River (open)

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River


River gracefully strolled through the trees. Her teal pelt stood out against the snow. She sniffed the air for any sign of berries or small animals. Nothing. She sighed. River's stomach growled loudly. She tipped her teal head to the side listening. "Food. I need food." She mumbled. She glanced around and saw a reflection through the trees. Kai lake! Even frozen it was a beautiful sight. She bounded and leapt over to the shoreline. Throwing snow up behind her. She timidly and expertly set her forepaw onto the ice. Adding a little bit of weight as she leaned forward. The ice made no noise and remained solid. River placed all four sandy colored paws onto the ice. It held.

Giving a short bark of happiness she slipped and slid across the frozen patch of water. This was fun! She tried to go faster but lost her balance and careened into a snowdrift sending a small burst of snow into the air. Only her back end showed. Her head having been buried the drift. She flailed and kicked her back feet trying to get out but with no luck. This must be a very comical sight to the passing wolf, she thought gingerly. River didn't have any choice but to hope someone stopped by or to try and dig her way out.

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| Lochan watched the teal femme, amusement glittering in his lime colored eyes as he tried not to laugh aloud. What she thought she was doing, he had no idea. After she effectively buried her head in the snow after crashing, he trotted over to her and began to dig up her head. He then stepped back and observed her in glee.

"Having fun?"

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River

River sat in cold wall or rather hung in it muttering to herself. Her little bubble where she had dug a breathing space began to shift. A paw stuck itself through the ceiling and the snow that hadnt been dug out of the way collapsed. "Having fun?" Asked the stranger digging. The wolf uncovered her head and stepped back. River sneezed. "I was," she replied after she recovered. "Until thIs snow pile ran into me!" She stopped, her teal ears flattening in embarrassment. "I meant until I ran into the snow pile." River looked up at her rescuer. The male wolf stood looking amused at her current predicament. Her shoulders were still buried and he didn't seem to be offering to dig the rest of her out.

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| He snickered quietly, raising his brows and approaching once again.  Her ears were pinned back, something he took as a sign of embarrassment.

"No need to be embarrassed. My name's Lochan. If you tell me your name, i'll dig the rest of you out."

His stubby tail twitched rapidly, an action that would have been wagging if it was all there. 

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"That's one way to bribe a stuck wolf." River replied jokingly. "Anyways I'm River." She felt her tail begin to twitch back and forth. The female was usually shy around strangers but this wolf was so energetic she found it hard to not smile. Lochan? That was an odd name, but not in a bad way. Couldn't be any worse than River.

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| Grinning, he began to dig up the rest of River's body, snow flying behind him. When he was done he stepped back out of River's way.

"River? It's pretty, but all of your other river friends are probably frozen solid right about now." he joked lightly. He sneezed suddenly, trying to get the stinging cold out of his nose, and shook his dark body of snow.

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Lochan dug her out like he said he would. She stood as he joked about her name. She giggled to herself. Shaking snow off her back she trotted away from the bank. She didn't want the snow to collapse and fall through the ice. She bent and scratched her ear with a sand colored paw. She realised that Lochan was still on the drift. "Lochan, be careful! The snow will shift and you'll fall if you move too fast." She called. She looked him over. Dark fur and no tail. Wonder how that happened? She thought. There was a lot to learn about her new friend.

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He froze, his head still tilted to the side and outstretched. "Oops." He carefully straightened and crept back onto solid land. He could feel her eyes on his tail, curious.

"You shouldn't stare, darlin'. It's rude." he drawled, feigning seriousness. The, he lowered his head, scooped some snow onto his muzzle, and tossed it at her.

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River

River watched him freeze in place with pale gray eyes. A look of surprise crossed his face but was gone as soon as it had came. She grinned as he timidly slunk off the drift onto solid land. He caught her looking at his tail. "You shouldn't stare darlin'. It's rude." He spoke with a very serious look on his face. River flattened her ears sheepishly and dropped her gaze. She never met a wolf without a tail before and it was very interesting. Her thoughts were interupted as she got a faceful of snow thrown at her. It hit her right on the nose. She sneezed. "Snow is now meant to be in your nose!" She complained laughing. Giving him a mischievous look she turned and kicked snow at him with her back feet. She growled playfully.

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| "Hey!" he yelped, getting pelted with mounds of snow. He jumped to the side to avoid getting hit any more, and put his head down, aiming to charge at River and knock her into the snow.

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River

River saw him jump out of the way and crouch. She stood her ground in a defensive pose. Her tail wagging with excitement.

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| He faked a left, then faked a right. Bouncing on his paws, he readied himself. "Ready?" Head down, he charged straight at River's chest.

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River

River's eyes followed his every move. The he asked ready she tensed and crouched low. He charged. She decided her best hope was to jump up and land on his shoulders. She pulled her muscles tight and sat like a coiled snake waiting for him to get close enough.

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| He moved fast, but a bit out of balance, courtesy of his missing tail. He nearly tripped over his own feet, but easily righted his self. He kept running 'till he was nearly on top of her.

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Lochan ran fast! A bit off balance she noted in her favor but still. He crossed the space between them with surprising speed. The dark pelt male got right up to her and she pushed down with all her strength. Springing straight up in the air and landing squarely on his shoulders.