AUDIENCE FOR: Tsurumaru

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Comments

[preowned]

Oh, at the village I was at, there was a farm. I just adopted her on my first day there.

[ he just picked up a chicken and never put her down ]

[guestservices]

[.........]

Sure. Okay. People have adopted animals for all kinds of weird reasons. I just never thought about adopting poultry.

[preowned]

She is a lovely companion, I would definitely recommend it.

[guestservices]

How can you understand her needs? I don't really speak chicken.

[preowned]

When she wants something she pecks me.

[guestservices]

That sounds like an extremely unhealthy relationship.

[preowned]

No, it's fine, I know she loves me!

[guestservices]

[a slow nod...]

Tsurumaru. Why don't you just tell me what this is all about?

[THIS QUESTIONING.]

[preowned]

Oh. Right.

[ he got distracted ]

Do you have a dog?

[guestservices]

Oh. Yes, I do, but where did that question come from?

[preowned]

I heard that you did and I got mad that you might have told someone and not me... as fellow pet owners...

[guestservices]

Well you never asked, so how was I supposed to mention it? [they tilt their head.] Who told you I might have?

[preowned]

I heard from Dimitri...

What's your dog's name? Is it a girl or boy? Treats?

[guestservices]

Ah. Of course you did. [there's a hum and aquarius...seems to think.] Hachi. Boy. He's picky about treats though. Don't worry about it.

[preowned]

Hm... okay.

But I would eventually like to meet him.

[guestservices]

Eventually. Maybe after your contract's finished? You guys do have some work to do still...

[preowned]

Yeah.

But I think it helps people to make plans for after. It helps make things feel a little less dark.

[guestservices]

[wow where did my icon go in the last tag. anyway.]

A little bit of optimism, right? [they sound bemused.] Count on it for after, then. What other plans have you made?

[preowned]

Hm, I want to see people... you know, check on them, make sure they're not secretly dead.

[guestservices]

It would be great if people weren't secretly dead. [agreed!] You had that ability to go out and check on people after the camp and the village, right?

[preowned]

Mmhm. So even if we don't get something like that here, I should still be able to visit.

[guestservices]

Good. That's at least one thing to hold on to no matter what happens here.

[preowned]

... yeah.

Silver linings, right?

[guestservices]

Right. I'm not great at finding those, but I've heard they're nice.

[preowned]

I am sure you can somehow manage.