Thread: Encounters of the strange and interesting.

As Lox enjoyed his meal the very fine hairs on the back of his neck prickled and some instinctual urge brushed his mind with such an intensity he stopped moving completely and tried to determine what exactly was wrong with him. Nothing in the area showed signs of danger, or malicious intent and yet he couldn't shake off the desire to find the thing that his instincts demanded him to pay attention to. With a tired sigh Lox fiddled with a small charm that was one of his most prized possessions, a seal that blunted his sensitive nose to the point that he wouldn't be crippled by the sheer stench the city must had. Even with it on he found it barely adequate but couldn't imagine how many times he would have been sick during his travels if he had been without it. He couldn't see or hear anything that might have been a threat but with his sense of smell fully restored he could put the pesky instinct to rest and convince himself there wasn't anything to worry about or be bothered with. With the complex knot untied he slipped the charm off and was assaulted by the foulest scents imaginable in his mind, and this was one of the cleaner bars he had passed but as his stomach squirmed in protest of the smell and the half eaten meal everything in his head was suddenly and forcefully shoved aside to acknowledge his urge. For Lox it seemed like the world had broken momentarily as his ears felt like they didn't feel like working anymore with utter silence reigning around him. Turning his head Lox looked directly at the source of his instinctual urge, but he couldn't understand what it was his baser self was trying to tell him and merely gazed at the woman all of his senses were focusing on. Her cloths told him nothing of the figure underneath, and with the scarf covering the lower half of her face he couldn't tell what exactly she was though the exotic shape of her eyes suggested something besides just human... With their eyes locked together Lox would have taken quite a bit of time examining the woman who seemed to rile every nerve and instinct within his being but as he glanced ever so slightly to the side he found that his ears hadn't been broken after all. The entire common room and every single soul within was silent, and they were all either staring at him or the woman he that he was so very fascinated with for one very simple reason. All people of all races who have encountered anything of feline decent or persuasion knew one thing about the creatures even if they didn't deal with them on a normal basis. A cats tail puffs up and out either because it's very scared or extremely pissed off, and for the most part that wasn't very far from the truth but Lox wasn't pissed or scared... just very interested. Regardless of his feelings he was capable of drawing attention by himself by doing nothing, and he was getting a lot more because of the contest that just occurred outside, but looking behind him he found every inch of his four foot long tail pointed straight back and slightly up towards the ceiling. It didn't help that his tail was pure white and easy to spot like this, but the thing had fluffed out to three times it's normal size and basically telling everyone within viewing distance something was seriously fucking with him. Turning his head towards the large bar mirror he found his once round pupils had narrowed to vicious slits, blinking owlishly he grabbed the base of his tail and curled it around him in a futile attempt to pat the fur down before looking back at the woman who caught his attention. Some of the bar patrons started to whisper very softly and soon the bar was filled with the sound of people murmuring abate far quieter than even before. This left Lox wondering if there was any chance of talking to that lady now that she was the center of attention, and he felt bad for putting her into the spotlight via his tail having a spastic fit. stroking his hand down the length one last time and watching the fur fluff out again he sighed deeply and left money and tip on the bar before stepping outside for a moment with the very tip of his tail flicking madly about in an excited manner.