#either way I love what Nne and Tano have in going

[handfulofmuses]

I do Like the difference in behavior regarding Nne and Tano.

Tano is more quiet and definitely the type to wait for the right moment to strike. while Nne makes no secret how he feels about Janja.

He is mocking him, he’s being sassy towards his boss, actually calls him furbrain twice. It feels like Tano is the patient one, the more calculated one while Nne can be a bit impatient about things (willing to leave Janja behind while Tano asks if he is coming) and acts more on impulse.

[devilsrecreation]

we've talked about this before, but i wondered if you had any ideas of what would happen if the outlanders went on a roadtrip in a zootopia/human au? :3

OHMYGODDDDDD SPINNY HI :3

Tbh I honestly can’t remember when we talked about an Outlander road trip but I DO have ideas!

I’m guessing it all depends on which Outlanders are going. It’s chaotic every way tho fjfhfh

The destination: The Tree of Life

Jasiri would obviously be the one driving while Reirei rides shotgun

Janja, Kiburi, and Mzingo are riding in the back….that’s gonna be fun. Janja DEFINITELY isn’t gonna annoy the fuck out of everyone hfhfhf

Shupavu and Njano are there too cuz they don’t take up much space (if it’s the Zootopia AU, if it’s a human au then they have the third row to themselves)

Kenge drives the skinks and Sumu on their road trip. It’s fine until some asshole cuts him off and he gets road rage

Kiburi’s mostly keeping himself busy by looking out the window or listening to rap music

When the car runs low on gas, everyone plays rock, paper, scissors to determine who gets to fill the car up (nobody wants to do it). Reirei loses and she has to witness the boys either being smug (Mzingo) or laughing and flipping her off (Janja and Kiburi)

Janja’s fun doesn’t last long since Jasiri tells him to buy everyone snacks. It’s mostly candy and beef jerky for Kiburi. Shupavu and Njano only get one measly pack of gum and nothing else

At some point, the skinks take an interesting picture of Janja sleeping on Kiburi’s lap like a pillow

For a croc road trip, Tamka and Neema are the one in a weird position. You could mistake them for a sleeping couple hfgfvfgf

Nduli and Cheezi are in their own world while everyone else is arguing. They’re just happy to be here

At the most inconvenient time, Njano has to pee. Same goes for Chungu, Goigoi, and Tamka 😭

Mzingo’s phone has the GPS plus he knows a couple shortcuts here and there so he’s very useful

Unfortunately they forget him at a gas station and it takes them like an hour to realize it. Dw they go back for him

On a hyena road trip, Janja “accidentally” forgets Nne and Tano at the gas station. With the crocs, they almost forget Neema. Jackals? It’s poor Goigoi. The skinks THINK they forgot either Nyeusi or Sumu but it turns out they just moved to the trunk lol

Lots of arguing happening no matter which Outlanders are on the trip

When everything’s quiet, Janja turns around out of curiosity and catches Shupavu and Njano making out (nothing NSFW just kissing)

Jasiri’s eyes start to droop a bit but is woken up by death metal on max volume (thanks, Janja lmao. Reirei was just gonna yell but that works too)

If it’s just Janja, Reirei, and Kiburi on the trip, then it’s like this

Constant fighting over music. Jasiri plays pop music, but Janja changes it to a rock and roll station, which is changed to country by Reirei, then classical/opera(?) by Mzingo, then rap/hip hop by Kiburi. In the end they all jam to “What is Love” along with the head bopping thing lmaoooo

Thank god the trip is a win and everyone has a good time!….until the ride home where everyone starts arguing again

[spottedmischief]

Aw man, her excitement is so contagious that he wags his tail so hard it’s sweeping up the dust behind him, tongue rolling out.

“I know! Dad‘s so cool. You'll like him! I like him too! An' my uncle always makes these funny jokes that are funny."

All of this sounded so fun! He would love to meet Makini‘s parents! If they are anything like her then that’s for sure! And he could show Makini to dad - he would get a blast of this mandrill, that's for sure! He cannot talk to anybody about her, but dad would understand. Hopefully. If it is someone who will understand it's dad.

“Ooooh, is that what parent kid stuff is like? Just having get together with other parents kids?“

Sounds like fun! He really should ask dad - wait no.

"Uhm - they have this thing in going, y'see...hyena don't need anyone but hyena? They might not like that I am around you."

He only heard it from Shenzi and Banzai so it is likely that dad agrees with that. In a way Cheezi understands but not really either. Shenzi said they only have themselves to look out for each other but... how much of that is true?

Janja kicked them out of the clan once. Nne and Tano pushed him off a cliff. Their clan lived somewhere else all this time while his clan got left behind during the fire. Everyone in this clan is only around each other because they did not had a choice. Janja is only still with him and Chungu because their leader has no other choice. If Nne and Tano didn't do what they did that day, they would still be out there to fend for themselves. Janja would probably replace them in a heartbeat again if there was someone smarter around who does not mess up all the time if they won't push him from a cliff.

It's true that things with Makini get complicated at times - but she is a fresh breath. He doesn't have to worry how a hyena is supposed to act - that hyenas are supposed to be smart. He doesn't need to uphold a role within the army or his clan. He doesn't have to do a new scheme that will likely fail anyway. He doesn't need to prove so hard that he does not mess up so someone will kick him out again. Or try to join a meeting that they cannot go to because they are not smart enough.

He can just ... be. It's nice.

“But! I know where their territory is and the range of it. As long as we keep out of sight from dad, uncle and their leader everything's fine! The Backlands is big, after all!"

He doesn’t want to keep secrets from dad anymore. Not after the whole thing with Scar - most of his worries always turned out silly - as if he had worried for nothing. Dad was ... so much different from what he was used to and there was so much Cheezi still doesn't understand about him.

But he doesn’t want to take any chances either. Although... would it really matter? He does not need their approval to be friends with a mandrill. They were gone for a long time, so....it's not like he asked permission before from adults, right?

"Unless - they think mandrill do not need anyone but mandrill?"

"...Huh." her initial excitement is dissipated as quick as it came. He liked her idea! And then he gave her a secret to keep! Cross her heart, there was no way she'd tell Scar or his army anything!

..At least not on purpose.

But needless to say, 'my dad and uncle live in the Backlands' was not what see expected to hear this conversation. Or ever, actually.

Makini tilts her head in confusion and blinks at him a few times, struggling to comprehend what he had just told her. She had parents, of course, as did many other animals, but not once did she ever see a young hyena flanked by adults. Nowhere in Janja's clan was there an adult to be found.

"Oh!"

In an instant she's back to her usual self, bounding up and down a few times from pure excitement!

"Cheezi!" she exclaims perhaps a little too loudly, "That's so cool! You can introduce me to your dad and uncle! Ooh, maybe even my parents too? I think you'd all get along. We could have a big get-together!" it'd be a nice opportunity to reunite with her own parents after so much time away in the Pridelands, and all the while getting to know Cheezi's family? It's perfect!