[Ramuda will find Cantarella in rather deep contemplation when they run into one another again, her gaze fixed on point while her knuckles brush the side of her cheek.
Deep contemplation does not mean distraction, however, and her gaze shifts first even while the rest of her body remains still for the moment. She greets him with a wordless smile, small and polite.]
[Cantarella holds her hand out, palm open. What kind of candy is it?]
Maybe I should start carrying some to offer you in return. [Hum.] My thoughts are adrift and eager to swim away from any net that attempts to dredge them. Well, that may be the point. Not unlike a jellyfish, is it?
[A subtle nudge toward the animal features and instincts that they've bumped into these past few days.]
Thank you. We'll see how well you behave. [She doesn't have candy to offer in return this time, but her teasing nudge might mean she'll try to scrounge some up for him later.
The wrapper crinkles as she puts it away. A little surprise inside? Well, what's life without its little surprises?]
I do believe that we only ever move forward. Nothing waits for us if we sink into the bed of the past. But the jellyfish's unbothered nature does leave me a bit envious.
[ anyway that's happening, ramuda even doing the whole curl his hands to make them look like paws. he doesn't need to fake the tail wagging since he actually has one. ]
Jellyfish are like that cause they drift, right? You could try that!
Of course, who could say no to a well-behaved companion?
[Regrettably, Ramuda is also going to get rewarded by a thoughtful pat on the head, right between where his ears are even if they're still obscured by his hat.]
Has it grown on you? I'm not sure this sort of jellyfish is the one I'd like to be. Where would I drift, after all?
[He gets to be both a down boy and a good boy all in one thread...his range. It is said completely without any bite or snark, also, just a playful response to his earlier behaviors.]
But that's sweet of you to say. I'm not planning on going anywhere...or becoming a bird, even if I once dreamed of it.
[Once things have dispersed and everything settles, Cantarella goes to the beach and simply sits in the sand for a while. She seems almost youthful, sitting not prim and proper but with both of her knees pulled up to her chest. Her chin rests between them as she sits there, eyes closed and statue-still, and listens to the homecalling of the waves.
For once she doesn't quickly shift to straighten herself when someone walks through the sand nearby.]
[She smiles a little. Philosophically, she will never quite get along with Lobelia, but even she can recognize—]
What a match you make. You were talking about interesting flavor pairings the other night that don't please the palate, but here you are with a perfectly complementary one.
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Deep contemplation does not mean distraction, however, and her gaze shifts first even while the rest of her body remains still for the moment. She greets him with a wordless smile, small and polite.]
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Candy for your thoughts? [ holds out hand with candy! ]
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Maybe I should start carrying some to offer you in return. [Hum.] My thoughts are adrift and eager to swim away from any net that attempts to dredge them. Well, that may be the point. Not unlike a jellyfish, is it?
[A subtle nudge toward the animal features and instincts that they've bumped into these past few days.]
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[ cantarella's been given a hard candy in one of those cute strawberry wrappers. inside is a surprise, a center of bubblegum. ]
You make a pretty Jelly! Are you having fun drifting off in your thoughts? If you keep movin' then you never gotta linger on anything for too long.
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The wrapper crinkles as she puts it away. A little surprise inside? Well, what's life without its little surprises?]
I do believe that we only ever move forward. Nothing waits for us if we sink into the bed of the past. But the jellyfish's unbothered nature does leave me a bit envious.
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[ anyway that's happening, ramuda even doing the whole curl his hands to make them look like paws. he doesn't need to fake the tail wagging since he actually has one. ]
Jellyfish are like that cause they drift, right? You could try that!
DOWN BOY
[Regrettably, Ramuda is also going to get rewarded by a thoughtful pat on the head, right between where his ears are even if they're still obscured by his hat.]
Has it grown on you? I'm not sure this sort of jellyfish is the one I'd like to be. Where would I drift, after all?
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[ yeah he's appreciating this thank you, grinning happily. ]
Hehe, I've gotten pretty used to it, yeah!
And you could drift wherever ya want! And if you don't know where to drift than you just see where the current takes you.
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[She takes her hand back and folds them both together, clasped low in front of her.]
I don't think I'm suited to be so aimless. Just to admire it.
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[ he must be going at 9999x speed at all times. ]
Hmm...then what animal would ya have picked instead?
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[Her chuckle is soft and wistful.]
Perhaps a bird, though I know it has been difficult for them these past few days.
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Maybe it's better that you weren't one! I'd miss you if you gone, Cantarella!
[ coming in here for a hug please yeet him out of the game- ]
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[He gets to be both a down boy and a good boy all in one thread...his range. It is said completely without any bite or snark, also, just a playful response to his earlier behaviors.]
But that's sweet of you to say. I'm not planning on going anywhere...or becoming a bird, even if I once dreamed of it.
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Do you dream of becoming something else now?
w5, post-ending
For once she doesn't quickly shift to straighten herself when someone walks through the sand nearby.]
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no he actually approaches her rather quietly and rather than offer a greeting, he sits down to face the waves and starts to hum a pleasant tune. ]
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[She lifts her head at that, allowing herself to just listen for a long while. Who would interrupt such beautiful music.]
That's lovely. A song you composed yourself?
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[ their music minds. ]
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[She smiles a little. Philosophically, she will never quite get along with Lobelia, but even she can recognize—]
What a match you make. You were talking about interesting flavor pairings the other night that don't please the palate, but here you are with a perfectly complementary one.
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[ ramuda trying to :catrun: away for weeks. ]
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[How else can she describe how long he held onto himself, fading in and out between the static? Well. It's one thing they might have in common.]
Do you feel your energy restored to you?
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[ he lifts his arms and makes a silly gesture, like a bird flapping but not quite. ]
I fiiiiiiiinally got a kiss after three weeks, so yeah! I haven't gone that long without one in liiiiiike, almost my entire lifetime?
[ this is both better and worse than it sounds because clone things. ]