The Lion Sleeps Today

by **Leo Eskandari** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:35 pm

"Wh-what? No! I don't have a crush!" he blurted out, clearly flustered.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:41 pm

"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?

by **Leo Eskandari** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:25 pm

"I d-don't know what you're talking about," he said stubbornly, crossing his arms. Was that fear in his eyes?

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:27 pm

"Whoa, hey, everything okay? I was just teasing..."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:39 pm

"Yes," he answered, very clearly lying, "Everythin's fine. Please... just drop it."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:58 pm

"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?"

by **Leo Eskandari** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:03 pm

"Still adjustin' to this body. And this place. Everyone here is so open about everything. It's a culture shock."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:05 pm

"Right? It's crazy! Good-crazy, but still."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:11 pm

"Yeah," he smirked, "You people are nuts. And naive. But that's okay. The world would suck if everyone was jaded."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:21 pm

"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."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:25 pm

"What kind of lion warns the gazelle?" he teased.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 1:22 pm

"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.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:41 pm

"You couldn't handle this," he smirked. "Besides, I... really don't want to hurt you."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:12 pm

"Hey! I'm tougher than I look." she says, but her tone does take on a vibe of backing down from the challenge.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:24 pm

"Who here isn't?" he chuckled.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:42 pm

"Plenty of people, really. It's why the X-Men are so important, yeah?"

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:59 pm

"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.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:10 pm

"You certainly got the build for it. The rest of us poor fools has to work for our meager muscles." she chuckles.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:27 pm

"But I will have to work to keep them. Though even without, few bad guys would want to tangle with me."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:55 pm

"Yeah, I bet tangling with you stings." she says, grinning way too widely for how bad that joke is.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:02 pm

"That," he laughed, "Was just awful. You should be ashamed."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:04 pm

"Yeah, it's amazing I didn't choke on it and a-sphinxiate."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:25 pm

Leo groaned. "You've found my weakness. Bad puns. Worse than catniptonite."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:54 pm

"Your secret is safe with me." she chuckles.

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:08 pm

"It better be," he said with mock-threat.

"So, uh, fought many supervillains?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:14 pm

"Some..." she say, smugly. "Even got a nemesis I took out. Twice."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:19 pm

"Really? A nemesis? Already?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:28 pm

"Right? Not nearly as cool as it sounds either. He's a complete nutjob."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:51 pm

"At least you beat your nutjob," he said, "So maybe you are tougher than I am."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:29 pm

"I dunno about that... He messed me up pretttty bad."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:35 pm

"How bad is pretty bad?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:42 pm

"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."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:47 pm

"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."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:16 am

"That sucks. Like, a lot."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:34 pm

"Yeah. I was only 5'6" before. That kind of fast growth isn't fun."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:39 pm

"Daaaaang. And I thought growing wings and a tail was rough..."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:46 pm

"Was it gradual for you or did it happen all at once?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:20 pm

"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."

by **Leo Eskandari** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:52 pm

"Oh God. Yes, that was the worst. Well, okay, second to my head. Couldn't even talk for a week after the changes stopped."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:59 pm

"Yikes. All the muscles being all different and stuff?"

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