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[notzubats]

Who: Sora Niniji
Broadcast: Text, Fleetwide!
Action: guess
When: Today

Hpyothe-

Hypothetickca-

Hyptoomedical

Question!

if ur in a tree & theres a bear at the bottom. a mad bear.

what do u do?

[a beat before the next part is added]

just curious.

Comments

[mistyday]

[Her eyes flick up to Sora, but she doesn't have a chance to speak, as the bear turns its head with a menacing growl. Misty steps back.]

That's right, I'm talking to you.

[Her words are a lot braver than she feels right now. She's never faced down a bear before. Still she squares her shoulders and lifts her chin. The bear growls again, now turning its whole attention on her. That's... well it ain't good, but better her than him. He's just a kid and besides - she can bring herself back.]

[notzubats]

[WOW THIS IS NO COOL MISTY DON'T GET EATEN]

[Sora's starting to lower himself on the branches, just for the sheer disbelief at trying to see what this lady is doing]

[mistyday]

[The bear rears up. No more time for words. Misty just.

Stares.

Or at least, that's all it'll look like from Sora's point of view. Misty staring an angry bear right in the eye.

You ain't gonna hurt me. You're ain't gonna hurt that boy neither.

The bear hovers uncertainly, still standing on its hind legs, but not attacking either. The air hums with tension for a long minute before the bear finally drops back down to all fours.]

[notzubats]

[Okay Sora was about to have a heart attack from that bear rearing up at her- but then it suddenly stopped?]

[What is even going on. He can't help but stare as he tries to figure it out]

[mistyday]

[Misty murmurs:]

Good girl.

[She holds up her palms towards the bear. It watches closely, warily.

Now, you're gonna go far away from here. Far, far away, where it's safe.

Swiftly, she moves her hands in a direction away from town and the bear's head jerks involuntarily in that direction. It does let out a small growl of protest (which Sora might understand) but when she points her hands at its feet, it has no other choice than to obey and lumber off in the direction Misty indicated.]

[notzubats]

[Whoa...he did understand the words, at least on the bear side. There was definitely some level of control there. That's incredible-]

[As the bear starts to lumber off, Sora feels relief mixed with his awe. He lowers himself from the tree further]

Whoa- I didn't know you could control animals.

[mistyday]

Yeah well… I try not to make a big deal outta it. I only ever use it for their own good - better for her to go away now than to get shot later for eatin’ someone - but people don’t exactly take kindly to the thought.

[She moves closer to the tree and holds a hand up.]

Here, you need a hand?

[notzubats]

It's still incredible though...!

[Sure, he could talk to animals- but having them do what he wanted depending entirely on their personalities and their moods. Which clearly...did not work out today]

Oh no, I'm okay now! [In fact he'll just scoot over to a spot where he's sure he won't land on Misty- and jump down, landing gracefully on his feet despite the height] Thanks for the save though.

[mistyday]

'Course - I couldn't just let you get eaten!

[notzubats]

Ha... [Several other people did] Yeah. Being eaten would've sucked.

[mistyday]

Well, you're safe now and that's what matters. How'd you get in this mess anyway?