Vernon
*Slush was so close to Aismir. She could feel it. She had just killed a giant bird out of self-defense, but feeling hungry after the scuffle, she was hoping that the bird's flesh would secure her a good bite to eat on her way further into the forest, but the meat was a bit too tough to chew for her... She'd have to find something in the city... Though she was still looking around desperately for something she could sate her hunger with.*
Luis
Richard is camping nearby and cooking his fresh cough pray with masterful focus to make it as good as possible.

"Perfect now that the meat is done let's start with the seasoning."

He said as he was starting to season the meat and grill some vegetables to go together.

"Nothing is better then fresh food."
Vernon
*Slush makes a sudden noise hearing the voice... Quickly realizing that someone nearby means Aismir might be close! She rushes in the direction of the voice, using her knife to cut down shrubbery in her way so it doesn't get caught on her cloak, grunting with every swing.*

*She hops on top of the trunk of a fallen tree and vaults over it, sliding down a hill into a small clearing, where Richard is cooking. Her feet make a soft, yet audible enough thud on the ground under her.*
Luis
After he finished the presentation for the food he started to hear something just when he was started to take a bite. He looks in the direction of the sound and yelled.

"Who is there. If you look for trouble I am letting you know that by not letting me eat you will surly find it."

He gets in a ready to strike position.
Vernon
*Laying eyes on Slush, Richard gets a good look at the intruder. A white, humanoid reptilian creature with red eyes, small markings on her cheeks, wrapping herself in a red cloak. She steps back a moment, afraid of the man's tone, but then as she begins to approach, she shyly explains as she steps closer,* "H-H-Hello... M-my name is Slush... I'm... Uh... Well, at the moment, I'm looking for Aismir, but I'd... I'd also like something to eat, so... Uhm... You don't mind if i have a piece, yeah?"
Luis
Richard looks her up and down to verify that she is not threatening.
"Well as long as you put that knife away, we can talk."

Grabs a tree stump for her and puts it nest to him and the fire.

"Come here I can't let you die. From what I can see if you are in any way the same as the lizardfolk from my home you will freeze to death."


He cuts her a bit chunk of seasoned roast.

"My name is Richard by the way. Hope my cooking is up to your standard."
Vernon
"Oh, don't worry about me freezing, I'm... I'm used to the cold." *She chuckles nervously, before being handed a chunk of roast, biting into it.*

*She swallows the chunk of meat, mumbling,* "Myeah. Pretty good." *And quickly taking another bite.*
Luis
As she got closer the camper that looked like a normal human started to seem a bit different. Really bright blue eyes, a powerful build and strange marks around his body just like that of a jaguar.

"Glad you like it. Used or not a bit o fire to warm the body never did something bad."

He puts an other log on the fire.

"So what made you travel if you don't mind me asking. You don't seem like the type that loves the outdoors just for the sake of it"
Vernon
"Oh, I do actually *Really* Like the outdoors, but well... Eh... I'm just trying to find a place where I can be accepted..."

"I've never really... *Felt* That I've been with the right people... Ever."

*She takes another bite of steak, moving a little bit to lean against the human, before quickly noticing the jaguar print on the skin of his neck.*

*She curiously strokes his neck with a claw, asking inquisitively,* "Oooh... Are those tattoos...?"
Luis
He looks at Slush to see what she is referring to.

"Oh this?"

He chuckled.

"No no, this is my skin. I am not exactly human."

He brings his hand in front of her and from a human hand albeit with jaguar print on it it transforms in a bigger hand with claws, with paw pads underneath and the transformed part is full of furr.

"See! I am somewhat like a shape-shifter but I can go only from my normal form to that of a jaguar and a hybrid of both."
Vernon
*She intensely stares at the big paw.* "Woaaah. Neat."

*She then tries to reach for the paw curiously, her claws wiggling in the air, asking* "Can i feel it?"

*She's obviously very eager and excited to do so.*
Luis
He gives her the paw.
"Sure can little one."
Richard smiled saying that. He was amused and happy to see her enthusiasm.
Vernon
*Slush lets out a cute little squeal as she cuddles and prods the paw.* "EEE!" *She tightly hugs Richard's hand, telling him,* "I've honestly always wanted fur... But... Well, i guess i don't have much reason for it now aside from comfort..."
Luis
Richard ponders for a second. "Hmm now that I think about it, maybe I have something." 

Richard is digging in his bag trying to find something and then he pulls out 2 furr skin's of rabbits.

" Well I am good at skining not so much at sewing, but if you are ok with it I can try to improvise you a furr cloak. But if not I can give them to you and maybe you will find someone more inclined to do that and make it for you."

Richard is saying while showing her the 2 skin's of white rabbit furr.
Vernon
*Slush looks up at the rabbit skins, then down at her cloak. Thinking about it, while she likes the aesthetics of the old, dirtied and torn cloak, she would greatly appreciate the inside's texture to be something more soft on her skin... She has no clue how to sew... But maybe if she took the skins and tried to find someone in Aismir who* Could *Sew...*

"That sounds awesome!"
Luis
"I am happy you like it." Richard is giving her the skins and he is happy to know that at least he made someone's day a bit better.
"If you don't mind me asking, you said you want to find a place to feel accepted. What happened to make you feel like that? I don't see anything problematic with you." Richard is saying thinking of the lizard folks from his region. He understood they are not the same but maybe because he is used to other sentient creatures and the survival of the fittest mentality that he dose not really see any problem with her. Maybe the lack of hunting skills.
Vernon
*Slush stares at him a little while, unblinking, as if staring into space before abruptly giggling nervously,* "I'd rather not get into that... T-trust me, there's a lot going on... Let's just... Say i've never been accepted because... Well, have *You* Ever seen a white kobold...?"
Luis
Richard is looking at her a bit confused and raising an eyebrow.
"And? Pardon me if I seem rude but I am not sure the complexity of your skin should be a social problem." And then he stops for a second to ponder and says.
"Although it can be unhelpful trying to blend in some places maybe that can make hunting difficult for you. It's that it? If so I can try and help you out with some strategies for that." 
He is saying with a very serious face.
Vernon
*Slush nods, adding,* "Pretty much... But... People also thought it was creepy...? Though... Now..." *She shudders for half a moment.*

"I have an awful feeling it was... Fitting. Almost foreshadowing where I am now..."

*Slush takes a last bite of her roast, looking up into a distant nothingness once again, before Richard barely makes out the distant, but noisy snap of a branch.*
Luis
"Don't be so harsh on yourself I am sure you ..." He stopped mid sentence.

Richard quickly looked towards the sound and got up on his feet and on guard.

"Did you heard that? By any chance do you travel with someone else?" 
He asked Slush while fixated on the origin of the sound.
Vernon
*Slush is still staring into the distance... But is aware enough to at least respond to his voice.* "No... Ever since leaving the mountains, I've been travelling alone. I didn't hear anything, anyways..."

*Soon after looking back at him, she adds,* "Plus, that direction... I... Don't think i came that direction."
Luis
"I said its better to ask."

Richard jumped from his position to the nearest tree from the direction of the sound to try and get a heads up against anything that can be potentially dangerous.
Tina
*As Slush watches from behind, Richard looks around the foliage of the woods in the direction of the sound... When suddenly, in the corner of his eye, something incomprehensibly terrifying forces him to recoil in terror away from the trees. Some sort of pitch-black, bipedal creature in a dirty, ragged and torn costume with yellow eyes had caught his attention, and an indescribable, uncontrollable, sense of fear is coursing through him...*
Luis
Richard after seeing the creature he was terrified, all the cells in his body screaming at him to go.

"What the hell!" 
He said pretty loud. Then dashed towards the campfire.
Slush can see that he has a mortified expression on his face.

"I saw, I saw..." Then he gets back his calmness.
"Wait what did I see?"
And he thinks for a second.
*My instincts went haywire and run automatically. Now that I think about it something is strange. After I started to run I didn't had that feeling anymore*

Then he gets back at Slush.
"Something truly strange is in there. And I am not sure what."
Vernon
*Slush gets up from her seat on the log, rushing over with a confused expression. Almost on instinct, she bravely decides to run into the woods ahead and tackle the monster...*


*Quite a while later, she returns, a nervous fear in her eyes, but... Not nearly as much as Richard's.*
Johnnie
*Following behind her is the monster Richard had seen... But upon second glance, it's much smaller than it first looked. Just a tiny bit bigger than Slush. It shyly raises its hand,* "S-S-S-Sorry... For... Scaring you..."