THE PACK IS LONELY

[Kenren]

So I realize right now probably isn't the BEST time to drum up plots for Shore Woods given it's tree soup from the hurricane, but I'm just going to throw this on out anyway.

So Shore Woods is obviously pretty chill under Serran, and he doesn't actually care if he has members or not, but I love playing him. So even if you don't have someone to actually join, throw them at me so they can at least thread! Serran's pretty hot-headed by nature if provoked but he's not actually out looking for a fight. He stands firmly by the tradition that Shore Woods is a neutral ground, and will likely become a safe haven if war ever breaks out. Once the channel clears out, I'm probably going to have him swim over to Sharktooth to see if they made it through okay and also to officially meet the neighbors :'D

PS if anyone does want to have a character join, I'm not above bribery and I'll make you a posting table ;o; Once Lexx finishes NaNoWriMo she's got a lady coming over, but the more the merrier!

[Lirriel]

Okay so I don't know about fully joining the pack because Fenris and Hawke were meant to be our "perma-loner" losers before plot happened, but I do think Fenris would be the type to stick around for a while, especially since he's separated from Hawke right now. Obviously we'd need to figure out a resolution to that thread they had with Ember's kiddo, but in general he's a pretty chill guy, and I could see him helping with clean-up and maybe a few hunts. (and also make sorta dour, sarcastic comments on how Serran's an idiot for living in a place where the trees get regularly ripped up lmao)

In general he's a pretty chill guy, but he might be a bit twitchy just because of the weirdo demon thing and the phasing thing he hasn't quite figured out yet haha.

[persecutor]

I mean, Manakiri is open but she'd skeptically talk with Serran from time to time before truly thinking about joining his pack. And while Nocte is open, I'm keeping her open for creating gangs and such. Manakiri would secretly sneak into the territory and help with cleaning up and randomly dropping off fresh prey for the heck of it. But if you want I can toss in one of my females and see what happens.

[Heika]

I'd also like to offer up my trash childTM: Orion. He's hanging around Shore Woods at the moment because it's just another stop in his casual wanderings around the mainland, and he's always ready to try and mess with someone. Usually, he preys after females because he considers them easier to manipulate, but he's always ready for a challenge! If you'd like, I can definitely see a plot where he tries to get closer to Serran to try and take advantage of his resources as pack alpha. And then either Serran sees Orion for the snake he is and turns on him or Orion gets bored and decides to finish things up nice and neat (AKA abandoning Serran with the intention of leaving him emotionally damaged) and moving on.

Anyways, that's just a quick thought I had! Let me know if you're interested in it at all or if you have any other ideas! <3

[Kenren]

Lirriel: YEAH THAT'S COOL. Like, he'll still definitely be wary of Fenris for a bit but after awhile he'd probably deem him 'crazy but harmless' and then actually have no issue with him at all xD

persecutor: I mean, if you want one of them to chill there that's fine. But he wouldn't actually convince anyone to stay there just because of who he is as a person lol

Heika: YES please be his friend and then toss him. I don't necessarily WANT him to be bitter, but at the same time I torture my characters because I'm a trash human being, whoops.

@all if it would be easier, these guys could just all be caught in the storm and that's why they're around for a bit. Whatever works, really.

[persecutor]

I'll go along with everyone else and their decisions.

[Heika]

I really like the idea of everyone being stuck in Shore Woods because of the hurricane! I think it would make for an interesting plot point for Serran to have to decide whether or not share his pack's resources with a bunch of outsiders, and I can definitely see Orion trying to score friendship points with Serran by being overall helpful during the storm, and then becoming more and more toxic until one of them eventually snaps!

[Lirriel]

I'm also down for hurricane shenanigans! But good fucking luck to Serran, because this sounds like it's gonna be a cluster for him, lmao.

If it's cool with you Heika, I feel like Fenris is gonna be guarded anyway because of his curse (AKA: jumpy / testy af), and he'll probably immediately try not to get involved with Orion as soon as he starts laying on that charm. And then probably bounce as Orion starts to get more and more toxic toward Serran because he won't want to be around for that fallout. 

As for how Fenris deals with your wolf, Persecutor, it'd depend entirely on which one you picked, since I know they have different personalities and different approaches. In general he probably would do better with Manakiri just because he's dealt with young thugs before and has a wealth of patience from living with Hawke lol.

But in general, aside from Serran, he'd probably need the other party to initiate contact, as he's not super great with being social. 

[persecutor]

I might just yolo it and bring in Pixies. She still needs to practice her power, and just moving the small things like fallen twigs and shit will most likely help. And I really think she'd be shady with Orion and might get real snippy at him after things go on.

And with Fenris, just have to wait and see how things go. She'll probably give him a wide berth and just think he's down right weird.

But this is going to be a fuckin' rodeo or circus.

[Heika]

Lirriel  persecutor

Honestly speaking, Orion probably won't bother too much with either Fenris or Pixies because he doesn't see anything to gain from building up a relationship with them. Orion is a class A leech with a taste for rich blood, and he wouldn't consider either Fenris or Pixies grand enough to be worth his attention. Of course, if he was in a situation where he had to interact with them (i.e. if Serran puts them together for a task) he would act cordial simply because he doesn't want to spoil his plot too soon, but, at the end of the day, he wouldn't go out of his way to bother with them. So, Lirriel, Fenris is definitely going to succeed in keeping his distance from Orion xD And, Persecutor, Orion won't be offering Pixies much reason to snap at him for, but if he senses that she is easily riled up, he will definitely try to use that against her to damage Serran's opinion of her and strengthen his own standing.

Of course, that being said, if either of your wolves figures Orion out before he's ready to reveal himself, there is little he would stop at to keep his secret under wraps. Therefore, if either of you are looking for your wolves to get in a fight, I think it would make for an interesting thread to have them confront Orion and then he instigates a battle where one of the two runs the other off pack lands.

[Lirriel]

Oh do I need to @ people for this. I guess I'll @ people. Heika persecutor

Yeah, I didn't figure Orion would be too interested in him, but I figured I'd go ahead and clarify how Fenris would probably respond to him if they did get put together for whatever reason.

In saying that, I'm fucking here for these brawls. To watch. Not to participate in. I wanna see a fucking fight :u -smushes your dogs together-

[persecutor]

Oh fuck yes, I am down for that. Pixies is no Pixie *Finger guns* that is for damn sure. And yeah, she's a fucking hot-head at times, bragging about her own "royal bloodline" and acting like she's the big dog. So yep, I see her probably doing something to lower any good standards she makes with Serran. But I doubt she'd give a damn, cause she is independent and don't take shit with nobody.