He nodded in understanding, turning his attention back to their surroundings, but this time also searching for the restaurant...even though he didn't know which one they were going to.

[[Oh man, I'm not sure I can think of a response for this one. XD Never RP'd drunkenness before.]]

He stopped the car in the car park of a building that didn't overly appear to be a restaurant, but was indeed one if one looked hard enough and saw the sign. It looked to be a quiet and out of the way place, a place to take one's date. After Kylar slipped off his seatbelt, he leaned over a little.
"We're here," He said, permanant smirk seemingly held. He hoped that Toukan enjoyed the place, wouldn't do if he wasn't enjoying himself of course.

Kylar got out of the car and moved over to Toukan's side of the car, opening the door like a true gentleman. He noticed that some people walking past looked at him funny, probably thinking what is that guy doing but he didn't care, he liked being classically romantic sometimes when he could be and even though they had been dating for over a year, it wasn't often. More often they simply spent time together, it was a rare ocasion that they went out somewhere, but when they did Kylar was determined to be romantic in the same way that he saw when he didn't watch classic romantic films. A hand when out to help Toukan from the car even though it probably wasn't even necesary.

Kylar felt a smirk of satisfaction erupt across his face, barely noticeable to the ones that didn't know him well. This was a particular smirk, that was subtle for a reason. It was his trademark smirk yes, but slightly altered, because this was Toukan's smirk. He held onto the hand of the other as he started to walk, homophobes - if there were any, which he doubted - be damned. The pace he was setting if Toukan held onto his hand as well was a sort of meander. He wasn't in the mood to walk quickly.
"I'm glad we're here," He said, "I'm gettin' kinna hungry." It had been a while since lunch, and it was rarer than people thought for Kylar to actually go and make a snack during the afternoon.

As they walked closer to the restaurant, Kylar wondered if would be weird if he complimented the feel and warmth of Toukan's hands. They were lovely to hold, but his mental debate was leaning in favour of that being odd, even for someone to say to their boyfriend. There was a distinct hint of mint in the air, must have been a number of people ordering the mint dishes, of which there were a few.
"Bet this'll be your new favourite restaurant haha," Kylar laughed as they got near to the door.

The entrance door was open, which was both a good and bad thing, it made entrance feel less akward, since the place did look like it used to be a house, that was then converted into a restaurant and had it been closed, opening the door would have felt like an intrusion. However, if they were near the door that meant it might be a little cold, it wasn't really cold, but there was a chill in the air. A woman stood just inside the door, taking people to their tables. Unlike th elast restaurant they had went to though, she was just a member of the staff in the usual uniform, instead of a glamourous hostess that was likely to flirt with her customers.
"Hello, Welcome to the Lamiaceae," She said as the two men came to the front of the queue.
"Reservation for two, be under Lerrielle," Kylar replied politely. She looked through what he guessed was a list of the reservations, and found his. She nodded, and gestured for them to follow her, leading them to a table that thankfully, was a bit away from the door. "Someone will be along with your menus in a moment." She finished, and returned quickly to her podium to help the next customers.

An anonymous waiter came to the table for a few seconds to deliver the two menus, not saying anything before scurrying away again, it seemed that this place was in a hectic state. Perhaps it was understaffed, it was definitely possible with the amount of layoffs that had been going around in the area, people wouldn't be spending as much money, particularly in obscure restaurants such as this one, times were likely as difficult here as they were anywhere else. Or at least that was Kylar's guess. The other possible reason was one that he didn't want to consider - that the man had scurried away because he was intimidated by, disliked or flat out hated the fact that there was a gay couple at that table. He would keep his mind from the latter, and if the man did think like that, he would keep it to himself. Kylar would not allow someone to be mean to Toukan. To Kylar himself was one thing, Kylar exuded homosexuality in the same way that the sun exuded light. Toukan though, was more quiet about it.

Kylar's eyes flittered across the menu, light blue scanning across the pages. There was a few sparks in them at present, the thoughts running through his mind had dampened his blocking of that, though it was likely that anyone looking at them would think it merely a trick of the light. Toukan might know it for what it was since he knew Kylar well, but no one else would notice. Or if they did think it more than a trick of the light, would not be able to explain it. People tended to dismiss the odd, so they didn't look crazy.
"Are we having starters, or ya wanna skip straight to main course?" Kylar asked.

Kylar looked up at his boyfriend, laughing. He had been hoping that Toukan would have made the decision for them. He guessed that since neither of them were particularly bothered about having a starter, it was probably better just to go straight to the main course. That made sense, if Toukan was as hungry as Kylar had realised that he was. It was funny that, up until he had smelt the inside of the restaurant he hadn't been that hungry.
"Think we'll just go straight to the main course then," Kylar said. He looked around, there were a couple of waiters/waitresses about, but none of them were heading towards their table yet that he could see.

No one had yet arrived after the decision had been made, he could see the waiters and waitresses moving through the people, so he figured it would only be a couple of minutes, but he took the oppurtunity to slip his hand across the table, hoping to slide it into Toukan's. He flashed a small smile to Toukan, one where a glimmer of white would be there, his mouth open ever so slightly, marking the difference from his signature smirk, which was always closed mouth.

A waiter eventually arrived, who seemed a little wide eyed when his eyes drifted to the table and he saw the way in which Kylar was holding onto Toukan's hand, stroking across it gently, it was a very boyfriendly gesture. That seemed at least to be to Kylar, the cause of that look. Either that or Touk's odd hair colour, which he forgot sometimes caused people to look at him funnily.
"What can I get you guys?" He asked nicely enough. Kylar placed an order for a coke, and a regular burger. In his mind, when one was eating a burger, there should be meat, bread and ketchup. Nothing more, and chips on the side.

Bumping again due to adding a new character - a reindeer who calls himself Tundra. Feel free to interact with him to help me figure him out the rest of the way.

Hey~

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that's because fate is on his SIDE |8 so UH. HoW Do WE Do THIS, MAN. human/deer and who's starting and sdfkjdfhsdfksfh |8

@Dannii: Tundra's just a deer for now, so... |D

@Mick: Alrighty. Anyone you prefer?

You should know by now that I'm one of the most indecisive people ever. |D;

I got Scape.
Now what? |D

It gave me Kylar.
...thinking I should roll again.

I guess it's inevitable.

I would, except we didn't decide human or deer. |D

@Mick:
[[Since I felt like drawing and deer are easier for me to draw quicker...]]

He normally wasn't one for enjoying summer days that much. They were usually too hot for his liking...
But today seemed like a good day for a walk through the Forest...despite the fact that "walking" was more like "walking broken up by a limp". His scarred leg didn't bother him as much as it used to though, so it wouldn't be a problem for awhile yet. For now, walking was still a nice option.

And the birch forest always was good for a peaceful stroll, being that it was much less crowded than the darker First Forest. Sometimes Toukan just liked being on his own and observing the scenery. At least for a little while.

He wouldn't turn away any company that wished to join him though.

@Dannii:
[[To avoid this stopping before it starts... >> ]]

The calmly rippling surface of the stream rippled more as a hoof touched its surface. The individual it belonged to watched with little interest though.

The tan and cream-colored caribou gave off an air of not knowing what to do at the moment.

This had become the norm for Tougen.
Or rather, Tundra, as he had been calling himself here.
He still didn't know why he didn't bother to use his real name. He could say it was a way to start over.

But really, it was because he didn't want to continue to be known as "like his brother".

Oh, his eyes are like his brother's!

His markings are similar to his brother's!

Guh.
Not all the humans who had come to the zoo had done that, of course, but it was often enough. He'd ignored them since he couldn't do anything about it, but now, in a place where no one knew him, he didn't need to put up with that.

So it really was a way to start over.

Though that was probably silly since reminders of the past were here too.

He'd seen - heck, once nearly crashed into before running away like a coward! - who he assumed to be his older brother numerous times. Same eyes, similar markings, and a leg that could've been mangled by a certain fence. He always seemed to get curious looks when he was spotted by the other too.
Tundra wasn't sure if it was because the larger caribou suspected something or if it was because of his own deformity. His right front leg hadn't really grown right in the womb, so the hoof twisted inward. It functioned, sure, but he had to walk carefully to avoid stumbling.

Of course, the other could've not cared about that and instead thought, "Oh, look. There's that crazy bull that nearly ran into me before bolting," every time...

But he'd never know. He wasn't sure about going up to the other caribou again. Wasn't sure if he wanted anyone to know who he was. Even though the idea was tempting...but not. Though if the other knew, then he wouldn't be alone anymore...but then if he did know, others would probably start comparing him to his brother here too.

His indecisiveness was giving him a headache.

Pushing that train of thought away for now, he went back to staring at the rippling stream, not sure of what to do at the moment.

[[Did not intend to write a freaking book. 8|; ]]

The dark blue stag had awoken at the trees that he always slept at in his visits to the forest – although it had been a long while since his last one, which he felt bad for. Toukan loved it here and spent a lot of time here and Kylar felt that he should come more often to be with him here and see all of the people that Toukan considered his nearest and dearest – well aside from his family, they could all be found in the human realm as well usually Kylar figured at the dojo where Suiren lived, and where Toukan had used to live before he moved in with Kylar. He looked up at the sky – bright and clear. That was the seemingly default forest weather and it deviated from that only on a few occasions. Well usually around once a month or two. That meant that the Birch forest would be nice and warm – the trees were a bit sparser there and it was usually brighter because of that. The other half of the forest – which some called the ‘First’ Forest had its trees a bit more densely packed and was a bit darker, even in the bright sunshine that came down upon it.

He moved from the trees at a meandering pace with no real objective in mind. He hadn’t come here with a purpose in mind. He wasn’t even sure if Toukan was in the forest at the moment since it wasn’t like he kept track of his boyfriend every single moment of the day. There was the odd time they didn’t see other for a couple days because of that but it wasn’t really that important. Toukan wouldn’t do anything bad and Kylar was too attached to Toukan to do anything either so if they missed each other every so often for a couple days it was fine, but he wouldn’t mind seeing him today. He felt like simply being with the other here for a while. They had some good memories of days they had spent here amongst the trees. This was where they had started, this was where they had some of their best times – their first kiss, for example, where Kylar had stolen his future boyfriend’s first without thought to tease him – not that he had known that it was his actual first before he had done it. That had come later in their first attempt to break some kind of blushing record.

As he crossed the very oddly obvious line between the ‘First’ and Birch Forests, he almost immediately smelled the scent of Toukan on the wind – a fresh minty scent that was hard to miss. He was close by. Kylar still couldn’t get used to that; simply smelling the scent and knowing almost precisely where the other was despite the fact that he had been coming to the forest for a couple of years now. It still seemed strange, but he guessed that was just something about being a deer. They had better hearing as well he knew. He could almost always hear the conversations of the deer around him even if they were quiet – unlike when he was human where he knew he wouldn’t have been able to. He turned in the direction the scent was coming from – further into the Birch Forest and walked towards it, not at a particularly fast or slow pace, just a walking pace. It wasn’t like there was a rush – Toukan didn’t exactly go places super quickly due to his leg, although from experience Kylar knew that if he really wanted, Toukan could go quite quickly for a time.

Toukan was close, Kylar figured since he could still smell the scent of his lover without the breeze pointing him in the right direction as well. It had reversed actually, was going from Toukan’s direction to him, which was good. That would meant that Toukan likely could smell him – he apparently also had quite a unique scent since supposedly there was the smell of lightning around him alongside the Lynx deodorant that he used not that he really noticed it although he guessed that was because it was his smell and he was used to it. People didn’t really notice their own smells unless something about it changed and Kylar figured that the smell of lightning wasn’t likely to change about him anytime soon given that it filled his blood and ran through his nervous system. It was part of him – although he still didn’t know very much about how the lightning within him actually worked.

He knew that the blood lightning functioned instead of the normal electrical signals inside his body and that because of that he didn’t register any extra electricity that hit him since his body had adapted to deal with it. He also knew that it had something to do with the power he had – i.e. the control of any other lightning that was around since when Ivan had used his faucet pipe as a lightning rod it had robbed him of the ability to control other lightning despite the fact that he could normally get it to override any normal attraction to metallic objects. The other thing about it was that it was also a bit like a mood ring – it would change colours depending on his emotion. Since he wasn’t particularly anything at the moment it would likely just be light blue like it normally was. He looked to his body as he kept walking to confirm that. He could usually see the colour faintly through the fur he had as a deer since it was so dark; the colour of the night – presumably why it was called the nightfall pelt by some of the other deer around the forest.

Suddenly there was a thwack noise from really close by and there was pain coming from his antler – well, it wasn’t really pain but he knew his antler had hit something or other. He looked to see what he had collided with and were he human would probably have went as bright red as Toukan often went when Kylar made a euphemism. He had been so distracted checking the colour of his blood lightning that he had managed to walk into a tree with his left antler, although he knew that in his defence, it was fairly easy to do that since his antlers were huge. They were like six feet across – he didn’t know precisely but they could be an absolute nightmare to deal with due to their size. That was another reason that the Birch Forest could be appealing – sometimes when the ‘First’ was crowded, it could get difficult to walk about the place with the huge antlers, he would feel like he was about to walk into something. He just hoped that he wasn’t close enough to another deer that they managed to witness that entire event. It was embarrassing.

Of course, Toukan would be right there when his boyfriend did something that would embarrass himself, although he supposed that the blush that now covered his face – and had gotten worse since he’d spotted Toukan barely holding in his laughter made up for all of the times that Kylar had made Toukan blush even harder than he was presently. He moved away from the tree, gingerly making his way towards his lover who he greeted with a kiss to his muzzle. It was weird kissing Toukan in deer form, since unlike Kylar who retained his human head although it acquired blue fur, Toukan had the head of a reindeer – which Kylar still found attractive. He sincerely hoped sometimes that that was just because he was in love with the other and not for any other reason, otherwise he felt like he’d need some therapy.

“Totally meant to do that,” Kylar said with no seriousness to his voice at all, he allowed himself to chuckle at his own folly, “Hey baby.” He added, kissing the other’s muzzle again. Toukan even tasted like mint – although Kylar did know the explanation for that. He had caught the other once rolling around happily in the mint plants. He was glad the forest didn’t have cameras. The two would probably have ended up with blackmail material on each other that they would be constantly employing – in Kylar’s case, he imagined that he’d be using to extract certain “favours” from Toukan. Not that he’d ever really had to bribe the other. Toukan loved him as much as Kylar loved Toukan, of that he was certain.