15. [spam] red in tooth and claw

[ifightfor]

[There is a large brown and red hawk flying the corridors of the Barge, on the look out for any unwary furry morsel that might step out where it can see them. It's spent most of its time up on the deck, lingering near the gardens--the knowledge there are rabbits there near all the vegetables is an almost irresistible lure--but can be seen perched

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[neuroticalson]

[Oh, great. A bird. Given that he's a pretty good size for those talons to clamp around, he doesn't much like birds right now.

On instinct, he rears up a bit and hisses, baring his fangs. That would be code for "I'm poisonous so don't even think about it".]

[spam] a snaaake, a snaaake, ooooh, it's a snaaaake

[ifightfor]

[Snake. His sort of hawk did not normally take snakes except when very desperate, and the desert was rife with poisonous reptiles--so something this colorful and making this much of a show screams threat.

Which is precisely why he lands on the deck out of striking distance of the snake, wings held loose for a fast take-off, and hopskips toward the angry reptile menacingly.]

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[strangehstorian]

[Your checkersbro is about the size of a housecat, is defenselessly fluffy, and is trying to climb the stairs with a communicator. Which isn't going so well.]

Goodness' sake, I need to ask for a lighter one.

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[ifightfor]

[It's a good thing he catches the sound of her muttering mid-stoop.

There's being angry enough to indiscriminately kill and eat other people on the Barge, and there's being angry enough to kill and eat Chromie. Rinzler hasn't passed threshold two yet.

He rakes away from the stoop, nearly bouncing off the wall in his haste to avoid her, and lands several stairs down.

...That was awkward.]

[Spam] - a-aww rinzler

[strangehstorian]

[Chromie jumps and squeaks and almost forgets how to not tangle up her hooves and then peers down at the hawk - someone trying to fly in the stairwell? (someone with very large talons :c)

She calls down timidly to... him. Her. It.]

Are you okay? That looked very nasty.

[Spam] - it will be a terrible day indeed when he becomes angry enough to eat checkersbro

[ifightfor]

[He rights himself, rousing his feathers and turning back around to hop up the stairs, one by one, until he's on a level with Chromie.

Those great big eyes nictitate as he cocks his head at her one way, then the other, trying to ascertain that she's all right.]