_____Routine, something that helped keep some people attached to the world and for Alice that was keeping track of the forest. Sure there was a great deal of space to cover, and some days she did not get around to much but keeping the area well kept was what she wanted to do with her days. Nature always needed someone to give it a hand with so many new players, and not to mention animals also doing a number on some areas as the small figure hopped over the river using the few stones that rose over the cold water below. _____The morning was still early, the rising sun not yet able to warm the forest up as much as Alice knew it could. It also meant shadows would be stretching across the paths leaving Alice to run around some of them or hope quickly across the area if she had no way around them. Her outfit was the same as usual, a long white dress, some white pants beneath, and that was just about it. Her feet covered in dirt and mud as they pressed to the forest floor and the faerin moved around the forest she had almost entirely memorized. _____Today she was going to be over in Tuck’s territory and hopefully he was in a good mood today. A bag of berries rested at her hip just incase she needed to kindly exchange them for permission to stay in the area to fix it up. Alice slowed down to see claw marks across a tree, hand brushing across to feel the warmth, seemed Tuck was nearby. Frame scanning around before Alice skipped over and found the dire bear clawing another tree a few feet from her. A light whistle to draw his attention as Alice waved to the bear and rushed over. _____Hand taking out the berries and hand feeding the large bear who did not seem hostile in the slightest as it licked Alice’s hand before licking her cheek to make the girl laugh and pet him under the chin. The large bear falling over like a dog and allowing Alice to keep petting him as she laughed and stopped after a couple of minutes. Moving away as the bear got up and stood to wave goodbye as Alice did the same before moving along. Her first job came shortly after meeting up with Tuck as she saw cut down flowers and some trees with cuts in them. _____All Alice could do at first was puff her cheeks up in annoyance, people did not seem to care about nature around here. Sure it was a game but it was real enough, and to Alice this was the realist she could get and wanted to preserve it. Rushing to the flowers first as she waved her hands to cast a quick growth spell to replace the lost flowers. The new location also allowed her to see a bush that was picked in some spots but not all of them. _____Frame rushing over to cast the same growth spell on the bust to allow the berries to replace the empty spots and all be ready for animals to eat. Some falling down and Alice picking some over ripe ones to scatter around the area for animals to get them later. Turning back to the tree as she began to mend the cuts into the trunk. Some who chose to watch could easily mistake her for a forest fairy, the fact only further setting in as animals rushed over to see Alice who smiled and took the time to pet them. _____Birds rested in her hair, or pulled it causing Alice to giggle and reach her arms out to let them perch down. Free hand giving them some seeds before they flew away allowing Alice to pick up the two bunnies that also came to see her. She looked perfectly attuned with nature, frame moving slowly to avoid a shadow from a passing cloud but otherwise she seemed fine. Setting the rabbits down and giving them some food to run off with before Alice turned back to mending the tree. Her mind wondering just what the day had planned. @Aria
Ever since she stepped out of the empty gray space of the Character Creation area, Aria had been nothing but fascinated by the sheer... realism of Terrasphere. She was perfectly aware everything here was virtual, artificial creations fed into her brain through the 'Amusphere' Deep Dive helmet. However, the lush expanse before her, the crunch of leaves underneath her boots, the smell of crisp forest air, the breeze tickling her skin, and the feel of feline ears and tail attached to her body. If she didn't know any better, she'd think this was reality. This was exactly what she wanted! A place where she could step away from the hustle bustle life as a college student and fashion model, be the... what was her chosen race called again? Oh right, Felis Ranger! Time to start her adventure! Right, she had full health and energy along with other meters, not surprising since she just started and what was this... oh, Masteries, huh, zero on everything, well that was a little disheartening. "Hmmm..." She had to get some of these up... especially the three Masteries she had chosen. Also, "Uuuh..." looking down at her own form, oh man, these starter gears were... plain. As someone who regularly wore designer clothes for both modeling work and leisure, Aria wouldn't stand for this at all. She must get something better-looking, ASAP. As for the moment, she supposed she could explore around this... Brisshal forest for a while, it was the starting area for all beginners so she was bound to meet someone else sooner or later. --- A few hours later... "Hmm?" Aria's keen feline ears picked up a presence from a few distances away. Was it an animal? An encounter? Oho, time for her first combat maybe. She had experiences with these RPGs in the past, not much, but enough to not make her utterly blind to the common concepts. Her lips curled into an enthusiastic grin as she readied her bo-... oh wait, uh, how do you even hold this thing? Gah, damn it, there! Somewhat properly holding it in her left hand, she crouched and stalked around, zeroing on the source of the voices, just like a tigress hunting her prey... or so she thought. What the green-haired Felis encountered was a... small blonde girl with a dainty white dress and elven ears having some sort of picnic, giving food to animals that had gathered around her. A forest fairy? Oh wait no, too big to be a fairy like Tinkerbell. Putting two fingers against her temple, Aria activated Investigation Mode to further examine the blonde. Oh now she remembered, she was a Faerin, one of the races available for players upon Character Creation. So... was she a fellow player? Or one of the NPCs? Would it be safe to talk to her? Curious yet cautious, also excited, Aria remembered to act in-character as she slung her bow then, like a huntress, proceeded to climb up a tree. She'd take a comfy spot on the branch and just watch the animal-lover Faerin at work, maybe she could learn a thing or two, Aria picked the 'Beast Taming' Mastery among others after all. "Eh...?" However, around halfway into her climb, the newbie lost her footing, green eyes widening as virtual gravity embraced her, sending her plummeting back down into the ground. 'Waaah!" and onto a pile of dead leaves, sending them everywhere and generally making a ruckus. Ow... ow ow..." Oh, no... there was no way the Faerin and her animal companions wouldn't notice that.
_____The sudden sound was enough to scare away the animals, but to Alice she froze when she heard someone’s voice. Worry setting in as she rushed over to the cause of the sound looking over the girl blinking slowly. Hand reaching out to try and help the girl up before a rabbit ran over and hid behind Alice’s leg tugging her dress like it was trying to get the small girl away from the person. When Alice saw the bow she franticly backed away and tripped over herself falling and sending the bunny to run away from the falling girl as she hit her butt to the ground. ”No… No hunting the forest animals… They… Aren't doing not… nothing wrong to… you…” _____Alice’s voice was faint and filled with fear as she focused on the bow more than the girl. Sure she practiced her speech to people if she found them hunting her friends, but coming face to face with someone and saying it was so different from saying it to a bear or a wolf pack. Her frame trembling in fear of the girl as she tried to crawl away slowly, she could not bring herself to stand her own ground or stand up. _____The moment she noticed she was in the shade she looked entirely freaked out and flipped over to crawl out of the darkened area before falling over and rolling to cower in fear of the girl even if she was trying to be nice or hid the bow from view. Alice was one of the skittish people, and if not for the rabbit standing between them trying to look as scary as possible to protect Alice she would be running by now. @Aria
"Ouch..." Even with the reduced pain mode, Aria still felt some amount of dizziness from falling, she guessed it hurt much less than real life and... she was fine for the most part whereas she'd get bruises at least or broken bones at worst if this wasn't a virtual reality. Then, a soft meek, barely audible, voice called out to the green-haired Felis, no doubt coming from the girl. Well, she sounded just like how she looked, small, delicate. Oh? Uh..." Looking over at the bow, Aria blinked in confusion for a few brief moments before it dawned on her, "Ah! No, I wasn't hunting or anything, like, I was just uh... going to watch you. Get it?" Damn it, she was digging herself into a deeper hole, scaring the girl even more. Also, what was that again about keeping in-character? One potential trouble and Aria was back to her real-life cool girl slangs, creating a jarring image of a fantasy catgirl ranger with a fashionista college student's manner of speech. Things just turned from annoyingly bad to worse as the skittish Faerin went all freaked out, so much that the bunny with her looked braver, now that was something Aria never thought possible before. A wise owl, a sneaky snake, an elegant eagle, but brave bunny? "Oh, forget it!" The Felis threw away the bow and quiver then raised her hands, showing her open palms, "See? Nothing else on me." The green-haired Felis rubbed the bridge of her nose, "Look, I'm new around here, hey, can't even use that bow even I wanted to. Also, see how I 'climbed' that tree? You will find a toothless runt wolf to be a deadlier 'hunter' than me." Aria sighed, exasperated at her own lack of experience. @Alice
_____Alice could only draw out a faint laughter as she heard the girl speaking. She was almost like Alice is some ways, but mostly different things but same in how they went about them or acted. Slowly moving to sit up as she reached to pet the rabbit who hopped onto her lap and still tried to look scary until Alice gave it a carrot slice and it nibbled happily and looked cuddle worthy in the faerin’s lap. Moving to lightly pet the rabbit as it ate before Alice spoke up again. ”Even a toothless runt wolf has claws and a predator's growing mind and instincts. But I guess I get what you are trying to day ha-ha.” _____Alice was still nervous, her focus watching the girl for any sudden movement that looked even slightly hostile. The rabbit turning and pawing at Alice’s bag as the faerin clicked her tongue to the rabbit. ”Only one, you have to go get food yourself, I’m not always going to be here to feed you little guy.” The rabbit clearly disagreed with Alice for a few moments as it kept trying to get the food before it went over to the bushes to get a berry and rushed back to eat on Alice’s lap. A light sigh as she went back to petting the small critter. ”If you want to climb a tree you have to watch your footing and hands. Having a good center of balance also helps, OH and keeping a good eye on where you can and might not be able to use to get up so nothing breaks off.” _____Alice knew how to climb her territory, the amount of times baby birds fell and needed to get back to the nest helped her learn that lesson. Soon though the shadow seemed to grow and Alice nervously moved away from the edge of it scaring the rabbit away by the sudden change. Looking towards the girl before Alice rose and walked back to finish tending to the tree. Her now free hands moving to give the girl some berries from her bag along with wild-grown trail mix. @Aria
"Nngrh..." Rolling green eyes answered Alice's show of pedantry, so the skittish girl had some spunk in her after all. Fortunately, this meant she was convinced that Aria wasn't going to hunt her or any of her forest friends. Aria had to wonder, there was a fatal flaw in the Faerin's philosophy. The natural relationship between predator and prey wasn't exactly pretty, the law of the jungle, kill or be killed. Those who wanted peace between every denizen of nature would be actually going against how nature worked. Ergh... then again, this was a game, a virtual world, a realistic one but virtual nonetheless, she should just enjoy herself here and in the end, no one was perfect anyway. "Hehe..." Now that she got a good look at the small blonde, Aria had to admit, she was extraordinarily adorable. The display put on by her and the rabbit was tugging at the Felis' heart, she just... just... uh... she just wanted to give her a big tight hug~! Just... so cute! How could anyone alive be this adorable?! Whoever the person playing behind this Faerin was doing an amazingly good job at giving sudden heart attacks through cuteness overdose. "Mhm... yeah, I have to train more heh..." Aria replied as calmly as she could but the little twitches on her features and limbs not-so-subtly told Alice she was this close from pouncing the Fae and huggle her like one big plushie! Screw personal space, she must hug her at least once before they eventually parted ways. Now... how to do that? There must be an opening, an opportunity, a justification. "Oh...?" Seemingly out of the sudden, the blonde became anxious when the clouds above shifted, casting a shadow on the clearing. "Is there something I have to watch out for?" There didn't seem to be anything. However, this was her purrfect chance, if the girl was nervous, then big sis Aria would comfort her~ but first, she had to get closer "Ah, thank you~" The taller woman sat down beside Alice, accepting the berries then munching them, sweet taste traveling from her taste buds. Oh... this game just had everything, they could even make food taste realistic. Finishing a few of the berries, Aria scooted closer to the adorable Faerin. Gently, she wrapped a slender arm around Alice's shoulders then pulled her closer, sharing her warmth, giving her shelter if need be. "So, what has been troubling you? You seemed afraid just now for some reason." It certainly couldn't be her, not anymore.
_____The moment Alice was touched she freaked out. A light squeak escaping her lips before she ducked out of the hold and stumbled away from the girl eventually tripping over a root and falling to her butt. If the girl tried to get closer Alice would slowly crawl away with a blush across her face and nervousness in her eyes. The moment she backed into a shadow she flipped and crawled away from both Aria and the darkened area. It would be a bit more clear that she was avoiding the darkness from the casted shadows, and clearly did not like them. ”Wh.. What was that… all about…” ____Alice would still keep her distance once again. She was far to skittish and after she was almost pulled closer not only startled her but made her nervous. Only one other person had done that to her any they asked for her pants. Alice did not want to lose another pair so she kept her distance to avoid them taking them by force. Blinking a few times and staying away for a bit longer before she got to her feet and went to tend to another part of the area that had been stomped on by other players. ”Why can’t people be more careful and kind to the forest… if it gets destroyed the air gets bad for them… Not to mention animals live here and they don’t always go destroying their homes…” _____Alice truly cared for the area, it was not only told in her voice but also how she used her magic. The careful touch of her fingers along the plant leaf and steam as she nursed it back to health before moving to the next spot in the area and every so often staying alert of the girl, she had struck a small hole in Alice’s trust and it would ne be so easy to mend it. The fact was mostly because the girl tried to hug her without even saying her name or asking, it was rude and scary. @Aria
Oh my! The cute little thing scurried away from her, just like a skittish bunny, so cute! "Nnn..." Aria barely stifled a giggle of adoration, it would make a bad impression now. Alright, she could handle this, she just had to contain all the cute radiating from the petite blonde. "Ah, careful!" She even tripped, how clumsy could she be? Seriously now, someone couldn't be this cute, then again, this was a virtual world. Aria instinctively wanted to check if she was alright but stopped her steps when Alice scooted further away from her, she was just surprised huh? There she went again, edging away from the foliage, stuck between the shades and the apparently scary green-haired Felis. "I was just uh... trying to comfort you." Aria shrugged, really, there was nothing to it, she was distraught and Aria wanted to calm her down. "Nothing behind that, I'm simply being friendly, is that wrong?" She looked young, maybe she was indeed a child Faerin, certainly acted like much, so she'd try treating her like one of her younger cousins (in real-life). "Hmmm... because those people don't care about anything other than themselves." Aria nodded, think like a ranger, girl, like a protector of the forest, one of those environmentalist hippies, except with less marijuana and slurred words. "They only care about material gains, no matter the cost, what do you expect of them?" The green-haired Felis smiled, "I hear you, they are stupid. Thankfully, here's one girl who shares your views. What's your name by the way? You can call me Aria." "Or big sis Aria~" Not too hasty now, girl, or you'll scare her again.
_____Alice would turn with a light blush on her face and a flustered expression. Here she was not even giving her own name yet to the other person, her hands fiddling together in odd patterns and shapes. If Aria happened to know sign language it would be Alice fully explaining she was sorry and saying her name by letter rather than general motion. Blinking a few times before her blush deepened and she recalled most people had no clue about her old way of talking to others and the only thing she can do in the real world due to her voice box being damaged at birth. ”Sorry… Here I was being so mean and even did not say my name… I’m Alice… Sorry you had to hear my little fit there about people mistreating the forest…” _____Alice would have kept speaking until she notice the winds had changed and they now stood downwind to Tuck’s last known location. Her fear quickly grew as Tuck’s voice resounded from the nearby area as he got wind of someone he did not trust in his territory. Alice moved quickly to get closer to the girl as the bear entered the area stepping down on Aria’s bow and getting on his back paws before growling and trying to scare the girl behind Alice away, what happened next was almost laughable. ”Tucky DOWN!” _____If bear’s could whimper that was the only way to describe the sound the bear made before he got down and laid flat to the ground before Alice. A slow hand reaching out to lightly tap the bear’s nose before Alice moved to pet behind his ears. ”Aria is a guest of mine, you be nice mister!” Tuck would growl for a moment before Alice slapped his nose for real and he stopped and looked as if saying sorry to @Aria for growling at the girl. When Alice noticed the bow under his back paws she clicked her tongue to get Tuck to move so she could pick it up. ”I’m so sorry… Tuck this is not a twig you can just step on it. This was Aria’s bow! Go back to your den mister and don’t come out until you reflect on this!” _____Just like that the bear ran back the way he came leaving Alice and Aria alone. All Alice could do is look at the starter bow and start crying, it was her fault for making the girl toss it aside that the bow had been stepped on. Sad eyes looked to Aria as Alice approaches offering the broken item back to the owner feeling all the responsibility was on her shoulders.
The more she stared at the blue-eyed Faerin, the thinner her resistance became, the girl was just too cute for her own good. Speaking of her, Aria didn't remember she had ever introduced herself. Now, don't tell her that her name was cute too... aaaand of course, it was. "No problem, Alice~" Alice, mhm, now that she thought about it, this Faerin Alice looked pretty similar to Alice in Wonderland's Alice. Blonde hair, blue eyes, young, and a very feminine demeanor. She'd love to have her as a niece really~ or a little sister! "I love the forest too and I fully agree with what you said!" Aria was about to attempt another approach (which would end in a hug if successful) when her keen Felis senses caught the heavy padding of paws approaching her location. "Uh..." Then Alice did the exact opposite, she approached the taller girl instead of scooting away, what the hell was going on? "...?!" The grizzly answer came soon enough in the form of a bear, a literal bear! "Gu...?! Immediately, Aria felt terror gripping her mind and her brain immediately went to the primal decision of 'Fight or Flight'! She... no, she couldn't just flee, what about Alice? She wouldn't be able to live with herself knowing she had just left a young girl alone with a massive bear! Nevermind the broken bow, she was useless with the thing anyway. "U-uh... Alice, uhm..." Aria scooted closer to the Faerin, arms tensing as she prepared to scoop up the smaller female in a princess carry, bolted it out of there, and hoped for the best. But, Aria, what about playing dead, it's the way to fool bears. Ooooh fuck that, she ain't having none of that shit! She better took her chances using her feline agility and speed compared to laying down and basically presenting herself as an easy meal. Then for the first time since they met, Alice did the most un-Alice-like thing Aria would never think of. "...wha-...?" The girl stared the beast down and commanded it like some kind of... of... pet? Aria couldn't believe her cat-eyes, here she was, shivering like a coward as the much smaller and skittish girl stood between her and the ursine beast. To make matters even more perplexing, the animal actually listened! Aria witnessed with her very own eyes as 'Tucky' flopped down in submission. "Uh... A... lice?" Not only she faced the bear and commanded it, Alice even had the gall to make direct contact with its nose and pat it like a dog. "It's... your pe-... I mean, friend?" Oh wow, who was she? Snow White? She guessed anything could happen in a virtual reality. Aria stood there, dumbfounded, as the bear got up and left. "Er..." She didn't move at all until Alice started sobbing, apparently feeling guilty for something the bear had done, breaking some flimsy trash quality bow. "Uhm..." Aria mentally slapped herself as she received the broken bow then put it away in her digital inventory, nevermind about that cursed thing. Then without a word, she embraced the petite blonde, holding her forehead against her chest, "There, there, it's alright." She rubbed her back to comfort her, "I have lots of other bows, that one isn't special to me." Feeling grateful and sorry at the same time, Aria hugged her a bit tighter, "You were very brave... I have a lot to learn from you, Alice. So..." She drew back a bit, looking down at her sapphire eyes with her emerald gaze, "Will you teach me how to take care of the forest?"
_____The sudden hug almost gave Alice a heart attack, she was thinking the girl planned to snap her like a twig because the bow was snapped and it caused her to tremble in fear. Getting held so close did cause Alice to have some trouble breathing as she tried to signal it but forgot her hands had been behind the girl and sign language was once again a lost form of interaction. Trying to move her head a bit, the action also somewhat appearing as cuddling into the girl before she tried to speak up to the girl. ”Big sis Aria it’s a bit hard to breath…” _____If Aria moved far enough away Alice would be blushing badly, she did not intend to call her big sister and it just sort of slipped her mind until after it was spoken. Hearing the girl talk about her being brave Alice would blush more and nervously wave her hands to try and dismiss that statement. Alice was only good around animals because she got to read a lot about them in her hospital room and the moment other people showed up she was always skittish or running away from them. ”I can try, doubt I’ll be a good teacher though…” _____Alice would try to manage a weak smile as she walked towards the bushes and whistled as loud as her small frame could. It would be a few moments before birds started to fly over and circle the area atop the trees and small critters poked out from bushes. Among them a large black fox ran and tackled Alice to the ground licking her face. The face of the fox had white accent fur marks and pure white eyes as if it was blind. If @Aria made noise the fox would look towards her and run over. _____Slowly stopping at the girl’s feet as she tipped her head and quickly tried to tap Aria’s head with its front paw before running back to Alice and circling the girl who carefully rose back to her feet. ”Kitsy I told you to stop doing that to people.”
"Oh! Uhm... sorry!" Aria awkwardly stammered as she loosened her arms from the Faerin, allowing Alice to pull back. She got ahead of herself there, her mistake. However, she noticed how the girl just called her 'big sis' and combined with her blush, oh my~ so adorable, her heart couldn't take it. The Felis was debating to give Alice another big hug but decided against it, no need to scare the skittish girl again now. Her attitude right now still made her bravery against the bear from before all the more perplexing, however, Aria started to get the feeling that the Faerin got along with animals better than people. A forest fairy in all but name and size. "Haha, at this point, anyone can teach me something, Alice." Her shoulders shrugged, smiling warmly, "So go ahead." Green eyes watched inquisitively as Alice whistled, was she calling the bunny back from before? The cat's curiosity was answered by the flock of birds and assorted critters arriving in the clearing, oh wow, a scene straight out of Snow White! "Woaaah..." Aria was struck with awe, quite unaware of the large onyx vulpine charging straight at her, "Gah?!" With a loud groan, the Felis was haplessly pounced by the fox. "...!?" Immediately, panic began rising up in her, oh god, her heart couldn't take much more of this! "Nnn... eh?" Fortunately, the fox spared Aria from fainting out of fear by performing a friendly gesture, licking her face as if it was a dog. "O-... oh... are you one of her friends too?" Alice seemed to have the talent to train all kinds of beasts and make them act like dogs. What Mastery was this again? Ah right, Beast Taming, which she picked... but had 0 Points as of the moment. The fox didn't look like anything she had seen in real life so it must be a Fantasy kind unique to this game. Nevertheless, it was incredibly friendly as it examined her with happy... creepy pure white eyes then went back to Alice. "Haha..." The Felis chuckled, sitting up as she wiped her face, "Kitsy huh? Do he and Tucky know each other? You really have to teach me how to train them. How did you do it when you first started?" @Alice
”Kitsy is a she, and they know each other but don’t exactly get along. Kitsy has a bad habit to swat people or animals on the head before running away and no matter how hard i try to stop her from doing it she never stops.” _____Alice would lift her arms as Kitsy rubbed alongside her and circled her chasing after her own tail before a sharp sound drew the foxes focus to the east. Nothing seemed to come towards them but the fox kept watching the area until Alice pet her head and she went back to circling Alice. ”I started with smaller animals, like Kitsy was three months ago ha-ha. She used to be able to sleep around my neck and sit on my head but now she one of the largest friends I made outside the bears.” _____Kitsy would start to cuddle under Alice’s arm before laying down at her side. Some of the smaller animals would start approaching the two as Alice turned and began chanting spells. The ground shook for a brief moment before plants rose and opened to reveal seeds and some vegetables for the animals. Alice would turn back and point to a carrot growing near Aria’s foot and the approaching baby rabbit. ”If you pull it out and gold it by the grass they will eat the end of it. They can’t yet pull them out at that age and it helps them bond with you. The birds are another story and some of the larger animals like foxes or wolves take trust and a lot of calmness. If they smell fear they hunt and it’s not fun to run from a pack of wolves. But once they trust you sleeping in a wolf pile is so comfy, oh and running alongside foxes is not half bad either.~” _____Alice truly enjoyed nature. She would watch with a smile if @Aria did try to feed the baby bunny and watching it nibble on the carrot would make Alice giggle as Kitsy turned to see a fox and went over to it. Paw raised before it swatted the head of the creature and ran back to Alice only to be hit upside the head by her. ”Kitsy stop that already!”
Oh right, as a proper animal lover, she must call animals by their proper pronouns instead of 'it', huh? It certainly fits with those fantasy movies when those... forest people, druids, yeah, called animals as if they were sentient. Who knows, in this virtual reality, maybe they were. "Ahaha, I noticed that, obviously." The pat didn't hurt tho, the fox had no intention to harm or else she'd already be using her claws. Ugh... still, being tackled out of the sudden like wasn't an entirely pleasant experience especially after being startled by a bear mere moments ago. "Hmmm... I see." Aria bent her knees, squatting as she attentively listened to the small Faerin. "Oh, she grew up fast." That big onyx fox used to be held on her neck in just a few months, what kind of growth serum did this world have? Watching the fox cuddling with the blonde, how they got along so well with each other, it made Aria felt... envious oddly enough. She took 'Beast Taming' as one of her masteries and so far, not one beast, hell, one small critter followed her. So there must be something she could do. Granted, she had zero points in it so it should have no effect on the game. Zero, nil, duh. Ah..." Her green eyes brightened up at her very first chance to tame her own 'beast', in this case, a juvenile bunny. "Okay..." Excited but keeping her calm to avoid spooking the gathered animals, Aria wrapped her fingers around a carrot then tugged it. "Like this?" Then she held it towards the approaching bunny, keeping herself still, no sudden movements. Much to her amusement, the baby bunny sniffed the food then began nibbling at it with its cute little snout. Awwwww~! Soooo cuuuuute! "Hehe... yeah..." As the bunny continued feeding, Alice chuckled at the Faerin, "Hunted by wolves, uuurk... no one in their right mind would want that." There Kitsy went again, pranking her kin this time, tapping the other fox's head. "Hehe~" Meanwhile, the baby bunny seemed to warm itself up to Aria as she padded closer so it could nibble better, a sign it wasn't wary of the Felis anymore. "It's working~" Aria winked at her Faerin mentor. Thus, the pair of Faerin and Felis continued to spend their leisure time in the forest clearing along with all their animal friends. That day, Aria realized Terrasphere wasn't all about defeating monsters and getting experience points, great fun could be had from seemingly mundane activities such as feeding forest animals. @Alice
