residentmerc | catchall kate

[ ........concern ]

What kind of place are you stuck in...?

A manor called the Shadows House, where the noble Shadows family resides. That's what we're told.

And... are you part of that family?

[ ... a single nod. ]

... So everyone's stuck in there, no one can leave, and you're all meant to be family but you're killing each other...?

[ hm ]

Family part is the only thing that sounds different from this place.

... It does seem a bit like a bad joke. I was just starting to understand the ways things worked over there, and suddenly I'm back to square one.

[ sometimes your canon is just a mg setting. ]

...

Well, at least this time, you're figuring it out along with the rest of us.

[ !

she drops the brush and turns to look at him. and just stands there silently. unfortunately, her expression is unreadable as always, but it looks like there's. some kind of emotion here.

the cow looks offended that its brushing has been interrupted. ]

[ ah. looking back at her looking a little awkward because he can't read her expression there... ]

... [ was that trite... he shifts his weight like he thinks maybe he should apologize... ]

You're right.

Before, I was alone in the beginning. It's different this time.

[ she rubs her hand against her face. ]

Thank you, Cloud.

[ oh. it was a good pause, maybe. he crouches to grab the brush back to hold it over for her to take when she's ready ]

Just telling the truth. [ lightly ] And... It can't have been easy back there, but maybe that means you can help out more than you think, too.

... Yes. I'll do everything I can.

I may be young, but please don't hesitate to rely on me.

I won't.

[ because it is affection week kate gets a pat on the shoulder!! WOW SUCH AFFECTION WOW ]

I was about your age when I left my hometown, anyway.

[ the height of affection..... ]

You were?

What did you leave for?

[ it doesn't get more affectionate than that ]

I left to join SOLDIER... [ no one can hear his caps ] Wasn't really out of the ordinary for people to leave at that age, though. Try to get jobs since there's not a lot out in the country otherwise.

I know what you mean. [ does she. ]

By SOLDIER, you're talking about an army?

[ inexplicably repeats back his caps. ]

[ does she... ]

Yeah. It's sort of... an elite force in the military. [ to explain it simply, sure. pets the sheep ] I'm not in it anymore.

Why did you leave?

... Turns out the company in charge's about the worst place to work at.

[ is the simple answer, though it's obvious it is not the whole of it. maybe that is unfair when kate answered his questions fully. maybe. petting a cow is more important. ]

... So you left, and became a mercenary instead?

Yeah, that's it. Doing odd jobs for money. [ pay his wages, etc. ]

Any particularly memorable ones?

They vary a lot in range. There's a lot of fighting fiends, but... [ he thinks about. actual fun ones. ] Escorted a dog so it could deliver some money once. More than one of 'em has been about finding lost cats. Became the official jockey for a ranch in a chocobo racing tournament.

[ she does not know what tournaments are. ]

To be honest, most of the skills on that notice poster come from the jobs I've taken.

That sounds so fun... No wonder you seem to be good with animals.

[ she'll take the brush back and resume brushing the cow. ]

[ well, that makes him huff a little also i meant to write she does not know what chocobos are not tournaments she can know what a tournament is ]

Good might be pushing it. First time I tried to find some lost cats, I spent ages just chasing 'em around the slums before they went back to their owner.

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