realityshifted | Cat Stuck in a Tree

[So. Luke has wandered out of Tear's watchful eyes and managed to get himself stuck in a very odd position. You see, Luke is currently in a tree. It is true that the zombies don't enter the forest but this particular tree has branches extending out past the border. There is a creature under the sturdy branch Luke has chosen to sit in, just wandering in circles and growling.

Luke stretches out over the tree and tries to shoo the thing away, his sword still in its sheath.]

J-Just go away! What the hell are you anyway? You look like you were human...

[He shudders and grips the branch.] I said go away, damn it!!

[And his shouting draws a couple more curious, hungry things.] How can you things even hear?! [With a huff, Luke sits back against the tree trunk, safe in his branch. He figures they'll wander off eventually.

Yes, he could just, you know, go into the forest. But he's busy thinking this is way too disturbing for words.] I want to go home... [He reaches back and grips his sword. He's debating fighting them but it isn't so easy to decide.]

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Yeah, whatever. [Luke is quite happy to back away from this and retreat to Jade.]

[Jade politely ignores this as he walks to the kitchen] I'm afraid we don't have the silver cutlery out today, Master Luke.

[Perhaps 'polite' is the wrong word.]

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[He snorts and links his hands behind his head. It might not be polite but it works.]

Just shut up! I don't need that.

Then I take it you can serve yourself?

I'm not a kid so don't treat me like one!

[Oh irony.]

Anyway, I'm getting used to things travelling with Tear.

Where are you now?

The Liger Queen. [He figures that's all he has to say, poor thing.]

Oh? Then I guess I shouldn't make you boiled eggs.

[Luke nearly chokes on air.] J-Jade! What the hell?! Don't joke about that! I-If you are joking...

Of course not. Unless you do want boiled eggs. I know how to make them.

I-I don't want to see eggs again for a long time!!

I suppose I could make shrimp.

[He remembers all of the party member's favourite foods! A good soldier always knows what recipes to use to boost stats!]

Shrimp?

[Luke looks up a bit at that, somewhat mollified from his earlier horror of eggs.]

If the fridge has any.

It better have some!

[Jade almost says something really demeaning, but he draws back. He is trying to do right by Luke.]

[He is trying to fix his old mistakes. And isn't that a mistake in itself?]

And what will you do if it doesn't?

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[That catches him by surprise and he blinks.]

Huh? I dunno. Get something else, I guess...

[Jade masks his own surprise with the smile that follows up on it. He is starting to wonder if things would have gone differently, had they all treated Luke with just a little bit more benefit of the doubt.]

You should learn how to cook. You could even offer your experiments to the people here. It must be hard for some of them to cook.

[And now he's going to set a monster on the world.]

Why would you need to know how to cook if someone else can cook for you?

[He's still learning a lot, okay.]

Oh, I don't know. In case you accidentally invoke a hyperressonance and end up in enemy territory far from home?

That wasn't my fault! That was Tear's for attacking in the first place! I didn't even know I could do that!

Did I say it was your fault? My, I didn't realize you were so defensive about the subject.

It's because everyone acts like things are my fault!

We act in the vain hope that if we say it often enough, some part of it will stick. I've told Tear it's wishful thinking, but she just won't listen.

Tch, like I'm going to listen to that. Hey, but something to eat, right? I still get that.

[He's seven and he's hungry.]

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