Something, Something, Something, Thundercats [Jie/Invite]

Jie Shan had gone south, far south. Typically, Jie Shan stuck to the frozen north, like a tongue against a metal pole in winter. It was, for all intents and purposes his home, more than any Saiyan territory could claim to be, but even so, Jie Shan had grown restless while he was up in his home. And while typically, the light, cottony snowfall that often came down over the north like the whitest and lightest of sheets was a comforting presence for Jie Shan, the stark greys and whites of his typical haunt had clashed dully against his own dark eyes today.

The south sat opposite the north, as anybody with even passing knowledge of the cardinal directions would know, though Jie Shan had not even struck out with such a destination or knowledge of the compass rose in mind; he had simply picked a direction and flown it, going wherever the winds took him. It just so happened to take him south. A pleasant surprise; or so it would be if Jie Shan had thought to dress for the occasion. Having lived in the north for some years now, Jie Shan typically dressed for the cold. And that is how he found himself dressed in the south, utterly inappropriate for the weather. A coat with a fur line around the neck, dark jeans cut black-dyed denim, and his brown monkey tail forming a double layer with his leather belt, both cinched tight around his waist.

It was like wearing just his boxers to a formal occasion.

The only thing that felt truly right about this whole situation was the sword on his back, but even that felt odd and out of place: it was not his typical sword, that heirloom weapon passed down on to him from his mother. Instead, Jie Shan found an Earth-make blade strapped to his back today, not unlike the one wielded by his friend and sparring partner Galen.

Out of his element, Jie Shan had landed in the south and begun to walk along the land, mind deep in thought about the events that had recently transpired. They did not sit well with him, the same way in which rotten meat does not sit well in a person's stomach. But what recourse did he really have?

His mind so addled by recent turnings, Jie Shan did not even notice the rather large power than had crept up on him like a black cat out of the shadows, stealthily padding around on all fours, much like he was some sort of silvery little mouse.

The new presence burst suddenly into the arena of his mind and Jie Shan cocked his head upwards and his eyes fell on a strange looking being. An animal type human? Not quite as common as the typical breed of human on Earth, he noted, but not unheard of in the slightest. But that did not seem right. As Jie Shan reached out with his mind and felt the power up and down, it did not feel quite like anything of this Earth.

It took an alien to know one.


Still, Jie Shan smirked and raised a hand in greeting. "Can't say I know you," he called out, "And I thought I knew every impressive battle power on this planet. Goes to show what I know."

Jie Shan tilted his head and stared at the cat-jackal-whatever-the-hell-man, his Saiyan orbs giving the man a quick appraisal.

"Now," he yelled to the man, "What brings you out here? Or did you come to see little ole me?"

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WC: 595

Sinthe

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