IC Contact (Folkmore)

[nativized]

[ This is an IC contact Post for Lex, that I'm going to make look nicer eventually ]

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[nativized]

No, it absolutely is not! That's silly!

[goldenturtle]

[ He purrs even more loudly and goes back to rubbing his cheeks against Lex, putting on his 'look at me I am such a cute cat' act in retaliation. ]

[nativized]

... What're you even doing.

[ It does look cute, it does feel... not bad? But it's not on the spot and it's also just! Weird! ]

[goldenturtle]

[ Sensing his plan is working, Cale begins making little biscuits in addition to the purring. ]

[nativized]

This is hot on a man's neck, you know! You aren't exactly the tiniest cat ever.

[ Though he was small. ]

[goldenturtle]

[ Is that a laugh or a scoff? Either way, it's an odd noise to come from a cat. ]

Well, I'm not going to do this on your lap.

[nativized]

That's where we draw the line?

[ Lex was still seated - he'd hesitated to stand with the other on him like this and... also hesitated to go for more food or beer or anything. For better or worse, "Rok Soo" had all his attention. ]

[goldenturtle]

I guess so? I'll purr on your lap if you want me to, but I won't make biscuits on it.

[nativized]

... Biscuits?

[ Where are the biscuits... ]

[goldenturtle]

...

[ He pointedly kneads Lex's shoulder again. ]

[nativized]

[ . . . ]

Why is that called biscuits?

[ It feels like a pawing motion so... some sort of cuddle-coaxing.

... His wasn't a cat house growing up ]

[goldenturtle]

...

[ Huh. That's actually a good question. ]

...I think because the motion is like kneading bread? The children often do it when they're feeling sleepy, and they always called it that.

[nativized]

Oh... Huh, I could see that, actually, the bread thing.

[ Sort of. ]

[goldenturtle]

It might be why the Catfé is a café with baked goods.

[ ...He can understand why Ohn and Hong like doing this though — the repetitive motion is oddly relaxing. ]

[nativized]

Oh wow, we're answering all sorts of mysteries now, aren't we?

[goldenturtle]

And how about the mystery of if your side is still hurting you?

[nativized]

[ Ugh. ]

... It'll always hurt, just a little. Mostly when it rains or I get myself worked up. But it's back to pretty much fine now.

[goldenturtle]

Uh-huh.

[ Well, he supposes it won't hurt if he hops back onto the table and then gently onto Lex's lap instead, where he promptly begins purring as loudly (and obnoxiously) as he can manage. ]

[nativized]

[ Weirdo.

Rok Soo, huh. Korean, and with a totally crazy story he's looking to clarify a few things about, eventually. Probably. Yet another one technically rougher than his own, but also dramatically more successful.

Lex's hand which was on his left side rises up to experimentally pet the guy. ]

So what's with the whole ambush about bonds?

[goldenturtle]

[ Now that he's properly warmed up his role as 'Rok Soo the cat', the pet is something he leans into after the briefest of pauses rather than being startled by. ]

I was curious about them after seeing a post on the network.

[nativized]

So not that whole Pandora thing a while back? ... Oh, that Scarab woman the other day?

[ He thinks he remembers that one. He suspects her own thoughts were triggered by the Pandora's thing though, so it's all just a trailing off thing. Playing to the design of some element of the Fox either way, probably. ]

[goldenturtle]

[ His attempt to hum in the affirmative doesn't quite work and instead just increases the volume of his purr briefly. It surprises him enough that he practically chokes on his own breath for a moment, temporarily shutting down the purr-motor.

He pretends he totally didn't just startle himself with his own physiology and presses a paw firmly-but-gently against Lex's abdomen. ]

Yes, the Scarab woman's post.

[nativized]

[ ... that was a weird sound. Maybe that's just a cat thing? They do cough up their own hair from time to time, after all. And then the big ones roar and the small ones purr... can the big and small ones do the opposite? He finds he doesn't know.

Ah well. ]

Did that also inspire you to cat antics?

tired of my 2 relevant cat icons rn lol

[goldenturtle]

[ 'Rok Soo' makes himself comfortable on Lex's lap, swishing his tail absentmindedly and resuming his purring. No biscuit making in this position though, as promised. ]

You saw my Pandora post. [ Despite a fox and fox-features being his 'default' Familiar form, Cale's favoured form is a cat. ] This form is good for napping, but vulnerable.

[ His ancient powers' voices are significantly quieter when he transforms, and the powers themselves are sealed. Despite being average-size (disregarding his weight) for a cat, 'Rok Soo' is still very frail, and lacks any real defenses.

Which implies that the only reason he's comfortably transformed now is because he trusts Lex won't let something happen to him. ]

It ok we know he cat

[nativized]

Ah yeah, I did, I did.

[ Vulnerable... huh. He can't really question the level of danger in this world, not really. Not after the last two months? After all, before then there had been threats, but most of them were things he heard about in the past. Or those you volunteered for by going to certain regions. Day to day there isn't any real issue.

If anything, it's made him all the more wary.

Lex tilts his head, and pulled his hand back from the other. He couldn't help it, he sniffs it on the tail end and - yeah, that's sure a cat scent, isn't it? Ah well, ]

If the whole cat form has a specific name, and you don't want more questions, isn't openly bringing up Korea or cats on there an issue in and of itself?