57 - [video of feet + action]

[blackshadow]

[ The device turns on with a clatter and...purring. ]

—Hey! Cut it out-!

[ And Tyr's very annoyed voice as he tries to shoo away the two long-hair cats that are rubbing against his legs as he stands at the kitchen counter. ]

This isn't even— Sindar!

[ And a second later, another cat is plopped to the floor with the other two. ]

I don't know how Luc put up with you...

[ He finally reaches for his device to click off the feed. And probably get back to making breakfast. ]

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[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! /and always~ ]

[ A world of fat cats with pudding tummies... ]

[ ...He guesses he can explain. ] ...Because that's what I was called back when I was part of the Imperial Army... [ Sort of explain. ] It's just always sounded teasing.

[negativegate]

[♥~! /aaaalways~]

[Cuuuuute ;v;]

[That actually makes her expression soften a little.] They called you that in the army? I guess they didn't mean it as a compliment...

...Sorry. I mean, I meant it, but...I was kind of teasing, too.

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! /i want to beee with you~ ]

[ kitties ;v; ]

I know. [ He rubs the back of his neck awkwardly. ] I probably deserved it...

[negativegate]

[♥~! I feel like I should recognize that and it's bugging me-! |D;]

[I love them. ;v;]

[Now she does feel bad for always teasing him about it, even if he is cute--and not in a bad way--to her. Also awkward, she shakes her head.] No, it's not your fault or anything...I'm sorry.

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! Ahaha, it's okay! And make believe with you? 8D ]

[ Very hard not to! X3 ]

[ He didn't really want to make her feel bad... ] Don't worry about it. I'm not exactly... I know I look like that.

[negativegate]

[♥~! Ooh, no, I've never heard that one before now! :o]

[Hee, it is!]

[She really wants him to know that she wasn't just making fun of him, too.] No, it's not...I said you were a different kind of cute, remember? I didn't mean it in a bad way...

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! Really? :o It became popular again because the song was used in Robot Unicorn Attack. ]

[ I miss my cats... ;v; ]

[ He can't help but blush again and look down to his feet. He knows what Rita means, and it makes his heart sort of fluttery. At least he's not in the army anymore. ] The kind of cute you like, huh?

[negativegate]

[♥~! Iii actually have no idea what Robot Unicorn is aside from hearing the name now and then. |D;]

[Aww ;v; /holds]

[She's really bad at explaining it, so she's glad Tyr seems to get it.] Y-yeah...I don't think you look like a little kid or anything.

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! I never actually played it, but it's a game!!! ...and that's all I know about it. |D; ]

[ /holds!! ]

[ And honestly, that's all he wants to hear. ] I hoped not... I hate being stuck like this.

[negativegate]

[♥~! Ohh, I had no idea! :o You knew more than me! |D]

[/cliiings]

[And Rita figures he means the way the City keeps them as they are...] Really? I never really thought about it...It's just how this place is.

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! Ahaha, now I feel all smart! 8D ]

[ /forever clings ]

It might get to you after a while... But it's not as bad when no-one else here changes.

[negativegate]

[♥~! Aww, you should! I've always thought you were smart. :D]

[/aaalways]

Well, yeah...Everyone stays the same physically. Has it been bothering you?

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! Aww, thank you! ;v; That means a lot to me! ]

[ /never letting goooo~ ]

A little... I should be used to it by now, but...I'm sort of jealous.

[negativegate]

[♥~! Aww, I really think so! :3]

[/clinging always~!]

Jealous? Of who?

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! Thanks!! ;v; You're really smart, too! ]

[ /Yes~! X3 ]

...Yuri, I guess. [ He can rest his arm on his head-! ] And most people.

It's not like I want to be them. Or look like them. I just want to look my age for once.

[negativegate]

[♥~! Thank you! ;v;]

[\o/]

[Rita knows how that feels...And his answer gets her curious now, though she never thought about it before-] Tyr...What is your age?

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! :D ]

[ No-one ever remembers how old he is... He can't even be bitter about it with Rita, though, and just slumps against the counter. ] Twenty-two.

[negativegate]

[♥~! :3]

[I can never remember if he's told her before, sob... He looks so tired, she thinks...And the answer doesn't really surprise her or change her view of him--though she understands a bit more now--until she thinks about the math.]

Tyr...But wait--you haven't been in the City that long. About the same as me, right?

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! :D ]

[ It's hard to keep track of with memes and everything, too... He nods and looks back over at her. ]

Right, just about two years... It was like this in my world, too.

[negativegate]

[♥~! \o/]

[Aah, that's right...I feel like he might've said, but I can't remember.]

What do you mean that it was like this? [Everyone didn't age? That can't be right, so...] You've stayed the same in your world?

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! \o/ ]

[ I think he did when he was talking about the war. Hard to keep track when we have long threads. ]

Yeah... [ He fans out the fingers of his right hand just to stretch it a little. ] It was the first thing Luc noticed when he saw me again after the war, too.

[negativegate]

[♥~! /o/

Sooob I know;; I think you're right, though...I'll try to remember after this!]

[She glances down at his hand, knowing what he means now.] So that's how it was...I wasn't thinking about how you were affected.

[blackshadow]

[ ♥~! \o\

Okay, good luck-! >:| ]

I didn't think it would really bother me, but when I think about it...I don't really like it. If we were in my world, you'd probably be taller than me by now, and I'd really start looking like a little kid.

[negativegate]

[♥~! \o/

Thaaaanks!!]

[She almost wants to tell him he's exaggerating--just how tall does he think she's going to grow?!--but it sort of shows how much it must have affected him.]

Tyr...Sorry.

[She can't change what's in his world. She can only reach out to hold his hand.]

Everyone's in the same boat here, but...

[blackshadow]

[♥~! /o/ Also sorry for being slow! sorta curled up in bed right now.]

[She could get a lot taller! He feels weird opening up about it - he never has before, to anyone - but it feels like Rita understands... He squeezes her hand back, but just shakes his head.]

And that's all that matters as long as we're here, right?