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[When the video flickers on, it's set next to one bare grey foot. There's a voice quietly humming, and a shift knocks the SFC to give a better view.

Mituna's sitting on one of the steeper parts of the island's coast, holding a large conch shell to his ear as he hums along to the tune he can hear inside it. He's looking out over the sea, eyes fixed on the horizon, the blustery wind whipping his hair up.

The tide is coming in, just visible in the corner of the video, but if he thinks that's a problem, he's not moving. It's just as likely that he hasn't actually noticed.]

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[She giggles at him.] You did! Though it doesn't look very comfortable up there right now. Why don't you come back down and I'll make you something nice and hot to drink? You can come with me to see Pounce and Leap after if you like.

Ok.

[The temptation of a hot drink and seeing the two meowbeasts is enough to get him moving, though it takes longer than it necessarily should for him to turn up back in the bubble.

This is because, inevitably, he got lost on the way. He may have lost his way equally as badly on his way to Nepeta's hive, had he not learned about asking for directions. Not that that is always successful in any case.

He makes it there in the end, and without too much incident, though he is shivering a bit.]

Mituna! There you are, I was waiting for you!

[She had indeed been waiting outside of their house, and had instinctively had a blanket with her. She hurries over to him to wrap it around his shoulders so that he can start warming up.]

Come in! I've got the kettle waiting.

[He jumps a bit when he's touched, but the blanket is rubbed lightly between his thumb and forefinger and it seems he approves as he follows Nepeta inside. Peering around, it's not really much of a surprise that he loses his balance and almost goes crashing to the floor, or would have, had his shoulder not hit a door frame instead.

The most graceful of trolls, it is him.]

Fuck.

[He hisses the word out, though it's unclear as to exactly where his irritation is directed.]

[She jumps in to try and catch him the moment she thinks he's going down, only to step back when he's saved by the door jamb.]

Are you okay?? Did you get hurt?

Nrgh.. No.

[He straightens up and rubs his shoulder, hissing in another breath.]

Who put th-that fucking door there. Thhit.

I'm sorry. It was very mean of it to get in the way.

[She seems to mean it, too, and offers Mituna her arm if he'd like to take it as they walk indoors. Maybe she can steer him clear of more accidents that way.]

[He's not really one for touching, but he (hesitantly) takes her arm and frowns a bit, shrugging his sore shoulder up and down.]

... thorry.

[And Nepeta is overly fond of touching, but she's picked up that he isn't. That's why she decided on the compromise, offering but letting him decide.]

That's okay! I just don't want you to get hurt. The kitchen is this way. What do you want to drink?

[Getting hurt is generally a universal constant for this guy, though it's a bit more worrying in this place since getting hurt actually.. hurts. The first time he fell and cracked his head on the ground and tasted blood in his mouth he was an incoherent mess for a full half hour.]

What'th there?

[Drinks in this place are strange.]

Tea, or coffee, or hot chocolate - and I have honey too, homemade, if you'd like that with the tea or on its own in hot water or hot milk!

[He perks up at the mention of honey.]

That. That latht one.

Honey? Heehee, okay! I thought purrhaps you'd like that.

[She pulls out a chair to see him safely seated before she goes off to the counter to prepare their drinks.]

The honey is from Psii's own beehive! It's delicious.

[Sitting down is, at least, something he can do right. He slides into a chair and taps his fingers gently against the sides of the seat.

His head cocks slightly.]

Pthii.. I like him.

Psii is pawesome! I like him lots too.

[Hot honey drink, coming up! She cooled it down with some room temperature water for him though. No scaldings allowed.]

Have you talked to him a lot?

[Mituna shakes his head, fidgeting slightly.]

No.. I haven't theen him.

[For a while, actually. He's not sure how long, his sense of time passing is still a bit skewed.]

...do you want to go and visit him after the kittens? He wouldn't mind!

[And she thinks it would be good for both of them.]

[He gives an uneasy shrug. ]

I don't know..

Well, don't worry about it right now. Drink your honey and we'll play with the kitties first. And then we'll see!

[She reaches to pat his arm reassuringly, but stops half-way there. Whoops. She gets up to fetch them some cookies instead.]

Are you any warmer now?

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[He watches her hand, but doesn't move his arm away, blinking curiously as she walks off instead. The cup is picked up with both hands and he sips it carefully, a soft 'click' as the edge hits against his teeth.]

Yeth.

[It's mumbled around the edge of the cup as he watches her.]

That's good! Be careful if you go up there again, okay?

[The plateful of chocolate chip cookies is placed in front of him, and she helps herself to one, giving him a smile.]

Ok.

[He hesitates, then sets the cup down carefully, scooting forwards to pick up one of the cookies. It's turned over in his hands, eyes peering out from behind his hair as he examines this strange new food. Then, he takes a curious bite and scatters a few crumbs as he tastes it.

... Yes, cookies are good.]

[Nepeta watches him eating it and then giggles, smiling just to watch him enjoying it so much. His eyes peeking out from beneath his dandelion puff of a hairstyle is the most adorable thing.]

You can have as many as you like! I can give you some to take home too if you want.

[He picks another two off the plate and sets them in front of him, one on top of the other while he finishes the one in his hand. A quick shake of his head moves his hair out of his eyes for a moment.]

Thankth.

[The crumbs are picked up off the table with his fingers before he licks them clean.]

You're welcome!

[She huddles happily over her mug of tea, perfectly content to spend some time with him in silence. Mituna is surprisingly comfortable for her to be around, and she's happy to carry on like this until they've had all the tea, honey, and cookies that they can eat.]

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