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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[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but did a possum just come out of that egg?

[because possums are not meant to come out of eggs.]

[ex_fatalist246]

Yes.

[His voice is so flat that it seems he has jumped over shock right into numb disbelief.]

[And it's still in his hands in the egg and what]

[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

Is that normal for your world?

[ex_fatalist246]

No. Definitely not. [after a pause] Maybe someone else's. [It wouldn't surprise him if Cally's world had possums coming out of eggs. And trees. And the ground. And everywhere. An entire world of possums.]

[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

Maybe. It's still rather odd.

[she comes closer, bending a bit to be at eye level with the possum, reaching out a hand to pet it, going into kitty voice mode.]

Who has a strange and illogical method of being born? You do, yes you do, you strange little thing.

[ex_fatalist246]

[He isn't feeling comfortable with either the possum or the woman in his personal space]

Professor Summerfield, right?

[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

[and she recognizes Satoshi from Argentine looking out at him during the deathmatch]

And you're with Argentine, his Creator he called you if I remember right.

[ex_fatalist246]

[Satoshi hesitates.] Argentine was created three hundred years before I was born. I just reconstructed him.

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[River's own egg has been transferred to somewhere safe and warm and possibly bed-like, so now she can make awwww faces at the possum. Apparently she is going to find anything that comes out of those eggs to be enchanting. She will get to Satoshi in a moment, but she has something very important to say to the possum, with all solemnity.]

Guāng​lín​. (http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=welcome)

[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

He seemed to think quite highly of you.

[ex_fatalist246]

He hasn't known a lot of people in his time.

[ex_fatalist246]

[The possum turns in its egg to look at River and carefully sniffs the air in her general direction. Satoshi is still in shock.]

[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

[she gives him a look]

Yes, I'm sure that explains it entirely.

[ex_fatalist246]

[That looks puts him on the defensive. Adults are... difficult. Very politely,]

I apologize for any damage he may have caused.

[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

And I apologize for any damage I caused as well. How is he?

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[She very politely offers it a hand to sniff more up close. After all, she might as well get part of the introductions out of the way with the one who seems more receptive to outside information.]

River.

[ex_fatalist246]

You don't have to apologize. He was meant to be completely destroyed centuries. It's a fluke that he lasted this long.

[What he says is the dogma that he was raised with. His personal beliefs are kept closer to his heart.]

[ex_fatalist246]

[The possum appears to accept this information as it sniffs the hand more. Satoshi is hoping that Cally will come along and take the possum away.]

[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

That's rather idiotic and a very, very lucky fluke.

[artiscordis.livejournal.com]

[Argentine looks curiously at Satoshi and his new friend. Speaking of, Argentine has a new friend as well, which is a very happy and clingy baby raccoon nesting in his hair and chewing on it between his paws. Argentine doesn't seem to notice.]

What is that?

[ex_fatalist246]

He kidnapped a girl on his revival.

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[River's expression drops a little, apparently apropos of nothing. (Or something.)

After tilting her head at Satoshi for a moment, she very gently attempts to take the possum from him, at least for a moment while he processes. Poor possum.]

[ex_fatalist246]

[...He isn't going to mention that raccoon because... because he doesn't know. He just doesn't know.]

It's a possum.

[ex_fatalist246]

[Both Satoshi and the possum accept this. Satoshi remembers River's face from the match, and he remembers Cally calling for someone else.]

Is your name 'River'?

[brandyhabit.livejournal.com]

[pshhhh, he's a priceless work of art, Satoshi. Priorities? Please?]

I've known people who've done far worse, and I'm sure under far less confusing circumstances. How is the girl now?