Summer Time Roleplaying

[Kade Rivok]

OOC:  His name is Kadette and he is the Otterbadgermother of Redwall 

[shisteer of nothing much]

OOC: But you're still calling him by male third person blahblah-blah so I'm assuming he is, in fact male?

[Kade Rivok]

OOC:  His name is Kadette and he is the Otterbadgermother of Redwall 

He also wears a skirt 

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

  Ebantu jumped aside as Teer (OOC: Are you still a taniwha?) stumbled into the pond, spraying water in all directions. She smiled slightly and dived under again, reveling in the cool water flowing through her thick fur.

[shisteer of nothing much]

OOC: Yes, I am a taniwha, though I'm set to about otter-ish size.

Teer squirmed and looked away hurriedly as she realised the otterbadgermother still hadn't diverted her attention to other beasts. She hoped she wouldn't get into trouble for whatever she'd done to attract the senior beast's attention in the first place. Having to fold sheets in the infirmary on a day like this would be torture.

[One-Eye the wildcat]

One-Eye, a thin male wildcat with brown fur was sleeping on top of a rock next to the pond. The sound of Ebantu in the water caused the cat's single eye to open, then close as he realized it was just a fellow Redwaller. "Hello, Ebby. Lovely day, isn't it?"

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

  Ebantu kicked towards the bank where One-Eye rested and sat in the shallows. "Indeed it is. Absolutely beautiful." she replied,  watching the sunlight reflect and dance on the clear water. She idly skimmed a stone across the surface of the pond, counting each skip.

[shisteer of nothing much]

Teer watched Eb's skipping stone, grinning in appreciation as it hit the opposite side of the pond.
"Nice. I've never been very good at skipping stones but Mharbrow taught me the other day and I actually managed to get it, which made me happy."
Teer grabbed a stone and flicked it, watching in delight as it skipped twice on the surface before sinking to the bottom.
"Yes! That's my best score yet. You count the skips by how many ripples are on the water, so that means three skips. Pretty impressive, huh?"

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

  Ebantu closed her eyes blissfully and leaned back in the shallows. "Very impressive, Shisteer. Keep practicing." She stirred the water with one paw and sighed happily.

[Kade Rivok]

Seeing the young ones having such fun made Kadette feel young again himself.  Plodding over to where Teer and Ebantu, the Otterbadger"mother" decided he would give it a try as well. 

"Now now, dearies, let this old Otterbadger show you how it's done."  Looking about, he found a good sized stone and tossed it up and down to feel it's weight.  Satisfied that he made a good choice, the Otterbadger"mother" reared back like a pitcher on the mound and released the stone with a blood curdling yell,  "HAVE AT THEE, FOUL CUR!"  A baritone, and obviously male voice rang out across the water as the stone hurdled out of his paw.  Flying in an almost straight line over the pond, the stone didn't even touch the water before embedding itself in a tree trunk on the opposite side.

The Otterbadger"mother" cleared his throat abashedly, putting back on his fake falsetto.  "Goodness gracious, I seem to have put a bit too much strength into that one."

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

  Ebantu jumped in alarm as the stone thudded into the tree trunk. "What are you trying to? Knock the tree down?"

[One-Eye the wildcat]

One-Eye, who had dozed off over the last minute, sat up upon hearing the noise of a stone embedding it'self in a tree. "Where's the cannon?"

[shisteer of nothing much]

Teer wordlessly pointed to Kadette, her eyes wide with a mixture of alarm and admiration. She blinked at the Otterbadger, seeing her in a completely new light.
"Can you teach me how to do that?"

[Booklover]

"Ooh! Ooh! Me wanna go! Me wanna go!" The mischievous Dibbun yelled as loud as she could (but nowhere near as loud as the Otterbadgermother had done).

[Kade Rivok]

The Otterbadgermother smiled warmly at Teer.  "Of course, dear.  It just takes a little bit of gumption, after all!" 

He searched about for another stone, but stopped when Booklover called out to him excitedly.  "Oh, you want to go on a trip, little one?  Well I believe I can certainly help you there!" 

With that, the Otterbadgermother walked over and picked up the tiny babe in one paw, and then looked back at Teer.  "It's all about the form really.  Let me know when you're ready for me to throw again; you'll want to play very close attention after all."