Eerie this Quiet Night (Tagged & Open)

[Tiel]

Rhea:

Even though Rhea kept her volume up, Pan didn't notice what she said. Was he just that unobservant? Maybe his mind was somewhere else in that moment. Either way, Rhea was frustrated he couldn't hear her, and considered just blurting DarkHowler's issue out loud despite his brothers' instruction, but feared—more than the prospect of DarkHowler lashing out at her proclaiming his personal problem—that NightHowler would resent her. She hated being resented, which most wolves did, but Rhea hated it like she hated evil. Then she caught that eye roll from Epicenter. He must have thought she was acting like a pup. And he was so staid and mature, Rhea turned away and stared at the cave floor, suddenly embarrassed.

This whole situation made Rhea uncomfortable. She wanted all of these wolves to like her, but they all seemed to stand on different sides. She had to chose who she wanted to stand by, and be liked by. She drew her paws close together with uneasiness, then shuffled them back into place so no one would notice her discomfort. She glanced back up and half-smiled, desperately hoping her usual chipper facade would cover her stupid anxiety.

Rhea was temporarily distracted from the awkwardness of the situation when DarkHowler seemed to notice the whispering. Oh no. He probably knew just what they were talking about. He probably would burst into an angry fit. But his response was relaxed. He just smiled and commented on how he hadn't lost control in over a day, so they had nothing to worry about. If a day was seen as a large measurement for intervals between temper tantrums, how long were they usually spaced apart? Rhea stiffened.

As DarkHowler told his tragic backstory, Rhea suddenly felt even more uncomfortable around these brothers. NightHowler informed the group that DarkHowler couldn't deal with the pain of his past. The poor murderer. Rhea had trouble feeling sympathy for him. And Rhea was a very emotional wolf, who'd cry and laugh with complete strangers. But honestly, he killed his own parents, and NightHowler, who'd been robbed of his loved ones because his brother was not allowed on a hunting trip, was fine with it. He even let DarkHowler confide in him. Rhea remained silent. She, surprisingly for someone like herself, was at a loss of words. She glanced around the cave at the other faces surrounding her, waiting for what they would say.

[Meds]

Pan;

The piercing in Pan's ear flashed with the speed that he ducked his head. His sides heaved with silent laughter. The situation was just too much. The brothers were such an odd pairing, but supposedly so close. Opposites attract, so they say. It was certainly clear in this situation.
All secrecy evaporated when Darkhowler immediately opened up and guessed what Nighthowler had been whispering about. Pan showed no reaction, but couldn't conceal a silent grin as Darkhowler launched into a drawn-out, yet emotionless, recount of his past. Pan may have even sympathized with him, but it was so absurd that he was lost for words. Not only was it apparently easy enough to talk about with strangers, it was also apparently easy enough that the other brother had forgiven him.

Pan tried to follow along a little bit more but ended up closing his eyes, near-helpless. He caught an eye-roll from Epicenter, and could feel the discomfort rolling off of Rhea in waves.
And suddenly, Pan knew it was time to go.
He wanted to be out of that cave before either of the other two wolves left and he was stuck with the brothers. The first to react was the first to be free. It had been fun, but he was just about tired of the current company. He hadn't really given the best first impression of himself, he knew, but he didn't want to stick around any longer to right it.

He leapt up so quickly that his still-wet feather bounced in his mane.
"That's my cue to go." He said, avoiding the eyes of the brothers and grinning mischievously at Rhea and Epicenter. Pan was not one to stick around when things got uncomfortable. "I can't say that it's been a pleasure..." He hesitated, then realized there was nothing else to say. He shrugged with a snort of laughter and turned tail.

Then, with a flash of lightning, the wild wolf had disappeared out of the cave mouth and into the water-soaked forest once more.

-Exit Pan-

[tovaana]

Epicenter;

Epicenter did not trust this new wolf. For one who hadn’t lost control in a only one day, was not in control. And then… he continued to share his personal story of killing his own parents. He felt skeptical that this male could commit a feat so easily, but supposedly his brother had been there to see it…and had done nothing? And was okay with it? The whole situation seemed odd, and he himself found nothing to say in response. The fur on the back of his neck bristled in response of his discomfort and growing unease. He glanced at Rhea, who had gone from sunshine to a façade of sorts – the rays of light were not as real. His jaw clenched and his eyes darted suddenly to Pan who was making his exit.

Epicenter stood, thinking that he also was done with present company. He opened his mouth to say this very thing, when he thought of Rhea, and he felt uncomfortable leaving her with the two brothers. The storm had broken up into occasional showers outside, and not as pouring as it had been.

“Rhea, I think I also will be taking my leave. Would you like to join me?” His face was with little expression, but for a small inviting smile, his tail swaying in a welcoming gesture.

[Deleted]

He watched as the others started to want to leave. "ya maybe I should leave too." he said and stood up. Just in case they wanted to leave before him making it look like not being rude he stayed waiting until they left. He smelled that the storm wasn't over but almost and knew it was time for him to go home soon. He hoped that his den wasn't destroyed by the storm or worse flooded. He looked at his brother wondering if he was going to join his leaving and come back to the pack with him or keep wandering. "are you going to join me?" he asked his brother. DarkHowler listened and smiled he would love to see the pack again and see little lilac so he nodded a yes and waited for his brother to leave so he could follow not remembering the way to the pack.

[Tiel]

(Sorry about how short this is)

Rhea:

One by one, each wolf left the cave. Rhea was kind of glad that Pan was gone, but as Epicenter strode toward the exit, she frowned. But then he turned to her and asked her to join him, and Rhea sighed with relief. Maybe the sigh was too obvious. Maybe she was hurting the brothers' feelings. She turned to them and said, "Have a nice night."

She strode over to Epicenter. "Sure, I'll be your personal umbrella," she joked, but she knew that wasn't why Epicenter was requesting her presence. As they strode out of the cave, she said quietly, "Thank you," and created a mental dome around them. Then it was only their paws that got wet in the damp grass, their pelts nice and dry.

Rhea heard behind her the brothers discussing that they should leave as well. Were they creepy enough to follow them? Probably not. But she still peered over her shoulder often.

—Exit Rhea (unless, Tov, you've got anything to add)—