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"killer whales, I always wondered which name came first." Chica wondered aloud, and stood at the edge of the waves as they lapped at her paws

"Well whatever the reason, I don't care. We should be grateful we have them on our side." Sybil remarked, seeing the ocean plus some visible dorsal fins...

"Yeah, them. Hey guys..." Sybil yelled, heading to the ocean swimming, only to be retrieved by a rather young female orca. "Hey Dixie, how's everything? Is Cairo around? I want to teach my friends to surf." she explained, with the whale nodding. She was very shy and rarely spoke, but very hyperactive too. While finding Cairo, her abrupt movements got the civet all wet, making her swallow water with every movement. What a peculiar life Sybil really had...

Royal and Jaerl fly into the high branches of a tree. Royal watches out at the sea with his son. His son smiles and lays his head on his shoulder. Royal smiles back enjoying this moment with his son, Jaerl.

"Sy..." Dixie called, but backed up at the last minute. The civet was too concentrated on getting the water off...

Chica was splashed by the wave the orca made, and shook it off as best as she could.

Just then, two humongous orcas went in front of both Chica and Rose, turning around and waiting for them to climb. It was rather fascinating how loyal those intimidating whales were so loyal to Sybil.

Chica looked at the orca's back, a bit nervous for the first time, but she climbed onto the back of the orca in front of her

"Hello," Voracivenom chimed with a cheery, toothy smile.
Speckles gave an affirmative nod, returning the greeting. Skaliscin watched the exchange with some amusement; Speckles normally wouldn't reply to a newcomer in a friendly way.

"Hold on tight! Sybil yelled to Chica and Rose once the orcas lined up. They were vert competitive, and both wolf and tiger must hold on if they don't want to fall off...

Chica's grip tightened on the orca, and balanced herself, ready for whatever was coming there way

The race began. Those orcas were pretty fast for ones so big. They raced to the open ocean and back, and the orca carrying Rose was the winner, with a tie between the other two. ''Well... fun, wasn't it? Sybil asked, a little dizzy. She only wanted to surf, but she didn't expect the whales to have a race. She then reached back to her friends to see if they were Ok back there...

Chica felt the wind in her fur as the race began. She felt free, like she could forget all her problems, and just enjoyed the ride as it swerved left to right. The salty water splashed her fur, refreshed. Suddenly the race ended, with the orca she was on in tied with Sybil's. "wow, that was fun" she replied to sybil

OOC: I don't mean to be pushy, but my characters need some interaction. Any other characters who aren't doing anything?

Royal and Jaerl see the couple of snakes and fly down from their perch after spending some quality time together. Jaerl bows politely and waits for the snakes to realize their presence. His father, Royal does the same.

OOC: Thank you!


The three spindly creatures turned their heads to the birds of prey.
"That's Royal and Jaerl," Speckles said, pointing at the two of them respectively.
"Royal and Jaerl, this-s-s is-s-s Voras-s-sivenom," Skaliscin added felicitously.
"I assume that you're resedents here, too?" Voracivenom asked friendlily.

OOC: You're welcome. Just warning you guys in advance. I am very sad and hurt. A good friend of mine just passed away yesterday after fighting cancer.

Jaerl and Royal but nod.

"Yes we are residents of the Haven and its a pleasure to finally meet the snake that Skaliscin has been talking about."

OOC: Thanks Spyroconvexity.

Ooc: oh my, I hope you get through it, may the spirits watch over your friend and you

OOC: Thanks Stealthelfrocks.

OOC: I know how that feels

Sybil was both joyed and surprised about the wolf and tiger's reactions. They didn't seem like the type that tolerated that much excitement, so she was glad that wasn't the case.

"Bravo! Encore!" a familiar cheeky voice, accompanied by the clapping of wings was heard once the trio was on the beach "Mambo! What in the... how long have you been standing there?" the civet asked, a little disturbed.

"Long enough to see the race. Who would have know such a reserved mammal like you knew how to have some fun?" Mambo commented, angering Sybil a little...

OOC: Thanks Felines.

OOC: I'm so sorry, Wyrstel. I know what it's like to lose loved ones. I'll be praying for you.


"Aw, you mentioned me?" Voracivenom said sweetly, giving Skaliscin a cheeky grin.
She let out a faint hiss, and her facial scales-- again-- turned from black to dark red.
Speckles stifled a chuckle at Skaliscin's obvious discomfort. "How's AJ doing?" he asked, trying to change the subject for his friend's sake.

Both Mambo and Sybil looked at each other, very confused. That Rose was surely too... adorable to say the least. Who would have known she would like the overexcited bird after the nasty fight they had yesterday? No matter the reason, Mambo was glad with the display of kindness. He wouldn't want that little orange fuzzball against him once she grew up...

"would you like to try?" Chica asked, "or is flying more your thing"

"Nah, those orca seem like nice fellows, but I prefer my fun on the air and land." Mambo replied, tapping the ground. "Say now Sybil, how come those whales are so loyal to you?" the kea asked, putting Sybil into a little train of thoughts...

he really likes delving deeper into things now doesn't he Chica thought, looking at Sybil. Chica still felt a bit wobbly after the ride, but quickly tried to recover

Jaerl and Royal look at one another.

"Chica went to check on him recently. You may want to ask her, but from what I've seen on Chica's face, I would say not good. She looks worried and concerned when people ask about him. I think she knows him a lot more that she is telling us, but I will wait for her to tell us the full story when she is ready," Royal says. His son, Jaerl nods in agreement.

AJ: Meanwhile back inside the safety of my den, I toss and turn in my sleep. Horrifying images enter my dreams. Crying out in fear and with tears streaking down my face.

"No, no, please I haven't done anything. What are you doing to them? No, no please don't. No, no stop, its too much. The sceams they're..." I wake with a start, shaking like a leaf and with rivers of tears falling down my cheeks.

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he really likes delving deeper into things now doesn't he Chica thought, looking at Sybil. Chica still felt a bit wobbly after the ride, but quickly tried to recover

"Well that's... that's quite a peculiar story." Sybil answered, with a quiet chuckle. "You see, after a few weeks of arriving on this island, I saw an orca agonizing. It was Cairo you see... he was choking with some human garbage, and I... well..." she stopped, assuming the others would figure out the rest.

"Ever since that day, Cairo and his family volunteered for the long voyages of carrying endangered animals to the island once I founded the Haven." she specified, remembering how deeply grateful she was to those humongous whales for helping her so much, even if she felt like they were only returning the favor of saving the life of their beloved leader.

"I see" Chica said. human garbage these days, and from judging from Sybil's size the job would be done quite quickly

Speckles and Skaliscin looked at each other, mirroring concern.
"Who is this AJ, if I may ask?" Voracivenom interjected.

Royal gazes at Voracivenom and speaks.

"AJ is a margay that came to this island some time ago on the back of an orca. He was wounded when he first arrived and is a very, shy as well as timid fella. Due to a series of accidents, he cannot leave his den in the trees. He is too injured to do so. He lives up in that tree, he says pointing to a tree some distance from them, if you wish to meet him yourself, but know that he is in a lot of pain and is very lonely."

"Lets leave humans out of this. Instead, I've been meaning to ask you something; that new snake that looks just like Skaiscin, Voraiver... whatever his name is. Do you think he can be trusted? There is something about him I don't like... or maybe it's me. He is still a snake, and Skaliscin bit me you know..." she explained, having cleared out that she still hold a little grudge with that event. She was lucky that snake species wasn't too poisonous...

Sybil found funny how such a young spirit was lecturing her. She decided not to give it much thought though, and decided to adress Mambo instead. "So then Mambo, are the guests liking you now? You and the others didn't seem to start very good." she specified.

"It's so noble how you put faith in us Mistress Sybil. We are honored that you put trust in us. After all, we are always so attacked because of our mean reputation... as you already may know..." he said, giving a slow, playful glare at Rose...

"oh yes the new snake! He's the long lost friend friend skalicen talked about?" Chica asked.

"That's the thing. How come he disappeared from her life and then all of the sudden reappear?" she explained, still suspicious...

"He has-s-s a good s-s-spirit," Skaliscin complemented.
Voracivenom chuckled. "You're sincere; that's new. The only complements I've ever heard you make are sarcastic ones," he noted slyly.
Skaliscin flicked her tail at him in feigned irritation. He laughed again, grinning bigger.
"You've really changed; what happened?"
"Oh, jus-s-st... des-s-sperate for attention," the female replied, taking a short glance at Speckles.
The velvet worm managed a small smile.

OOC: I'm not letting this die anytime soon.

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Draco, for once, climbed out of the swamp in the outback, eventually out of the area too.

"ask skalicen or the snake itself" Chica replied

Ivor burrows over to Sybil and the others popping out of the ground right in front of Chica.

"Hello there, beautiful wolf. I'm sorry if I startled you this is how I travel."

Meanwhile the elephant brothers are resting beneath a tree gazing out at the ocean.