Another Private RP with Adofo/Iri

[Iri]

Sighing with defeat, a small white lioness cub stepped out from her hiding behind a rather large boulder. She was about Gakere's size, perhaps just a tad bit smaller, and her irises were a light blue. "Hi," she said cautiously.

[Adofo]

Hamadou: Oh...hi little one! ...Are you okay?

[Iri]

"Oh, me? I'm fine," the cub said, dismissively waving her paw at the adult male lion's concern. "I... er, wanted to get away from them." Truth be told, they weren't bad- not at all. They kept her fed, and ever since her lone mother had been taken by an unknown, peculiar illness, they had made her feel like she was a part of the family. But that had ended as soon as she voiced her opinion about letting other prides stay near them. They had ignored her since then, giving her the cold shoulder, and many of the other cubs, especially the older ones, had openly expressed their disgust with her.

[Adofo]

Hamadou: Oh....well...wheres your parents?

[Iri]

"My mom died," the cub said flatly. "And I've never met my dad. I live with that pride now, but they don't like me anymore." She remembered Hasara, the kind lioness who had posed as a mother figure to the cub- whose name was Nuru. And Hasara, though she strongly disagreed with Nuru's views about not being so territorial and aggressive, had been the only one supporting the girl. Nuru couldn't exactly blame her pride for being so defensive, as they were afraid of being wiped out, but she still didn't share their opinion.

[Adofo]

Hamadou: Chaltuu.....do you think.....maybe we could take care of her?

[Iri]

"We? Who exactly is 'we'?" Chaltuu snorted derisively. Though she did feel a scrap of sympathy for the small cub, she wasn't exactly sure she was ready to take care of a child, whether it be hers or someone else's. Besides, who was to say that the leucistic cub had ever agreed to be taken care of? Hamadou couldn't exactly make that decision for her, no matter how tiny the little urchin was. She arched an eyebrow at Hamadou with a challenging expression.

[Adofo]

Hamadou: Us! .....She doesn't have parents. And you said you'd probably like to adopt a cub! ...What if she'd want to be adopted?

[Iri]

"You can't exactly make that decision for her, Hamadou, she's never even said she wants to be adopted. You can't assume you know what everybody is thinking," Chaltuu retorted, fairly annoyed. Just because she said she was considering adopting an orphan didn't mean she wanted to take in this particular little urchin. Besides, she had never said for certain whether she wanted to or not, despite whatever pity or sympathy she felt for the child.

[Adofo]

Hamadou: .........I'm sorry. ......I'll shut up.