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Characters: Judai and YOU
Date: throughout May
Location: all around!
Situation: Talent stuff! & dashing through the snow city
Warnings/Rating: n/a


A.
[Windy day, isn’t it? Well, kind of. The breeze around one particular guy leaning against thus particular terrace was in fact caused by him, creating a progressively stronger wind with him in the center as the seconds tick by.]

[In the midst of it all, he's trying to whistle, with only partial success.]

Pbbbt.



B.
[Being a courier sounds fun, right? Judai thinks so, anyway, taking up a part-time post as a mailman. He knows his way around well enough by now (and if he doesn't, that's what a map is for!) (A paper map, naturally, because his yimo is broken.)]

[Unfortunately he’s not terribly organized, and as he pulls a pile of mail out, a couple fall. But then a very convenient wind blows up from under them, delivering the envelopes right into his waiting hand.]

Heh.

[That is a particularly pleased and self-satisfied grin on his face.]



C. Gimme Dat Cat
[Hopping over fences! Jumping from rooftop to rooftop! Plummeting down like fifteen feet and hitting the ground running! Sliding down inclines!]

[Who is that dramatic mysterious kid?? Why, it's Judai. (Sorry.) What’s the cause of this headlong rush? —Well.]

Hey! You! [Yes, you.] Stop that cat!

Comments

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[Valdis smiles, almost amused.]

I woke up.

[It really is that simple sometimes]

Fairly certain it will pass, things like this usually do.

[She sighs, still petting Anani, who has decided he is no longer afraid of Judai.]

I'd like to know where my cat got that necklace.

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[Simple as it is...] That's kinda scary. [Judai would probably freak out, at least a little.] Seems like you're really used to it.

[Which...is probably a good thing to be, all things considered.]

[At the question, he scratches his head, sheepish.] I'm not sure. Somebody just called to me and I didn't have time to ask. [Because Anani would have gotten away of he did!] I think it just got caught. He doesn't normally do that, does he?

[redlightgreenlight]

[Valdis didn't know how to answer Judai's first comments, so she just continues stroking her cat.]

Most I've known him to steal is fish.

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[That gets a laugh out of him.]

That makes sense!

[He leans a little closer to see him better.] A "he," right? What's his name?

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[Anani turns to look at Judai, head tipped, nose twitching.]

This is Anani. His name means 'Cloud', which makes sense because he's so fluffy...I didn't name him.

[Technically at least, though it depends on who you talk to.]

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Anani, huh? [Cloud... Heh. Better than "Cloudian" or something!]

Hiya!

[He turns back to Valdis.] Who named him? [He hopes there isn't a tragedy behind this story.]

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[His question is unexpected and Valdis isn't quite sure how to answer.]

It's complicated.

[Perhaps one of her weaker answers]

He's a remnant of a past life.

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Oh... [He turns sheepish as he straightens.] Sorry. Guess you don't want to talk about it, huh?

[There's a small pause.] ..."Past life," you said, right? You're a Dreamperson, right? Did...Anani come with you? Woke up here with you, I mean.

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Yes, he did.

[It was the simplest answer.]

And he's been causing trouble ever since.

[The cat purred.]

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[...No fair...why didn't his cat come with him, too...]

[...Maybe it's for the best, though. Pharaoh, uh. Comes with a ghost.]

Heh. I can imagine. Wasn't his fault this time, though. [Unless Anani really has a use for that necklace, but he kind of doubts that!]

Hope there wasn't any trouble that was too big to handle!

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Not that he's discovered yet.

[But it was only a matter of time, she was sure.]

You seem to like animals.

[eyeinfusion]

Heh. He does seem pretty adventurous.

[If this incident's anything to go by.]

I used to travel with a cat. He was kind of troublesome, too. Can I pet him?

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[Valdis smiled.]

I would think that's up to him, not me. He's generally pretty friendly.

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[Well then.]

I'll take that as a yes, then!

[He reaches to pet Anani.]