Jamie
*In the light of day, beneath these trees rumoured to be guarded by the people of forests, a beast walked. Or at least, that's what you'd assume at first. Indeed he looked like a monster, as his arms were as thick as logs, but his armour and intricately crafted gauntlets made a viewer bounce back into rational thought, upon realising this was merely a stupidly large man. Under such a sunlight, his skin seemed almost an orange tone, though normally dark red. And he thought to himself about how nice this nature was, which he hadn't seen before in his life.*
Gayle
*It had been a day since Bluebell had met and lost her first friend. A trip to Wakazu had ended in her being alone again. Regardless, she was back in these woods, her most comfortable place and the closest thing to call home. Her day was spent, lounging within a tree and relaxing until the sun slowly set over the horizon. She watched it as it went down.

Until...

Footsteps? Her ears perked up, her bright yellow eyes looking at the floor below. A tall Male, much different to the first one she met, walked beneath her tree. She watched as he made his way off forward, but she wouldn't let him go too far. She raised her one hand, allowing it to glow a little bit in its fiery red and orange colors. As it became bright and encased her whole body, she fell backwards, off the branch and into a pile of bushes, landing with an audible thud. As she landed, she had turned into her Lesser form. An arctic fox with her summer coat.*
Jamie
*Just as his hand was about to scratch his head, covered by a hood and what looked to be a metallic mask, Kondor turns his head in surprise to the sudden noise behind him. What could this be, he wondered. His steps almost as loud as the sound of his knuckles cracking, he approached the bushes in which she had fell, and pushed them aside with obvious ease. Only to see... He didn't know. Never in his life had he seen such a creature. And so, he stared at it through the minuscule gaps in his mask, before crouching down and reaching his long arms out to pet it. But perhaps he should be careful not to hurt it. After all, even the people here were so fragile...*
Gayle
*The fox yipped happily and bounded out from the bushes, quickly running around his ankles before sitting quite smartly behind him. Her brown coat shimmered under what was left of the sunlight and her eerily supernatural eyes stared at him, in his own eyes, almost as intelligent as a Macen or even an Elf. The tail of the fox swayed side to side, eager to be around someone new.*
Jamie
*Intrigued, and to say the truth, thinking more like a small animal than the fox probably was, Kondor turned on his heel, facing the fox once more. Seeing such a cute looking animal, he couldn't help but smile, and thought that in a forest like this, it wouldn't matter if he took off his hood. And so he did, revealing two red horns protruding from his metallic mask, which turned out to be a full helmet. One was around 15 centimetres long, or about six inches, but the other had been shattered at half of its length. He simply squatted there, tilting his head from side to side and looking at the little thing.*
Gayle
*The eyes of the fox darted from one horn to the other, mentally taking note of it. She wondered whatever could have happened to the horn, and whether or not it hurt. Regardless, the Fox's eyes then darted to his overall appearance, getting up and making one circle around him, just to see him at all different angles. Once in front of him again, she sat down and seemed to copy his head tilted, going in pretty much the same direction as his own head.

She enjoyed being in this lesser form. She can get up close and personal.*
Jamie
*After a long enough while of staring and admiring this new and cute creature, Kondor reached his... Enormous hand out to pet it. He only wanted to pet her head, but his hand was large enough to hold her in the shape of a ball, so he had to keep it to just two fingers. He brought his hand down and touched on her head, rubbing back and forth in a little headpat.*
Gayle
*She happily folded her ears back and swayed her tail side to side in response to the head pats. She released a little whining noise in response as well, clearly happy with the head pat. She then retracted her head, thinking for a moment in whether the being was hungry or not. She looked up to the tree behind him and began to yip at it, almost as though she was bringing his attention to the spikey pears that hung from the tree.*
Jamie
*This was probably not the best way of bringing it to his attention though, considering the fact that his brain was about as large as those very pears, but it sufficed. He turned around, and with his long arms reached up and picked one of the pears. With the sweet scent of it now entering his nose, and likely hers as well, he noted in his head that this was likely good to eat. Something for the future, in case it's needed. His palm was open, and he presented the pear to her.*
Gayle
*With her muzzle, she gently nudged the pear closer to him in his hand, as though offering it back to him. She then retracted her head back, her chest puffing up as though she was proud to have offered him some tasty food from this forest! That is... If he got the hint.*
Jamie
*Rather helpfully, he did get it. With his gargantuan digits holding the fruit, he worked a bit hard to get the mouth piece of the mask off, before biting down into the fruit. As the delicious taste filled his mouth, he chuckled and smiled at the little animal, before finally speaking.*
"Good small thing. Very cute." 
*Of course, he didn't speak well, and on top of that, he didn't know what a fox was...*
Gayle
*The fox tilted her head to the side and... Almost smiled. In fact, she did smile, she smiled with her little sharp canines showing.

**"Yeah, I know I'm cute."** She spoke out loud to him, actually moving her lips and speaking.*
Jamie
*Though a little jump was of course due, Kondor's weight dragged him back down to the ground.* 
"Speak? Oh no, I worse at that!"
Gayle
*The fox made a confused face, as though not expecting for him to hear her. But she was a playful trickster. She was winding him up.

**"Wha- you can hear me?"** She asked and stood up on her four paws. **"That's impossible... No one has heard me in all the years I've lived here. But you can? This... This only means one thing."***
Jamie
*And oh boy was he falling. Even though this sort of a prank should be immediately obvious to a normal person, to him, it just made his eyes light up almost like a child's.* 

**"What? What you say? What it mean?"**
Gayle
*The eyes of the fox looked down for a moment then back up at him, all dramatic like.

**"It means..."**

A sudden grin formed on the Fox's face. Her form slowly begun to glow bright, the color of the glow being red and orange, much like fire. Her form shifted, becoming bigger and bigger until the glow faded. There sat what seemed to be a human, but... She was not pale. Her skin was dark, and her hair was long, silky and black. Adorned her head were a pair of fox-like ears, perked up in alert. She wore clothes- thank goodness- but lacked any shoes. Beside her right leg was a long, fluffy, brown tail with a white tip.

**"It means you found a kitsune!"** She exclaimed, followed by a giggle.*
Jamie
*His eyes, noticeable to be of a deep crimson tone, widen in surprise. He had absolutely no idea what that meant, but oh boy what flavour! He fumbles his way backwards, tripping on the bushes and almost falling, before looking down at the tiny woman. Once more he had returned to his previous state of tilting his head, though now his voice was clearly heard to be gasping in awe. Then, the unexpected bit. He reaches out his hand, and now pats her with the full size of it. A perfect fit.* 

**"I no understand what that mean, but you still very cute. And small. Why everything small here?"** *As he finished that sentence, he shook his head and began to ruffle her head.*
Gayle
*Her ears splayed to the sides to allow more room for his hand. She couldnt help but giggle at her amazing prank, regardless of whether or not he took it as a joke. She then looked up at him.

**"A kitsune! That's what I am!"** She said to him. **"I can turn my form into a fox or I can look like this. Most kitsunes can do it!"** She tilted her own head to the side.

**"And you? What are you exactly? And how did your horn get broken off?"** She gasped. **"Did someone cut it off?"***
Jamie
*After the explanation, it seemed like he understood a bit better. The animal was a fox, and the person is a Kitsune, because they can turn into a fox! Genius! Towards this, he laughs softly at the lady. However, the mention of his horn brought up a bit of a sensitive subject, and while he didn't stop petting her, he did slow down.* 

**"That is... Touchy memory. I no like it. Please, no speak of it. Little me was angry, and others use little me. No matter now. I strong now. I forget that."** *The subject was less touchy and more violent. He didn't like to recall it, as after his mentor helped raise him, he realised that what had been done to him, even if it was a tribal instinct of survival of the fittest, was wrong. As such, his morals led him to hurt when he remembered the abuse he sustained at a younger age.*
Gayle
*The trickster got the hint. Her own ears lowered a little bit as he explained, feeling somewhat sorry that she touched on it. She nodded in understanding.

**"I'm sorry for bringing it up."** She apologized before bringing up the next topic. **"Why are you in the forest? Are you going somewhere? Doing something? It's getting dark quickly, do you want me to walk with you?"***
Jamie
*He shook his head, indicating it was fine. Even though the subject hurt, it wasn't too bad, and he could forgive her without any grudge.* 

**"I wander. Name is Kondor. Like big bird. I travel and see world and it's beauty. Today, I find something very good. And pretty."**
Gayle
***"Kondor... Like the bird. I like it!"** She grinned and introduced herself too. **"My name is Bluebell! Like the flower!"**

She then tilted her head to the other side curiously.
**"Oohh, what did you find that was very good and pretty? Was it... Lovely food? Delicious food? Maybe a pretty flower?"***
Jamie
*Once more laughing at the tiny person's reactions, he squats down, to reach her height. Once at the same level as her, he speaks.* **"I found a pretty flower called Bluebell. And it is small and cute, and I like to walk with people."**
Gayle
*She was most certainly taken aback, her ears folding back as a bright pinkness came across her dark cheeks. She stared at him with her surprised gaze before giving a slight, nervous chuckle. 

**"Haha, you lug!"** She spoke nervously through her giggle, turning her head and giving a slight cough to clear her throat. She then looked back at him. **"Thanks for that, I'm glad I could make your day somehow."***
Jamie
*Not quite aware that what he had said had that much meaning, he nods, and places the mouth piece back over his face.* **"It is good. Where we go now?"** *He looks around the forest. Initially, he had planned to walk as much as he could before setting down and making a small camp.*