Show of Force had been a Royal Rainbow Troupe staple since the beginning. At some point early on Skindeep had rolled up and presented him to the group and since then the burly Kiokote had always been in the background.

He rarely said much of anything but had muscles to spare and was always happy to oblige in carrying things to and fro. Even after you had seen it a few thousand times, many in the troupe would stop to admire those muscles straining under the weight of a prop or holding up some lucky acrobat.

Even Watch Me was not immune, though Kiokote were not his preferred ‘partners’, he too had to admire the sheer strength the buck demonstrated. Which was why it was quite surprising that Show of Force had not filled the tribe with lots of muscly little foals.

Well, not yet.

Watch Me was eagerly waiting to discover who had finally gotten onto the right side of the bed of their stoic strongman. Oh, how he loved a bit of gossip! And in the meantime, he was very casually hanging around as Show of Force helped set up the next show area by very eaasily hefting a log nobody else would have been able to move.

@LOLLI qAq

Step Right Up had been born into the Royal Rainbow Troupe and as such had spent a not insignificant amount of her life helping out where available and performing when asked, so of course she'd seen Show of Force around. She couldn't say when exactly she'd started noticing him, but notice him she definitely had. In fact, she was immensely pleased when he'd started noticing her as well.

At this point they'd spent more than a few nights together, but she was deeply into the mystery of it all. She hadn't previously really been with anyone else either. Not on a repeated basis, and the excitement of being the one Show of Force had chosen while no one else was aware was ... well, she wanted to savor it.  It was lately her favorite treat.

She slid up to Watch Me as he happily watched her beau.

"Hello," she said brightly. "What'cha doin'?"

@Ruriska

Ah yes, Step Right Up! Watch Me tipped his head to regard the doe, a bright smile building just for her. She had been one of the first clutches born to the tribe, and as such was almost like a daughter to him as well.

And she was, he realized with the impeccable sixth sense of a Legendary, that she was pregnant.

Oh.

His gaze drifted back towards Show of Force as the buck made an ‘oof’ sound, muscles rippling as he put the log in place.

“Quite burly, isn’t he?” He purred, eyebrows raised suggestively.

@LOLLI qAq

Step Right Out nudged Watch Me affectionately with her hip as she stopped at his side. He was kind and loving to all tribe members, but she knew when a smidgen more of familial love was there. She returned it in kind- wholeheartedly.

She hoped, now he was also one of their happy family's legendaries, when she eventually had children of her own he'd be the one to bless them.

As Show Of Force's muscles strained in such a way that only served to accentuate their attractiveness she let out a soft gasp.

"Mhmm," was her only (drawn out) reply.

@Ruriska

“Mhmm, indeed,” he said.

His gaze flicked between them once more, following her  which did little to hide her regard.

“In fact, I’ve heard a rumour that our otherwise chaste strong fellow has been enjoying a dalliance or two.” This ‘gossip’ was accompanied by more eyebrow action. “I do wonder who the lucky buck or doe is.”

@LOLLI qAq

Step Right Up raised a single eyebrow and then let out a gale of giggles. She wasn't going to be able to keep up this charade for long, but it was a bit of harmless fun.

"Hmm," she pursed her lips, "who indeed... Do you think it could be someone in the tribe?"

@Ruriska

If he hadn't clued in yet, those giggles would of got him there.

"One would think so!" He replied enthusiastically. "He rarely seems to go anywhere else." And just to double down he added - "Perhaps even somebody close by."

Oh  but he wasn't done yet!

"Such a viral fellow, if he was to get somebody pregnant I would bless him and the lucky lady with great strength and skill to take after their talented lineage."

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