[ 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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[ 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?