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PLAYED BY czmAvery
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quirk Rabbit
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Post by Hanako on May 21, 2020 3:58:42 GMT
Despite her fear, Hanako found Feral's excitement over meeting Yuki somewhat endearing. They seemed so much like a child ... so delighted over something so small. The comparison helped the rabbit girl relax a little, and she smiled. Her chest swelled with pride at the mention of Yuki's fur. "Oh, thanks. I try to make sure to brush her every day, otherwise her fur can get mats," she said, slowly stroking Yuki's head. The rabbit closed its eyes in response, though only briefly.
"Ah, unfortunately rabbits aren't quite as long-lived as cats. They usually live until they're 9 or so, so Yuki's ... around 50? I guess? That might be why she's so relaxed compared to me." Hana chuckled. "I feel like adults are just better at handling stress than teens ... well ... most of the teens I know, anyway," she corrected, ironically finding herself stressing over the fact that she had implied that all teens, Feral included, couldn't handle stress very well, and that Feral may have been offended by the idea.
Hana was actually a bit intrigued at the thought of a "not especially smart" cat. She had always thought of cats as hyper-intelligent, cunning creatures who were always looking for their next chance to attack. It was a puzzling thought to be sure, but she supposed ... maybe it wasn't terribly strange ... After all, Yuki was much less skittish than most rabbits she had met, so maybe that left room in the universe for a less cunning cat.
Suddenly, Hanako noticed Crow placed on the floor, free of his master. She had been so absorbed in her thoughts, the rabbit girl hadn't noticed Feral setting him down. She stiffened initially, but made an intentional effort to relax. Glancing up at Feral, she extended her arms with Yuki in them, holding the white puffball slightly away from her body. "D-Do uh ... you want to ..." she hesitated a moment, trying to decide whether she wanted to offer pets, or offer for Feral to hold the rabbit. In the end, she decided that she should offer pets, at least to start. "... pet her?"
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PLAYED BY Vhexxen
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quirk Packmate
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alias Feral
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Post by Feral on May 21, 2020 4:28:55 GMT
Daily brushing? Sure, Feral combed through her own hair and her pack’s coats frequently, using her fingers, but the actual brush Blue Weaver had insisted she take really only ever came out of its drawer when either the hero was going to see her or Something Important was supposed to be happening. The rest of the time, fingers beat brushes. But if Hanako was so proud of daily brushing for her rabbit, then maybe she should keep that opinion to herself. See, she could do this human social thing!
...the rabbit was old? Feral’s self confidence slid back into a corner as she tried to process the association between this relaxed but vital mound of sleek fur with the... the old people she sometimes saw in passing. Otherwise, the oldest person properly in her life had been Wolfdad, and he didn’t count. Plus he was a wolf, but a Quirk wolf, so it didn’t apply. If Yuki was so old but didn’t really look it, and rabbits didn’t live very long... did that mean that Hanako was old too? Her vague confusion briefly sharpened into attention again, but Hanako was busy describing herself as a teenager so Feral could at least toss that thought out the window. Besides, this was the 1-B dorm building. It was all 1-B students living there, and students were generally about the same age. Or so she had been told. At some point. By someone.
At any rate, Feral wasn’t offended at the potential stress-mishandling implications because she didn’t really notice, and even if she had noticed she probably wouldn’t have been offended. She was much too well on her way to vibrating out of her skin with excitement at the thought of actually touching the rabbit. Crow was interested as well, but a quietly distinct sound between Feral’s teeth had him settling back to wait. She got to see the rabbit first, and Hanako was holding Yuki out towards her, and Feral’s tail would have left dents in anything behind her if she’d been foolish enough to position herself where such a thing could happen, and she carefully edged forward over Crow, barely clearing his ears in her crouch, and reached out a gentle hand even as she nodded (belatedly) at Hanako.
She brought her hand where the rabbit could see and smell it, and then brought it around, in Yuki’s line of sight, to just barely make contact with the rabbit’s shoulder. Immediately, Feral’s eyes shot open, ears seeming to somehow spread even larger, and absolute amazement poured from her face, along with the very soft whisper, ”So soft!”
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PLAYED BY czmAvery
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quirk Rabbit
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Post by Hanako on May 24, 2020 21:53:12 GMT
It was impossible for Hana to contain her smile as Feral beamed, reacting to petting Yuki with the wonder and joy of a child. They were so tender and careful with Yuki, following proper scenting etiquette, which both of the rabbit pair were grateful for. At the exclamation, Hana chuckled slightly and said, "Rabbits actually used to be a livestock animal like cows and sheep, until certain breeds were raised to be pets. Then people held competitions to see who had the softest or longest or shiniest fur. Yuki isn't one of those breeds, but she's still really soft."
Yuki, when presented with the hand, sniffed it carefully, then waited for the customary pat that usually followed. When patted, her eyes closed and her breathing seemed to slow slightly. "Aw, I think she likes you," Hanako chuckled, reaching her free hand up to stroke the rabbit along the forehead. While this was a blind spot for rabbits, Yuki didn't typically mind being pet there.
Glancing down at Crow, Hanako could see the cat's expectant eyes watching the three of them. Subconsciously, she nibbled at her lip, before looking at Feral. "Uh, how should we do this? I've never actually introduced Yuki to another animal before ..." A pause, followed by a slight laugh. "Then again, I've also never met someone with a quirk that lets them talk to their pets, either, so ..." She glanced down at Crow again. The idea suddenly occurred to her that, maybe, it Feral's quirk that made Crow able to understand everyone, rather than Feral exclusively. She swallowed nervously. "O-Oh, unless ... Can he understand me, too?"
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PLAYED BY Vhexxen
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quirk Packmate
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alias Feral
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Post by Feral on May 31, 2020 19:59:23 GMT
Livestock were raised-to-be-food, rather than encountered by chance and seized as food, so Feral rather thought that livestock would be less worried about being eaten by strange passersby. Humans generally didn’t like when their food fought back, not unless they were so well fed and confident in themselves that they were instead playing with their prey. She had a feeling that this would not be a good time for such a discussion. Maybe later, if it still seemed interesting. Besides, she didn’t want anything to interrupt this rabbit petting time even if it felt like her tail might fall off.
But Crow leaned forward a tiny bit when Hanako looked at him, hopeful that he might be more included soon. Feral kept stroking the fur, so much softer than any of her pack’s coats, even softer that the fluff at the base of either her or Quick’s ears, and shook her head when Hanako asked if Crow could understand her too. ”No more than any other cat listening to anyone else. He can recognize things related to food, mostly, or specific words if I ask him to pay attention to them and he feels like actually doing it. But I can go between.” What was the word? ”Translate. I can do that.”
Reluctantly withdrawing her fingers (so obviously reluctantly that she paused and almost went back to patting Yuki a few times), Feral crouched by Crow again, giving him a quick scratch behind the ears. Also fluffy, different fluff, but not as much pure softness. He meowed softly, impatient but trying, and Feral gave him a little huff back. ”Slow. Your nose only. Friend.” She didn’t have to speak out loud so much, necessarily, but she figured Hanako would appreciate hearing the instructions herself. She also warned him against his claws and teeth, just in case, but kept that to much more subtle body language so as to not unnecessarily worry the rabbits. She wanted to be able to touch the softness again. Crow meowed again, almost kitten-like in its pitch, and Feral smiled up at Hanako from his crouch. ”He will be very gentle. Maybe touch noses. Maybe pat. Very gentle.” Waiting a moment so Hanako could protest if still uncomfortable, Feral tucked Crow back against her chest and smoothly brought him up to the same height as Yuki.
The black cat stared in awe at the white rabbit, so much closer than before, and so strange to him as well as Feral. He stretched his neck out, craning past Feral’s supporting arms to try to sniff Yuki’s face.
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PLAYED BY czmAvery
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quirk Rabbit
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Post by Hanako on Jun 23, 2020 1:10:24 GMT
As Feral explained, Hanako nodded. Yes, that made sense. "O-Okay, then," she said, feeling some of the concerns she had been feeling previously melt away a bit. Feral's gentle but stern way of talking to Crow somewhat reminded the rabbit girl of her own mother. Unfortunately, Hanako was unable to prevent herself from unintentionally stiffening when Crow was lifted within close proximity of her, but ... well ... according to Feral, he did promise to be gentle ... And that last, high-pitched meow was, dare she think it, kind of cute. Exerting a great deal of physical restraint, Hana remained in place and watched as Crow leaned his neck and chin across the border of Feral's arms to take a tentative sniff at Yuki.
After the hand had been removed from her back, Yuki had reopened her eyes and watched the proceedings quietly. Her big, brown eyes observed the dark feline in front of her for a bit, somewhat wary, but not nearly as nervous as Hana seemed to be. When it became apparent that Crow wasn't about to make much more of a move on his own, Yuki adjusted her position slightly in Hana's arms and leaned forward, taking a sniff of her own. Then, after taking a few moments to sniff, Yuki leaned forward and gently butted her head against Crow's muzzle, before retreating to her own space and watching expectantly.
Hanako was unable to prevent herself from letting out a shaky chuckle as she once again relaxed. "Good, it seems like Yuki likes Crow, at least," she said with a smile. "That's how rabbits say hi ... at least, that's what few books I've read on the topic have said."
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