Fur-al High

[Goblin Cat 😸]

She wandered down the streets by herself, seeming to meld into the crowd, not particularly interested in anything. She wasn't in a very good mood, having other thoughts nag at her as she walked. She tended to just walk when she was upset, or bored even. She just hoped by the time she hoped by the time she stopped, she'd be able to find her way home. Part of what was bothering her was that her cellphone had been recently deactivated, probably because she had officially "ran away" from her mother.

[Srgntcuddles]

Reno walked on, not really sure what to do. He had went to the park to collect his thoughts but didn't get much done. Normally he'd never go out and just walk but he was never feeling like himself lately. The death of his parents, his childhood friend, his first crush and even new friends. All of it in such a short amount of time is taxing on his mind. He was surprised he hasn't just killed himself. The bird that was sitting on Reno's head hopped over to the front of his head and chirped at him. "Oh...You're still up there? Heh..." As he was walking he thought he saw Schadenfreude in the crowd. He would have been easy to spot since he stuck out like a sore thumb in the darker crowd of people. Reno walked with his head down low and his hands in his pockets not really looking where he was going. He decided to look again to see if he could see Schadenfreude and did across the street. He decided against calling out to her, if she saw him and wanted to hang out it'd be fine but he didn't really feel like talking. He continued walking until the crowds had long since vanished, he was now in a more neighborhood which was all too familiar to him. After some walking he came to a house with a forclosed sign in the lawn. "I guess that's what happens when there isn't anyone around to pay the bills..." he said as he walked up the walkway to the door. He then peered through the window, nothing but dusty furniture. He went to the front door, sat down against it and slid down to the ground. "Mom...Dad...I'm home..." he said softly as he rested his head on his arms over his knees. The bird flew off when he did this. He was also near Veronica's house without knowing it. It was right across the street from where he was actually.

[Armalite_]

Sam lit up his cigarette and slid the pack back into his pocket as Zane declined. He looked between Tabby and Shinzuu. He could never get why Shinzuu got those boils in the first place. It was like he really was allergic to her but Sam shook it off and went back to the menu playing around with the smoke in his mouth. He only smiled at Shinzuu's words. He wasn't clueless, he knew exactly what he was doing but caring about it was something entirely different. He stared out the window with Zane. "What the hell is the guy looking at?" Sam thought to himself as he peeked over at Zane while taking another drag. He looked over at Tabby with a huge grin on his face. "I'll have whatever Shinzuu's having."

[Brooklyn K. Grey]

       Zane smiled sheepishly at Shinzuu's remarks about his uniform. It seemed like he was always taking some sort of criticism, but it never really changed the way he acted anyway. "I'll...have scrambled eggs and toast," finally relenting to his favorite breakfast meal, glancing over at Tabby to make sure she got the order. Zane recognized her face from around, but he honestly never had that much conversation with her. Part of it mostly stemming from the fact that they were in completely different social levels. It never bothered him much, as being the 'creative writer' kid kind of set you apart from most of the social labels anyway. After a few more moments watching the window, Zane turned around to face the other two, fighting the urge to laugh at the interaction between his breakfast-buying benefactor and the waitress.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Shinzuu sighed and just ate his food when it came in, though they had to reorder Zane's a couple times before Tabby remembered to enter his order into the kitchen. By the time Zane got his food, Shinzuu was tired of sitting and got up. "It's already 8 o'clock, man. I'll take care of the bill and get out of here. Keep out of trouble, guys." He paid the bill and left before Tabby could stop him. Shinzuu sighed as he looked down the street back at the park. Screw this. I just can't stand it. He ran back down the block and got into the park. Shinzuu took off his sweats and shirt, leaving his sweat pants on. He set them at the end of the cage door in the basketball court and began to warm up with a light jog from basket to basket. He then sped up into trots and then into a run and finally into dead sprints. Come on, man. Dead sprints were nothing to you before. This is nothing. However, it already began to take its toll on Shinzuu's brain. His head already began to throb against his skull, making him lopsided and he crashed and rolled into the basketball pole, the impact reverberated up the pole. Dammit...

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Veronica's parents didn't take that long to eat and they were out of the diner in half an hour. Afterward her parents wanted to go for a ride but she didn't want to go because she didn't like random rides to nowhere so she had them drop her off at home. After they pulled away, she glanced across the street at the house that had had no one living in it for quite some time and spotted Reno sitting against the door. She was curious as to what he was doing there so she crossed the street and went up the walk to the door. It also seemed like a good way to keep her mind off of other things. "Hey Reno. What are you doing here? I would think you would be with Schad or something." She said softly as to not startle him if he had zoned out and not noticed her approach him.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Schad's mind began to drift in and out of her music, and she seemed to be on autopilot as she walked on, not paying attention to her surroundings. Her mind was wavering between things in her home life and things that were going on now. She missed when she was back in America. They seemed to move a lot on account of her mother and her jobs, and really, truthfully, it's why they landed here, but when her dad wouldn't move with them and they had divorced, her mother had picked up the bad habit of drinking. Shad rubbed her face as she walked, drawing back when she hit her swollen eye. It seemed extra sensitive today. That sharp pain, however, was enough to bring her back to earth and get her to look at where she was. She realized at this point, she wasn't sure where she was because she didn't recognize anything.

[Srgntcuddles]

Reno looked up to see Veronica after hearing her. He got up quickly and dusted himself off. "Oh, uhm, Veronica, hi. Long time no see. I'm uhm-...I used to live here." he finally choked out, scratching the back of his head. "I was just trying to see if it was unlocked, but uhm...It isn't...And-" Just then the bird came back and moved the false rock hiding a hidden key underneath. "Oh hey...I had forgot this was hidden here..." he said as he bent over to grab the key. Reno examined it then looked at the lock. "Wonder if it even works..." He went over to the door and unlocked it, as he did the bird flew and landed on his shoulder. Opening the door he looked over his shoulder to Veronica. "Care to see inside?"

[Armalite_]

Sam watched as Shinzuu got up and walked out of the diner. He noticed that the guy pretty much ran out. "...See ya later." Sam said as the door closed behind Shinzuu. Sam didn't even get the chance to thank him. Figuring he'd get the chance later, he got Tabby to refill his mug with more coffee. Sam lit up another cigarette and looked at Zane across the table who'd just gotten his food. Sam had pretty much finished eating by the time Shinzuu had. For some reason, their plates seemed to come before Zane's, even giving them time to finish eating. Sam wasn't about to bail out on Zane. He wasn't like that to leave a man behind...especially at breakfast. Sam gingerly touched his mohawk that passed between his ears and took another drag followed by another sip of the coffee that tasted like motor oil. Sam's left leg was propped up on the seat beside him while he leaned up in the corner of the booth.

"So, Zane..." He took another drag. "...What's new?"

[Brooklyn K. Grey]

        Zane glanced up as Shinzuu left, giving a partial wave before starting in on his long-awaited food. He was glad he hadn't ordered much, considering the time, and finished the toast with mechanical efficiency. "Working a story for writing club. As much as I like it, I really hate deadlines..." He managed to mutter in-between bites of egg. It wasn't the best tasting food, but it was warm, and Zane was hungry. He had skipped dinner in his fanatical drive to channel inspiration onto the pages in his notebook. "What about you? Gonna make the most of the day off?" Zane honestly wasn't too bothered that Shinzuu had left, due to the fact that only saw him occasionally at lunch or after school. The same for Sam, but either way, he wouldn't turn down the free food or the company, even if it was short. As soon as breakfast was over, Zane knew he needed to head over to the library and use the internet to communicate with his editor. His internet at home was always slow due to his mother and father using it, so anything faster was a godsend.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Shinzuu grunted as he got up and clutched on to his side. He sat there for a few minutes and got back up. Shinzuu did the same thing all over again, determined to not listen to the doctor and just go back to being active. Years ago, before his father's death, Shinzuu would have had no problem sitting around all day at home playing on his computer or his gaming systems, but now he can't even stand taking a break from sports or any kind of activity. As Shinzuu broke gradually into wind sprints, he did his best to hold it again, but ended up dizzying up and crashed and burned again and slammed into the side fence this time. This time, he didn't even have the strength to get up, so he just ended up staying there on his back, staring up at the sky. Shinzuu was bleeding in various places from cuts that he got from tumbling those two times, but he was barely even aware of his surroundings due to the headache from exerting himself. Damn...........

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

When Reno mentioned that he used to live there, Veronica looked up at the house as she wondered why he didn't anymore. She also wondered why she had never noticed that he lived across the street from her at one point but it was probably because they had never hung out so she had no interest. "Hmm...I never knew you lived across the street from me before..." She said, looking back at him to see him grabbing the hidden key. When he asked her if she wanted to see the inside, she wondered if it was illegal to go into the house...but they did use a key so they weren't breaking in and it wasn't like anybody lived there now... "Uh...sure, why not." She answered, following him inside.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Schad looked up at the sky, then took in her surroundings. She felt a sudden rush of excitement even though she didn't know where she was. She remembered back when she used to live in the US. She'd wander along the highway that wound into the desert until she was lost, then hitchhike back. She wondered if people hitchhiked in Japan... She seemed to be on the outskirts of the city they were in, and she felt the temptation to go further, but decided to turn around and head back. Well, back in the opposite direction. She wasn't entirely sure she could make it back to the hotel, but if she was going to be lost, she might as well explore.

[Srgntcuddles]

Reno went into the the house and stood on the dusty white tiled floor in the doorway. To his left was a mahogany staircase, farther left an archway leading to the dining room. He went right, into the living room. He walked over to the couch that was facing a blank wall where a TV had once been. The carpet was a dirty white, similar to the walls now from dust and time. There was also a few pictures on the walls, just of random landscaping. "This is the living room...Where we watched TV and stuff." he said putting his hands on the back of the couch. Reno looked to the left where there was a fireplace, pointing at it he said "Christmas tree went there." As he walked over to the fireplace he saw a decorated Christmas tree. Next to it an older male rabbit with white fur and black spots, one spot on his left eye, holding a younger male rabbit with white fur on his shoulders. An older female rabbit with white fur and brown spots, one on her left eye, was nearby watching the younger rabbit put a star in top of the tree. Reno was looking at as if something was there, but there really wasn't anything. He got to the fireplace and looked at the pictures in the frames on the mantle. They were dusty beyond recognition so he picked one up and rubbed the dust off. The picture was of a younger Reno, being held up by the two older rabbits in between them. They were all smiling. Reno turned to see if Veronica was looking, figuring she wasn't he put it back but facing the wall.

[Armalite_]

Sam took a final drag from his cigarette before pressing it out in the tray. He looked at Zane and then looked down. "Probably not. I'll end up sleeping it away at home." He pulled a coin from his pocket and dropped it down on the table as tip. He rubbed his tired eyes in his paws as he held his head up. "Maybe...maybe I'll head on over to the field to see the lacross guys...If there's time." He picked up his mug and looked at the nasty black liquid inside, swirling it around in the cup before taking a sip. "Your story...Whats it about?" He grimaced at the rate Zane was eating and made a face. "Slow down, dude. I don't want to have to save you when you swallow the fork."