[Hijikata casually steps aside when the squirrel gets knocked out of the tree. The little rodent lands where he stood and lies twitching for a moment, then apparently gathers its bearings with a blink, turns around onto its legs, and hobbles off without so much as snarling at him.
Granted, he already has to focus on the next issue, warned in time by Kou. The stag's antlers look like miniature maple trees, distinctly formed of living wood and bearing the characteristic red leaves. The couple of female deer that follow from the shadows of the trees naturally lack the antlers, but like their male companion their fur is broken by patches of bark here and there, and smaller leafy branches grow in some of those places. All of them lower their heads, growling, shoulders tense, looking ready to pounce.]
Okay, stand down, you shits!! You already have food, I can tell!
[They all showed up here with bloody mouths!! Why do they want to eat him too now?! Regardless, he draws his sword. It'll be for the best to avoid using fire in a forest unless the situation gets more dire. Kou may just want to avert his eyes; this isn't going to be pretty.]
no subject
Granted, he already has to focus on the next issue, warned in time by Kou. The stag's antlers look like miniature maple trees, distinctly formed of living wood and bearing the characteristic red leaves. The couple of female deer that follow from the shadows of the trees naturally lack the antlers, but like their male companion their fur is broken by patches of bark here and there, and smaller leafy branches grow in some of those places. All of them lower their heads, growling, shoulders tense, looking ready to pounce.]
Okay, stand down, you shits!! You already have food, I can tell!
[They all showed up here with bloody mouths!! Why do they want to eat him too now?! Regardless, he draws his sword. It'll be for the best to avoid using fire in a forest unless the situation gets more dire. Kou may just want to avert his eyes; this isn't going to be pretty.]