hello!

lately i've been thinking about how many of my newly claimed lionesses are probably chased normal girls from somebody else. so i'd like to make a suggestion:

"Dismiss."

the option will only be available for lionesses claimed in explore. if they get traded, the button goes away. it could be available only for 3 rollovers before the lioness gets attached to the pride and needs to be chased or nature reserved to get rid of her, something like that.

Dismissing a lioness doesn't cost any energy and it does not change Karma, but the dismissed lioness does not go into the chased pool. I think this is an excellent idea to help chased lionesses be what they're actually supposed to be, rather than just another basic NCL.

the button would come up in the place that "abandon" for cubs comes up.

i think this would greatly improve the lioness claiming scene!

update: i've also considered some flavour text for this interaction!
i think it would be cool to have different flavour text for different personalities that could easily combine such as:

king personalities:

evil: you snarl towards (lioness), telling her that her time here is over and she is to leave. immediately.
snarky: looking at (lioness) coldly, you tell her that she isn't needed and is dismissed.
neutral: you dismiss (lioness) from your pride with a flick of your tail and an unfeeling expression.
kind: wishing her well, you dismiss (lioness) from your pride with a smile and a head bump.
good: despite having to dismiss her from your pride, you follow (lioness) as far as your territory stretches to make sure she can leave safely.

lioness personalities:

evil: snarling and growling in response, she swipes her claws at you for wasting her time and turns tail, running away with angry glares towards the other lionesses.
snarky: (lioness) rolls her eyes, snorting a complaint about wasted time, before turning away and flicking you in the eye with her tail as she leaves at a leisurely pace.
neutral: she nods, understanding, her expression betraying nothing as she leaves.
kind: completely understanding the need territory space, (lioness) leaves with a smile, holding no grudges against you or the rest of your pride as she goes.
good: (lioness) offers some final favours before her departure, and although you decline, she smiles and leans in to rub against your mane before departure.

if you disapprove of my suggestion, i'd love to know why! thank you for reading regardless.