Keep Rolling Along [open]

[sansa]

The crisp dawn air washed over Demeter's face as she stared out the Warehouse toward the sunrise. Her lips were pressed together in uncertainty. She hadn't seen Macavity in the past few days since she'd rejoined the Henches. She had busied herself by setting up her room, mostly. It was simple, just a cushion, some flowers on the windowsill, and some extra food, but it would do for the time being. She'd introduced herself to some Henches as well. And she wasn't sure how well she fit in at the Warehouse. It was so different than last time. The cats seemed to have so much freedom... Though last time, she'd rarely left Macavity's room, so she wasn't exactly an expert on the subject.

Was she expected to seek Macavity out? Was she to meet with him regularly, for instructions and things? She'd tried to figure that out from other Henches, but so many of them were in such a rush. She didn't feel right interrogating them. It certainly wasn't her place. Besides, she didn't want to give the impression that she was clueless. Other cats could be so judgmental, and she wanted nothing more than to stay under the radar while she was familiarizing herself with the workings of the Warehouse.

With a furrowed brow, she made her decision. Macavity welcomed her back to the Warehouse, so why wouldn't he want to give her instructions? She had to contribute if she wanted to be a proper part of the tribe. Right? Maybe she could be a healer, or some kind of hunter... or something she was actually qualified to do. Surely she didn't leave one tribe just to stand around doing nothing all day in another. She needed duties, a job, she needed to know how she was meant to spend her time. And hopefully Macavity would be able to help her with that. She turned to start walking toward his office, but founding herself colliding with a furry mass.

"Agh!" She bounced back in surprise.

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(( Can I join with solus,I think Demeter would either appreciate the quiet cat,or find him mad lol))

[sansa]

((Go for it! He seems like the type to have been standing directly behind her, haha.))

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Solus wasn't sure what he had been doing earlier,but somehow he ended standing behind a rather confused looking queen. She was distracting herself with normal things like cleaning and checking food resource,until suddenly her aura changed to one seeking,as if she decided to suddenly pursue something. Unfortunately Solus was most likely not what she was pursuing as she ran into him,how she had not noticed the white Tom was not one to wonder about,he was quite known for being able to appear places suddenly.

His eyes widened barely as she ran into him,so much so that you wouldn't notice that he reacted at all. Silently he looked down at the queen with his dreamy gaze and blinked his misty gray eyes at her.
He stared at her (more or less) for a moment,assessing her,feeding off of the senses sent to him from the other world,reading her awfully skittish aura. Then with a tiny tilt of his head he acknowledged her tiny body collided with his, the way their fur was messed together for a moment. His left ear slightly twitched before he slowly raised his paws and put them on her chest,right above her bosumm, and dangerously close to them as well. He then proceeded to lightly apply pressure to the area gently push,until there was appropriate space between the two,once their was he careful and slowly moved his paws back and brought them to his sides.
After he was done he proceeded to looking at her,or...past her,it wasn't completely sure where his gaze was. It was just in her general direction.

[sansa]

The cat she saw before her set off a number of questions in her mind. He wasn't trying to laugh the collision off in any way, which meant it was possible he was not amused by it. So joking about it was out of the question. He also wasn't reacting angrily, so a profuse apology was probably not necessary. In fact, he seemed to be reacting in a quite... nonreactive way. Which Demeter found bewildering. But before she could summon up her own response, he was pushing her back, his paws steady and far too intimate.

"Oh, I- oh." She stepped back as well and clasped her paws over her stomach, resisting the urge to wipe his touch away from her chest. "Sorry, I, uh- I didn't see you there, I'm sorry. I'm new. Kind of. Demeter. Hi." It didn't strike her as odd that she stated her status as a new member before her name. She hoped he'd be more willing to apologize if he knew that she was out of place. She offered him a paw to shake.

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He blinked as the other seemed a little flustered. She....didn't seem to enjoy touch either from the way her face moved when he pushed her back. " Sorry for the invasion of personal space" he said barely above a whisper,but still his voice was steady and strong somehow,like a gentle wind.

He gave a head nod as she introduced herself. "Demeter........" he murmured as if registering the information. "Yes,I see. " He looked around him before looking back at her "I am Solus,pleased to meet you" upon seeing her outstretched paw his left ear slightly twitched again. " Please don't find me rude for not shaking your paw" he apologized. " You have not offended me in any way....,I just prefer not to touch you"

[sansa]

Demeter chose not to response to his apology. She wasn't sure what kind of reaction the tom would prefer, or what kind of reaction would get a rise out of him. So she took the safest route, and smiled demurely. ”It's nice to meet you as well.”

She brought her paw back to her stomach and twisted her fingers together. “Of course, yes, I'm sorry. Right.” Was there something wrong? She tried to peek at her paw, to see if perhaps there was something on it, but it would be impossible to do that without causing suspicion. She cleared her throat and hurried to change the subject. ”What, um, what do you do? You know, around here?” Perhaps she could get some sort of idea of what was expected of her.

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He nodded and looked around the air,tiny vibrations went through the air from Demeter's energy,it was constantly getting stronger or weaker at any time.

Upon the words she used when pulling her paw back it seemed that she thought herself as the problem. " Oh,no,miss Demeter. Please don't question your cleanliness....I just don't like the feeling of touch,or as a more defined term,am touch adverse. So,it's not you"

Hearing his question of what it was that he did made him think for a moment,what exactly was his role here? Well of course he didn't fight or anything like that,for it required alot of physical contact,and that would drive him mad. He was sent to do things that favored his strengths,as his leader called them,while the others called them oddities.
He would use his abilities to detect.... At least sometimes who was mystic,what they weather would be like,of there were any omens about. Or rarely,he was a spy,his soft paws and silent nature allowing him to go and observe,up close and personal without being noticed.

He debated how to answer her question before merely shrugging. " I merely do what is to the best of my ability,comfortably. We all have jobs that fit our skills,if we have no skills,we are trained,if we are new at skills,we are trained. Until you are of utmost importance you may run small errands here and there,don't let all the bustling fool you,most of these cats or doing their own business when not doing a job,only cats that really work around the clock are guards."

[sansa]

"Oh. Alright!" Demeter perked significantly at his reassurance. No touching Solus, that would be easy to remember. And thankfully the issue was not with her. Her heart flooded with confidence and she dropped her hands to her side to adopt a more casual stance. Still, though, her legs were tense, ready to leap away at a moment's notice.

"I see." Was this tribe not more structured than the Jellicles? "Are there many jobs available here? Anything that... anybody could do?" She didn't have many skills, it was true. She wasn't sneaky enough to spy, or strong enough to be a guard. And she certainly didn't think she'd do well spending her time 'doing her own business'. Was it a mistake to come back?

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He looked at her as she asked yet another question,this was more talking than he was used to but he didn't mind. "Yes,of course there is,first of all as henches it is our duty to serve and protect. We are all like soldiers nothing that doesn't belong here gets in or out,if you find something suspicious it is personally your job to deal with it,if you want a less daunting task then you could always check the clocks,everyone has something to do until they are allowed free time,if you know a certain member who is slacking you keep them on point....or report them. We all have certain functions that must be carried out in order for all of our survivals. We need hunters,healers,commanders and soldiers to function,we even need mothers and nurses. Without any of these necessary things we are not complete. There is always something to do and something that needs to be done,even if they are not missions. That is what I mean by others having their own business,we have our own responsibilities,yet if you personally want to be assigned a job outside of your schedule then you have to take it up with the higher ranks...or the leader himself. " he sighed a little. "I'm sorry if my answers are too vague for you,but we really are high functioning...everyone has a class and a rank,we are always listed in a orderly fashion and follow the rank system. If their is one thing I can tell you,it's to not jump ranks,disrespect is dangerous here"

[sansa]

The longer he spoke with her, the more comfortable Demeter found herself. The tasks he was listing sounded a bit daunting. She was supposed to hold the other Henches accountable for everything? But maybe she could do it. And perhaps she could find steadier work helping Healers. How would Macavity factor into her life then, though? Would he give her a job and then simply... let her go? Her heart sped at the thought. No, no, maybe she couldn't do it after all. Maybe if she already knew her place, things would be easier. Was Solus high enough in rank to assign her a job? No, certainly not. She should just go directly to Macavity. Shouldn't she?

"Oh, no, not vague at all." She smiled tightly at him. "I'm sorry if I'm keeping you from a job. Am I? Keeping you from a job, that is?"

[dodd4]

(mind if I bring Manny in?)

[sansa]

((I'm fine with it! Also, sorry, I somehow didn't see your post until now!))

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((I don't mind)

[dodd4]

Manfredd was still feeling good about the venture from the night before when he made his way into the warehouse entrance.
when he saw Solus talking to a pretty gold queen he made his way over. "morning Sol," he said giving the odd tom a friendly nod then he shyly ducked his head to the petite queen who looked so tiny next to him.
"morning Ma'am." he said to her then he took a deep breath.
"and I heard we had a new queen so Ma'am where your new here I do have something to say, unlike some we have here I do'nt take well to hurtin kittens and queens with no cause or reason, an 'it's fun' aint a reason. so if anybody tries to take that which is only yours to give you tell Manny and I'll see to it that they don't bother you anymore." the massive tom said then he beamed a big smile at her. "now that THAT's been said how are you settling in?"