#earthrunes

A rumble turns to a muted GrooAAAAWWWR! and a paw SWIPES after him - he narrowly defies DEATH! Later he may think back and realize, that the claws were carefully velveted away...

Adam sprints, energized and grinning to himself, down the narrow beam to the next platform.

and sees a skunk blocking his path

He freezes again.

The skunk isn't sleeping, is it?

Nope. Walking REAAAAL Slow

Adam straightens and mimics that, walking nonchallantly towards and past (if he can) the skunk.

"This is really sad.." Bachdion says "I've seen childlings beating this speed"

Adam frowns but focuses on getting by unskunked.

He gets by, then the skunk sees he's gotten ahead..a nd gives chase!

Adam RUNS, long legs and an athlete's skills propelling him forward.

Now he makes up for lost time

With a skunk on his ass!

Adam laughs as he runs, LOVING it.

He's not sure what sounds a skunk is SUPPOSED to make, but it sounds a bit like the Lone Ranger theme song (Yes, yes, not it's original name)

And Adam can either zig zag up some beams.. or grab a rope and swing it to skip a floor up

Wait, no! There is a grey-furred possum hanging from THAT rope!

He goes for the beams and zig-zag; more his wheelhouse than Tarzan action. So far.

And he comes to the top to see a Rhino. Blocking the last deck. It stares at him. The wood wobbles a bit.

"All the way, please" Bachdion calls up, then says "Odd. I don't remember a Rhino pooka"

Blink.

Snort.

"Seriously, how did you even get UP here??"

"Get past him "

That from Bachdion

"I will, but I still want to know!"he calls back, then sizes up the Rhino. Can he go over it? Under it?

With the right move, yes to etither

(Over)

And he jumps over and... slides with victory

and the illusion of the Rhino fades

"THERE we go"

Bachdion says "Okay.. not sure who made the fake rhino, but I'll give you points for it anyway"

"WHOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!" Adam leaps up, fists in the air, and dances. "YEAH!!!"

He looks down from the top to the rest of the course. "AWESOME!!!"

The lion is sleeping again, and has a little red silk ribbon tied in a bow on his tail.

It's like 30 plus feet up here! King of the world

"Nice work, bit slow, but we'll get there" He says "I dare Say Vince can startle anyone"

"That's Vince??"

"Oh yes, the Lion is Vince... you couldn't tell by the fact he's a hugger and.. admitedly, the glorious mane?"

"He's never hugged me before! He's a LION."

"Racist" A voice tisks... as a young man in a jester outfit yawns on another section of the set up "How dare you insult my dearest friend by calling him the L word?"

I am NOT."

The lion's tail twitches, and he purrs, rumbling the entire platform.

"You called her a Lion!" Shallimar points out

"You DID call Vince a Lion" Bachdion admits

"Mew?"

"Of course, Vince IS a Lion, at least currently" Bachdion says "So Shalimar, do stop that"

Shalimar laughs merrily and waves his skunk tail "Oh fine"

"Wait...." Adam frowns, thinking. "Oh right. Pooka."