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Post by CautionCat on Aug 13, 2022 9:06:48 GMT -5
"It will be good practice for when you must dodge away from someone less friendly." She nodded, and smirked. The redness in his ears were noted. Something triggered that...
"If you like your scalp touched, maybe I should wash your hair, too? I am very good with my hands. Get a nice, relaxing scalp massage, in a hot spring."
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Post by opius on Aug 13, 2022 9:41:37 GMT -5
"I mean, I'm perfectly capable of washing my own hair, thank you very much!" He chuckled and shook his head.
"But if you'd like to, I can see how I feel about it. Who knows, I might even enjoy it despite myself."
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Post by CautionCat on Aug 13, 2022 9:46:35 GMT -5
"It is bonding." She chuckled, and leaned her elbows onto the table. "I like ruffling your hair, so washing it would also be enjoyable."
Konane sighed some, poking at her scraps on her plate. "But if you do not like it, you know to tell me to stop. But it seems like you are... open to me being touchy."
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Post by opius on Aug 13, 2022 10:03:11 GMT -5
He lifted his shoulders. "Found out pretty early that this whole group is pretty keen on ribbing and rubbing in equal measure. I was the odd one out..." He glanced down at his own plate. "Guarded.. Closed off, even. Not... Intellectually, but physically." He shook his head.
"I mean, you all ask for permission to hug, and really it feels like a formality at this point. Even I'm not sure why I'm hesitant- I mean, we've been through the ringer several times over now. I'm used to you all, I'm used to this- or so I tell myself."
Scratching the back of his head he shrugged. "I know I enjoy the company and the contact. I try not to get caught off guard, but y'know. Old habits." He laughed. "... So I dunno, maybe I'll enjoy the attention, maybe I'll fight you on it. Maybe it'll become annoying, or maybe It'll be fun." He shrugged.
"Humans are strange animals like that."
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Post by CautionCat on Aug 13, 2022 14:40:04 GMT -5
"I try to ask for permission. I am... very spontaneous when it comes to affection." She picked at her plate, making herself another layered meat and cheese on bread to dip.
"My mother loves me very much, and has given me a lot of attention. I am an only child, so I got her affection lots. Did Rose give you much attention..? Or...?"
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Post by opius on Aug 13, 2022 14:57:01 GMT -5
He tilted his head some, thinking. "Nnnot much since I was a toddler. She's a very frank and..." He searched for a word, "... Practical woman. A little secretive, a little guarded. In retrospect it all kind of makes sense." He shrugged softly. "What with what happened to lilly, getting handed me- Alain's kid. I'm surprised she treated me as kindly as she did."
He looked at his plate and thought. "She's a solitary kind of person. No boyfriend- that I know of, no pets... beyond the creatures outside of the shop." He scratched behind his head.
"She didn't hug or hold me often, but when she did it... Mattered, I suppose? When I was hurt badly, when I doubted myself... My successes, too, though there was always this... Challenge in her tone when it came to celebrating. Like there was always something bigger and better for me..."
He looked down, frowning as his brows arched. "... She really believed in me. Believes in me. I hope she's doing alright. Things didn't... End on the best note between me and her. Rose wants me to come back alive and finish what I started- we started." He shook his head. "I used to think about what it'd be like if I never left for the road. Now I can't imagine what life would be like if I hadn't."
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Post by CautionCat on Aug 13, 2022 15:10:36 GMT -5
Konane nodded, continuing to eat, working on finishing her meal. "She raised you very well, despite everything. It seems like she isn't the sort to date or marry. That is fine, there are all kinds of people."
She puffed her cheeks some, enjoying Alastair's company, but... feeling like she should really do something about these... feelings. Maybe someone could guide her into keeping things as just friends between them.
"My mother is very touchy. Hugging when we are excited, hands on my back if we are just sitting and relaxing. I am... very used to contact. And because of that, I also touch a lot."
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Post by opius on Aug 13, 2022 16:14:09 GMT -5
Alastair nodded speculatively. "Lily served
Seemed the type. I wonder if I'd have turned out different if she were still around."
He poked at his mostly empty plate. "it sounds nice, though. Your mother, grandmother. There's warmth there. It kind of explains a lot." He chuckled.
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Post by CautionCat on Aug 13, 2022 18:20:07 GMT -5
"Maybe. It is all about how you are raised, but also what you inherit. My mother says I act a lot like my father... but I have never really known him."
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Post by opius on Aug 13, 2022 19:53:05 GMT -5
Alastair laughed. "Big same." The laughter was brief as he thought. "it's weird. Alain said I'm a lot like my mother, but I've never met her. And from what I gather, Rose is very different." He tapped his chin.
"Nature versus nurture. There's... A lot of debate there to be had."
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Post by CautionCat on Aug 14, 2022 6:40:23 GMT -5
"I am sure there is." Konane nodded, as she finished her stew.
"So strange how that happens... It is like instinct. You just... Act that way."
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