With... whatever had been going on back in the city, with all the children and things, ctsv figured it was high time he got out and did some solo exploring while things settled down. So he packed a few belongings, stole a few crumbs of food off his roommates, hoping they wouldn't mind, and booked it out. Knowing that he wouldn't get far on foot, he'd started stalking the scarce wildlife in order to hitch rides. And, of course, wildlife tended to eventually return to wilderness.
Which, to be honest, was not terribly interesting. Not until the ground started shaking.
Curious as to the reason why, ctsv immediately sought higher ground for a better view. Higher ground meant climbing a tree, shooting up it like a little insect, scrabbling in the peeling bark for purchase. The reason soon became clear to him in the huge, unknowable form of Simmaeri.
Hmm. ctsv narrowed his eyes.
He slid down the tree and went on the move again, following the heavy, earth-shaking footsteps. It took him a long time to catch up. It took him even longer -- hours, really, with all the falling-off and backtracking and so on and so forth -- to scale his way up Simmaeri's tail, up her back, and finally start the path up her neck....
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Which, to be honest, was not terribly interesting. Not until the ground started shaking.
Curious as to the reason why, ctsv immediately sought higher ground for a better view. Higher ground meant climbing a tree, shooting up it like a little insect, scrabbling in the peeling bark for purchase. The reason soon became clear to him in the huge, unknowable form of Simmaeri.
Hmm. ctsv narrowed his eyes.
He slid down the tree and went on the move again, following the heavy, earth-shaking footsteps. It took him a long time to catch up. It took him even longer -- hours, really, with all the falling-off and backtracking and so on and so forth -- to scale his way up Simmaeri's tail, up her back, and finally start the path up her neck....