keep ressisssting the urge. I want to know why" - the python spoke in a serious tone as he pulled the coil rope completely in the treetops, glaring at Emi with an apparent disappointment and anger in his eyes. That was a lie too, and Kaa needed it to win the battle of wits.
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Post by TheJungleOne on Apr 8, 2021 15:15:11 GMT -6
"Okay," she said, "Do I have to ask you, 'Pick me up off the ground yourself' please?" She was sick of this part of the game already. Kaa should've picked her up by now.
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