[open] Croc's Wet 'n Wild Garden Party

[vvaylon]

Croc wakes up, snout in the mud.

It's not a pretty awakening. Tranquilizers just wearing off, his mouth feels like cotton's been stuffed inside of it and his head aches with the force of a hundred angry bees. So he does what any self-respecting beast would do, and roars; it's loud enough to frighten the gaudy birds from the trees and make the geese squawk back angrily. A drake wanders near; it's punted five meters away, and minus a head.

Still sodden and now very angry, he makes a beeline for the river, crashing through the undergrowth and bringing down the particularly weak saplings that had the gall to be in his way.

Water. Cool, and it's still muddy, but it's river mud and therefore acceptable. Croc settles in with his nose above water and waits for the pounding in his head to subside.That may take a while, and far longer for his temper to follow suit; pity the poor soul who ventures near!

Comments

[andthebat]

The Batman feels Croc's claws scraping down his sides, and it doesn't exactly hurt, not in the moment, but he can feel his pulse start hammering. Panic. Not good. And they're moving back fast, he has only a second to think before they hit the water.

Batman takes a deep breath, holds it, and then his entire world is submerged in muddy water. He can hardly see, he can't breathe, and Croc's claws are still piercing him. If he tries wriggling out of Croc's tight grip he'll get sliced up more, so Batman lets go off Croc's vest, and begins to claw at Croc's face.

[vvaylon]

Croc smirks as they're submerged; this is his territory. This is where he takes and keeps the upper hand, and especially on this big, furry beast.

And then he's roaring in pain and rage as the Batman claws at his face, his eyes, and switches from trying to pin the Batman down to actively throwing him off.

IF he is, he'll find Croc swimming away through the stream.

croc: mwahaha i got u now bats- OH GOD MY EYES

[andthebat]

It's not pleasant to have a crocodile roaring inches away from your face, but the Batman ignores the ringing in his ears in favor of his dogged attempts to make Killer Croc let go.

It works, maybe too well- Croc's claws wrench out of Batman's sides, and he's forcefully thrown aside. He breaks the surface of the water immediately, slamming into the muddy banks, coughing and gulping down fresh air. His wounds sting, and are seeping clouds of blood out into the stream. At least Croc's the only predatory animal he has to worry about.

Blinking furiously, trying to clear his eyes of filthy water, Batman glowers after Killer Croc.