=--------------------------------------------------------------------------= ___ _ _ ___ ' | ` |__| |__` oooo | | | |__, .ooooo. o 88 ---------------------------------------------------- o8" `"o8 88 ooo oo888oo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo ooo ooo d8' " 88 8 ,8' `8. 8"8 8 8 o8' 8 8"8 8 d8 88 8 88 88 8 8 8 8o' 8 8 8 8 88 oooo 88 8 88 88 8 8 8 88o 8 8 8 8 88 di 88 ,o 8 `8. ,8' 8 8.8 8 `8. 8 8 8.8 `88. ,8i o88ooooo'o8o `"ooooo"' o8o o8o o8o `8o o8o o8oo o8 (c)"88oood' =--------------------------------------------------------------------------= The Lion King is copyright 1994 by the Walt Disney Company. This MUCK in no way constitutes a challenge to this copyright. =--------------------------------------------------------------------------= Administrative contact: TLK Admin Registered users: type 'connect ' to connect. Guest users: type 'connect guest guest' to connect as a Guest. For finding a name, type 'names' after connecting, and to apply for a character, read the rules and type 'CCS'. *If the MUCK is DOWN, please email the Admin so they can restart it!* =-------------------= NO HUMANS BEYOND THIS POINT! =---------------------= [ April 13, 1999 ] Outskirts of Utatu The greens and yellows of the Utatu Lands begin to fade dramatically around you as you move away from them. The earth beneath your feet has has become hard and dull --lifeless. Cracks line the tawny dark depths and you begin to wonder if anything can grown let alone live here. A dusty path well worn by paw marks but looking like it hasn't been used in a long long time leads forward into a dark forest up ahead- The trees are bare and dead- but there thorns still prick. Do you dare continue? Continue on into a (D)ark (F)orest Retreat back to the (U)tatu (L)ands You can see... [ZZZ] Dendrine, outcast of Utatu. [ZZZ] Sekar, one confuzzled pup. [ZZZ] [Vollutt] [IC ] [Jumnu*] His fur now matted and dirt covered Jumnu lowers his head to the pup and gives a couple gentle licks. Jicin freezes, lowering herself to the ground, still quivering. She's almost frightened, as this gentle affection is new to her. Jumnu hmms and wonders what his mate did to the pups. He sighs and gently picks her up and places her in front of him. Jicin's breathing speeds as she cowers in front of the big, dimly seen male. She has learnt early that being noticed is not a good thing. Jumnu nuzzles her gently and tries to calm her down, "Easy, easy....I'm not gonna hurt you." Jicin has apparently not learnt to trust either, for she still cowers, trying to escape notice. Jumnu just pulls her closer with his leg, "Gods what has she done to you." Jicin's breathing slows, as she feels helpless. Nothing she can do but accept whatever is meted out to her. Jumnu just goes back to grooming the pup gently. Jicin hasn't stopped shivering all this time, but her eyes close under the gentle rhythm of the grooming. Jumnu being a persistant wolf that he is continues to show love to the pup. Jicin lets out a tiny sigh. She's more confused than anything, and it will take some time to win her over. She has, after all, been learning to fear and abase herself since she was newly born and felt a mother's paw on her, not to be gentle but to hold her down. Jumnu smiles and holds the pup close, "I love you little Jicin." Jicin is silent, and still. Not trusting, not yet. But maybe willing to believe that she can do other than fear. Jumnu speaks words of love and kindness to the pup, "I need to get you all away from here." Jicin's ears are overlarge and floppy still, yet she seems to be listening. Jumnu smiles and nuzzles, "You'd like that yes? To get away from the pain." Jicin of course does not answer. Jumnu grins and noses her and increases the excitement in his voice, "Yeah....you'd like it...go visit Saker.....and Jana.....to be safe yes?" Jicin freezes once more, the eagerness yet another new experience. Jumnu hmms and smiles followed by a lick, "Love you." He hugs Jicin gently. Jicin sighs, a soft sound that is very nearly one of content. Jumnu giggles softly and continues to lick her lovingly. Jicin keeps her eyes tight closed, as if she fears to wake and find this all a dream. Yet how could she be dreaming of something she had no knowledge of? Jumnu smiles and whimpers to her lovingly. Jicin drifts into sleep.