trichosurus vulpecula

[ex_fatalist246]

[Satoshi picks up an egg, more out of curiosity than a desire for an egg. It is an elaborate egg, worthy of the Hikari collection. This, of course, is a deception.]

[The egg wiggles in his hands. Satoshi blinks. The egg wiggles some more. It cracks a little, and then a little more, and then...

And then...

And then a possum sticks it furry little head out.

A possum sticks its head out of an egg, wait, what?]

What.

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[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[If she's affected by that, she's quiet and only shows a small struggle in her facial expression.]

It's yours.

[Duh, Satoshi. Just because she's petting it doesn't change that.]

[ex_fatalist246]

I can't have pets.

[The thought of what Krad might do to one of them. Satoshi doesn't want to dwell on it. Everything is safer if it stays away, and that goes for possums as much as those who are enamoured of them.]

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

I could help.

[Take care of it, she means.]

[ex_fatalist246]

I can't keep it at home at all. [So either they would have to keep it here (in the forest, he assumes) or she could keep it wherever she lives.]

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[Simon and the Captain would be thrilled.]

We'll build it a house.

[ex_fatalist246]

Possums don't live in houses.

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

This one could.

[ex_fatalist246]

It would probably prefer a natural habitat.

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[HUFF.]

Okay.

[ex_fatalist246]

[Satoshi starts off to the forest, because it's of course best to introduce the possum to said natural habitat as soon as possible.]

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[River follows behind, only snuggling the possum a little. Really.]

It needs a name.

[ex_fatalist246]

Alynn doesn't name hers. [It isn't disagreeing; rather, he just figures Cally is the ultimate guide in possum caretaking. Though maybe she does name them. But there are so many. How could she name them all? Satoshi decides he doesn't want to think about this too hard.]

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[River is dubious.]

But it won't know when to come if it's called.

[ex_fatalist246]

I guess. Can you think of a name?

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

It's yours.

[You're supposed to name it, Satoshi. :| :|]

[ex_fatalist246]

I'm bad at naming things. [It's genetic. 'Dark,' 'Krad,' 'Argentine,' 'Towa no Shirube'...]

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

Jie.

[It's okay, possum, she's looking out for you!]

[ex_fatalist246]

Probably not a good name.

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[....:|

She likes that name.]

[ex_fatalist246]

[a pause]

If you like it.

[He's not big on fighting about this sort of thing.]

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[And then she makes AWWW YAY faces at the possum. And remembers manners.]

Xièxie nĭ.

[ex_fatalist246]

[The possum crawls along Satoshi's arm (Satoshi stares blankly at it) so that it can sniff at River properly. Satoshi is left holding his arm up somewhat awkwardly, because how dare he inconvenience the possum by putting his arm down. It's unthinkable.]

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[She offers her hand to the possum again, solemnly, and wiggles her fingers. HI POSSUM. &hearts]

[ex_fatalist246]

[and it... bites.]

[In alarm, because he doesn't like seeing people hurt, Satoshi yanks his arm away, which of course inspires the possum to jump onto his face and then his head. Why does Cally like these things? They're evil. Satoshi pulls the possum out of his hair and looks it in the eye.]

Don't do that.

[He is not particularly talented at training things.]

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[River backs up suddenly, eyes brimming with tears - more because the possum bit her than anything else - and stares down at her hand as if she can't quite connect it with events.

BAD POSSUM.]