Baa baa, motherfucker

Dependent Grand Highblood roleplay blog, part of the Taurstuck AU

[hoofedherder]

Fenrir grumbled to himself, stretching out under the shade of the large trees above him. He'd been asleep for a while, a while longer than he'd wanted to, anyway, and he was always grumpy when he'd slept too much, or too little. However he did need to go and check on the crops he'd planted, and make sure no foals or other taurs had trampled them or eaten the shoots.

He made his way over, tail flicking behind him due to his irritation. He could see someone ahead of him by the crops, and he honestly thought they were trying to destroy or trample them, making him change his pace from a light trot to a gallop, but he didn't shout, he'd just have to wait and see who it was, and what they were doing.

[twoprongedhacker]

A long way from home was something of an understatement and all these new scents and sights had Sollux confused and a bit pissed off. The small deertaur had been roaming his homelands with his brother, a beautiful dreamy expanse of pale yellow trees and meadows that seemed to stretch into a rich, endless blue. How many years he’d wandered in the gentle twilight before that fateful day…

And now he was surrounded by cool breeze, green hues, earthy smells and watery lakes that looked muddy and unwelcoming. It just seemed so damn wrong and the white eyes of his narrowed a little as he aimlessly wandered along the shoreline, kicking pebbles and rocks with his hooves now and again. This was so stupid.

All these greens. The ugly grey clouds looming in the distance. He could see some trees that thickened into a forest but Sollux wasn’t used to this place. He didn’t know what lurked in the darkness of the trees or what was good to eat as he imagined just how good some honey would be right now. His species were a bee keeping sort after all, even if he wasn’t so fussed by the creatures themselves.

However his train of thought was interrupted by the sudden voice and the appearance of another taur, though this goat was huge compared to the four foot of Sollux. Something that made him consider outright bolting if not for the promise of some information as to where the hell he was. “Yeah, I’m not exactly local…Actually I have no idea where I am so I guess new is about as nice as I can put it without outright admitting I’m lost.”

[hoofedherder]

 "Thought I hadn't seen a deer like you round here." He snorted a little at that, laughing hard afterwards. "Shit that rhymed, I'm a poet and I didn't motherfuckin know it, well shit, no I knew it, but that don't rhyme." He shrugged. "Anyway this aint gettin us nowhere and I'm ramblin away your interest in this conversation."

Fenrir didn't want to scare this adorable little shit away now, did he? Naw, he'd help the guy find his feet if he was interested in sticking around a little longer than a minute for a drink. "If you up and need to be shown around, I aint opposed to givin you a tour of the place. it's a pretty sweet place to live, just don;t go tramplin the crops, they take a long ass time to plant and grow."

The warning wasn't a threatening one, but the firm tone his voice had taken was hint enough that Sollux shouldn't try and harm the crops. "Look at me mutterin on, what's your name brother? I'm Fenrir." He held a hand out for the other, much shorter, taur to shake. He'd probably terrified the poor guy, ah well.

He wasn't normally social or friendly, he was making an effort to be welcoming at least, he couldn't be faulted for that.

[hoofedherder]

Fenrir dug at the ground with his front left hoof, plucking  the last seed from his hand once the hole was deep enough. He knelt once he was satisfied with the hole, dropped the seed in, and covering it with his hands, having to shuffle his lower body back a little to do so. Fenrir wasn't actually much of a farmer, he was only planting seeds because he was worried there wouldn't be enough food, so planting radishes, carrots and lettuce, as well as potatoes, was worth the hours of monotonous hole digging.

Once that was all done, he stood, shaking off, before making his way towards the nearest stream or lake, he needed to wash the dirt out of his coat and from his hands, and get a drink as well. Once that was all done and over with, he shook off, front legs splaying out a little as he did, he'd always been amused by that, he knew it was more a foal thing, but he'd never grown out of it.

He would have bolted off to his home if he hadn't spotted the deertaur a little further round the lake. Being social wasn't normally something he was fond on, hell he wasn't really part of a herd, he just kind of wandered around and spoke to others in their herds and groups, and shared what he had with them in return for them doing the same.

Upon approaching the other taur, his fluffy tail twitched a little, like it usually did when he was about to start conversation. "Hey." Here's to hoping he hadn't blindsided the poor deertaur, and he'd seen Fenrir coming, a goat his size wasn't exactly common. "Aint seen you here before, you new or am I losin my mirthful blessing of sight?"