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[asea]

[At first, all that can be heard is the low, muffled sounds of talking and utensils clicking against plates in a restaurant. That's in the background; Walter himself has yet to order and thus sits in silence, waiting. Within a minute or two, a familiar waitress approaches and he shifts, moving to put the communicator away.]

Hello! . . . am I interrupting?

What?

Isn't it on?

[Walter looks at "it," and only then does he realize that the communicator in his grasp is indeed on. Perhaps misinterpreting his silence, there's a not so subtle mirth behind the waitress' voice.]

I'll come back later. Please don't be shy!

Wait . . .

[The communicator picks up on her fading footsteps. Following a pregnant pause, Walter goes to turn the device off.]

( ooc: This is a joint post in which Chibiterasu (sonlight) will jack most, if not all, threads. There's a good likelihood that he'll switch to the video function, being very eager to show off what he learned about the SFC. )

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[sonlight]

[He lifts his paw and waves back, then nods a quick "yes" in response to Minato's question.]

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[asea]

I don't need company.

[The reality is that he doesn't want it, because the waitress is going to come back sooner or later and this time he will get that ridiculous business over with.]

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[messianic]

[...wolf pup, you are the cutest thing. A brief smile and then--]

But regardless whether you need it or not, he's keeping you company, right?

That's nice. I'm glad.

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[sonlight]

Arf! [And, in an obvious gesture of affection, Chibi licks the screen. :9]

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[asea]

[Glad? Walter finds himself more irked than anything by the statement, and his scowl deepens to show it. What pretense.

The pup licking the screen doesn't help.]

That doesn't mean anything to me.

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[messianic]

[A blink--though he nods quietly to Chibi, in a sort of 'good job' gesture.]

Is that so, Walter-san...?

Why? Is he an Orerines as well, or is that just humans?

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[sonlight]

[Oooh, the conversation seems to be getting interesting? Chibi settles in, simply looking alert.]

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[asea]

[ . . . ]

I don't have to explain anything to you. Don't meddle in affairs that aren't yours.

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[messianic]

But you called me an Orerines. Doesn't that make it part of my affair?

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[sonlight]

Rrr... [This is getting complicated. It's a little over his head.]

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[asea]

[He's not having this conversation in a public network, much less in front of the pup.]

Your being an Orerines is a fact that has no bearing on this. As it is, you're wasting time with pointless questions.

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[messianic]

[..baw puppy.

He's sorry. ;;; But he is curious, so--]

It's not a pointless question. Obviously Orerines is an important word to you. I just want to understand it.

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[sonlight]

[It's okay, he's used to humans needing things to be overly complicated.]

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[asea]

[Let this be a history lesson to you, pup. Except not.]

. . . You understand it more than enough. You simply don't recognize it.

[And that's already given away too much. That occurrence seems to be the last metaphorical straw for his declining patience, because his frown deepens.]

Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't tell you here.

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[messianic]

[...ah.]

Alright then.

...Can we talk about it another time?

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[sonlight]

[...He looks like he's starting to doze, a little.]

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[asea]

[Doze off, pup. There's nothing to see here.]

I'm through with talking.

[And just like that, he switches the communicator off. He's not going to answer this time.]