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< what is this strange place? what is this? what is that? why is it not brown? or gold? or made of stone? what are these big green things above its head? what is that? where is the temple? wait, where is the buddy? >

♪? ♪♪ ♪~!!

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no answer? try again and louder this time>

♪~~~~!

< hm...alone? okay, then time to find a new buddy! >

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[the traveler has appeared on the edge of town along the road. anyone in the surrounding buildings may have heard it chirping and calling out as it runs toward the town square. and anyone it encounters along the way will have a close to three foot tall red cloaked creature running circles around them.

ooc; an example of the tonal chirps can be found here on a youtube let's play]

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Do you think you could say my name? I'm Emil.

[He points at himself, trying not to keep laughing.]

Emil.

?

[it tilts its head at him, listening to the pattern. it learned this with Lupin - it just takes a long time.]

♩♪♩？

... um, kind of like that. Emil.

Do you have a name?

♩・♩・♪?

[it tries again and then tilts its head at Emil. what is he asking?]

[Maybe he should just stick with trying to get it to say his name for now.]

Emil. I think the first time you said it sounded better.

?

[So many words at once...!!! it is now confused and turns in a circle, chasing its scarf since it doesn't know what else to do.]

[... oh nooo what is it doing? That's kind of cute, but Emil is getting the sense that he confused it somehow. Whoops.]

... Emil?

[Will it respond if it recognizes his name?]

!

[it stops and turns, looking up at him. that is a sound it recognizes, but it isn't sure - is it the name for this person or the name he's given it?

it tilts its head and tries the sounds]

♩♪♩?

Yeah! Emil.

[And he points at himself, hoping that the creature will be able to figure out that this sound means him.

He repeats that process one more time, then points at it. Does it have a name?]

♩♪♩
♩♪♩
♩♪♩
♩♪♩
♩♪♩
♩♪♩
♩♪♩

[Another name learned! it trills and runs in a circle, happy to know what this new person's song-name is. hooray!!!!

it stops when it sees Emil pointing at it and steps forward, rubbing its face against his finger. what is a name???]

I guess you don't understand what I'm asking, do you?

[He just smiles and rubs lightly back. He isn't sure what this creature is - some kind of monster? - but he definitely likes it.]

I'll have to think of something to call you, though. I can't just say "hey you."

[it chirrups and glows softly when Emil rubs its face and crowds forward, enjoying the contact.

as for names, it doesn't mind what people call it. it is a traveler and it has its rune and it will have a new rune whenever it finds the mountain and ascends again. it slides along Emil's hand and then ducks up under his arm to huddle against his side.]

[Emil blinks for a moment when it nuzzles up against him, then laughs again and sort of puts an arm around it in what could probably be classed as a hug.]

You really like being around people, huh? If you're that lonely, I guess it couldn't hurt if you came home with me...

[hugs! the last time it got a hug it was lifted off its feet. that was fun.

the traveler thrums once and settles in, kicking its feet idly against the ground. it doesn't really understand what is going on, but it's rather happy to be so close to someone]

♬

You like that?

[He'll give it a bigger hug now! He's happy too, because he likes hugs, he just doesn't get them that often in Luceti.

YAY SNUGGLE BUDDY.]

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