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[Charlie's in her rooftop garden again and it's flourishing. Charlie's not recording that, though. She's recording her fox, Phantom, who is tearing around the garden at top speed. At one point, Charlie gives up trying to track him and just lets the device rest on the arm of her chair. Phantom zips by a few times before stopping to investigate the camera, sniffing it and peering into it with curiosity.

There's a meow nearby that gets both Charlie and Phantoms attention and Charlie's arm comes into view. It's scratched up slightly. No big deal. When her arm retracts, she's holding Petrichor who apparently gives no fucks about this and is purring loudly.

Phantom is watching this, standing on his hind legs with one paw on the armrest. This knocks the device over and Charlie swears, leaning and reaching for it.

When the camera settles, it's filming Charlie who has a couple more fine scratches just on her jawline. Phantom and Petrichor are curled up against her, Petrichor with his head on her shoulder and Phantom with his paws in the air. She's cursed to hug the cats but it's mild.]

Life lesson for the day; Don't hug Hypnos. She's not a fan.

[And with that, she shuts the feed off, one arm around the cat who is enjoying this very much so indeed.]

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[Phantom squirms for a moment before finally deciding to settle, looking at everyone in turn with something close to amusement. Charlie smirked slightly.]

You heard Gabriel. Last time you ran around like a madman, I ended up chasing you into the woods and was almost eaten by cannibals.

[Glancing at the scratches and finally assessing how bad they are. Which...wasn't too bad. They just stung enough to be obnoxious.]

...if you don't mind. [She smiles a bit sheepishly, feeling a tad awkward.]

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Cannibals are no fun; no sense of humor.

[He moved Phantom over so he had a free hand and pressed two fingers to her forehead, letting his Grace extend to her and heal the scratches.]

Good as new.

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[That was cool. That was the coolest thing she's seen since she got here and this girl flew over the City with Iron Man. Which was actually a bit terrifying since she is not a huge fan of heights. Ah, well.]

Thank you.

[She will probably have a few more at the end of the day if she goes after Hypnos again. It's not that she doesn't learn. She's just cursed.]

You settling in alright?

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No problem. [He smiles and then, at her question, gives a dramatic, put-upon sigh.]

Oh, I suppose. I've been in worse places, anyway.

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Good to hear. The animals aren't bothering you too much, are they? [She's just making sure, Gabriel. Phantom and Petrichor can be a bit obnoxious when they play together.]