[ for some reason he doesn't seem to be upset or tense at all. there's just something cheerful and sunny about his disposition. it maybe it a little weird considering... everything. ]
Of course. But you and I share that. Dogs very much do not like me, or at least they find me fun to chase.
[ it is... unsettling, that non-reaction. the casual, bright air that feels completely out of place. chrono studies him with a tilt to his head, a vague frown on his brow, but blinks it away a moment later. ]
...oh. That's gotta be frustrating. [ he looks around them, then, and back to jiaoqiu confusedly. ] Then what're you doin' here? Just passing through?
She and her friends showed up on a sister ship of ours for the Wardance. They helped us solve the borisin problem we were having, so I owe her quite a lot.
Oh - yes. My apologies. The Wardance is a competition where our most talented soldiers duel in front of a crowd. It isn't to the death, to be clear, they're friendly duels.
She - Stelle, her name is - helped fight against the wolf men who aimed to disrupt it.
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[ wah. thankyou jq his poor spiral :(
it takes him a moment to remember how awkward and tense their last conversation had been, and he immediately flushes with shame. ]
...ah. Thanks.
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Of course. But you and I share that. Dogs very much do not like me, or at least they find me fun to chase.
[ y'know, foxes and hounds. ]
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...oh. That's gotta be frustrating. [ he looks around them, then, and back to jiaoqiu confusedly. ] Then what're you doin' here? Just passing through?
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Just memorizing the layouts of the new area. [ a little smile. ] I need to know for Thursdays, just in case.
[ a beat. ]
Did this car surprise you?
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...makes sense. These ones are really big.
[ a matched pause as he looks out at the area. ]
Well, yeah. It's bizarre, but in a different way we're used to.
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Though, I'm not sure there was a dog car.
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...in space?
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I don't know a lot of those words, but I guess she helped you out with a fight...?
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She - Stelle, her name is - helped fight against the wolf men who aimed to disrupt it.
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[ someone trying to ruin friendly competition with their own garbage? sounds familiar. ]
Sounds like a good friend to have on side. She bring that train around to visit often, after?