Saving Children (And Wooing Animals) For Dummies

[paix_et_makossa]

WHO: Olivier and Chibirisu Arthur
WHEN: July 19th, mid-afternoon
WHERE: Liberty Zoo
WHAT: Really, some people need to keep a better eye on their idiot children. And my, my, my. What lovely fur you have, miss fox~!

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[godsavemy]

Escaping the String Bean Man (coming to be predominantly known as The Liar as the week wore on) hadn’t been at all difficult. After being forced into a number of peculiar and exceedingly frilly ensembles that were more in line with a certain amphibian’s sense of style, Arthur had seemingly scurried away to hide in a nook of the house

[paix_et_makossa]

N-Now what?

Sparing another quick look around, Olivier frowned. Where in the world were the employees? The high strung mothers? Or, better yet, the idiot boys' parents? What incompetent father, mother, guardian, or what-have-you, managed to lose their own child inside a zoo? A zoo, for goodness sake!

Mon Dieu.

But there was no time to waste least the child is mauled by the beautiful, ah, vicious beasts.

With a deep, shuddering breath, Olivier inched forward to grasp the open, swaying gate door. N-Now, to get the boy to walk back before the lions spotted him. "A-Ah, l-little boy. Cher enfant, p-please, come back. Those animals are dangerous, child!" Olivier called out, attempting to keep his voice low as he glanced worriedly at the dozing beasts.

[godsavemy]

Arthur took off on the dirt path made for ZOO EMPLOYEES ONLY (it read on the ignored sign) without reservations and had made it all the way to the lush area in the shade without incident in the form of beast or human. Though that was probably in part to the tall grass that concealed his small form from the observation area...and perhaps also thanks to the incident occurring at that moment in the reptile house in which a couple snakes escaped their tanks and had snuggled up to a visitor or two. But that was neither here nor there.

But yes, the boy had yet to face any obstacles by the time he stepped on the grass in which the lions slept perhaps a couple dozen metres away. That is, until he heard yelling behind him. Not turning around to see who wished to stopped him, he continued on. Egged on by the voice telling him to stop along with other things that suspiciously sounded like frog-speak, Arthur ran faster to his goal - only wanting to get close enough to touch the soft-looking fur and mane of the creature.

[paix_et_makossa]

This child....

This child was obviously not all that bright.

Granted, Olivier was technically a stranger to the boy, regardless of the fact that he was trying to save the boy from being torn apart by the beautiful beasts currently located behind the gate.

Beasts that were...slowly waking up.

Merde.

Moving further into the lion exhibit, Olivier all but flailed as he raised his voice just a bit louder than before. "C-Child! Get back here before you're killed! T-Those aren't normal cats!"