It was impressive how quickly the tigress adapted to moving underwater, laughing and catching the seagrass as Delta circled beneath her with a small smile curling the edges of his muzzle. He himself wasn't sure of what game they were playing, only following the hazy memories of what he'd done with his littermates when they were small. Except back then they'd had to keep low and quiet, careful to avoid attracting the attention of any predators. It was strange seeing Saira move without such fear, sending sprays of bubbles and vibrations through the water as she dove down towards him again.
A momentary fear flashed through him as the massive tigress lunged her muzzle forward, but there were no teeth bared or threat of biting as she giggled and swung the kelp about. It took him a second to even register that she'd missed, and he too let out a tiny chuff of laughter as he flapped his fins and bounced backwards across the lakebed. Her second strike hit him square, a yelp of surprise escaping Delta as Saira's huge nose squished into his own. He shook his head and snorted, but instead of annoyance or fear, a fresh playfulness glittered in his gaze as he snapped his jaws around the kelp.
He gave Saira a few seconds of head start before pumping his fins and bounding after her, alternating between gliding and propelling himself with his tail as he chased her through the water. Smaller fish scattered as they sped past, but for once Delta paid them no mind--he was playing, how wonderful was that?
He twisted his long body and pressed his limbs flat beneath him like a torpedo as he dove under stones and twisting plant life, hoping to hide himself as he chased Saira so he could catch her by surprise. He took a sharp turn and nearly collided with the submerged trunk of a fallen tree, whiskers flaring to alert him as he veered sharply upwards and kicked off the lakebed with a cloud of sand. The ancient bark was soft and rubbery, perfect to sink his claws into for extra propulsion as he burst out from the debris and aimed to collide with Saira with the kelp fluttering from his muzzle like a banner.
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DICE ROLL: Dexterity
Success: Delta lands square on Saira's finned tail and bats at her with sheathed paws, letting go of the kelp and aiming to dive down again.
Failure: Delta misses, twisting through the water and batting at open water.
A momentary fear flashed through him as the massive tigress lunged her muzzle forward, but there were no teeth bared or threat of biting as she giggled and swung the kelp about. It took him a second to even register that she'd missed, and he too let out a tiny chuff of laughter as he flapped his fins and bounced backwards across the lakebed. Her second strike hit him square, a yelp of surprise escaping Delta as Saira's huge nose squished into his own. He shook his head and snorted, but instead of annoyance or fear, a fresh playfulness glittered in his gaze as he snapped his jaws around the kelp.
He gave Saira a few seconds of head start before pumping his fins and bounding after her, alternating between gliding and propelling himself with his tail as he chased her through the water. Smaller fish scattered as they sped past, but for once Delta paid them no mind--he was playing, how wonderful was that?
He twisted his long body and pressed his limbs flat beneath him like a torpedo as he dove under stones and twisting plant life, hoping to hide himself as he chased Saira so he could catch her by surprise. He took a sharp turn and nearly collided with the submerged trunk of a fallen tree, whiskers flaring to alert him as he veered sharply upwards and kicked off the lakebed with a cloud of sand. The ancient bark was soft and rubbery, perfect to sink his claws into for extra propulsion as he burst out from the debris and aimed to collide with Saira with the kelp fluttering from his muzzle like a banner.
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DICE ROLL: Dexterity
Success: Delta lands square on Saira's finned tail and bats at her with sheathed paws, letting go of the kelp and aiming to dive down again.
Failure: Delta misses, twisting through the water and batting at open water.