[ he accepts her sigrun grudge with a shrug because he's not that invested in defending her honor ]
I'm not washing you, I'm setting up. [ sheesh!!! ] Kotatsu was a lynx I rescued from poachers. He decided to follow me around after that, even though he's kind of a coward, so I let him join my crew. [ which is a very roundabout way of saying "that's my cat". there's a pause ] He probably just liked that I was warm, really.
[ the bath is running and he's just crouching back down to deposit nimona despite the fact she can like, y'know, jump down just fine ]
[she says, which is stupid because she's hugging him like she's afraid he's going to vanish if she doesn't dig her claws in. she obviously does not mean this.
she will eventually let go of him she just has to be a brat first.]
[ he's quiet for a second at that, not because he thinks she's serious or anything, but because even as a tease it's still "I like you" and the way she clings says "stay" and so he lets her cling for a bit ]
Gee, thanks. [ his tone's dry despite the pause, a little smile on his face ] I like you for the cat transformation, so I guess we're even.
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Date: 2023-10-03 07:19 am (UTC)I'm not washing you, I'm setting up. [ sheesh!!! ] Kotatsu was a lynx I rescued from poachers. He decided to follow me around after that, even though he's kind of a coward, so I let him join my crew. [ which is a very roundabout way of saying "that's my cat". there's a pause ] He probably just liked that I was warm, really.
[ the bath is running and he's just crouching back down to deposit nimona despite the fact she can like, y'know, jump down just fine ]
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Date: 2023-10-03 07:26 am (UTC)[she says, which is stupid because she's hugging him like she's afraid he's going to vanish if she doesn't dig her claws in. she obviously does not mean this.
she will eventually let go of him she just has to be a brat first.]
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Date: 2023-10-03 07:38 am (UTC)Gee, thanks. [ his tone's dry despite the pause, a little smile on his face ] I like you for the cat transformation, so I guess we're even.
[ he's not even that big of a cat person ]
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Date: 2023-10-04 01:25 am (UTC)and then, after a second, she sighs and gets down off his back, though she does waver because she's still dizzy as fuck.]
Yeah. Guess we're even. [she's smiling, though.]