first lesson;

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

[ Dictated; after the sounds of things crashing and breaking are done with... ]

Wh—what's going on?! Timon?! Pumbaa! Where are you guys?

[ There are even more sounds now, little paws scrambling about, things being knocked over, claws scratching at the walls, windows, and door. ]

This isn't funny, you guys! Where did you put me? Let me out of here! Is this some sort of test?! I thought we were friends already! ...Oh wait, then does that mean I'm failing? I'm not supposed to panic, right?

Okay, okay! Hakuna Matata! I'm fine. Keep me in here as long as you want, I'll definitely pass! [ A beat, then more quietly. ] I wonder if there's any food in here... This is a really weird looking cave.

[ ooc; Lion cub in the lobby, if you wanna run into him! Dictated as well. It's not like he can open doors... ]

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[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

You...don't?

How come?

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

...Because I just don't!

[ You nosy nelly! ]

I live with a warthog and a meerkat. Pumbaa and Timon! Have you seen them? If I got taken, then they must have too!

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

[Weird...don't lions eat those guys?]

Ah...no I haven't.

I'm afraid that...it's most likely that they weren't taken. It's not...too common people show up at the same time as their friends.

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

Oh.

[ Well at least this doesn't seem to be related to his father's death. Which is a relief, but...this is still depressing. ]

I guess that's good, then. They would really hate this. [ BUT NOW I'M RONERY. ]

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

Mm, possibly.

[He hesitates. Admittedly, he hates your kind as much as Colbert hates bears. But lil talking lion outcast cub, you seem so...sad and lonely]

Ah...

Are you hungry?

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

Yeah! There's nothing to eat around here! What do humans eat?

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

Um...a lot of things...

But I could probably get you some meat!

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

Really? Well if you just show me where it is, I can catch it myself!

[ ISN'T HE A BAMF. DOESN'T NEED A LIONESS. ...Because he's talking about beetles. ]

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

Ah-

You won't find anything to catch here, I'm afraid. [You'd probably freeze to death outside anyway]

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

[ Uh yeah the first time Simba discovers snow...is going to be scary. ]

Well then how are we supposed to eat?! Everything I've tried in here is gross!

[ Including the couch cushion stuffing. He's going to have a killer hairball later. ]

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

Mostly we wish for things or get food from the kitchen that was already, um, caught.

Here. [He'll wish up a plate of raw cow ribs, just like Elyan likes. He puts the plate on the floor near Simba]

1/2

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

[ He sits when that happens, staring down at it in confusion. First off, already dead meat that wasn't killed by a lioness? That's an immediate turn off. Who knows what that is, or how fresh it is! ]

I'm not a hyena! I'm not gonna eat like one.

2/2

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

Besides, Timon and Pumbaa would get pretty mad at me if I ate something like that. You can have it!

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

[a quirk of an eyebrow. Stupid lion]

Oh, so it's not good enough for you, but good enough for me? That's nice.

You can't hunt here, not now, so you have to eat stuff like this.

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

Well I don't want it to go to waste! That would be terrible! But I really can't eat it!

Why can't I hunt right now?

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't eat meat- especially raw. And why can't you eat it?

Ah...I don't suppose you know what winter is, do you?

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

Oh.

[ Well that makes sense. He imagines this guy probably eats lots of bananas and fruits! And what does raw mean? THAT'S THE ONLY WAY HE KNOWS HOW TO EAT. ]

Because Timon and Pumbaa said I can't so long as I'm living with them. I guess they aren't here, but they might get mad if they ever find out.

[ Growling tummy is making him look at the food with longing, though. And his dad did teach him to never waste a life. But...! NOOO. CONFLICT. ]

Winter?

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

But if you don't eat meat- what do you eat with them? Lions can't be herbivores- er, plant eaters.

[Yeah see how long you last bro. ]

Um...here, come here and I'll show you. [He walks over to a window that's covered by a curtain and waits for the cub]

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

Grub! Worms, and beetles, and ants! I have to eat a lot, but there are tons in the jungle!

[ Curious, he leaves behind the food to trot after Allen. When they get there, he looks around and finds a chair to hop up onto, then leans up to rest his paws on the windowsill. What's he supposed to be looking at?

...Oh! He can see...what is that? White stuff all around, but he thinks he recognizes some trees? Well whatever it is, he can't see it for long because his breath is fogging up the window. Reaching up, he paws at that spot, only to scramble back and right off the seat OOF!!! ]

Cold!

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

So you eat...bugs. [...weirdest lion EVER]

[He holds that curtain open for the cub, making sure there is a good amount of space between them because this is a strange lions and lions freak him out, he watches him scramble off the seat]

Ah yes, some months during the year here...it turns very cold and snows. Most animals leave for somewhere warmer or go to sleep for months. If there is anything to hunt, your fur coat is not warm enough for winter so you'd freeze to death before you found it.

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

[ OH YOU DID NOT JUST...! He hops back up onto all fours, tail swishing back and forth. ]

It's not too cold for me! But how do I get out?! Is that more magic? [ THAT WINDOW... ]

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

No, that's not magic. That's a window.

In order to protect ourselves from the cold, rain or other things- humans make buildings- which works like a cave to protect us. Windows are made out of glass, a clear thing, that lets us see outside our buildings.

You'd need a door to get out.

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

[ Wow that's the most boring information he's ever gotten. And he's walking away right in the middle of it. ]

Show me where the door is, then!

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

[STUPID LION >\ HE WAS ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION]

Fine.

[He'll walk over to the front door, pulling it open. Have fun lion B| ]

[justpouncing.livejournal.com]

[ HE'S OUTTA THERE...!

No seriously, the snow just swallowed him whole. It's quiet at first, but then several yards away there might be some muffled yowling, and some of the snow flying in his panic. HE'S STUUUCK AND HE HAS NEVER BEEN THIS COLD IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE. ]