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[velveteenmage]

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[The video switches back to reality with Waver looking pale and a little sick. He immediately cuts off the D-Terminal as Palmon can be heard asking him if he's going to faint.]

[ooc: video transcript]

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[velveteenmage]

Uh...o-okay. I guess I'll give it a try.

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[notmyprophecy]

You'll do great. [She straightens her back a little.] I swear by StarClan on it.

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[velveteenmage]

O-okay. And I...I mean, it's a little tough to know where to start when it comes to teaching you about general human behavior, but I'll do the best I can.

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[notmyprophecy]

Most...everything. Humans were a mystery to me before I arrived here...and they sort of still still are.

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[velveteenmage]

Like I said, it'd be tough to figure out where to start. [Waver thought for a second, fidgeting awkwardly as he continued.]

I guess I could show you how humans usually respond to things like this...it's a little embarrassing, and don't hold it against me if I'm not any good at it.

[With hesitant and mildly shaky motions, Waver put his arms around Hollyleaf in his best attempt at a hug. It was clear Waver wasn't used or accusomed to physical contact, but he was giving it a fair shot for her sake. (And maybe his own.)]

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[notmyprophecy]

[How curious. She's used to physical contact being a way to provide comfort. It's how cats do it, after all, from friend to acquaintance to kin, so it's not awkward for her, even if it is for him. After a moment, she tests it, raising her arms and returning the hug. ...As it turns out, she's only a little taller than Waver.]

...Hm. I guess that's one similarity.

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[velveteenmage]

I-I guess so. [Waver was tense despite his best efforts to relax; he had an odd feeling he'd need to get used to this sort of thing.]

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[notmyprophecy]

[Hollyleaf's tail gently sways back and forth. With that, she carefully disentangles herself; without contact like that in so long, even Fallen Leaves felt a bit off. The last time she'd had something like this was that fox kit, the one who ended up trying to kill her.

So maybe she's a tad giddy. It might show on her face.] Are you feeling a little better?

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[velveteenmage]

I...a little, I think. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.

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[notmyprophecy]

[She shakes her head.] We're denmates. And friends.