❀ nero turner

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Sorry 'bout your lunchbox.

[The line gets cast.]

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It's fine.

(Patting Nero on the head.)

I'm sure it was delicious.

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[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.

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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~

[perfectdistance]

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

[cranelike]

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.

[perfectdistance]

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

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(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.

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

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

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(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????)

[perfectdistance]

[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?]

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An enemy we haven't seen yet and don't know how to fight...

(A lot of problems here.)

How troublesome.

[perfectdistance]

'nd somebody else's conflict to resolve.

[It's all bad, fam.]

[cranelike]

That's normal. Humans are nothing but trouble. It's their nature.

(He is sword. He's always dealing with other people's problems.)

[perfectdistance]

's not like I disagree.

[cranelike]

(...)

What do you think of the people here?

[perfectdistance]

I barely know 'em.

[There's a pull on the line and he reels it in.

It's just a boot...]

1/2

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(P E R C E I V E S)

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Ah, you have something!

(He reels it in and,)

...

Gross.

[perfectdistance]

Ugh.

[WHY. The sea has BETRAYED HIM.

He recasts the line.]

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Will everyone even be able to eat in this place for long...

(Tch.)

Or will we have to start eating our companions?

(Kiku sits up! EXCUSE YOU?)

[perfectdistance]

... It's the same as eatin' our soul, probably ain't a good idea.

[Swish, swish, goes the tail.]

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Suigetsu has a fish.

(Two fish.)

[perfectdistance]

But you don't wanna touch it, right?

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(






Hm.)

Tch.

(Kiku sits up in his lap and? Tries to pap him? Like, please behave.)

If they don't want to be touched, then they shouldn't have taken these forms.