[quote=@xiaomiau]
[@Fionraella] Misha closed her eyes and yanked the branch towards her. The bark was rough on her hands but she relished in the distraction from Destin's sudden admission. A part of her admonished her own hypocrisy, but, as she steeled her ankles into the ground, she set herself in her own defense: she would never do that [i]now[/i]. Destin, on the other hand, had some explaining to do. She considered this as she backed up, dragging the branch to more solid land.

[misha: i've never talked to a rabin in my life idk what you're talking about]
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Destin keeps kicking, before feeling his paws touch actual ground. He digs his claws into the ground and pulls himself fully out of the mud. He breathes heavily, collapsing to one side, feeling his paws and legs ache from the struggle in the mud. He can't meet Misha's eyes and instead begins pulling out clumps of mud with his teeth. He pauses. "Thanks for saving me..."