[there are always so many cats. . . but hey, there are worse things to complain about]
[and it just so happens that Edamura is holding onto Lotte when he finds Hak, the calico bundled comfortably in his arms, purring gently as his tail swishes back and forth like a pendulum]
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it's okay i've eaten and recharged, i'm ready to continue
puts hak in one of manor sitting rooms to chill with cats. there are probably so many cats. ]
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[and it just so happens that Edamura is holding onto Lotte when he finds Hak, the calico bundled comfortably in his arms, purring gently as his tail swishes back and forth like a pendulum]
They're great for relieving stress, aren't they?
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there's an orange tabby napping on his lap and another one trying to climb up the sleeves of his robe. ]
Yeah. This place did one thing right.
[ would have been nice if there'd been some dogs too but beggars can't be choosers. he motions towards lotte, jostling the cat in his lap. ]
That one yours?
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[Edamura smiles fondly as he settles himself on the ground next to Hak]
I don't know if he's "mine" as much as I'm "his." You know? Cats are like that. They tend to adopt you rather than the other way around.
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[ they tend to wander the city more and he rarely goes out these days. ]
Mostly I spend my time around a bunch of idiot dragons. [ but there's an affectionate note in his voice. ] Guess they also adopted me too.
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If those dragons are anything like you, I'm not sure it's the same thing.
[amused, though. Lotte purrs a bit as he bats his head into Edamura's palm. demanding, in that way cats always are]
Did you have any pets back home?
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Never had time for it. [ ah but— ] Soo-won and I raised a falcon when we were kids though. He showed up here last week.
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[perplexed??]
From, like. . . just outta the blue?
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[ don't ask him how it works. but hak smiles, small but genuine. ]
It was nice to see him again.
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Huh. Yeah, I guess it would be. Congratulations??
[is that what one says in these circumstances]
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[ it is now. oh but wait—he glances back at lotte. ]
Make sure to keep an eye on your cat.
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. . . right! Don't want to find out what happens when he stumbles across a hungry falcon.
[this cat is a friend not food]
A-- anyway. . . you know why I'm here, right?
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Checking in on me to make sure I'm okay? You'll have to wait in line for that.
[ there's no line ]
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I think I'm at the front of the line.
[don't give him that, Hak]
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goes back to petting his cats. ]
It could have been worse.
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[also scratching Lotte behind the ears]
Did you fight someone?
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....Yeah. Seems like something that happens a lot in these.
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Was it someone you knew?
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Yeah.
[ so sorry getting him to answer is like pulling teeth. ]
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. . . I can tell you don't really want to talk about it.
[which means he won't pry any further. but he will offer, his tone light]
Something similar happened to me, so. . . I get it. That's all.
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I'm just...not used to talking about this sort of thing.
[ about things that are troubling him, problems he can't solve. and especially not when those things involve deeply personal aspects of his life. ]
I'd rather just forget about it all.
[ but he definitely won't, not for a long time. ]
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So would I.
If only it were that easy.
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Maybe that's what we're all supposed to learn here. How to overcome any shitty situation.