Random muse, new OC -- all of the surprise

[furcifer]

[Mordecai doesn't like this new place. Not at all. It smells strongly of humans -- of hunters -- and it's taking a good amount of willpower from the wolf to not just bolt. And this two-legged who'd captured him... the female seemed as surprised as he was to have stumbled upon him. And her surprise unsettled Mordecai greatly, keeping him from relaxing. His tongue lolled out, curling to lick at his muzzle, and he shifted his body weight from one side to the other as he assessed his surroundings.

A low rumbling growl sounded in his throat and his hackles rose, a snarl twisting his lips slightly as his ears flicked back to lay low on his skull. No, he didn't like this. But he had been searching for awhile and hadn't found a way out either. If he was stuck here, he wasn't entirely sure that he would survive for long. A small whine cut through his nonstop growling and he turned, pacing a circle around where he'd been standing before he sat down. But even that stillness was soon broken by him shuffling his front paws and flicking his tail from one side to the other before he simply gave up trying to sit still and returned to his pacing.

Very bad. This was very, very bad.]

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[lurkerwolf]

Derek watches the wolf from a far. It could probably smell that Derek did smell of wolf himself. Unfortunately he didn't speak wolf but he could see that the creature was worried. He let out a low reassuring howl in hope that it may calm the animal down some.

[wingcadet]

[Angel is as angel does, and this one doesn't like the distress you're in.

He approaches to a near-safe distance, crouches, and stares at the floor instead of making eye contact. Nice wolfy.]

I mean you no harm.

[furcifer]

[Mordecai's ears twitch at the howl and he returns it after a moments pause. Lowering his head back down, he lets his eyes roam around, wondering where this other wolf was. He could smell the other, but it was getting drowned out with the smell of all the humans that were around. Slowly he was calming himself down, but he was still wary because of all the strange two-legs.]

[lurkerwolf]

Derek let out another howl before wolfing out and carefully thread closer. He did look more like a wolf now but still with a human nature. To not scare the wolf he crawled on all four.

[furcifer]

[Don't take it too personally that Mordecai immediately growls and bares his teeth at you, Cas. He's learned his lesson when it comes to two-legs -- even if you do smell different than the others. Fur bristled and tail raised, he lets out a sharp, deep bark before planting his paws firmly to the ground. A clear warning to keep a fair amount of distance between them and that he had no plans to back down easily.]

[wingcadet]

[Nothing personal about an angry wild animal! He seems to understand, and drops his head to try and think of a better way. Nothing comes to mind, so he just drops into a proper sitting position instead. Nice job inviting your face to get eaten off there Cas. A++ military tactics.]

You have nothing to fear, I assure you. Nothing yet. Your mundane may be kinder than mine.

[There's a displacement of air, and then it smells like pines and ice suddenly. He imported it for you. How considerate.]

[furcifer]

[Looking this way and that, Mordecai finally spots Derek and takes a step or two back, obviously unsure of the other. His ears lay themselves flat and his tail drops. His eyes look the other over and he makes a small whimpering noise, confused at the wolf and human scent he's getting off the other.]

[lurkerwolf]

Derek stops and lets out a soft growl. His teeth looks like wolf teeth but his eyes glows red. He's an Alpha after all.

"Don't be scared," he responds.

[furcifer]

[A growl sounds in Morde's throat when Cas seats himself, though it dies off when that's the only move the other makes. He watches Cas with sharp eyes for a minute or so before he slowly loosens his stance to a slightly more relaxed one and his fur settles itself down as well. His tongue comes out to lick at his nose before he seats himself on his haunches as well, lifting his muzzle up at the sudden change of surrounding scents. The smell of pine is a soothing, familiar one, and it calms Mordecai down considerably as he settles his gaze back on Castiel.]

[wingcadet]

[Progress! He'll be staying perfectly still now.]

It's the games you have to watch out for. But there seems to be very little we can do about them.

[Whether or not there's any understanding taking place here, Castiel doesn't seem to care very much. Chatting away to himself is a thing he does sometimes. Now there's a potential listener, he's almost cheerful about it.]

I'm headed somewhere thoroughly unpleasant, but I'm hoping you find your way somewhere a little like home. I've wondered before what it must be like to think like a beast thinks. In a place like this - confusing, probably.

[Well at least his voice is level. That's... something.]

[sparkling_wings]

[ An animal in distress! This cannot be. Periwinkle flutters over towards the wolf anxiously, ready to soothe the poor animal. Maybe he's lost, or hungry, or hurt...! ]

There there, it's all right - nothing can hurt you here.

[furcifer]

[The poor thing is still beyond confused and he crouches a bit, tail tip flicking as he snuffles in the other's direction, still trying to figure out what exactly is going on with the mixed smell. He doesn't feel threatened by the other, but that doesn't mean he's calmed quite yet.]

[furcifer]

[Morde shuffles his paws and licks his muzzle, paying a scarily intelligent amount of attention to the angel's words. He doesn't know exactly what the other is talking about, but the way he speaks of it says far more than what his emotions are letting on. A low whine sounds in the wolf's throat as he twitches his ears; the two-leg who found him, he didn't think she had anything big for him in the future. She seemed too busy to really... try anything, though that begged the question on how she found him in the first place.]

[furcifer]

[Mordecai lets out a small yip at the sudden appearance of the female, eyes following her as his ears press back slightly. Now he really isn't sure what to make of this place and its inhabitants and he shuffles back slightly, his fur bristling slightly.]

[sparkling_wings]

[ There there Mordecai, Perri probably has more to worry about from you than vice versa. She's only six inches tall, give or take. ]

Oh! [ At the yip, she hops back a step, wings fluttering for balance. ]

You don't have to be afraid. My name is Periwinkle.

[furcifer]

[Color Mordecai confused, because he really really is. He sits back on his haunches, staaaaaring at Periwinkle because the female looks sort of like a two-leg and talks like one, but is much smaller than any two-leg he's ever seen. He hesitantly lifts a forepaw and paws at her without actually touching the fairy.]

[sparkling_wings]

[ Aww, how cute! Peri giggles at the gesture - very glad he didn't actually touch her because he might have bowled her over. ]

You have a human looking after you too, right? Or else you wouldn't be here, actually. I have one too, but she doesn't let me out as much as I would like.

[furcifer]

[Morde makes a noise, something between a whine and a muffled yip. Human, yes. The female that found him and took him away from his home. He twitches his tail, whapping it against the ground as he leans his face closer to Periwinkle, snuffling at her in a curious manner. He still can't figure out what she is, because she smells nothing like a normal two-leg... nor anything else he's ever come across.]

[lurkerwolf]

Derek observes the animal in front of him. It smells wolf all right and not a hint of human. He can tell that the creature is still distressed though. To calm it down further he attempt to speak with it in a soft tone.

"Nothing to be worried off. How'd you get here?" he asks.

[furcifer]

[Mordecai inches forward, curious... but cautious about getting too close to an individual he doesn't know. He heard the question, but answering was a different matter entirely. Ears flicking to and fro, he let out a quick, short woof before tilting his head to the side slightly with a whine. It wasn't like he'd be able to answer that question anyways; he didn't quite understand how he got here, and trying to explain what happened before all this would be too much to try and charade out with someone.]

[sparkling_wings]

[ Peri grins at the snuffling - that tickles! and reaches out to pat his nose with a tiny hand. ]

It'll be all right. I'm sure your human will let you go back home from time to time - when I'm not here, my human lets me go back to my forest too. They're not all bad.

[ ...except for when the human wants to throw her into warmer climates and make her nearly melt T_T ]

[furcifer]

[Mordecai drums his forepaws against the ground, yipping as he does so. Home would be nice, yes, but he'd honestly take anywhere that didn't have the overpowering scent of humans on everything. It was making him nervous because he couldn't even tell where anything was and he still didn't know if there was food anywhere around this place...]

[sparkling_wings]

[ Peri laughs at the reaction the animal had. Aww, how cute. ]

Is your human not treating you well? Are you hungry?

[furcifer]

[At the word "hungry," Mordecai's ears perk and a whine escapes him. Hungry, yes; he had a feeling that his mun would forget to feed him quite a bit while he stayed and it didn't seem like there was any food just laying around for him to eat either. He lightly nudges Peri with his nose, interests perked, hoping that she'd be able to supply him with something to eat -- even gnawing on a bone would be a wonderful alternative to nothing.]

[sparkling_wings]

[ Peri eeps softly at the nudge. She's not food, Puppy, don't eat her! ]

Haha! Okay okay, let me see if I can find something. [ Hrm. He's a carnivore- she doesn't really have much in the way of meat and bones for him to chew on, but she's sure her mun has something. Maybe! ]

[furcifer]

[You offered him food, Peri. Be lucky he isn't licking you out of joy. And he can't claim that he's a very patient wolf, so he's standing there with his tongue lolled out and wagging his tail as he shifts his weight from foot to foot in an attempt to keep himself in one spot unlike the circles he wants to run. A yip or two will escape his throat in his excitement though, but that's the only vocalization he makes.]

[sparkling_wings]

[ Good point! She laughs at the obvious excitement, patting him on the nose. ]

Okay boy, stay right there, and I'll see what I can find. [ The tiny fairy takes off into the air, trailing pixiedust as she darts away. Gone for a few minutes, she soon comes back, her flight erratic as she'd managed to find a rather large and heavy trout, and it's hard to carry something so big for one little fairy. She accidentally drops it a few feet from the wolf, in fact. ]

Oops! Sorry about that - phew. That was pretty heavy. [ She's not an animal fairy so she hopes he can eat that. ]

This is really late, sorry! ; ;

[furcifer]

[Mordecai watches as she darts away, sitting back on his haunches as he impatiently waits for Peri to get back. When she does return, he lets out an excited bark at the fish she's carrying. He didn't much like the scaly food, but was he really in a position to be picky? When the fairy drops it, he darts forward and snaps the fish up in his jaws, tail wagging with an intensity that could power a city block for a week. Looking back at Periwinkle, he'll bark, the sound muffled by the fish in his mouth, and bounce a bit, obviously overjoyed.]