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Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:35 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Wh-what? No! I don't have a crush!" he blurted out, clearly flustered.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:41 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"That is definitely what someone with a crush would say!" Nailah snickers. At least they're both on bit of an immature level when it comes to relationships?

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:25 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"I d-don't know what you're talking about," he said stubbornly, crossing his arms. Was that fear in his eyes?

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:27 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Whoa, hey, everything okay? I was just teasing..."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:39 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Yes," he answered, very clearly lying, "Everythin's fine. Please... just drop it."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:58 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"You got it." she says, giving him a little salute before letting herself fall from the branch, catching it with her hands and swinging a bit before landing on the ground.

"So what else is going on with you?"

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:03 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Still adjustin' to this body. And this place. Everyone here is so open about everything. It's a culture shock."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:05 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Right? It's crazy! Good-crazy, but still."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:11 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Yeah," he smirked, "You people are nuts. And naive. But that's okay. The world would suck if everyone was jaded."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:21 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Oof!" she says, clutching her chest and pretending to stumble back a step. "Warn me next time you decide to call me out like that."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:25 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"What kind of lion warns the gazelle?" he teased.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 1:22 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Oh you wanna go? I'll let you have a go." she grins, overly dramatically punching her open palm. Leo is almost certainly too big for her to take on, but she's not exactly known to pick her battles wisely. Or she's bluffing.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:41 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"You couldn't handle this," he smirked. "Besides, I... really don't want to hurt you."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:12 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Hey! I'm tougher than I look." she says, but her tone does take on a vibe of backing down from the challenge.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:24 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Who here isn't?" he chuckled.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:42 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Plenty of people, really. It's why the X-Men are so important, yeah?"

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:59 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Yeah. You're right. Someone has to protect the ones that can't fight," he agreed readily, again as if having a specific person in mind.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:10 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"You certainly got the build for it. The rest of us poor fools has to work for our meager muscles." she chuckles.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:27 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"But I will have to work to keep them. Though even without, few bad guys would want to tangle with me."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:55 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Yeah, I bet tangling with you stings." she says, grinning way too widely for how bad that joke is.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:02 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"That," he laughed, "Was just awful. You should be ashamed."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:04 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Yeah, it's amazing I didn't choke on it and a-sphinxiate."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:25 pm
by Leo Eskandari
Leo groaned. "You've found my weakness. Bad puns. Worse than catniptonite."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:54 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Your secret is safe with me." she chuckles.

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:08 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"It better be," he said with mock-threat.

"So, uh, fought many supervillains?"

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:14 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Some..." she say, smugly. "Even got a nemesis I took out. Twice."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:19 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Really? A nemesis? Already?"

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:28 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Right? Not nearly as cool as it sounds either. He's a complete nutjob."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:51 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"At least you beat your nutjob," he said, "So maybe you are tougher than I am."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:29 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"I dunno about that... He messed me up pretttty bad."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:35 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"How bad is pretty bad?"

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:42 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Broke my leg and cracked my skull bad enough that I... don't really remember all of it, it's all kind of a blur being in the hospital and all. I got a pretty grody scar on my shoulder I'm pretty sure is from him."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:47 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Oof. But it's probably best not to remember the worst of the pain. I don't remember a lot of my transformation. Just that everything hurt. Everything."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:16 am
by Nailah Weaver
"That sucks. Like, a lot."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:34 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Yeah. I was only 5'6" before. That kind of fast growth isn't fun."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:39 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Daaaaang. And I thought growing wings and a tail was rough..."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:46 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Was it gradual for you or did it happen all at once?"

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:20 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"It took, like, a month or two for everything. The legs were the worst part, really. Super itchy and I couldn't walk for a week."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:52 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"Oh God. Yes, that was the worst. Well, okay, second to my head. Couldn't even talk for a week after the changes stopped."

Re: The Lion Sleeps Today

PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:59 pm
by Nailah Weaver
"Yikes. All the muscles being all different and stuff?"