Everything That You Think Is Important... Isn't [Open]

[Lassie Dennings]

Sit back now
Let me tell you a tale
Where justice does not prevail

About an ill-fated life
So very full of strife
Where two wrongs do not make a right



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It wasn't like Lassie was a recluse. No. He absolutely loved the outdoors. He often went into cities and towns and observed them. He got some of his best material while observing those he came across. He loved imagining their deaths, their downfalls, plotting ways that they would be killed. If someone was nice, he would plan their death last and decide it would be short and sweet.

He could be a benevolent killer, when he wanted to be. But that probably just made him all the more dangerous, because he was unpredictable.

Beacon Hills was rather boring, or so the feline shifter had noted. He couldn't understand why the pack had to come here. He walked the city, smelt other shifters everywhere he turned. And yet it seemed like everything bad was going on in the shadows. This town was too normal to be normal, and he knew it. There was something deeper going on here, and he would find out.

Las had decided to take his daughter out for a play day. She had wanted to go with him as he went into town and it led him to sitting on the bench, working on his manuscript, while the small girl raced around the playground. He had brought a couple other children of the pride with him, all aware that he would punish them if they dared to step out of line and show that they weren't exactly 100% human. It was probably for that reason that the kids stayed with each other and avoided the other kids.

It was no skin off Lassie's back. He just worked on his manuscript, writing down notes and ideas when he drew a blank on the sentence he wanted to write. He was attempting to write the fourth book in his 'science fiction' series and it was slow going. There were ideas, but this laying low was really stopping him from being more creative.

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NOTES: Open~!
MUSIC: "Such Horrible Things" - Creature Feature

[Tori J Matthews]

Tori J walked out of her house and down the streets of Beacon Hills. She was tired of the same old hum bug routines. She'd get up, get a shower, train and get into a fight with either Taylor or Rachelle. Today she just wanted a break from it all. So instead of heading to training like any normal beta would, she decided that she would head to the nearest park. She took her time getting there, thinking of her past life, missing Brett and her parents. Brett...her brother...not that now she didn't have her cousins..they were more like her siblings now then ever but Brett and her were inseparable when she was younger and now more then ever she wanted one of his hugs.

When she got to the park her eyes fell upon a group of children who seemed to really enjoy playing together. She thought it was cute and sat down on the ground, taking her camera out, taking some pictures. It was one of the few things that Tori J was good at, taking pictures and making them look amazing. Her eyes fell upon a man who was watching them as well, at first her instinct kicked in and she wanted to go over and tell him to stop being a perv, but then she thought that maybe he was maybe the baby sister of the kids or something. So she snapped a picture of him as well before making her way over to him. "Stare at kids a lot do you" she asked him. It wasn't that she didn't like people, it was that she just had a snarky personality.

[Lassie Dennings]

Sit back now
Let me tell you a tale
Where justice does not prevail

About an ill-fated life
So very full of strife
Where two wrongs do not make a right



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Lassie was rather enjoying the day. He was able to spend time with his daughter, let the cubs play, and work on his manuscript. He had a deadline to meet and he really couldn't handle falling behind. So he just kept an eye on the cubs to make sure they were following orders. Otherwise, he just concentrated on writing.

His ears were tracking the cubs, occasionally looking up to make sure that none of them had decided to run away. Not that any would do that. He was second in command of the pride and all knew that meant his words were to be followed. And he was rather pleased that they were all playing nice, even allowing a couple human children to join in their fun. Children were so easily entertained.

After making sure the children were fine, he went back to writing. But a voice spoke up and made him frown. "When the kids are mine, yes." He glanced up from his manuscript, glancing at the girl who decided to speak up. "Do you have a problem with me ensuring that they aren't injuring themselves?" He placed his pen down, keeping calm the entire time.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: "Be Prepared" - Walt Disney's The Lion King

[Tori J Matthews]

He was all of the kid's father? Tori shook her head in wonder. "No, No that's not what I meant. I just...Sorry for that. I didn't realize a man as young as you could have as many children as well this." She said as she motioned toward the many children. "I didn't mean to come off as rude you know. I just have that issue, especially towards people who stare at children..it gives me the heebie jeebies" she said quite honestly. She didn't know why but for some reason she found that she could talk as herself to this person. "I'm Tori J, it was a pleasure to meet you and again, I'm so sorry about basically accusing you of being a creepa zoid." she said with a small smile.

She grabbed her camera and focused on a tree on the opposite side of him, and snapped a picture quickly. She had always wanted a few more nature shots in her album anyways. She saw one of the kids pushing another down and snapped a pick of that as well. "umm I don't know if that's allowed, but one of your kids just pushed another down." she said to him.

[Lassie Dennings]

Sit back now
Let me tell you a tale
Where justice does not prevail

About an ill-fated life
So very full of strife
Where two wrongs do not make a right



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Lassie paused. She misunderstood him, apparently. "Only one of them. The rest I am babysitting for family members." His pride was his family. He would give his life for them, for the pride members and the cubs. One daughter, right now, was enough to keep him busy. While him and his wife had been discussing another, right now one was enough.

"I don't blame you. If strangers watched my daughter..." He thought about it. He would kill them. Kidnap them, let them attempt to run away, then hunt them down and make their death painfully slow. "Let's just say they wouldn't get a chance to look at another kid ever again." He'd ensure that.

He went back to his manuscript right as she introduced herself. "I'm Lassie," he replied. "And I accept your apology. You were just concerned over the welfare of the kids." He nodded at the cubs who were running about. It was understandable. Every sane, and semi-sane, person, regardless of species, had a deep desire to protect the young.

The male's attention snapped up when he heard the words spoken by Tori. He set his papers and pen down on the bench before moving over to the kids. He picked up the small boy that had been pushed down and checked him over. He was fine, outside of a couple small healing scratches. "Be careful," He spoke to the cubs. He ruffled the small boy's hair before the whole lot of them took off running again.

He sighed as he returned back to the bench, settling back down. "They can be a handful when they're all together." And it wasn't even like this was all of the children of the pride. This was only a small portion of them.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: none

[Tori J Matthews]

Tori's eyes widened when he said that only one was his and the rest were family members kids. She felt like there had to be a story behind it but she didn't wanna press matters. "Well, if you guys ever need, I can help babysit. I enjoy little kids. I actually hope that one day that I can become a kindergarten teacher or even preschool." she said smiling as she took a few more candid photos of the children swinging and playing around. There was nothing more then taking pictures that Tori loved. She felt as if it was part of her gifts.

"Of course I have resumes and background checks and the whole shabang to give to you guys if you want as well. I'm really well checked with my clearances." She said smiling. She watched as he helped up the smaller kid and as if nothing were wrong the little one seemed to shake it off. It amazed her how they could just snap back half the time as if nothing could ever hurt them. She was always afraid that she would come off as weak because even the site of blood made her woozy. "It certainly seems like they can be." she said giggling when he came back and replied.

[Lassie Dennings]

Sit back now
Let me tell you a tale
Where justice does not prevail

About an ill-fated life
So very full of strife
Where two wrongs do not make a right



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Out of the corner of his eye, Lassie noticed the way Tori's eyes widened. Had she really expected that all of them were his? Sure a couple, but not all of them. Having cubs had never really been on the top of the list of his wife's and his' lists. The pride and Mance had always been at the top. Although it was already hard enough for them to just have children due to genetics. Genetics were against them on that end of the stick.

The elder male paused at the words. He really wanted to laugh at that. At her attempting to babysit. "What you see here... This would be a handful for you. There's even more kids than this in my... family." He leaned back. "You wouldn't be able to control them all." Besides. They were all being taught how to hunt and kill. They were already play fighting and biting each other. He could only imagine this girl's reaction to the cubs if they shifted, their eyes changed colors, or they bite her. It wasn't like their bites would break bones... yet. They were cubs, they still had a long ways to go before they could take down their own humans.

"Members of my family aren't all that trusting of outsiders, regardless of their credentials." Most hated when their children smelt of anything but pride. It was why none were enrolled in a real school. They were taught by members who were well versed in different subjects. Education was another thing that wasn't on the top of the pride's list. Basic reading and writing were needed, otherwise... they were pretty relaxed on what cubs learned.

Lassie knew the cubs meant well and they were always quick to bounce back. They had to be, otherwise they wouldn't really survive. Survival was big in their pride and was a skill all cubs had to learn when young. They were pampered for several years but then started to learn. And he knew they were all reaching the age when their natural instincts would start becoming more and more dangerous. "But they're good kids." The author crossed out a word on his manuscript and replaced it. He didn't usually go back and review things, but it caught his eye.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: "Mikado" - Dave McLoud

[Tori J Matthews]

When he said to her that his family members weren't that trusting of outsiders she understood, but the idea of her not being able to handle them...that kind of stung. She wanted to snap and say that she was able to withstand the pull of the moon so why shouldn't she be able to handle a bunch of hyper active children but she kept the sarcastic remark to herself. " I get what you mean, my family is a little like that to. My er uncle yea uncle doesn't like anyone watching my cousin's except for me because he's afraid that they'd be to much for others to handle. But if you don't mind me asking, I do have a project for school that I need to do, and well I'd love to use your children if that's allowed?"

Maybe she should elaborate on what it was that she was aiming to do. "I have to do this photographing and I wanted to do it on the childhood aspect, you know playing around, running, splashing each other in the water, just having fun. That sort of thing.." she said hopefully.

[Lassie Dennings]

Sit back now
Let me tell you a tale
Where justice does not prevail

About an ill-fated life
So very full of strife
Where two wrongs do not make a right



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Lassie wanted to chuckle as her words. Parents tended to be overprotective of their cubs, it was true. But could you blame them? They were fragile. Although their cubs were born and raised killers. While cute and innocent now, they would one day be the killers their parents are. "Oh no, go ahead and take all the pictures you want." He smiled and waved a hand. He couldn't stop her and didn't feel like it.

But that was mostly because he knew she was different. "It sounds like a lovely project." He responded going back to his manuscript. He began to write more words, picking up where he had left off. He didn't like taking ages to write his books, but he also liked to take care in getting details correct. And, ever since arriving in Beacon Hills, he has begun to write the next installment of his series. He couldn't wait until the climax, both in the book and in real life.

"But, as I said. Go ahead and take all the pictures you want." There was an amused smirk on his lips as he wrote his words. As if he just thought of something hilarious but he didn't want to laugh.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: "Not Your Fault" - AWOLNATION