Beast Of The Hunt

Tallico had been in an odd mood lately. Fairly more irritable and grumpy, definitely her Bloodwyne side showing more than usual. It probably had something to do with the fact that Harper hadn’t spoken to her in weeks, but she tried not to think about it too much, as it made her feel a knot in her stomach. She had decided to head out for a walk to try to calm herself down a little, and if that didn’t work then she could fly, it was nice to know that in this place she could take her true form with no repercussions. Yet, the dragon ended up not doing either of those things, as she noticed a stranger stretching on the grass and she suddenly stopped to look at her. She didn’t mean to stare, but the sight made her realize yet another possible reason for her grumpiness: she hadn’t trained in weeks! Before she could whip out her phone to find the nearest martial arts gym, the dragon noticed the woman was speaking to her, making her widen her eyes a little. “Sorry for staring but- yes, I’d like that very much.” She sighed. She missed physical activity dearly, this was exactly what she needed. “Uh… any workout in particular?” The dragon asked. They probably had very different ways of working out, but maybe this could be fun.

“Well, I’m doing some warmup stretches right now,” she explained. “But then I’m going to do a full cardio workout, it’s really good for dancers and cheerleaders, I’ve been doing it for years,” she smiled at the other woman as she continued to stretch while they spoke. “Do you have a preference on what to work on? Core, arms, legs?” she asked. “We can focus on any of them first,” she assured her as she continued to stretch. 

She had gotten a few fun reactions during her time playing this little game of hers, but this stranger’s had to be one of the best so far. So rowdy! “It’s popcorn, don’t piss yourself over it.” Tallico smirked down at him and brought one of the buttery treats up to her lips, watching him quietly for a few moments as she chewed away. “You should consider yourself quite lucky, I could’ve aimed at your coffee. Add a nice little saltiness to it.” She teased, crossing her legs and setting the bag of popcorn down by her side.

James rolled his eyes irritated by her rationale as to why he should not be annoyed by her. For once he felt like losing his temper on someone, but then again that was not usually how he handled things. “No you are the lucky one you would be buying me another coffee.” he looked back up at her. “What are you even doing up there just trying to annoy the fuck outta people and waste good popcorn?”

Hatchling // Tallico & Sage

Tallico was definitely gonna start using “little buttery cloud” to refer to popcorn from now on. The young dragon bit her bottom lip softly so as to not burst out laughing right in front of his face. What an odd little man, he seemed interesting. “You’ve truly never been? And never eaten popcorn? Would ya at least like to try?” She asked, glancing down at the bag in her hand. Yeah, she had some to spare. When the reveal of his species came, Tallico went quiet for a second. Had she met one of those before? Possibly? Maybe they were similar to nymphs, that would make things a bit easier for her to understand. “Uhhh forest creature, right? You got wings and shit if I recall correctly, but I might be wrong, I get species mixed up all the time.”

“Oh thank you, but I can’t eat popcorn. I don’t even like normal corn,” he laughed. They looked yummy, but he doubt he would be able to eat them without getting sick. He chuckled lightly nodding when she said forest creatures. “Yes we still in the forest, we love nature. And we have the pretties wings. I don’t right now because I am human with a collar. No you didn’t get it mixed up, ma’am. Are you supernatural as well? Wait can I guess… um umm. Give me a hint, please?”

WHERE: Slaves Bathroom

Cool water trickled through silken hair and over a tattooed back. Astrid’s head was tilted back to allow the liquid free access over her face, washing away the grime of the day. She knew before long that her time would be up and even though the water wasn’t scalding as was preferred, she still dreaded leaving the shower stall. In here it was easy to pretend that things were normal, that this was simply school. Nothing else. But the collar around her neck spoke otherwise. While the leather was soft and supple it still chafed against her sensitive skin. Areas below and above her sign of containment were pink and raw. Every time she turned her head a new twinge of pain would flinch through her nerve endings as the leather rubbed at raw skin. Both ends of the collar were stained red with blood and she had been unable to get the marks out despite her best efforts. 

Cheap flipflops squeaked as she shuffled to turn the water off. A thin towel was wrapped around her willow frame, and another curled around her hair to begin drying the strands. With a sigh she looked into the mirror after dressing, her face was hollow, she wasn’t accustomed to the less-than stellar food. Her body craved meat and the wolf caged within wanted nothing more than to sink its teeth into raw flesh to satiate the hunger. Her teeth grit. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. Yet she couldn’t give up, couldn’t leave. Astrid must stay as long as it took to avenge her mother. If the vampire responsible was even here. At the thought of her mother a few silent tears slipped down her cheeks. That’s when she heard the door to the slaves bathroom open. Footsteps echoed across the tile, her advanced hearing easily able to pick up the scuff of the steps. 

When they stopped, she could feel the body present behind her. Not close enough to be considered invasive, but still too close for comfort. Quickly Astrid wiped away the tears, though her face was still blotchy from the act. before turning to study the person before her. “What? Come to watch the big bad wolf sob into the sink?”

But she realized she needed to drag her butt out of bed and get her job done, so that’s what she finally did. On her usual walk around the campus she eventually decided to take a bit of a detour and check out the slave’s bathrooms, make sure nobody was there getting murdered or doing drugs or whatever. She didn’t expect to find a crying woman in there, and Tallico stopped dead in her tracks as the woman turned to look at her. Yeah, she didn’t look too great, but the dragon knew she probably wasn’t doing too well either, her face paler than usual and eyes darkened and tired. “I don’t really see a big bad wolf here, more like- a puppy, maybe?” The dragon tried to tease, but quickly realized it came off meaner than she’d expected. “I mean uh… sorry. D’ya like- want some tissues or somethin’?”

Hatchling // Tallico & Sage

Tallico watched him curiously and giggled as he grabbed on to the popcorn and examined it. His response was unexpected but it only made her grin a little wider. “That can’t be true. Everyone eats it. What else would ya eat at the movies?” She asked teasingly, swinging her feet from the rooftop and keeping her eyes glued on to him. “Or are you maybe some sorta vampire or somethin’?”

“Not everyone, I have never eaten the little buttery cloud,” he grinned up at her. “Movies? Well I’ve never been to the movies so I haven’t need it.” Sage has barely seen any tv or movies anyways and he didn’t see the correlation to movies and this treat. “Not a vampire. A pixie, ma’am.”

Hatchling // Tallico & Open

The small dragon would giggle and poke her tongue out at any passerby’s who would look at her in anger or tried to yell at her. If they wanted a fight, let them come up to her, she was taught to always be ready to prove her worth in a fight. Such was the way of her family. Yet, a stranger approached from below, not a victim from her shenanigans, simply a witness. She didn’t mind that.

The dragon girl offered him a goofy smile and a polite nod with her head. “Indeed! You should come give it a try, their reactions are wonderful.” Tallico chided happily, glancing down and also noticing the lack of collar on his part. Not like it made a difference on how she would treat him. Still far too new to this place and a little unaware of the power dynamics, she was just here for a fun time. “Tallico Nic Booker. Nice to meet ya, Matt. I assume you’re enjoying the show I’m putting on over here?”

Matt chuckled a little bit. She had something about her that was rather captivating, after all. She was enjoying herself, and just living her best life. “Alright,” he laughed with an agreeing nod. He scooted through some of the people passing by and made his way up to the roof with her. He sat beside her before offering a hand out towards her.

“It’s very nice to meet you,” he said. “Tallico.” It was a unique name and he liked it but he wasn’t one for a lot of pleasantries. He smiled a little at her and moved his hand for some of the arsenal. “Shall we?” he teased, glancing down at the people below them.

“Likewise! I’m glad to meet at least one person out here who doesn’t grump like the others.” She giggled as she glanced back down, before extending the bag of popcorn to him so he could grab some. “Been here a while? I pretty much just got here, could use someone to show me around.”

Hatchling // Tallico & Open

Tallico would toss away popcorn for a while, giggling delightedly with every reaction she received from the confused and sometimes grumpy passerby’s. She was expecting this stranger woman to act in a similar way, but instead, Tallico was surprised when she looked up and spoke to her.

The young dragon grinned right back at her and lowered the bag of popcorn just slightly. “Just a new arrival, trying to figure out how grumpy the people in this place are.” She answered with a chuckle before sticking her hand into the popcorn bag and taking some out, bringing it to her lips and chewing away silently for a few seconds as she watched the woman. “Hmmm and I’m not wasting it, I’m repurposing.” She explained, shrugging at her. “D’ya have a name, stranger?”

Ava chuckled a little bit, as she looked up at Tallico. She shook her head a little bit. “Okay, fair enough,” she said. “And, how are you finding these grumpy people?” she teased. “Super grumpy? Or just average grumpy?” She laughed a little bit, and stepped closer, keeping her eyes up towards the woman, watching her curiously as she did so.

“My name’s Ava,” she said. “And, you?” She cocked her head to the side, her dark hair falling to one side as she looked at the other. She bit her lip a little bit. “Would you like some help in finding the grumps around here?” she offered, laughing a little bit.

An offer came and Tallico suddenly perked up, watching the woman with renewed interest. “Tallico.” She replied. “And for sure, this is my first day here, I wanna get familiarized with this place as quickly as possible! Particularly with the grumps.” She added enthusiastically.

send me ✗ for my muse to fall on yours and land on top of them                          

send me □ for your muse to fall on mine and land on top of them                          

send me ♕ for your muse to get dared to kiss me                                                

send me ♢ for my muse to get dared to kiss yours                                                

send me ♫ for your muse to catch mine singing in the shower                              

send me ♩ for my muse to catch yours singing in the shower                                 

send me ♡ for your muse to drunkenly confess feelings to mine                            

send me ☽ for my muse to drunkenly confess feelings to yours                            

send me △ for my muse to get trapped in a small closet with yours                      

send me ❅ for my muse to cuddle up next to yours while asleep on the couch    

Hatchling // Tallico & Open

@the-institute-starters

Tallico quickly realized that her initial idea about the place was completely wrong. She expected a typical boring human college, where she’d have to keep in check drunken frat dudes and waste away most of her day just walking around doing absolutely nothing of worth. Yet, that introduction speech by the headmaster proved her wrong, and boy was she excited to be. The young dragon walked out of the room with a spring to her step as she glanced at everyone wearing a collar. She now understood why Booker had sent her here, she wanted her to hunt.

But that would be entertainment for another day. Tallico decided to start off mild, get to know some people, explore and find something to eat! She quickly ended up buying herself a pretty massive bag of buttered popcorn and munched away as she stared at the passerby’s from the store’s rooftop. From time to time, the young dragon would toss some popcorn down, aiming at people’s heads and eyes, giggling every time she got someone new, and grinning at them almost as if taunting them to do something about it.

Ava was having a good day. She’d taken the day off, and was shopping and just exploring. So, when she came out of the shop, and a piece of popcorn fell into her hair, she tugged it out, narrowing her eyes just a bit. Her nostrils flared, as she tried to figure out where the offending piece had come from. She turned around, and then her head turned upwards, her eyes settling on the woman above her.

“And, who might you be?” she asked curiously, a little grin spreading across her lips. “And, what are you doing, wasting perfectly good popcorn?” She chuckled a little bit at this, cocking her head to the side just a little bit, as she sighed softly, before giving her a good-natured smile.

The young dragon grinned right back at her and lowered the bag of popcorn just slightly. “Just a new arrival, trying to figure out how grumpy the people in this place are.” She answered with a chuckle before sticking her hand into the popcorn bag and taking some out, bringing it to her lips and chewing away silently for a few seconds as she watched the woman. “Hmmm and I’m not wasting it, I’m repurposing.” She explained, shrugging at her. “D’ya have a name, stranger?”

Hatchling // Tallico & Open

@the-institute-starters

Tallico quickly realized that her initial idea about the place was completely wrong. She expected a typical boring human college, where she’d have to keep in check drunken frat dudes and waste away most of her day just walking around doing absolutely nothing of worth. Yet, that introduction speech by the headmaster proved her wrong, and boy was she excited to be. The young dragon walked out of the room with a spring to her step as she glanced at everyone wearing a collar. She now understood why Booker had sent her here, she wanted her to hunt.

But that would be entertainment for another day. Tallico decided to start off mild, get to know some people, explore and find something to eat! She quickly ended up buying herself a pretty massive bag of buttered popcorn and munched away as she stared at the passerby’s from the store’s rooftop. From time to time, the young dragon would toss some popcorn down, aiming at people’s heads and eyes, giggling every time she got someone new, and grinning at them almost as if taunting them to do something about it.

Matt had heard a few screeches and mumbles that were anything but appreciative of what the woman was doing, and he found himself just chuckling a little bit. He made his way over towards the store and smirked as someone scurried off, throwing her a glare as they did so. He shook his head and made a tsk sound with his tongue before he looked up at her. He took notice of her neck and that gauged his whole reaction completely. He wasn’t going to start a fight, especially with not knowing what she was underneath the human face.

“Having fun up there, I see,” he chuckled, watching her curiously. He didn’t recognize her, so he wondered vaguely if she’d just arrived or if he just hadn’t had the pleasure of running into her just yet. He smiled lightly and ran a hand through his hair with a shake of his head. “I’m Matt,” he called as an introduction.

The dragon girl offered him a goofy smile and a polite nod with her head. “Indeed! You should come give it a try, their reactions are wonderful.” Tallico chided happily, glancing down and also noticing the lack of collar on his part. Not like it made a difference on how she would treat him. Still far too new to this place and a little unaware of the power dynamics, she was just here for a fun time. “Tallico Nic Booker. Nice to meet ya, Matt. I assume you’re enjoying the show I’m putting on over here?”

@the-institute-starters

Tallico quickly realized that her initial idea about the place was completely wrong. She expected a typical boring human college, where she’d have to keep in check drunken frat dudes and waste away most of her day just walking around doing absolutely nothing of worth. Yet, that introduction speech by the headmaster proved her wrong, and boy was she excited to be. The young dragon walked out of the room with a spring to her step as she glanced at everyone wearing a collar. She now understood why Booker had sent her here, she wanted her to hunt.

But that would be entertainment for another day. Tallico decided to start off mild, get to know some people, explore and find something to eat! She quickly ended up buying herself a pretty massive bag of buttered popcorn and munched away as she stared at the passerby’s from the store’s rooftop. From time to time, the young dragon would toss some popcorn down, aiming at people’s heads and eyes, giggling every time she got someone new, and grinning at them almost as if taunting them to do something about it.

Hatchling // Tallico & Open

@the-institute-starters

Tallico quickly realized that her initial idea about the place was completely wrong. She expected a typical boring human college, where she’d have to keep in check drunken frat dudes and waste away most of her day just walking around doing absolutely nothing of worth. Yet, that introduction speech by the headmaster proved her wrong, and boy was she excited to be. The young dragon walked out of the room with a spring to her step as she glanced at everyone wearing a collar. She now understood why Booker had sent her here, she wanted her to hunt.

But that would be entertainment for another day. Tallico decided to start off mild, get to know some people, explore and find something to eat! She quickly ended up buying herself a pretty massive bag of buttered popcorn and munched away as she stared at the passerby’s from the store’s rooftop. From time to time, the young dragon would toss some popcorn down, aiming at people’s heads and eyes, giggling every time she got someone new, and grinning at them almost as if taunting them to do something about it.

James was having an off day. Seemed like everything was going wrong. Which irritated him beyond belief. He wanted a drink or maybe go down to the cells to find a distraction to deal with his irritations of them he decided to stop and get a snack. He thought he felt something as he went in to the cafe and came back out with a coffee and a muffin. that was when it happened again and then several other things hit him and something went down the back collar of his shirt. Wthat the Fuck?!” He growled a little setting his coffee and treat down wiping his fingers through his hair and then pulled off his shurt shaking it loose then saw that it was popcorn of all things.” he looked around then saw the small blonde up on the roof. He had never been one to punish a slave but she had no collar so couldn’t punish her even if he wanted to. “What the hell are you doing?”