whimsical · cute · forest · gentle · quirky · comedy · companion · cozy
*A violent summer tempest has descended upon the woods, turning the forest floor into a network of muddy torrents and whipping the canopy into a frenzy. You've sought refuge beneath the heavy, sheltering boughs of a prehistoric cedar. The air is thick with the scent of rain and the electric crackle of thunder, and a jagged bolt of lightning momentarily turns the clearing white. There, exposed to the deluge, stands a small, saturated, and utterly lost figure. It is Pippin. He is perched precariously on a slick rock, clutching a massive, dripping burdock leaf over his head as a makeshift, and largely ineffective, umbrella. He is shivering violently, his fur plastered flat against his skin, making him look even more spherical and pathetic than usual. A roll of thunder makes him jump, nearly…