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[DGFone]

Simba laughed quietly. Yeah, that was one... rough night. Just then Timon came to them, with a large leaf piled with grub. Simba looked at it, disgusted. That disgust turned into wonder when Kamari cleared it all up right in front of Simba's eyes. How did you do that? Simba asked. He looked at his own leaf. The insects were crawling all over it, and for a moment, he felt sick.

Sure, they were satisfying. But they were also slimy, and that was the worse part. What would Simba do for a scarp of meat. His stomach rumbled with hunger. The insects would have to do. Simba leaned down and wolfed the insects up. As long as he didn't chew them, but swallowed right away, then they were tolerable. As much as he appreciated Timon and Pumbaa being able to get breakfast like that, insects were not lion food. As soon as he finished his leaf, he swatted it aside and got up, stretching.

So what are we going to do today? he asked Kamari. He had a thought of leading the cheetah on a guided tour of the jungle, if Timon and Pumbaa allowed it.

[Daenerys]

OCC: Soon, I wanna fast forward a few year and bring your leopard in,
"I don't know Simba, what do you want to do? I was thinking we could go swimming again, or maybe you could show me how to climb a SMALL tree." Kamari mentioned. "NO! No trees!" "Ah come one Timon, just a SMALL TEENY TINY one?" Timon sighed, "Okay, but a SMALL one." Kamari smiled,
"What do you think Simba? Can you show me how to climb a tree?"

[DGFone]

ooc: I was thinking of also fast forwarding.
Simba looked around for a small tree. There was a problem. They were all big. Yeah, I can teach you how to climb a tree. If you can find a small one. That might be a problem. Simba thought where they might find a small tree. There might be one at the edge of the jungle, where the trees are smaller.

Kamari brightened up. But Timon and Pumbaa stopped the two of them. Timon insisted that he keep an eye on them. After your near-fall, Pumbaa told Timon.

[Daenerys]

OCC: I have to go. I'll be back on tomorrow

Kamari trotted to the edge of the jungle. He found some moderately small trees, "Hey Simba! Will these do?" Kamari called Simba over, "What about these?" Timon and Pumbaa followed, "These are okay kid, we just need to watch you." Timon said, keeping a constant eye on Kamari.

[DGFone]

Pumbaa gave an encouraging smile to Simba. You can do it. You had no trouble yesterday, and now the tree is small. We'll watch over you two. Hakuna Matata!

Simba nodded and examined the tree. It looked sturdy enough. Alright, Kamari, the most important thing about tree climbing is that the only way for you to hold on is to grab the bark with your claws. And for that, they need to be sharp. Simba looked over Kamari's claws, and nodded that they were sharp. The actual climbing is hard to describe, because I just do it, and I can't really explain it. But if you want an explanation, it's a lot like walking, but much slower, you will need to grab the bark with each step, and you can't always see where you are going. Want to give it a try?

Kamari gave off an excited grin as he extended his claws in preparation for climbing. He walked over to the tree and placed his paws on it. Gripping the bark hard, he compressed his leg muscles in order to start climbing. Behind the two cubs, Timon and Pumbaa gave an encouraging cry. Do or not, Kamari was going to climb that tree.

ooc: One last post today for me.

[Daenerys]

Kamari braced for the jump, and leaped onto the tree. He scraped the bark with his claws, trying to get the best grip "Hey guys! Look at me! I'm doing it!" he slowly progressed up the tree. "Haha! This is awesome! This is the first time I have ever climbed a tree before!" he shouted. "Be careful kid! Even though the tree is small, you could still get hurt from falling!" Timon shouted. Kamari nodded and slowly kept climbing up the tree.

[DGFone]

ooc: finally replying!

Simba watched as Kamari scaled up the tree. At first, the cheetah seemed a little uncertain at the climbing, but the more he did it, the more confident he became. And with the confidence came speed. Kamari climbed up that tree faster than Simba thought he could. When Kamari got to the highest branch he could, he shouted his triumph to the others.

Simba had to strain his neck to see Kamari. Getting up is the easy part! Now get down! he shouted. It would be interesting to see the cheetah have to fight both gravity and momentum combined in the decent. But Simba was also ready to help down if Kamari got stuck.

[Daenerys]

Kamari nodded and looked down, it was taller than he thought. "Uh, okay!" Kamari slowly brought one paw down, but slipped immediately, "Um, Simba?" he looked slightly worried, "Kid! I told you! Trees are dangerous!" Timon shouted while on top of Pumbaa. He brought another paw down, but slipped again, "Should I just keep slipping slowly down the tree?" Kamari asked.

[DGFone]

Simba noticed that Kamari was stuck. Hang on! I'm coming up! he called. Kamari can climb up, but down was harder. Don't look down, it makes it worse! Simba quickly scampered up the tree until he reached Kamari. He looked down. It really did look farther than when looking up. Alright Kamari, the trick to climbing down is to do it slowly. It's a lot like climbing up, but moving backwards. AS long as you can keep control, there shouldn't be any trouble. It's a lot easier to climb up fast, but very hard to get down quickly. Simba gave a few more instructions on how to get down safely.

Kamari tried following the instructions. He discovered that while slower, he didn't slide anymore. Simba waited for him to reach the ground before he also climbed down to the ground. So how did you like your first tree climb? he asked.

[Daenerys]

OOC: When will we fast forward a few years?
Kamari nodded. "Yeah! It was a little scary but it was great. Thanks for showing me how to climb. I may come in good use someday." Kamari said. "Well kid, we have to say you did really great for your first try!" Timon said enthusiastically. Pumbaa nodded in agreement.