Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Open Box O' Tricks)

[Njack]

His paws made soft sounds as they traveled up a gently curving slope, until he stood at the top of a snowy white hill, in the middle of a winter wonderland. But unlike fairy tales or whatnot, all was not really well.

Ligua glanced around, realizing yet again that he wasn't exactly sure why he had come to this place anyway. It happened to him a lot, it seemed.

There was no one around. Just him, some snowflakes, and an expanse of snow.

He shrugged. Knowing this place, someone will probably come along before long. I don't know what I'll say or do, but do I really have to plan everything? A spark lit in his eyes, like the moment when a candle is lit in the darkness. Guess I'll just be...

Ligua lunged forward, snow flying into the air as he slid down the slope. As he came to a rest at the bottom, he grinned, then spit out a mouthful of snow. ...spontaneous. That's the word.

[havoc]

Havoc trotted along aimlessly through the snow. It was deep, but his wide furry paws kept him from falling through the crust that had formed over it. His thick grey pelt kept out the freezing winter air. He exhaled slightly, his breath forming a cloud before his broad muzzle.

A sound carried across the almost silent forest - another wolf? Ears at attention, the young wolf followed the sound unil he found - Ligua?

"Hi, Ligua," said Havoc, staring him straight in the eye and making no move to lower his tail from it's horizontal position. "What brings you out here?" As he spoke, a few of Ligua's snowflakes floated down and landed on his nose, making him sneeze.

[Njack]

(It's been a while, I'd forgotten all about this thread!)

Ligua looked up from his prostrate position in the snow, raising his eyebrows slightly as he spotted a wolf looking right at him. "Hi. You apparently know my name." Stating the obvious as usual. But then again, doing awkward things was Ligua's forte. He flicked some snowflakes to the side with his paw, making no effort to stand up. "You're Havoc, aren't you? I think I've seen you around camp once or... eh... three times. Definitely not twice."

He had forgotten Havoc's other question, apparently. Or was he just faking it? It was also entirely possible that he was just testing the limits of spontaneity.

[havoc]

Havoc raised his nonexistant eyebrows at Ligua's first statement. Well, yeah. We're in the same pack. . . He watched the other wolf on the ground expressionlessly for a moment, then shrugged inwardly. Whatever floats his boat.

"You're Havoc, aren't you? I think I've seen you around camp once or... eh... three times. Definitely not twice."

"Yeah, I'm Havoc," he answered. Wiiiiiieeerrrrddddoooo. . . There was an awkward silence (at least to Havoc) as Ligua apparently thought. Havoc trailed a large furry front paw across the snow in front him him, leaving a shallow rut. Does he not want to say why he's out here or something?
"So. . .Why're you out here again. . ?"

[Njack]

"Well, other than the fact that I'm out here because I am, I don't really know."

Ligua blew out a stream of breath, watching his breath turn into a fountain of steam, swirling and twisting in the cold air.

"Probably the same reason you're out here. And that would be?"

A creeping thought began to come into his mind, the thought that perhaps he shouldn't be out here. Perhaps he should be hunting, doing something productive for his pack... He wrinkled his forehead for a moment, but that was the only sign that deep thought was going on in his head.

[havoc]

Havoc shrugged and shot Ligua a quick look. "Just walking, I suppose." Was Ligua implying something? That Havoc was being irresponsible or something? But then again, Ligua was out here not really doing anything either. "I figured I'd see what there was to do, maybe chase a few hares or whatever. I thought I smelled a sick deer back there but the trail went cold." He gestured vaguely over his shoulder with a toss of his head. "Maybe I'll check the borders on the way back or something."

//Sorry it took me so long to reply.