originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Ah, it's a crush, then..."
[i]MJ promptly sat himself down when Alpha started petting him, tail wagging wildly, swishing over the staircase as he pushed his head up and into the goat-girl's hand. His fur felt delightful to her hands, too, infinitely soft and so dense it felt like she was touching a cloud.[/i]
"What's your relationship with 'er right now? You're friends, I assume?"
[i]Relationship advice from the sixty-something year old mercenary-man who had a fetish for skinning animal people inbound. Oh boy.[/i]
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"I.....we were close. But....people were coming after me and I didn't want her hurt....so I lied. I faked my own death to get them off of everyone I loved's back. She hated that. I don't know if she can stand me anymore."
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"Well, kid, listen up." [i]Jason rolled his shoulders, his hands folding together on the back of his helmet, armoured digits intertwining. He looked down at Alpha for a few moments, MJ rubbing the side of his head against her midriff in the middle, more or less trying to comfort her.[/i] "If she can't appreciate you trying to keep her safe and well, maybe she's not worth it? You lied, yes, and you faked your own death - which is pretty impressive, I have to admit - but it was to keep the аsshatts that were hunting you off your loved ones. You tried explaining?"
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"Haven't had the chance." Alpha quickly explained "I've been having a hard time finding her."
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"Hmm, well... I wish you luck. As for the dudes that were hunting you..." [i]Jason took his hands off of the back of his head, crossing his arms behind his back instead.[/i] "I'm gonna need names."
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"I already dealt with them a long...long time ago. Time flows differently here as opposed to there. I age very slowly, you see, only aging a little every time I go through my cycle." She said
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"Time is weird," [i]Jason mused as an agreement, a nod accompanying his words while the corners of his lips curled up into an approving grin.[/i] "Gets all over the place when you travel space and shit; a day here may be a year elsewhere."
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"I was there for quite a few years, long enough to biologically age to 19" She said
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"Oh, by the way... What's that cycle thing you mentioned? I assume like a year or whatever, but I don't know how things work with goat-people." [i]While it may've been seen as rude, it was pretty clear Jason didn't mean any harm with his words.[/i]
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"Every month I have my period." She said, shrugging
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"Oh, [i]that[/i] cycle. You only age whenever that happens?"
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"I know its weird." She said, sighing
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"Weird indeed." [i]MJ continued to ask for attention in the meantime, lightly rubbing his own flank against Alpha's, acting more like an extremely oversized cat rather than an... extremely oversized wolf.[/i]
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She petted the dog, exasperated "Dude, your dog. Get him to chill."
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[i]Jason chuckled at first, though a quick snap of his fingers and a stern "MJ, heel" got him to calm down, the big beast reluctantly moving away from Alpha and patiently sitting himself down at Jason's feet.[/i] "Yeah, sorry... He, uh, tends to forget he's the size of a small horse."
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"no kidding." She said, sighing "Well...if you see her, her name's Pandora. And if you see Irina, tell her I'm looking for her too, I'd like to talk to her."
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[i]Oh -blam!-.[/i]
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[i]Jason nodded, his left hand absentmindedly scratching behind MJ's ears while he did, causing the dog to slowly wag his tail back and forth over the staircase.[/i] "Pan and Irina, gotcha. I'll let Irina know if I ever run into her again... lady has a tendency to just disappear."
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"Please do. they both mean a lot to me." She said, putting both hands together somewhat anxiously
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"Mind giving me a quick once-over for Pandora, though? Don't think I've ever met her, and if I did, I can't remember for the life of me..."
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"She's a biomass manipulator, so I have no clue. But you can tell by her voice. You'll know when you know, especially since she's literally Death."
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[i]Mentally, Jason just sighed and groaned both, mostly thinking about what a fuсking edgelord this Pan was, and he detested her already.[/i] "What an edgy little thing," [i]He quietly mused, voice kept soft as if he was mumbling to none other than... well, himself.[/i]
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"Yes I know, but she's quite nice." She said, rolling her eye
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"But, sure, sure, I'll keep an eye on any shape-shifting figures while I'm here... might as well, eh, for an old acquaintance?"
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"I didn't even realize we were that." She said blankly
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"I think we were... Before I went and vanished off of the face of the earth, maybe? Dunno, might have been Quincy... growing old is a pain, Alpha, especially with fuсking dementia."