Rep gave a very toothy grin at Vidar. "Rep," he said, chuckling as he adjusted his various new frills and spines, as though sidling into a new skin. "Just Rep." Seemingly contented with things, he nodded in affirmation as though reassuring himself that it was just fine having claws as long as daggers
He did take a moment to admire his competitor, hoping he was subtle about it. There wasn't really much point in attending these competitions if you didn't use the opportunity to get a bit of eye candy along the way, especially when everyone's forms were so grand and varied. Life tended to be quite solitary the rest of the year. You made do.
He did break away to look down at the water. The first part of the race would take them through the reefs, and if he was honest, he was looking forward to it. There was something about the water that called viscerally to Rep, even if he wasn't best designed for it. Even if his body wasn't serpentine, even if it didn't have flippers or fins to aid his movement, he felt like his very heart was tied to it. His life was a litany of contradictions that coexisted; it only made sense that he was a contradiction in this, too.
"This race is definitely a bit of a fuckin marathon." he said, rolling his shoulders and shifting his weight, stretching a little in warm up, leaning into his forelegs like a cat. "If I get a stitch in the middle, I wouldn't be surprised."
He took a deep breath and exhaled. "Ye ready, mate?"
Lutz wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 3:54 pm