[FIN] The Childish Notion of an Adult (Riot, Nick, Bob)

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As Nikita bound after Bob, Riot hopped up on his hunches and hopped on his back hind legs towards the two. His goal to swat with his forepaws after Nikita.

Slowly he bound after her, awkwardly.

"I can do patients." Riot proudly claimed as he bounded after Nikita, the smell of water still fresh in his maw. His tail arched a strong 'c' for balanced.

"I can do that to!" The cub answered taking a huge bound after his horned friend. He would go though patients go get her a fish, she said he was good at it so he must be. Defiantly if they Nikita helped too, they would get that fish. Bob was going to teach him....  

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Nikita looked back to her bounding friend. Her random hops started to tune into Riot's own springing about. Even her tail moved in unison with his movements, trying to keep it away from him without the effort to really keep it away.

"Yeah! we can be pa-n...pa...pants!" Nikita drew in a bold and confident breath.

If pants was how you were to get a fish, than they would be so pants and catch so many fish! Nikita was sure of that. Enough to cause her little frame to swell with even more confidence.

"Are we close yet! I smell something different." Nikita added with less bounce and more control in her words. "Do we have to wait now or later?"

Bob's brow quirked as he looked back to the two. They were off to a great start so far.

"... Just past those trees." Bob nodded in the direction of the lake.

The a few thick trees left were the only thing that blocked the view of the large lake. Perhaps the cubs were too distracted playing to notice what could be seen of it through the trees. In any case, they were close.  

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"I am gonna get you." Riot claimed as he made an heavy effort to leap at the other cat bounding away.

Determind.

Riot crouched down, with a encouraging little wiggle. Hind paws propelled himself forward as he made effort to cetch his friend's tail.

Though as he lept, hind paws slid out from under him. A pretty amazing pounce turned into a fablious flop.

*uff*

Flopping on the ground, and in starfish glory Riot's head rose. Shaking his fat head, he blinked as he looked up after Nikita and Bob.

Quickly as if nothing happened, the kitten bounded up to all fours and darted after lost pace.

"Yeah me to. We can Pants!" The cub bounded in a an excited hop.  

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For a moment, Nikita had gotten caught up in the game that she had taken her eyes off Riot. She wanted to keep this one a challenge. All focus remained forward as she worked on not getting her tail caught.

Than the sound of an epic flop caught her ear and caused her bounding to stop suddenly on the last hop. Her head turned so fast that her hair barely had enough time to settle in the movement, especially before she kicked off immediately to be by Riot's side. Nikita knew what it was like to fall down, it didn't feel good.

Thankfully by the time she made it back to his side, he was already up and talking of this pants they were to master.

She released her held breath in a heavy, long drawn out sigh. The worry was quick to melt from her features and the smile was even faster to return. With her head angled downward, she gave Riot a very soft headbut on the shoulder.

"We will have the best Pants." Nikita agreed before continuing to follow after Bob. This time close at Riot's side. Just in case he fell again.

This time Bob stopped to turn around to see their antics. He too had caught the sound of Riot's uber-flop and wanted to see if he was okay. However, Nikita was already at the young cub's side checking on just that.

Bob blinked. Riot sounded alright... He also looked as determined as ever.

"...Are you alright?" He inquired just to be sure. It was a good idea to show an example of sincere concern. A good leader should always show such.

His ears perked forward while he waited for an answer. The mispronunciation of the word could be addressed once Bob was sure everything was okay.  

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Slowing Riot trotted to a walk as Bob slowed and Nikita was at his side. Pausing in step, Riot turned his head to look at Nikita as she butted her head gently on his shoulder. Ears perked forward, as a smile could only widen on the cub's maw. She made him so happy. His tail playfully flicked with the taste of vengeance.

Tilting his head down, he nuzzled butted his head along her shoulder.

"Yeah." Riot answered Bob as he dragged his head from the other cub's shoulder. He was okay, tough and solid as the ground he was sure he was woven from.

Riot would be 'okay' and 'good'. as long as he was with his two friends.

Curiously, body and neck seemed to stretch as if to try and see Bob's eye at level with his own. He was determined to be bigger.  

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"Riot is a rock." Nikita reminded Bob after Riot had given his confirmation. "The earth can't hurt him!"

Her declaration caused her head to lift as her fur puffed proudly. Both of her friends were different colored rocks. She liked to be surrounded by rocks. They were the coolest ever. Hopefully they didn't mind being around fire... something told her that they didn't.

Though, her proud puff was almost as quick to deflate as Bob looked at her with this strange 'correction' look in his eyes. Her head begun to sink between her shoulders.

"Sometimes-" Bob started with a taken breath. It was surprisingly hard to think of how to word a warning and be gentle. He glanced to both cubs. "-Sometimes it can. You must remember to be careful, but also remember to have fun."

The look in his eyes softened as he tried to lighten the mood. Nikita looked a bit scared by the warning. It was good to know, but he felt a bit bad taking away their bliss.

"You've done nothing wrong. Confidence is good, but so is being aware of your limits.  

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"Yeah!" Riot answered along with Nikita, he puffed even more if it was at all possible! Nothing had hurt him so far, so it had to be true. Right?! It made sense...

It was a good thing that, Bob's correcting look came wanting to show some wisdom to the two wild cubs. Riot, just as Nikita felt himself want to shrink, but every bit of him that wanted to Trimble only cause him to stand his ground. His tail flicked as his head turned to look at Bob.

What did he mean?

The cubs tail flicked to the the other side, with a Small snap. Bob seemed to have all the answers after all. Looking over to Nikita, the cub gently bumped his side against her own, as if to encourage her and keep her spirits up.

Mindlessly, Riot's little claws slipped from their shives to dig lightly in the ground. Soothingly, his toes gripped the earth, and slowly turned into a gentle kneed  

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As if Nikita's spirits were pushed back into her by Riot's simple nudge, her posture returned to the proud puffed state it was moments ago. Playfully she bumped back against him, crimson eyes flashing brightly with this new found pride.

Riot was right! He didn't even have to say anything to be right.

"How are you careful? What is that?" Nikita inquired with a forward perk of her hears. "Riot -is- the earth though. We both fell down big sands-" She lifted a paw as if to show a visual of just how high these dunes were. "-and he didn't even cry!"

The awe in Nikita's voice suggested that this was a -huge- deal. She had cried, but Riot didn't. It was as if he told the earth not to hurt him. That was probably what happened. Riot was just that good.

Bob blinked to the inquiry. How to explain that to the cubs? They had a strange view of the world, one that Bob was a bit worried to break so early in their lives. He didn't want to scare them into not having fun, but he wanted them to be careful of things that might harm them.

"... Sometimes the earth does not want to listen. And you have to be careful of those times." Bob offered the answer carefully.

Hopefully that made a bit more sense to the young ones.  

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Riot's ears flicked down in thought and bounced back up just as quickly. Okay, that made sense. But there was a simple solution to such a thing...

"I will learn how to make it listen." Riot declared. With a raise of his paw he pulled his claw from the earth. with a raised paw he stomped it down as if to tell the earth to listen and show he meant what was said.

He was more determined then ever, but knew also to take Bob's words to heart. The bigger Tahtill had been right about everything before and he was friend.

Turning his head, Riot looked over to Nikita what to see what she thought of such a solution....

It was an idealistic answer to a cubs mind that seemed to speak resolve in the younglings thoughts.

Looking back to Bob, he wanted to see it he agreed to his bold answer and claim.  

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Nikita was a bit more taken by this response. She didn't have any control of the earth it seemed, and if it wouldn't listen to her than she didn't have a way of getting it to listen again! Her ears flicked back a moment before she glanced over to Riot and his very bold statement.

"If the earth is mean to me, would you tell it to stop for me too? I can't talk with the earth like you can..." Nikita inquired. "I promise to stay close so you don't have to look for it. And I'll make fire listen if we ever find it too."

Fire didn't seem all that common around here, but if they ever ran into it, she would be ready to talk it down. She could be just as brave as he was.

Using his telekinesis, Bob carefully removed his helmet and set it aside for the cubs. It was just strange to not have it on, but it was not necessary in this case.

Just as carefully Bob lowered his head, bending his legs enough to where he could gently nuzzle the two cubs, with an added light bump with his forehead.

"... That is what you have to do... just remember that sometimes it will obey in a way you were not expecting. Always be cautious."  

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"Yes." Riot stated without a second of hesitation. He was determind, especially if it meant protecting and making sure the earth didn't hurt his friends. The cub had the resolve to learn how to make such a thing not happen.

"Okay. Because I don't think fire will listen to me..." The wild cub nodded, their cub and innocent promise made right there.

As Bob removed his helmet, Riot's ears swiveled just as his head turned to look up at his wise friend.

A gentle purr rattled from the little cub as he felt he nudge of his head. A sharp pinched mew left Riot, as Bob moved his nuzzle over to Nikita....

With a lope, and a hop Riot took the moment 'attack' to inspect Bob's helmet. Little paws landed on the metal, on either side and his little maw gentle bit on the brow of the halmet.  

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Bob closed an eye as the two cub's retruened nuzzles. His chin lowered to the ground as Nikita reared on her hind legs and flopped on his head entirely. Crimson eyes trailed after Riot as the young one trotted after his helmit.

With a smile he looked up to Nikita, whom was still flopped on his head.

"I will make sure the earth isn't mean to you two either. " Bob added with a slow and careful nod. One that caused Nikia to mewl playfully. "I promis."

And with that promis in mind, and Nikita playfully bounced off his head, Bob backed away. HIs head remained low to the ground as he moved back over to the helmit. Yeah, he could have justused the telekenisis, but this was easy enough- Carefully Bob grabbed one of the straps in his maw. His head remained close to the ground and slightly turned as he drug the helmet along in his slow paced steppes. Crimson eyes shifted from watching where he was going and what Riot was doing as he walked along.

Nikita playfully pushed off of Bob's head, managing to keep her proud and puffed stance. She was thrilled to have such friends. And with Bob telling the earth what to do as well, the earth had better behave. Just because, Bob was bigger and Riot was too awesome not to listen to.

Though, the proud stance was interrupted as she loped after the helmet as well, paws were thrust awkwardly forward as she made her way toward the moving target. A playful mewl left her maw as she chased after the new pray.

"Fire'll listen to me. I'm gonna make it just for you." Nikita declared proudly before all focus was lost to the moving helmet.

Each attempted pounce was meet with the helmet being jerked away just enough to where the pounce would miss. Clever thing!!  

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Riot'a head jerked back and forth as he tried to do some damage to the halmet. His tiny cub teeth only managed to slide and fail at gripping the metal, his head turned and the side of his maw attempted, to no avail.

A little growl left the kitten, as it was pulled from his graps. Little cub toes and claws unsheaved themselves as he felt the item being tugged from him. As the helmet escaped, Riot's front paws regrouped together. With a Little butt wiggle, his head turned to see Nikita now stalking his pray.

It was good of her to help-but he was determind to catch it first.

With another mew, the wild cub leaped forward for a bound and tackle on the run away metal...  

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Nikita bound after the helmet, just behind Riot's bounding. She was interested in catching it, but she was more interested to see how Riot would do so and learn from it.

Crimson eyes trained on to the quick jerks of the helmet. It seemed so random. Still she tried to look past the helmet to where it might be going. Her white ears perked forward as he trotted behind.

Though, as they trotted along the lake became visible to her. Her maw opened. Both fear and awe overtook her bright eyes. It was so big! Compared to what she had seen of other waters, this was the whole world in one place!!

Without thinking Nikita took off around Bob and toward the lake. She wanted to see the world! It as right there to look at. Her awkward lope turned into a graceful glide through the trees. She looked over her shoulder briefly to see if Riot or Bob had any objections.

Bob looked up after he caught the small dust trail of Nikita's taking off after the lake. Without thinking much of where Riot was jumping on his helmet, he released the strap and chased after Nikita, fearful that she would have the notion to simply jump in... or run on the water.

"NIKITA!" He called as he ran after the little cub. "WAIT!!"  

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As Bob continued to tug at the helmet strap, Riot hoped along in pace stalking the cap.

He had been so focused on his hunt, only the yell of Bob startled the cub. Which caused him to drop down to his belly. Ears quickly docked back as head rotated to side to side vary quickly. Tail puffed a little as Riot tried to figure out what was going on, and why Bob would yell.

Seeing the larger cat take off, Riot laid down making a little ball as if to stay out of the way.

Seeing the larger dust trail, Riot hopped up and started after Bob. In a bounce, little legs pushed himself to keep up with lost pace from the initial surprise.

Where was Nikita going?!

Then he saw it, as the sight of the lake came in to view, Riot's maw opened as hears perked forward. He had seen 'puddleds'-as Bob would call them-but never a puddled that big!