When closets rebell ((Open RP, Great Hall))

[edomedpeddler]

((OOC: Channel should know I read what's said when I'm asleep.))There were things about this school that were beyond Kusuriyuri's dreams. That he'd find ones so precious to him as Kurama and his students was still surprising to him, still enough to bring a secret smile to his lips

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[apex_raptor]

With the two quarreling dragons making the Forbidden Forest even more dangerous than usual, the raptor had wisely decided to relocate for a while, wandering school grounds instead. Those assigned to care for him over the years had never actually done so, through no fault of their own, naturally; he was not exactly a tame beast, and finding him would normally entail venturing into the now dragon infested woods. This was what led the ever dutiful house elves to ensure he was well fed whenever he appeared within the castle. It wouldn't do to have him eating any students.

The raptor was still chewing on a large chunk of raw meat as he trotted down the hallway, accompanied by the telltale clicking on his claws against the stone. Demons in all their varied forms were neither a new scent nor sight for him, but something about Kusuriyuri must have warranted a closer inspection, as the raptor paused a few feet away, facing Kusuriyuri, head raised as he audibly sniffed the air. (And, lest there be any confusion, this was not a turkey-sized velociraptor, but something closer to the monsters more recently discovered.)

[edomedpeddler]

Kusuriyuri looked up. The creature was taller than Kurama, and with it's tail, was vastly larger. He watched the creature carefully, well aware of the meat in it's mouth and that he was being scented. It had been a very long time since any creature had looked at him in a way that it could be weighing him for its next meal. There were larger predators in the forests of Japan that would, if pressed for food, make a meal of a lone traveler, or try, as the case may be. He stilled, wondering just what the best way to deal with this creature was.

[apex_raptor]

What was left of the meat disappeared as the raptor tossed his head back and swallowed it whole. Having a full stomach (so full, in fact, it was slightly distended) would normally turn him lazy, and send him in search of a suitable place to bask in the sun and digest his meal. Unfortunately it was overcast outside, and besides which, something had caught his attention. He was nothing if not inquisitive.

His head was canted to one side as he observed first the cat, then Kusuriyuri himself, but since neither had attempted to flee, his prey drive remained dormant. The raptor lowered his head and hunched forward as he took a tentative step toward Kusuriyuri, then another, still sniffing. With his hunger already well satiated, his interest in the medicine peddler lay elsewhere. He was... curious.

[edomedpeddler]

Boukensha seemed less concerned about the creature than Kusuriyuri was. The fact that there seemed to be no aura of hunger or bloodlust was, if not wholly reassuring, at least enough to keep Kusuriyuri still. "And you are?" he asked, his voice soft but pitched to cover the space between them. He hoped it didn't startle the creature.

[apex_raptor]

He canted his head to the other side at being addressed. He wasn't endowed with the ability to speak humanoid languages (currently, anyway - this was Hogwarts), but he could understand one's tone of voice very well. He offered an inquisitive chirrup in response, and took a few more slow steps forward, stretching his neck until the tip of his snout was nearly touching one of the ribbons hanging from Kusuriyuri's strange attire. Rather like a cat himself, the raptor was intent on pulling the irresistible ribbon if he wasn't prevented from doing so.

[edomedpeddler]

Boukensha chirruped, a commanding note in his voice and reached out to bat away the snout that was approaching his toy. "It would seem the prince does not wish that," Kusuriyuri said, debating the foolishness of reaching up to push the creature away. It would put his hand rather close to those teeth and he didn't feel himself in enough danger to warrant the risk yet.