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[contempsi]

[Hope's life has certainly been thrown into turmoil over the past few weeks, and there's certainly more to come. Now that Lightning's returned, and seems to have gathered her strength... he admittedly can't take his mind off his own problems at hand. He saw her brand—but what's to become of his?

His days, too, are numbered.

After a slumber fraught with nightmares, the boy awakens to find a more urgent, pressing problem at hand.]



[Somehow, by the grace of whatever deity is over this place, he finally manages to open the journal by his bed and paw his way into a video broadcast.

The screen is filled with a fluffy white puppy face.]

RUFF!

Um... w-what's going on!? Am I dreaming!?? Someone help! Lightning? Aerith?!

[Later on that day, he can be found sulking outdoors in the grass by the pathway that separates Community House #4 from the other residential homes, head on his curly fluffy paws.

He can, in fact, be understood if anyone attempts to converse with him. Translations are in italics.]

Comments

[kissdiet.livejournal.com]

Ah... no. No, actually. [Oh, he... likes it? Sie unfamiliar with the social cues of dogs, more so with seals. But sie's assuming that's what it is, so sie just keeps up the petting. Mercifully, the way sie gathers energy doesn't act up to any notable extent with animals, and the trick of a person who is an animal is beyond hir physiology logicing out] I have made several friends from other worlds since though.

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

I've been trying to do that too... but... [So much has happened since his arrival here. He's barely even had the opportunity.] I haven't had much of a chance.

[The petting is rather soothing, almost in a maternal sense, and so he doesn't fight it off at all. Even if he feels a bit silly getting affection like this out in public, even as a dog and not a boy. He tilts his head a bit, nudging that hand appreciatively with a wet nose.

It just seemed like the right thing to do!]

[kissdiet.livejournal.com]

Well, you'd managed to make a good impression on me, Hope.

[Wow it's wet. Okay, that's kind of neat. tapping the nose again with hir palm[

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

[A snuffling noise is what sie'll get in response.]

I'll have to find you when I'm a person again, then.

[kissdiet.livejournal.com]

[Sie nods, and then pulls back hir hand]

Yes, I'd like that. ...So do you have anywhere you need to be for now? I might be able to help you get there.

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

Nope. I'm just trying to get used to all this. Thanks for asking, though. [He settles again, leaning his head on his paws.]