cranelike | ❀ nero turner

Your friends?

[He'll get the fishing rod after Nero is done with it.]

(Stop, he's trying to weasel out of the boring work.)

Mhmm. They were the ones who made my lunch before I left.

(The lunchbox they couldn't find......)

Sorry 'bout your lunchbox.

[The line gets cast.]

It's fine.

(Patting Nero on the head.)

I'm sure it was delicious.

[There's a moment of utter bewilderment, before he's like "oh yeah, grandpa vibes."]

Maybe you'll get it back once you're home.

Ah, I'm sure Mitsu-bou will prepare a wonderful feast, too.

(Raising his head and looking quite proud as he talks about his friends.)

I wonder how long I'll be away, though~

Hard to say. The angel guys didn't have a timeframe when I talked to 'em.

I've heard the same.

Hmm... Let's see... (He's counting on his fingers,) I was ready to be gone for at least two decades. No more than four.

More than that, and I might grow impatient.

Dunno how well the humans are gonna hold up if it's four whole decades of bein' stuck here.

(nero: think of the humans
tsuru:
nero:
tsuru:

Tsurumaru is quiet, thinking about this. And then he'll just lean back on the palm of his hands, look out at the sea, and

sigh)

Their lives are short.

They can fit a lot in a short amount of time.

[But it's still... Really short.]

(Tsurumaru isn't going to say anything else! But Kiku will hop on the pier next to him, twitter, and give a curious head-tilt before shifting forms into an otter that slips into his lap. Tsurumaru will scratch at the back of her neck quietly, )

It's dangerous here.

(A change of topic? Maybe????)

[Disce sneezes into snake and then leopard cat flopped awkwardly onto Nero's lap. It's fine, it's fine. Her tail's slightly fluffed.]

Two bodies in one week? Ain't great.

[Who's next?]

Edited 2021-10-02 05:01 (UTC)