[She lifts one of the kittens up and sets it right in his hands before he can protest further.]
There. You're holding a life just like you held mine. Just like I was in the best of care, this little one is safe with you.
[Manuela lightly rests her hand on his arm.]
You see that strength you have as destructive. When really it means that you are capable when others are not to hold others up. To support them and carry them so they will not fall.
[Her other hand gestures to the kitten he's holding.]
You are scared but that just means that you'll know how to restrain. To take care of them and show them that the trust they have in you isn't misplaced.
[A smile.]
That the trust we all have in you isn't misplaced. You will be a wonderful caretaker.
[ When she's this close, he can pick up on her warmth. Perhaps her perfume, too, which is a bit harder due to his inability to detect taste— but he can make it out, enough that it feels pleasant when she moves close to him.
Her words are just as gentle, and he can't help but feel comforted by them as he looks at the little kitten sniffing around his hands. He's quiet and tense, yet somehow calmer around her comforting presence. After a while, he finally relaxes his shoulders, and very carefully draws the kitten close so it can climb against his chest.
With a mewl, it purrs, and tries to climb up over his own chest to get some more cuddles. He keeps a hand carefully under it as though worried it will fall, but he does look over at Manuela curiously. ]
Alone? Well I've had the new friends I've made here. Sylvain comes over now and then...
[She rests a hand on her cheek, tilting her head to the side. Alone? Are any of them alone here? It's so easy for them to see other people in this place.]
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There. You're holding a life just like you held mine. Just like I was in the best of care, this little one is safe with you.
[Manuela lightly rests her hand on his arm.]
You see that strength you have as destructive. When really it means that you are capable when others are not to hold others up. To support them and carry them so they will not fall.
[Her other hand gestures to the kitten he's holding.]
You are scared but that just means that you'll know how to restrain. To take care of them and show them that the trust they have in you isn't misplaced.
[A smile.]
That the trust we all have in you isn't misplaced. You will be a wonderful caretaker.
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[ When she's this close, he can pick up on her warmth. Perhaps her perfume, too, which is a bit harder due to his inability to detect taste— but he can make it out, enough that it feels pleasant when she moves close to him.
Her words are just as gentle, and he can't help but feel comforted by them as he looks at the little kitten sniffing around his hands. He's quiet and tense, yet somehow calmer around her comforting presence. After a while, he finally relaxes his shoulders, and very carefully draws the kitten close so it can climb against his chest.
With a mewl, it purrs, and tries to climb up over his own chest to get some more cuddles. He keeps a hand carefully under it as though worried it will fall, but he does look over at Manuela curiously. ]
Thank you. I shall hope to live up to your faith.
[ And a pause— ]
You haven't been alone all this time, I hope.
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[She rests a hand on her cheek, tilting her head to the side. Alone? Are any of them alone here? It's so easy for them to see other people in this place.]
What do you mean, dear?