[Poppy]

((Ugh gotta go to bed but thanks again for letting me join guys! This is fun haha))

Being in the water made Ceral miss his own caves. They were small and dark, the only lights being some of the weird bugs and creatures that resided in the cave with him, but it had still been home. He was just waiting to get out of here, and then to get away from the master he so hated. It was his fault for getting caught, really, but he'd never openly admit how he hadn't been careful that day. He missed being his own person, and definitely missed not being out in the wild. This habitat mimicked the wild but it was no wild, open world at all.

Ceral laughed awkwardly at Ivy's advance, tipping his head a little as he retained his sheepish smile. "Ah, I dunno..." Mating had never been his plan, but now he was starting to realize that his original plan probably wouldn't work at all. Waiting it out was an option, but he wasn't sure how that would go. Ceral closed his eyes and sighed. "I've never thought about baring a clutch. Cave dwellers are loners." And besides, he wasn't even sure if he'd be adequate enough. "Just look at how big that Ivan guy is - I don't know how many my kind can even bare."