[CLOSED] It's okay if you don't want to tell me, you know.

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Who: Siffrin (ISAT) and Odile
What: normal things happening at the pokepastry shop
When: Early October
Where: Bottlecap Bay City Center
Warnings: Spoilers for In Stars And Time, Siffrin's extremely bad no good mental health


Things have been... okay. They're still adjusting to being a cat, but they've accepted the new normal a lot faster than they thought it would take. Maybe it's because they're so used to the same things happening all the time, having all this change at once is kind of refreshing? They're in a new place, with a new form and a new name...

But they're trying not to dwell on it too much. Just take things one step at a time, stardust! Focus on the things you can do right now! That's what Loop would tell them if they remembered.

Today, that's treating themselves for surviving another month. They exit the shop cradling their pain au chocolat like a valuable treasure. This time, they need to savour it... they have to make it last... they should at least find somewhere nice to sit...

...

Living up to their name, the Meowth swiftly the devours the pastry in two large bites. They don't even make it out of the doorway. They shuffle awkwardly out of the way, licking crumbs off their claws in the street.

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[Once the words are out... he deflates, some of the built up stress ebbing away. It's almost like bottling things up is bad and talking to people makes him feel better, or something.

... she would've figured it out anyway. It's fine. He does want to talk to her, once he figures all of this out.

But he's still caught by surprise when she says she wants to speak about... something else? Like what? He perks up a little, concerned, looking over at her again with a shaky smile.

... could it be their other friends are here, somewhere? He doesn't want to get his hopes up. Maybe Odile needs help with something...?]

How soon is soon? [it's not a no, but like... can they have a day? maybe a couple days?]

[paperceptive]

I don't know. A few days?

[ Ugh. She hates having to beg and barter for this. If they seriously don't want to talk to her -

- stop that. She's being ridiculous. She just needs to...tough it out and make it through whatever this new bullshit is, and eventually maybe they'll all be able to have a normal conversation! ]

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... A few days is fine!

[Now they have a deadline. That's... okay, it's not helping their anxiety, but it does mean they have to figure this out before then. At least enough to not make everything worse. They can do that. They hope.

They flick the end of their tail, still watching her from the corner of their eye. This isn't exactly how they wanted their reunion to go... but...]

It's good to see you again. [I'm glad you're here is what they want to say, but that would be weird. Maybe she'd enjoy discovering a new world, but she probably doesn't want to be turned into a cat(?) or separated from the rest of their party.]

[paperceptive]

...you too.

[ Though of course, as far as Odile's concerned, she's been with Siffrin nearly this entire time. She's just not sure how else to reply. She doesn't like this at all - none of it, really, but especially just walking off and leaving this other Siffrin to themself. She's not so sure she does trust them not to bolt.

What else is she going to do, though? Climb the tree? Wait here until the other Siffrin gets worried and comes looking? She can't imagine that going well. ]

I'm staying with the Lum Berries at present. You can find me there.