[ As long as Sasuke is warm and dry, it's fine. He carefully goes over under Kurou's possible scrutiny and gently wraps himself around Sasuke's leg below his knee. Ahh, warmth. Very nice. He can relax like this.
"He has black hair, brown eyes, and looks like an idiot 90% of the time." ]
[Kurou's watching, but it's no more alert than he already was. He's used to snakes, and well trained enough not to attack them on sight unlike somepeople.]
There's a lot of people matching that description here. Is there anything else?
[ "He certainly built a network here... that's nice. It's just like how he told me. But yes, I am looking for him. You can say that I am like his babysitter because said baby has an on-demand easy to press nuke button."
Well, Jace trusts Terry with the longbow of mass destruction, but he likes cracking dry jokes like these every now and then. ]
Finally, someone who knows that Terry is so hard to handle with one person alone. Jace sighs, though it's just his snake mouth being open for two seconds.
"He told me stories about this place and all the friends he made in it. It was quite the tale." ]
[ "About how he was happy here with his friends, despite the hardships that came along."
It's a very Terry-like answer, if you forget about the Shadow fiasco.
"He also felt regret for the longest time. He mentioned that the same friends were murdered because of him. He wanted to apologize to everyone, but couldn't."
[ "Yes, he's been through many. I believe it has been..."
Hm. He uses the end of his tail to draw in the air to calculate the numbers. Sasuke is still warm, so he's not gonna let go of his leg.
"... over forty thousand years. The earth is still intact, though it had gone through many changes over time. Humans diminish and flourish in regular intervals. But the first one was memorable, since they were against his own kind." ]
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There's something like a mimicry of a sigh from him as he closes his eyes.
"I have a favor to ask. Can I borrow your leg? I'm cold." ]
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[He has no problem with this, and his pants are high water anyway because that's just their uniform for some reason. Go for it snake friend.]
What's your friend's name? Or what does he look like?
[He's seen a lot of the people around here, so he might be able to help...]
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"He has black hair, brown eyes, and looks like an idiot 90% of the time." ]
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There's a lot of people matching that description here. Is there anything else?
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"He also smells like cinnamon all day." ]
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-? You mean Terry?
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Well, Jace trusts Terry with the longbow of mass destruction, but he likes cracking dry jokes like these every now and then. ]
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[Is that when he went back...?]
...He does seem like someone who's hard to keep track of.
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Finally, someone who knows that Terry is so hard to handle with one person alone. Jace sighs, though it's just his snake mouth being open for two seconds.
"He told me stories about this place and all the friends he made in it. It was quite the tale." ]
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...What kinds of stories?
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It's a very Terry-like answer, if you forget about the Shadow fiasco.
"He also felt regret for the longest time. He mentioned that the same friends were murdered because of him. He wanted to apologize to everyone, but couldn't."
For thousands of years. ]
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...I knew what I was getting to when I kept going to talk to him.
[It's more of a shame he wasn't able to actually help in the end.]
...Was he doing okay when he got back to your world?
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Yes. Very Terry-like. Lmao. Guess how done Jace sounds about that. ]
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A war?
[He didn't hear about that! Because Terry is a pupper.]
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Hm. He uses the end of his tail to draw in the air to calculate the numbers. Sasuke is still warm, so he's not gonna let go of his leg.
"... over forty thousand years. The earth is still intact, though it had gone through many changes over time. Humans diminish and flourish in regular intervals. But the first one was memorable, since they were against his own kind." ]
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This actually explains some things.]
He mentioned a long time, but Kurou couldn't understand how many years he meant.
[No wonder. That's a very large number for a cat to grasp.]
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As if that's the only remarkable thing Jace has to say about Terry.
"Though I'm sure you can get the full story from him eventually... whenever you find him. He seemed fond of you."
There aren't many boys like Sasuke that has a cat following them like Kurou. ]
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[This is surprising to know.]
...It sounds like it'd be painful to talk about, though.
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Whether those efforts bore fruit, well... Sasuke would have to see it himself. ]
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So you think I should ask?
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Dear child, please be a good influence for this other kid. ]
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But still, fair point.]
...I'll try asking him about it, then. [Sometime when he's not a pom and Sasuke isn't quietly dying of sleep deprivation.]
Should I stay with you for a while longer?
[Or is he a toasty snake now.]
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At least he's kinda polite about it. ]
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[And he'll go ahead and just hang out with Jace as a human heater until the snake is good and ready to go!]