The Endless Forest discussion

((This is a river that runs all around the forest, like a boundary wall. If any of the creatures of the forest pass this boundary they will turn to sparkly dust))

Cameron stood near the river, bored out of his mind and actually considering going past it.

Rue was in her deer form when she saw a human standing by the river. She had been coming to get some water, but now, she stopped in her tracks, frozen.

Cameron turned shaking his head, "you're not thinking straight." He saw a deer, "oh. Hello." He started to walked straight ahead away from the deer. Didn't want to see if the deer wanted to talk to him.

She followed him one step. She was still thirsty, and she was going to get her water. . . . unless he scared her.

Cameron looked back. The deer was closer. Maybe they did want to talk. "H-Hi. A-Are you following me?"

She jumped back at his voice, but didn’t shift. Or reply. She watched him with careful, wide eyes, not wanting him to move . . .

He tilted his head, "are you here for water?" He asked gently.

She blinked and took a slow step forwards. Carefully, ready to run at any moment.

He took a few steps back, "you're not going to hurt me right?"

She darted to the water and took slow, careful drinks, her eyes flicking towards him every moment.

He watched the deer drink. Strange, he thought. Maybe they just wanted to see if he was going to do something. He started walking to the river, but not close to the deer.

((AHAHABAHAHAHAHhahahahaah I just realized it says ‘she farted to the water’ BAHAHAHAHA I meant to say darted))

She glanced over at him and raised her head. She just stared while he stood there.

((Yeah, XD I saw. I was imagining an actual deer farting to the river.))

((BAHAHAHA THAT IS A GOOD ONE))

((lol yeah))

((Ur turn))

He waited for the deer to do something, anything. "Are you just going t-to keep staring at m-me?"

She shook her head slightly and drank some more water.

He sat down and watched the deer. "You don't talk much do you?"

She backed away a little and watched him with careful, silent eyes.

He watched her for a while until she started to walk away, "no! I mean um, don't leave. Please."

She tilted her head and pranced back up to him. She scanned the ground for a good stick.

He smiled, "what are you looking for?"

She finally found a good sized one and picked it up with her teeth. She tossed it at him and turned around, waiting.

Cameron caught it and looked at it. He didn't know what to do with it until he saw the deer waiting for him. "Oh."

She shook her head, waiting for him to throw it. This was taking a while.

He threw it and laughed when the deer got it. "That's so cool." He took it and threw it again.

She chased after it, only watching her feet, and hit a tree headfirst. Her horns stuck in the tree and she started to panic, thrashing around and making it even worse.

"Ouch." He got up and walked to the deer. "Hey, hey. It's ok. You're going to be fine." He pet her gently. "I'm gonna get you out."

She couldn’t see who was petting her. She kept shaking, but she had enough sense to stop moving around. She heard a familiar voice. . .

He looked to the tree wondering how he would do this. "This might hurt a little." He tugged the horn but not hard, afraid he might her the deer. She didn't make a noise so he figured that she wasn't in pain and pulled a bit harder. The horn moved but it didn't come out.

Rue pulled back, trying to get her horns unstuck . . . it wasn’t working very well, and she started panting. What if she never got out of here? What if she had to shift to get out? She wouldn’t. They would get her out, she reassured herself.

He pulled harder until on horn came out, "yes!" h looked down at the deer, "um. I'm going to get the other out so calm down."

She followed his orders, staying quiet and still until he pulled it out. She nuzzled his hand in thanks and then darted off into the woods.

((When shall they meet again?))

((As human?))

((She almost never shifts, so she’ll be in deer form and then shift once she knows it’s him))

((ok, so what about the next day at the same time?))

((Same place?))

((yaaa))

Rue tried carefully along the worn path to the stream. She came here for water, every day. Now she could see the tree where she had rammed into the bark.

Cameron was at the river again. He was once again debating whether or not to pass the river, but he was looking around too. To see if the deer was here.

She saw the boy, the one from yesterday, and bounced out into the clearing, waiting for him to spot her.

((Bye Lisa sadly))

((nuuuu))

He looked around for the fiftieth time and then saw the deer jumping. He grinned, "Hey!"

((One more))

She jumped a little, in happiness. She took a quick drink and then walked slowly over to him, more serious this time. Maybe she could consider shifting?

He waved, "we meet again." He was happy to see the deer even though the deer probably only wanted to play with a stick. It still felt like he made a friend.

She trotted over to him and laid down at his feet, twisting her neck to look up at the sky. She kind of wanted to fly, but she knew then she would probably hate him.

"Do your horns hurt?" He looked down at the deer.

She shook her head. She stood up again and moved away from him. She closed her wide eyes and her wings unfurled from her back, her skin turning to feathers. Her nose turned into a short beak, and her front hooves became lion’s feet, and her back legs turned into bird legs.

His eyes widened, "woah. That's so cool!" He looked at the wings. "You can fly?"