pantheraleo | 1st Roar [Action/Video]

[The last thing Simba had known, he was in the desert, newly exiled from the Pridelands. He had wandered for what felt like forever before passing out from sheer exhaustion and dehydration. Now, he was slumped on the rooftop of Luceti's schoolhouse, snoozing away with his journal acting as a pillow. Eventually the cub began to stir, and as he did so, leaned to far to the side.

He was suddenly wide awake as the little lion began to tumble and roll down the side of the roof. Desperately trying to stop himself, Simba's claws scratched and scrabbled for purchase, taking some shingles with him as he went. The inevitable occured and he went sailing off the edge, with his claws finally hooking in, causing Simba to dangle several feet above the ground. His journal had fallen as well, hitting the ground in such a way that it came open and triggered the video feed.

Those watching the journals will have a ground view of the cub as he dangles from the school's roof.

Eyes wide in terror, Simba tries to get himself back up before he falls, but to no avail. Quickly his mind goes back to a recent incident where he clung to the spindly remains of a tree while wildebeest thundered past him. Tears spring to his eyes, for he knows his dad won't be there to rescue him this time. So he does the only thing he can think to do, and screams.]

HEEEEEEEELP!

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[Emil can't just ignore someone calling for help, even if he... has no idea where they are at the moment. It takes him a few moments of looking around the plaza before he spots what looks like a cat dangling from the roof of the schoolhouse and immediately races over.]

Hold on, I'll be right there!

[He looks like he might lose his grip any moment, and Simba turns a panic stricken look towards Emil as best he can.]

Hurry! I'm gonna fall!

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[That just spurs Emil to run even faster in a desperate attempt to get there before the cub actually DOES fall, arms held out to catch him just in case.

Hopefully he'll make it there in time...]

[Simba desperately tries to hold on, but soon his claws slide from their grip and the young cub falls.]

AAAAH!

[Hope you can catch, Emil!]

[He's going to try his best! And go into a dive that would make many a football player proud, just hoping that his judgment on distance was correct.]

Oof!

[Good catch Emil! You managed to get the lion cub before he fell to potential injury! Maybe a bit with your head too.]

[Okay, wow... the cub is definitely heavier than he expected, especially since part of that weight landed on top of his head. The end result is them both on the ground, Simba in his arms and him looking a bit dazed.]

Oww...

[Emil isn't exactly a cushy pillow either, and Simba is also a bit dazed.]

That hurt...

[He rolls off Emil and shakes his head, peering at him after a moment.]

Hey... you okay?

[He rubs his head where Simba landed on him, waiting for things to stop spinning before he answers.]

Yeah, I'm... wait a minute, you can talk?

Uh... yeah?

[Something weird about that?]

A lot of the animals here can't. Well, I mean, some of them can, but not like this. Does that make any sense?

Not really.

[Simba admits this with a blink. After all, all the animals talk where he's from.]

Oh.

... um, I'm Emil. What's your name?

I'm Simba, and uh... thanks for breaking my fall.

[He looks a little embarrassed now, rubbing at the back of his head.]

You don't need to thank me for that. I couldn't just let you fall and get hurt when I could do something to stop it.

[Sitting next to Emil, Simba takes a moment to look around.]

Where am I? This place looks really weird, and uh...

[Something doesn't feel right and he looks at his back, eyes wide.]

Whoa, I have wings?!

Did you just arrive here?

[... well, to be fair, it's not like he could tell, since lions don't wear New Feather pants.]

This place is called Luceti. Don't worry, you're not dead or anything-- everyone here gets wings when they arrive. See, I've got them too.

[He turns around a little bit so that Simba can see his own pair of green wings.]

Yeah I guess. I was in the desert then I woke up here.

[He stares a little as Emil shows him his wings. He's never seen a human before though so he wouldn't know if they were supposed to have them or not. But he made it sound like everyone here has this. Still.. it's kinda weird.]

Oh.

You live in a desert? This must be a big shock to you then, huh?

No, I don't live in the desert. I lived in the savannah I was just... uh. Nevermind.

Oh... okay.

[... trying to remember what he learned in school.]

A savannah is like a grassland, right? So it must be kind of strange to have this many trees around.

Yeah, there's lot of grass and not very many trees. But I think all of this...

[He gestures a paw at the buildings.]

Is even weirder.

You've never seen buildings before?

Nope. What are they?

They're what humans live in. Think of them as being like a cave that we built.

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