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[chirpchirp]

< 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! >

♪　♪　♪♪　♪~

[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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[redjacketthief]

[Lupin mimicked the motion and whistled once more.]

♪~~~~~~~~~~~

[He held the note out before pausing to breath, regarding the stranger with amusement. He slumped in the dirt, fastidiousness shoved aside for the moment, and folded his legs beneath him.]

Guess you really don't talk, huh? Okay, okay.

[He broadly stretched his arms, glad to get the muscles working, and pointed a thumb at himself with a grin.]

Lupin. I'm Lupin.

[He pointed at the stranger in turn.]

And you are?

[chirpchirp]

♪♪

[It mimics the sound of his voice in tones and then chirps again in a different pattern.]

♪ ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪

< are you a traveler?>

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin laughed again.]

Sorry, little guy. I don't understand you any better than you understand me.

[chirpchirp]

♪♪

[It turns and starts dragging its feet through the dirt and manages to draw a picture of a flower, albeit mangled.]

♪♪

[redjacketthief]

[That dual pitch must have been the stranger's way of saying his name, Lupin realized as he watched it draw its picture.]

That's a flower. Hang on~

[Lupin crawled onto his hands and knees and drew a similar looking flower in the dirt with his hands. He could wash up later; this was more interesting.]

[chirpchirp]

♪♪

[It looks at the prettier drawing and chirps at it, then moves a little ways away and draws a mountain with twin peaks and an opening between them. It stands at the top of the mountain, looking down at it, chirping sadly.]

♫

[redjacketthief]

[He heard his 'name' again and looked at the new drawing as it was being created. It was a pair of mountains, and he was distantly reminded of some of the sights in Japan--

But the change in body language and tone was enough for him to understand something.]

You miss your mountains, huh?

[Lupin likewise attempted to draw something he was familiar with. He drew a bare facsimile of a city horizon in the dirt, with the shapes of the buildings all melded together in the distance.]

I miss my home too.

[chirpchirp]

[coming over, it looks at the cityscape and tilts its head.

then it looks up at Lupin.]

♫?

[Is he one of the Elders? Is this what they looked like?]

[redjacketthief]

♫♪

[Lupin whistled low, almost melancholy, before speaking again.]

I don't know what you mean, but we're alike.

We both miss home.

[chirpchirp]

♫~

[The traveler chirps and then presses itself up against Lupin's side, causing its cloak to glow slightly from the proximity.]

[redjacketthief]

[The glowing again. It threw Lupin off, but the intent was clear. Lupin wrapped his arms around his small, new friend and laughed.]

I'm happy to be with you too, Petit Ami.

[chirpchirp]

[aaaaah what is that - oh it's nice. yaaaaay

The traveler can't hug back but it sings and lets the sound wave wash over Lupin to let him know it's happy, too.]

♫~

[redjacketthief]

♫♪ ♪~~~~~~~~

[He was trying. Give him points for trying--but he choked on laughter before he could say more.

After such a hard few days, having someone who was so innocent and so non-judgemental in his arms was exactly what he needed.]

[chirpchirp]

[Wiggling free, the traveler runs a circle around Lupin, peeping happily. A new buddy! yay!]

♫♫ ♫ ♫ ♪　♪　♫♫　♪　♪♪　♫♫　♪　♪♪

[redjacketthief]

['Lupin'. There was his name again at the end of the sudden bubbling melody. He quieted the laughter, but couldn't keep it from his eyes.]

You're happy about this too? This really has been a good meeting!

[chirpchirp]

[Pulling back the traveler starts drawing in the dirt again and makes a:

♥ ]

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin should not have been as happy as he was. He reached out and drew similarly:

♥]

[chirpchirp]

[And it keeps drawing the hearts, one of the few symbols it knows well before turning a circle and coming back to Lupin.]

♫♫♫

[redjacketthief]

♫♫♫

[Lupin echoed it, all the while wondering what it was really trying to say.]

[chirpchirp]

♫♫♪　♪♫♫　♪　♪ ♫

[redjacketthief]

♪♫ ♪♪♫♫~ ♪~~~~

[It was an experiment--random notes pulled together into an impromptu song. Above all...

it was fun.]

[chirpchirp]

♫♪♪　♪♫♫　♪　♪　♫♫　♪♪　♪♫

♪♫　♪　♪　♫♫～

[the traveler sings back, running around Lupin]

[redjacketthief]

[With that string of notes, Lupin had no choice but to sing the a few verses from the first song that came to mind.]

A song
played on a solo saxophone
A crazy sound, a lonely sound
A cry that tells us love goes on and on

[chirpchirp]

[songs! the traveler starts chirping at Lupin, turning a circle around him.]

[redjacketthief]

Oh? You like that?

[Grinning, Lupin continued.]

It's telling me
to hold you tight
and dance like it's the last night of the world