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[knightofratatosk]

[Once again Emil is out wandering around the village, although this time he's got his chimera Sial at his heels. Sial is carrying a small stick in his mouth, and every so often he'll run over to Emil and nudge at the boy's leg until Emil reaches down to take the stick and toss it halfheartedly for Sial to fetch. There's clearly something on his mind at the moment if his downcast expression is any indication.

If you happen to pass the pair, Sial might come bother you to see if you'll throw the stick for him.]

[OOC: Phonetagging for the rest of the afternoon, I just wanted to get this up before the event.]

Comments

[corrinesbell]

[oh boy. Sheena crouches down and motions to Sial first, taking the stick and tossing it pretty far before looking up at Emil]

What's up this time?

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[while he's seen stranger than a chimera, Sanji still pauses on his walk and watches the animal curiously.

Nevermind the guy looks down, Sanji doesn't know him and isn't about to stick his nose into someone else's business.]

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[knightofratatosk]

[Hello there stranger, will you throw this stick for me?]

[knightofratatosk]

Huh? Nothing, it's just... [Deflection tactic go!] ... they just kidnapped Yuri.

[corrinesbell]

Yeah, I heard. He'll be back.

[her eyes narrow at him. Look, she's got all her vision back and even without it Emil reads like a kids' book most of the time]

Don't lie to me.

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[... Eh, why not? He can humor the animal. Tosses a stick]

[knightofratatosk]

... I'm still worried about Luke and Asch.

[Which is true; he's concerned about what effect that whole being-merged-and-separated thing has had on them. He's also concerned about what it means for him and Ratatosk.]

[corrinesbell]

Yeah? What happened with them?

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[knightofratatosk]

[Sial happily races off after the stick.

It's a moment or two before Emil realizes what his pet is up to, but when he does, he walks over to Sanji.]

I'm really sorry he bothered you like that. I should've been paying more attention to him.

[knightofratatosk]

You didn't know? The Malnosso kidnapped them both and then...

[He pauses.]

Um, you know about what Luke is, right?

[corrinesbell]

They kidnapped me too. [you derp. Sheena will toss the stick for Sial again and then stand up - it's weird talking up at Emil]

I know some stuff. Depends on how much you know.

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

It's fine. Your uh... pet wasn't bugging me.

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[floral-powder.livejournal.com]

[ Polka sure is getting around today. And ... actually Sial, cute little thing that it is, may pick out the smell of delicious fluffy muffins. Even monsters like to eat right? But seeing the owner looking so down, Polka stops short, torn between staring in amazement at the not-a-kitty and questioning what seemed to trouble the blonde boy. She goes for Option B. ]

Are you okay?

[emp3thy]

[Oh hey, puppy... kitty... thing.

Minato still doesn't know what Sial is, but he's cute. Will he come say hello to the neighbor sitting on his porch?]

[my-hands-stuck.livejournal.com]

[ Oooh look, it's a small adorable little thing! ]

Oh my, how cute!

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[knightofratatosk]

[Oh, Sial smells those muffins all right, which is why he stops, sniffs the air, and then makes a beeline over to Polka and her basket of muffins. Now he's just going to sit there and look cute in the hopes of being fed.

Emil, meanwhile, will glance up at the sound of her voice, looking a bit surprised.]

Oh, I'm fine, I was just thinking-- Sial, leave her alone!

[Then to Polka again.]

I'm sorry, he gets too curious about new people sometimes. I can pick him up if he's getting in your way or anything.

[knightofratatosk]

[Hello person who lives next door, your house has very tasty smells sometimes. Does your house smell good right now?]

[knightofratatosk]

[I am cute and fuzzy and you know you want to pet me.]

[my-hands-stuck.livejournal.com]

[ She does, in fact! Pet pet pet~ ] Hello there.

[emp3thy]

[More than likely yes. There's beef stew that's been in a crock pot all afternoon.]

[knightofratatosk]

[That's enough to get Emil to come over and see what his pet is up to.]

I should start taking him outside more now that it's not snowing so much. I don't think I've seen him this happy all winter because he's been stuck inside.

[knightofratatosk]

About him being a replica.

[knightofratatosk]

[Good thing his owner is not far behind, then.]

Oh, hi Minato. I heard from Fina that Tori-san's family moved out... your house must be a lot quieter now.

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[knightofratatosk]

Some people get scared and think he's going to bite them or something, so I try not to let him go running up to strangers like that.

[emp3thy]

It's almost spring. There'll be new eggs.

[...can he pet the kitty]