"Shh," the redhead hissed, halting his long stride and shoving Makishima back against a large boulder. There didn't appear to be any sound to Makishima's ears, at first, but after a few tense moments a dull shuffling, thudding and crunching reached his hearing. Reno was simply more advanced in so many ways, hearing was the least of it.
"Elfadunk," the Turk warned,craning his head around the boulder for a moment before whipping back behind the cover and cursing under his breath.
"...There's some Levrikon, too. The Elfadunk isn't a big deal but the Levrikon can get pretty nasty. Worst the Elfadunk has is that damn Shower...they'll poison you. I've seen people kill themselves under the influence," the man reported warningly, blue-green eyes flicking over to Makishima's face for a moment.
He had thought to look away again, but got caught up, staring silently. There was a lot of hurt in his angry, fearful gaze, but a lot more worry for the younger man. No matter how stupid he felt over getting tangled up like he had, it didn't change that he'd had some of his happiest times with Maki. No amount of hurt would change that, and the complicated feelings were plain n his face as he forced himself to look away.
"Stay here," Reno ordered, pointing to the ground where they stood before reaching into his coat and pilling out a short sap. A flick of the wrist extended the metal rod into a long baton, the surface scuffed and stained. There wasa small red emblem on the handle, though Maki didn't have time to investigate as Reno pushed him back again before stalking out of cover and sneering in the direction of whatever was behind the boulder.
"Let's dance, you ugly little shits," the redhead taunted, the spooked creatures squawking and bellowing. There was a large, blue-skinned elephantine beast with horns as well as tusks and something like a very massive, aggressive-looking combination of vulture and stork. Reno ran at the animals fearlessly, clotheslining one of the bird things before bellowing a satisfied whoop and laying into the pachyderm with the baton. All of the animals converged upon him, but he hardly seemed to care; it was his element, after all.
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"Elfadunk," the Turk warned,craning his head around the boulder for a moment before whipping back behind the cover and cursing under his breath.
"...There's some Levrikon, too. The Elfadunk isn't a big deal but the Levrikon can get pretty nasty. Worst the Elfadunk has is that damn Shower...they'll poison you. I've seen people kill themselves under the influence," the man reported warningly, blue-green eyes flicking over to Makishima's face for a moment.
He had thought to look away again, but got caught up, staring silently. There was a lot of hurt in his angry, fearful gaze, but a lot more worry for the younger man. No matter how stupid he felt over getting tangled up like he had, it didn't change that he'd had some of his happiest times with Maki. No amount of hurt would change that, and the complicated feelings were plain n his face as he forced himself to look away.
"Stay here," Reno ordered, pointing to the ground where they stood before reaching into his coat and pilling out a short sap. A flick of the wrist extended the metal rod into a long baton, the surface scuffed and stained. There wasa small red emblem on the handle, though Maki didn't have time to investigate as Reno pushed him back again before stalking out of cover and sneering in the direction of whatever was behind the boulder.
"Let's dance, you ugly little shits," the redhead taunted, the spooked creatures squawking and bellowing. There was a large, blue-skinned elephantine beast with horns as well as tusks and something like a very massive, aggressive-looking combination of vulture and stork. Reno ran at the animals fearlessly, clotheslining one of the bird things before bellowing a satisfied whoop and laying into the pachyderm with the baton. All of the animals converged upon him, but he hardly seemed to care; it was his element, after all.