A Vague Beginning

[Hercules]

January 16, Early Afternoon

Hercules strode into the campsite, his trusted sword hanging from his belt. He glanced towards Pride Rock, which reminded him of Mount Olympus. Or what he thought it looked like anyway. The thought made him feel angry, then homesick. He joined the Freedom Fighters because he thought it was for a good cause. And he still thought that. He'd slowly learned of a very touchy subject. The former and deceased King of the Pridelands, Simba. By the way, people talked about him, he seemed like a very honorable guy, which is a trait Hercules admired. He looked away from Pride Rock, to the hastily made tents. Hercules saw tons of people roaming around. He was actually glad no one had noticed him since back home he was a famous Hero. He missed his friend Pegasus, who was a horse with wings. He felt the early afternoon sun beam down on him. But he was used to hotter temperatures. You know, with facing and fighting fire or acid breathing monsters and all. He sat down on a rock near the center of the camp and pulled out his sword and stared at it, gazing at his reflection.  
 

[Rapunzel]

"Excuse me? Hello!" Rapunzel walked up to the... well-muscled red head. He would have given many of her friends at the snuggly duckling a run for their money in the bulk department!

She carried two empty pails in her hands and placed one down to give him a jaunty little wave, "My name is Rapunzel! I'm a medic, and I was hoping you could give me a hand? See we need some water for things, and I'd thought I get some."

Rapunzel laughed lightly and gave a little sheepish shrug, "But buckets of water can get really heavy, and it'd be nice to have a little help, and well since you seem so..."

Rapunzel's words trailed off as she simply just gestured to Hercules and his physique.

"Well, would you mind?" she cocked her head and gave Hercules a little smile.

[Hercules]

Hercules looked up from his sword to see a girl. She said her name was Rapunzel. He smiled as she rambled on about the pails. He nodded. "Yeah, I can help." He got up and took the empty pail. "Where do we get the water exactly?" Hercules asked.

He gave a small wave to give her an idea of what he was talking about.

[Rapunzel]

Rapunzel smiled thankfully and then turned down to... well the camp didn't really have streets, a path then? Rapunzel turned down to a side path, "It's down this way towards a small cistern. I know you're supposed to go to a watering hole. We want to save the cistern for droughts and the like. Usually we do boil water from the watering hole for sanitation. But, we kinda need some real quick so..." Rapunzel trailed off as she realized that she was rambling... Right, different topic.

"I'm sorry I didn't catch your name?" Rapunzel prompted politely as she swung the other pail that the young man hadn't grabbed.

[Hercules]

Hercules smiled as she rambled on. He wasn't angry or annoyed. It was kind of a given anyway. "I'm Hercules, but you can call me Herc." He preferred Herc rather than Hercules. He felt it was more to his character. He then shrugged. "Well, we'd better get going," he said. He was glad he got something to do.

[Rapunzel]

"Herc then," she nodded firmly, logging that name with his face in her mind. She liked focusing on the names people liked. Nick names. Formal names. Titles. When Eugene had revealed the truth behind his name, that it hadn't been Flynn, she had felt it suited him. She took to it immediately.

The name 'Herc' matched this large man with the innocent smile.

"Right~!" Rapunzel struck down the well worn path, she held the pail behind her with both hands. She let go only briefly to wave to passerbys, "How is the camp treating you, Herc?"

[Hercules]

Hercules shrugged. "Good, I suppose," He then decided to turn the question onto her. "How is the camp treating you?" he asked as he walked down the path beside her. He then realized he was still holding his sword and sheathed it with a flustered look. He quickly recovered though and turned his attention back to Rapunzel, awaiting an answer.

[Rapunzel]

"Well, it's been different to say the least," Rapunzel laughed lightly when she saw Herc fumble with his sword, "Then again that's pretty much EVERYTHING since I've left my tower."

Everything had been new to her when she had left. Even the simple feel of grass between her toes. She'd since felt cobble stone, forest paths, marble floors, and more. Sometimes the floor was slick with rain, sometimes not. Sometimes it was so cold her toes prickled. Other times, like when she first came to the Serengeti, the ground burned from the sunlight.

"But mostly it's been good. I've met so many people and they've all been very nice," Rapunzel drew up to the cistern and then put down her pail under the spout of the pump. She then rolled up her sleeves, grabbed the handle, and began to pump water from the ground, huffing and puffing the whole while.

[Michi]

Out of nowhere, a tiny grey fluffball jumped onto the handle of the water pump, not far from Rapunzel's hands.
Michi hung off the handle, letting her body weight (what little there was of it) pull the handle down further. With a grin, the kitten turned her head and grinned up at Rapunzel,
"Heya! Looks like you needed a hand," she chirped, her small body still hanging off the water pump, back paws swinging freely in the air.
Michi's attention then turned to the other human, who she didn't recognize. Then again, being so small, she mostly knew people by the shoes they wore, unless she were to walk around craning her neck up all the time, which wouldn't be comfotable.
"Oh, Hi! Who're you?"

[Hercules]

Hercules noticed a small cat hanging by the pail. She first interacted with Rapunzel, then turned to him and asked, "Oh, Hi! Who're you?" Hercules quickly replied saying, "I'm Hercules, but you can call me Herc," he smiled. He didn't think his strength and sized mattered so he never really used it, especially against someone.