LostButterfly92

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Melanie Rose Pourri

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Eukary Quad, 12:25PM
"I don't know... I have to get to my next class soon," Melanie protested anxiously. Melanie's heart raced, her tail was raised and twitching, and her mind was blank. She didn't know what to do. Behind her there were angry humans who rightfully suspected her a rat, but leading her away was a large predator.

The lion smiled and shook his head. "Don't worry. It's fun, safe, and I'll make sure you get to class on time. I promise," he assured her with a gentle squeeze. She couldn't say what or why, but something carried her forward.

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The Warren, 12:30PM.
The Warren was in a small, red building that was dwarfed by the nearby New York sky scrapers. It had a rooftop deck and an patio that was shoveled off but closed off for the season. A bell jingled as the lion-boy opened the door. "After you, milady," he said with a smile and nod, though he seemed to be distracted by something or somebody behind her. Melanie took a deep breath, then walked through. The bell jingled behind them.

"Ooh, wow... Melanie breathed as they walked in. Her eyes sparkled all colors of the rainbow as she looked around at the strung holiday lights. The ceiling was slightly lower and cozier than she was used to, probably because the bar was aimed toward the smaller herbivore or prey crowd. She put her gloves away in her backpack then reached her pink-padded paws up toward the colorful lights, and it felt like she could almost touch the stars. The lion chuckled, watching her with his head tilted and a little bent over to avoid his curly mane getting tangled in the lights.

The lion thankfully lead her past the bar and found them a booth with leather seats. Melanie plopped down, bouncing a bit, and the lion sat down across from her. She couldn't help noticing how he seemed to take up the whole seat. His shoulders were broad, his chest and arms so muscular...

"Here, take a look at the menu," the lion spoke up, breaking her train of thought. "You look like you're starving. My treat," the lion offered encouragingly, with a somewhat nervous looking smile. "Oh, um, thank you," the skunk-girl stammered, her face flushing under her fur. What am I thinking!? My dad would kill me if I didn't bring another skunk home, or at least a rich mustelid-boy... Mel thought as she took the menu. She started to look through halfheartedly, but quickly found her belly growling at the pictures.

"Welcome to the Warren. May I take your order?" a soft, feminine voice asked. Melanie looked up to see red squirrel woman with sultry eyes. Her features were slightly lanky, and Melanie wondered if perhaps she had mink or other mustelid ancestry. The woman seemed to give her companion a once-over, then smiled. "Should I give you two a minute to decide?"

"Oh, um..." Melanie stammered, frantically reading through the menu. "I would like the pub burger and a root beer. Two patties, please," the lion politely requested. "Mm, a burger sounds great... Could I get a single-patty burger and a glass of water?" Mel asked hopefully. The waitress nodded, "Coming right up."

Mel watched the waitress walk away to kitchen, then got a better look around the bar now that her eyes had adjusted. It was pretty quiet and quaint, with older music playing in the background. A lot of the walls were wood and there were exposed beams on the ceiling Every now and then she heard the clatter of pool balls or the toss of a dart. A few people were chatting. A television was playing basketball. One fox-boy was actually studying.

The lion brushed his long, curly mane nervously with one paw. "So, um, sorry to drag you here, Melanie. I don't know what you did, but you really pissed off a bunch of humans. Somebody nearly jumped you..." he explained in a hushed voice. Melanie's eyes went wide. "They did? Wow, I had no idea..."she trailed off as as glanced anxiously toward the door.

Melanie twirled her hair vigorously with worry, when a thought came to her. "How do you know all this? Have you been following me?" she asked suspiciously, leaning forward. The lion scratched his beard nervously. "I have been trying to work up the nerve to talk to you. Your art spoke to me, and I want to get to know you better," he admitted, looking her in the eye. Melanie softened and relaxed, settling back into her seat.

The waitress returned with their drinks and the two animals said their thanks in unison. Mel giggled, he chuckled. For a few moments they gazed in one another's eyes. Mel looked away shyly."So um, what is your name?" she asked, before taking a sip. "Nolan. Nolan Aurelio," he answered, smiling before taking a sip from his own drink. "Nolan... thank you. I'm glad I met you," she nodded, smiling. Nolan grinned, showing his pearly whites. "Likewise."

The red squirrel retunes yet again, this time bringing plates with mouthwatering
Veggie burgers and heaps of fries. Melanie took a fry and ate it, her eyes beaming with joy as she chewed. Nolan smiled, then hunched over his burger, grabbed it in both claws, and took a chomped. He seemed to chew for quite some time, savoring the bite while Mel ate bite after bite. He set the burger down, then wiped his face and beard with a serious look on his face.

"Whatever you found against the humans, you can't turn it in. They will find you and hurt you. Humans can be vengeful, hateful beings," he warned with concern in his blue eyes. "Avoid teachers, administrative, and the press. If you stay under the radar, this whole thing might blow over." Melanie nodded, chewing more slowly and thoughtfully, and swallowed hard. "I, I'll try," she answered with a nod, and the two continued their meal in silence.

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@LSJ Rose Sure! We would love to have more participants. =) If you have any questions you may ask here, on Discord, or contact me through PM.

Hello, Hello~!

Welcome to the Guild. @Chirps! =) If you get bored, feel free to check out my anthro roleplay, Animalia. We're always looking for more players. ^_^
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@vertigh0st Accepted! Please post August in the Character Tab. =) You may join in whenever you are ready.

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Melanie Rose Pourri

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Eukary Cafeteria, 12:20PM
Melanie stood near the exit, twirling her long white fur around one clawed finger. She watched as the jackrabbit officer walked toward the towering hyena and maned wolf. Even though he was slightly taller than herself, he was dwarfed by the large predators. There was a brief talking-to, but not unfriendly. It seemed the heroes of the day would be off the hook despite the fighting, which Mel was grateful for.

Just as the officer tipped his hat and walked off, she noticed a third, smaller animal with them. Curved horns, fluffy white and gray fur. The goat had his hand placed tenderly on the maned wolf's forearm. Perci!? Melanie squinted and adjusted her glasses, just to be sure. The way he's looking at that wolf... are they... together? Mel wondered. Perci looked at him dreamily, longingly, like in the photo from earlier. She looked away, embarrassed. Under her fur was the red tinge of a blush.

Well, don't want to interrupt... Melanie thought as she started toward the door. "Oh!" Mel turned around abruptly and shuffled back to her cafeteria seat, glancing frantically around. "Ah! There you are," she said, relieved, as she picked up her backpack from the floor. A piece of paper fell off the bottom and drifted to the floor.

What is this? Melanie wondered. She reached under the table and picked up some kind of brochure which had gotten stepped on a few times. She brushed it off, revealing attractive humans on the front. The females were wearing beautiful red dresses, and the males wore fancy black suits and red ties. It read 'Join the Pure'. She raised one brow curiously, opened it, and skimmed it through. But the more she read it, the more she frowned and the more her heart sunk. It was for a secret human supremacist club.

Melanie shoved the brochure in her backpack and her stomach churned as she debated in her mind what to do with it. She stared at the dirty piece of paper for a minute, then took a deep breath, gulped, and zipped it up.

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Administrative Building, 12:25PM.
It took just a few minutes to get to the Administratove Building, going at a brisk walk. Mel slipped and stumbled a bit along the way, but her heart was racing with worry. She didn't want to be a tattletale, but this was big. A supremacist club could be potentially dangerous, and she wanted to nip it in the bud.

The skunk-girl nervously walked up to the main desk and rang the bell on the desk. "Just a moment please!" a woman called from deeper within the office. She seemed to be busy on the phone. Idly she combed her fur with her claws, adjusted her flower clip, and looked around the room at the abstract art on the walls. There were muffled voices a ways down one hall. A door open and closed. She heard the woman hang up the phone and start walking in her direction.

Melanie unzipped her backpack and dug around for the brocure to get ready. "How may I help you?" the woman asked as she walked in. "I found something, um..." Melanie began, but stopped when she felt a large paw on her shoulder. "My friend's lost mitten!" somebody interrupted. She had the brocure in one paw, still in the backpack, when she looked up to see a human receptionist raising her brow. She followed the sandy, furry arm up to see glistening white fangs, piercing blue eyes, and a curly brown mane. Her fur went on end and her tail raised up instinctively, but she forced a nervous smile onto her face.

"Oh! It's ah, you again... I,um, actually..." she started, but he motioned with a tilt of his head and his eyes down the hall. A human boy was glaring her way, with a phone to his ear. She looked up to the lion-boy, who smiled and gently nudged her toward the door. There was worry in his eyes.

"...Yeah. Yeah, that's exactly right," Melanie played along. She let go of the brocure and dug around for the mitten, then handed it to the lion. "Sorry to bother you, ma'am." The lady just rolled her eyes and started typing away at her computer.

The lion put his arm around Mel's shoulder and started walking her back down the hall and toward the door. She chanced a look over her shoulder and at the human-boy now off his phone, appearing more relaxed but still wary. Her heart pounded. "What's going on? the girl demanded in a whisper. The boy smiled and chuckled. You're being watched. Just stay cool and follow me," he answered under his breath.

Melanie gulped as they left the Administrative building. Several humans looked her way, then pretended to be busy with phones or reading despite the cold weather. Mel shivered, and the lion held her closer. For a moment, Mel leaned closer against his warm body, and it felt surprisingly safe. Could this lion be trusted? Were the humans really after her for wanting to expose them, or was she just paranoid?

But he was leading her away from campus, and Mel was getting concerned. "Where are you taking me?" Melanie asked, getting concerned. "To the Warren," he said with a grin. "for a bite to eat."

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@Zanavy Sure, AP (advanced placement)/college credit classes can exist in Animalia. Whatever works for you. =)

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@Zanavy How about a science class? I like the idea of a lab buddy. =)

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@Zanavy Sharing classes would be great, but we have a lot of majors going on. I can retcon things as needed, though. =)

My character is an art major, and I wanted her to have drawing, painting, and photography. The Gen Ed I'm willing to change up. History, science, math, english, language.

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@Zanavy I plan for my character to have two afternoon classes, which end at 5pm. The rest of the evening is available. Right now she is on lunch, and maybe she will go to the Warren if others are hanging out there. =)

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Melanie Rose Pourri

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Eukary Cafeteria, 1:20PM
Interacting with @Argetlam350 and @Crystal Amalgam

"Eep!" Melanie squeaked, retreating underneath the table and hiding her face in her paws. The cafeteria erupted all around her. Chairs clattered to the floor as animals stood up. There was shouting, hooting and hollering. "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" echoed around the room. There were thuds and whacks, grunting and cursing. A bird squawked--probably caught in the crossfire.

Mel's table shook and she gasped, sneaking a peek. The baboon and human boy had locked arms and were wrestling, bouncing around table to table in their tug-of-war. The baboon broke the hold and bashed the human in the cheek, bloodying his face. The human went limp, and the ape kept bashing and bashing. "Please... somebody stop this..." Melanie cried weakly as she stared from under the table, trembling with her eyes transfixed on the violence. Tears welled in her eyes.

A furry blur entered the scene. A great maned wolf had wedged himself between the two with a strong paw on each of their chests. For a moment there was silence, but for the heavy breathing of the baboon. He seemed to be sizing up his new, large opponent. The human wiped a bloody nose and glared past the maned wolf. "Get out of the way!" the baboon demanded, clenching his fists. The wolf refused.

A moment later, there was a crunch and the wolf was sprawled on the floor with his paws covering a bloody snout. His glasses were smashed. A small crowd approached, whispering and murmuring. He quickly sat up and barked angrily at the ape, causing the crowd to step back. The baboon grinned, baring his teeth and cracking his knuckles. Melanie whimpered.

But then, out of no where, a huge hyena shouted. Just as the baboon started to turn her way she knocked him out cold with a punch to the face. The fight was over. Melanie let out breath she didn't even know she was holding. The cafeteria had gone silent once again. Many stared at the hyena in awe, and Mel was one of them-- that is until the hyena growled and shooed the crowd off. A vulture mumbled about being stereotyped as she head toward the door.

Having lost her appetite, Melanie came out from under the table, grabbed her tray, and took it to the drop-off area. Her head hung and she had a heavy feeling in her chest.

Mel was heading toward the exit when she saw a familiar face (Perci) burst through the cafeteria doors, followed shortly by two human campus police officers and a rhinoceros officer. Perci glanced frantically around the room, settling on a rabbit-- a girlfriend perhaps? Melanie raised and eyebrow. She then watched as thr two human police officers escorted the injured human boy while the rhino checked the unconcious baboon over. He then picked the ape up, grunted, and head out the door wordlessly.

Melanie was almost at the door when she accidentally bumped into somebody tall and furry. "Oh, um, sorry..." Mel quietly mumbled. She looked up to see a jackrabbit hybrid police officer holding a spiral notebook. He must have slipped by while she was putting her tray away. He sure looked quick-footed.

May I ask you a few questions? I need multiple witness accounts, " he inquired with a smile. Mel gulped and nodded nervously, her heart racing. Miraculously she managed to stuttered and stammered through his questions. "Thank you for your time," the rabbit police officer said with a courteous nod of his hat, before heading over to the wolf and hyena. Mel stayed behind, stoking her hair anxiously as he went.

"Fighting on school property is strictly forbidden, but I'll let you two off with a warning this time," he said generously, tucking his pencil behind his ear. "Marcello, yes? You might have saved Caleb's life today," he said with a nod to the maned wolf. "And you, lady Zaina, correct? You might have saved his," he explained with a wink and smile. "Do you need any assistance before I go and file my report?"