[ The image of Gray standing next to Hayame is so jarring that he can't help but blink a few times in surprise. Truly, Gray is just bowling him over with all sorts of news today. ]
I didn't realize Hayame was capable of making friends.
[ Or even talking to someone without insulting them immediately. ]
[ Regrets may be had considering Add's personality, but at the same time, he is her best friend. It would be good for Eustace to know about him. She'll just have to emphasize with Add that he should be polite... ]
[ She names a place that is a quiet little cafe that specializes in tea, because being Harmonized means Gray has pocket change to spare again.
After the usual quiet but happy greeting from Gray, and after they're seated and tea and snacks are on the way, she unhooks Add's cage from its holster beneath her cloak and gently places it on the table. Inside the cage, Add beams up at Eustace with all the impish energy an elaborate talking box could hope to muster. ]
Not the strangest thing he's encountered in his life - maybe it's some sort of little robot, like Raybury? - but still plenty strange, and he can't help but lean back half a centimetere when that raucous voice hits his ears.
At least it's not being downright rude to him (yet), not moreso than anyone else has been. ]
Do you need taking care of?
[ It's just a little box? Can it really get hurt?? ]
[ Add's voice drops to a sly bid for confidence, hopping in his boxy way to lean toward Eustace within the confines of his cage. ]
Well, y'know. It ain't the normal things I'm worried about. The one with the violent streak is Gray over there! She may look innocent, but one wrong word—
[ A hand closes firmly over the top of his cage. ]
Add.
[ Gray chastises him, her voice stern with many years of practice, but the pressure on his cage was already enough to make him clam up with a cowed look. She lets go of his cage then and looks back to Eustace. ]
He's very sturdy. He's probably one of the sturdiest things I know of... so when he gets out of line, please feel free to give him a shake.
[ Add lets out a little, "Ah," and peers up at Eustace with puppy box eyes. ]
[ Alas, Eustace is immune to puppy eyes when they're not coming from an actual dog…..
Add goes ignored in favor of Gray, who gets a slightly more amused look this time around. Her behavior around her little box friend is so much more assertive than usual; it's clear that the two of them have been around for a long time now. ]
You seem to have that covered.
[ He will leave the box shaking to pro box shaker Gray. ]
Do you actually have a violent streak?
[ The light tone of voice seems to imply he doesn't really believe that, but hey if she wants to confirm he's all ears. ]
[ Gray sits up as if poked in the side, blindsided by his ACCUSATION. It's actually more like he's teasing her, but she doesn't recognize teasing from serious Mr. Eustace. ]
A-A violent streak? No, I don't think... I mean, not any more than necessary...
[ Add cackles as she stutters, and normally this would be her cue to administer punishment, but that would just be proving him right. So she sits there, not knowing how she should respond to worm her way out of this trap, reddening as she feels Eustace's (imagined) scrutiny. The seconds pass by; her mortification piles on... ]
[ Finally, she silently takes Add's cage from its ring and rises from the table. Add's laughing cuts off immediately, turning into protests which that get more panicked as Gray steps out of the cafe and away from Eustace's eyeshot.
After a pause, he'll hear a sudden (violent) rattling of a birdcage and Add's pitiful wailing as Gray shakes them both like she's trying to call the cows in from a mile away. Eustace is free to relax and enjoy the tea and snacks that arrive while she's away. Gray has a limit, good impressions be damned. ]
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If there are ever any animals you'd like to talk to, I'd be happy to translate.
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Instead, he says the much more restrained and mature thing of: ]
I'll let you know.
[ Anyway. ]
Do you like the Meridian? [ ... ] Do you have many friends there?
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[ What a ringing endorsement... ]
I do have Mr. Johnny. Um... I'm not sure if I'm friends with Miss Hayame.
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I didn't realize Hayame was capable of making friends.
[ Or even talking to someone without insulting them immediately. ]
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She said that I have drawing skill... and she let me eat with her.
[ Friendship??????? ]
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That's kind of her.
[ Shockingly so, in fact. ]
Are Johnny and Hayame the ones you spend most of your time around?
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Oh, no. I don't spend that much time with them. I'm usually by myself... with Add, of course. So if you ever need me...
[ She's here!! Available!! ]
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With Add?
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[ It's hard to keep track of who remembers what nowadays. ]
He's a little hard to explain, but he's my friend from home. Do you want to see him?
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Would it be easier if I met him in person?
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[ Regrets may be had considering Add's personality, but at the same time, he is her best friend. It would be good for Eustace to know about him. She'll just have to emphasize with Add that he should be polite... ]
Would you like to have tea? I'll bring him along.
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Tea is fine. Name a place and I'll be there.
[ Wherever she's living...a teahouse...the middle of a park?? It's all good. ]
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After the usual quiet but happy greeting from Gray, and after they're seated and tea and snacks are on the way, she unhooks Add's cage from its holster beneath her cloak and gently places it on the table. Inside the cage, Add beams up at Eustace with all the impish energy an elaborate talking box could hope to muster. ]
This is Add.
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Ihihihi! Hey there, Wolfman! Thanks for taking care of Gray! Take good care of me too, won'tcha?!
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Not the strangest thing he's encountered in his life - maybe it's some sort of little robot, like Raybury? - but still plenty strange, and he can't help but lean back half a centimetere when that raucous voice hits his ears.
At least it's not being downright rude to him (yet), not moreso than anyone else has been. ]
Do you need taking care of?
[ It's just a little box? Can it really get hurt?? ]
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Well, y'know. It ain't the normal things I'm worried about. The one with the violent streak is Gray over there! She may look innocent, but one wrong word—
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Add.
[ Gray chastises him, her voice stern with many years of practice, but the pressure on his cage was already enough to make him clam up with a cowed look. She lets go of his cage then and looks back to Eustace. ]
He's very sturdy. He's probably one of the sturdiest things I know of... so when he gets out of line, please feel free to give him a shake.
[ Add lets out a little, "Ah," and peers up at Eustace with puppy box eyes. ]
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Add goes ignored in favor of Gray, who gets a slightly more amused look this time around. Her behavior around her little box friend is so much more assertive than usual; it's clear that the two of them have been around for a long time now. ]
You seem to have that covered.
[ He will leave the box shaking to pro box shaker Gray. ]
Do you actually have a violent streak?
[ The light tone of voice seems to imply he doesn't really believe that, but hey if she wants to confirm he's all ears. ]
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A-A violent streak? No, I don't think... I mean, not any more than necessary...
[ Add cackles as she stutters, and normally this would be her cue to administer punishment, but that would just be proving him right. So she sits there, not knowing how she should respond to worm her way out of this trap, reddening as she feels Eustace's (imagined) scrutiny. The seconds pass by; her mortification piles on... ]
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After a pause, he'll hear a sudden (violent) rattling of a birdcage and Add's pitiful wailing as Gray shakes them both like she's trying to call the cows in from a mile away. Eustace is free to relax and enjoy the tea and snacks that arrive while she's away. Gray has a limit, good impressions be damned. ]