Skeletons and Soup (Saint & Any)

[Pygmy]

Slender pistons carry the essa forwards without hesitation. Cold black eyes to match her jet fur that ripples gently in the tainted city wind. The hand print of man left everywhere as the humans feel the need to control all that goes on in this land of cars and skyscrapers. Far off the scent of the ocean kisses the tar scented wind, teasing the females nose as if always does when the wind is just right. It tickles her as she arches her neck down to try to chatch the scent of food or fresh water. Something the city is sadly low on in these humid spring months. But ah what is this that has caught her ears twitching? It seems to be a gathering of canids gathered together in such a way as there must be somthing fun going on in this direction. Silently she contemplates approaching them but holds back as they may be a pack together and may decide to make a meal of her.



Not that she couldnt hold her own with some of them, shewas after alla breed evolved from fighting wolves away from herds of sheep as she led massive herds of the plant eaters to safety. But that was long ago. She is not a herding dog any more, her days of saving precious lambs in raining feilds from hungry wolves are all behind her. Now she is jsut a homely stray like many of the dogs here appear to be.



Stalking without making a sound like a hovering wraith moving through the streets of the ramshacked part of the city. Somewhere in the distance a police car siren tears into the air, assualting her ears as it screams off after yet another crime that is common for the city. She strides down an unknown street finding a fire escape stair way ont eh side of a falling apart but not abandoned apartment building. She strieds up the strai way, unfased by the growing distance between her and mother eath feet below.

Finnaly after what seems like hours she find herself at the stairs end and standing ontop of a roof looking out as the sunbegins to set on the twilight city. Breathing deep the pitch female curls her tail around her haunches and sits down.

[Catastrophe's Saint]

The spotted dog could be seen a mile away sliding ever so carefully through the dull, empty streets of the city. Her days in Sirius City had been very few and she was attempting to get herself associated with every nook and cranny in the city, she knew that if she was to survive, she was going to know exactly where she was going at all times. Although, she figured she wouldn’t be in this part of the city for all too long, those blasted humans seemed to carry around more and more weapons in this area than she had ever seen and what she didn’t need was to get caught in the middle of one of their petty fights.

Indy by now had figured out that if she didn’t both wouldn’t bother her…unless of course she was stuck in the middle of them whipping out their so called “knives and guns.” She had seen all too much death already just in the one day, it seemed that the gang activity seemed to be at an all time high for the day which ‘caused more assaults and attacks, ending up with dead bodies being dragged off into a dark alley. Plus with her growing weariness of a couple days constant walking was catching up with her, and she knew that if she didn’t find shelter soon, she’d be sleeping in the open which was never a good idea.

The moment she was the fire escape and could tell that the old building was abandoned, she jumped at the chance to escape within it and get a good rest before continuing on her way out of the down town. Crawling through the stairs, she made fairly quick time walking up them with her long, slender legs. However, she was stopped in mid step after getting up three quarters of the stairs when she drew in a long, deep breath and the scent of another hung around her. So, she wasn’t alone? Although she wasn’t all that eager to have another dog sticking around near her, the exhaustion creeping over her body was just too much to refuse the safety of the upstairs.

Finally, when she reached the end of the stairs and was on the very top of the building, she could just hardly see the outline of the dark dog due to the fact that there was just barely any light to shine on the dog, and while she gazed over at it she pondered whether she was going to be chased off when her presence was noticed. ”Uh…hi..?” The female spoke in a rather slow and shaky voice, both her weariness and fear of being chased away very evident in it.

[/blockquote]

[Pygmy]

[glow=pink,5,600]HER EYES LOOK OUT AT TEH SPARKLING TWILIGHT LIT CITY BENEATH, SO FULL OF TWO LEGGED VERMIN THAT DRIVE THEIR GLOBS OF METAL shit. THE CITY WIND RUFFLES HER RICH EBONITE FUR AS HE PEACEFUL AND DEEP BROWN EYES REFLECT UPON THE MOVING BEAST OF A CITY BELOW HER. SIRIUS WAS ONE FOR TEH RECORD BOOKS AS FAR AS CRIME WENT. RAPES AND MURDERS WERE TEH NORM SO MUCH SO THAT THEY ONLY GOT A BREIF MENTION ON TEH DAILY NEWS BY TEH TIRED NEWSCASTERS. THE MOB RUNS THE UPTOWN PART AND MANY COLLECTIVE GANGS OF HUMANS RUN THE DOWN TOWN BUT THAT WHEN DID KNOW IS ANOTHER LIFE BLOOD PUMPING TO KEEP THE CITY ALIVE WITHOUT MEANING TO IS ONE RUN BY NOTICABLY SMALLER AND MORE POWERFUL CREATURES; DOGS. THE CHILD OF THESE HUMANS LIVE WITH DEATH AND THE NEED TO FEAST. THE VERY ANIMALS THESE STRAY CANINES LOATH ARE THE ONES THAT PUT THEM INTO EXISTENCES MANY MILLIONS OF FIREY YEARS AGO. THIS KNOWLEDGE ADDS A BIT OF IRONY TO THE SHE-DOGS COMPLETE OUTLOOK ON THE DARK CITY AT HER PAWS. ONE THAT SHE COULD BE A GOD OF IF SHE PLAYED HER CARDS RIGHT.


SO ENGULFED IN HER MUSING SHE FAILS TO NOTICE THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER DOG UP THE FIRE ESCAPE. SHE ONLY BECOMES AWARE OF ANOTHER PRESENCE WHEN SHE HEARS TEH SCUFFING OF PADS ON THE TAR MATTED ROOF OF THE RATTY APARTMENT BUILDING. JADE TURNS AROUND TO SEE A STRANGELY COLORED DOG OF ANCIENT BREEDING, A BREED ALMOST AS ANCEINT AS HER OWN. THE BLACK ON WHITE SPOTS ARE A DEAD GIVE AWAY OF WHAT THE OTHER DOG IS BUT WHOM SHE IS LEAVES JADE WISHING SHE HAD BEEN BETTER PREPARED TO BE FOLLOWED. RISING HER REAREND OFF THE FLOOR SHE RAISES HER BRUSH TAIL OVER HER SPINE AND LOWERS HER HEAD WHILE DRINKING IN THE SIGHT OF THE OTHER DOG.

"Who are you?"

SHE DEMANDS SOFTLY.

"And why are you stalking me?" [/glow]