[ topper just cheeps at shu with a tilt of his head. eiden, meanwhile, is just. looking a little sheepish. he tugs at the leather string around his neck idly. ]
Yeah... yeah, Quincy'll be super upset if I don't get Topper back to him safe and sound.
[ quincy probably is just "..."-ing around. it's fine. ]
[ ... ] It's not like he's changed how he squeaks, is it?
[ topper did you start speaking in tiny creature tongues? he doesn't move when topper sniff sniff sniffs. mostly because he's not a dick and doesn't want to scare topper away when he is sneefing. but he does watch him curiously. how's it going little guy? ]
Not really, which kinda helps? I think I'm just tired...
But... yeah, Klein's where I ended up before I came here. The Klein Continent.
[ eiden lifts up a hand and just scritches him a little encouragingly. topper just looks at shu for another minute and seems satisfied, skittering back to just drape over eiden's shoulders gently. ]
[ he doesn't point out that they apparently all just died. ]
...
Ah.
[ ... ] I figured something weird was going on with locations when I started hearing about space and humans crashing onto other planets. Doesn't seem like we're from the same places.
[ bye bye topper. what did your topper eyes See. ποΈ ]
Nope. Came from Earth originally. This super rich dude sent us a weird gem he wanted made into a specialty toy. I touched it because I wanted a better look and, uh... yeah.
Then I end up getting rushed to design that shit for three straight days with no sleep just for him to ask for this gaudy-ass gem to be slapped on a dildo.
Probably better that I ended up escaping capitalism with it.
... Just other problems. Haha. That I... really really need to get back to.
And sometimes I still don't get any sleep, but. [ that's by choice. ] I definitely eat a lot better, though. No more living paycheck to paycheck. At least for now.
Problems are everywhere. But if they're better problems than your last ones, that's a start.
[ eiden don't show off how much tail you're getting. even though he doesn't actually have any way of inferring that from what eiden just said. ] Ahh. That's nice for you. Paycheck to paycheck's stressful.
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Yeah. Well, he's a friend's friend, but he ended up with me, so... I'm responsible for getting him home.
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Ah, so all the more incentive to get back to where you came from. Especially if you ran off with something that isnβt yours.
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Yeah... yeah, Quincy'll be super upset if I don't get Topper back to him safe and sound.
[ quincy probably is just "..."-ing around. it's fine. ]
It wasn't like I wanted to steal him!
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That your little friend's-- [ how had he phrased it? ]-- friend?
[ hmmmm. ]
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Guess that explains how he's befriending the wildlife.
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[ topper chirrups pretty contentedly, smushing himself to eiden's neck like he's reassuring him. ]
He's pretty impressive. All the guys back home are... man.
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[ squints at topper. hello? ]
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[ topper just squints at shu. hello? he leans forward and stretches his long little body like sniff sniff sniff from eiden's shoulder. ]
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[ ... ] It's not like he's changed how he squeaks, is it?
[ topper did you start speaking in tiny creature tongues? he doesn't move when topper sniff sniff sniffs. mostly because he's not a dick and doesn't want to scare topper away when he is sneefing. but he does watch him curiously. how's it going little guy? ]
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But... yeah, Klein's where I ended up before I came here. The Klein Continent.
[ eiden lifts up a hand and just scritches him a little encouragingly. topper just looks at shu for another minute and seems satisfied, skittering back to just drape over eiden's shoulders gently. ]
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Ah.
[ ... ] I figured something weird was going on with locations when I started hearing about space and humans crashing onto other planets. Doesn't seem like we're from the same places.
[ bye bye topper. what did your topper eyes See. ποΈ ]
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Yeah, I think we're all coming from... totally different worlds. Honestly... I'd believe it in general. I didn't come from Klein before...
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You didn't?
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Nope. Came from Earth originally. This super rich dude sent us a weird gem he wanted made into a specialty toy. I touched it because I wanted a better look and, uh... yeah.
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... I don't even think that's a guaranteed same world thing. I know Earth, but when I mention New Sieg I've not been getting any reaction.
[ still. ]
A... toy? [ with a gemstone? ]
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[ and... help he laughs a little. ]
Yeah. Specialty. We, uh, call him the Butt Plug Millionaire. Haha... if that helps.
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huh. ]
Everyone needs a hobby.
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Probably better that I ended up escaping capitalism with it.
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And sometimes I still don't get any sleep, but. [ that's by choice. ] I definitely eat a lot better, though. No more living paycheck to paycheck. At least for now.
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[ eiden don't show off how much tail you're getting. even though he doesn't actually have any way of inferring that from what eiden just said. ] Ahh. That's nice for you. Paycheck to paycheck's stressful.
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Especially when you put in a fuckton of work for pennies.
[ he wrinkles his nose. ]
Speaking from experience? [ abt the last bit? ]
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Mm. Well, my paychecks are unpredictable. But enough when they come in.
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What do you do?
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