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[mourning_ghost]

Who: Nageki and You
Where: Hotsprings inn entrance
When: May 1 - May 3
Rating: PG (Hatoful virus discussion; probably should have done this earlier)
Summary: There is a large mourning dove staring at passerby.
The Story:

At some point, it seemed that the mansion had turned into a hotsprings inn. His friends certainly would have enjoyed time here. No doubt Nageki would as well, if only he knew what he was supposed to do. If he had ever seen such a place before, he certainly didn't remember it and he didn't know who he could ask. In the end, he chose to settle in a corner for a little bit and watch others as they went about their business. Just until he thought of what he wanted to do.

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[lifeskills]

It wouldn't be the first time he had raised feelings of discomfort in another person. It would be the first time he had done so in a dove. Apparently today was set to be a day of many firsts, though given Nageki's physique, it was difficult to read what, precisely, Nageki was thinking or feeling at any given time--but still, the dove was quite capable of making a fair rejoinder.

Despite a face made for expression, Victor remained difficult to read, himself. One corner of his mouth kicking up higher than the other was the only sign the dove's answer had added to his amusement.

"It is true. But human beings are their own species, refined by the benefit of time and evolution like a stone in a river. You are something else entirely."

[mourning_ghost]

"Even so, the cultures are similar." Nageki said. Birds had probably just adopted the pre-existing cultures around them. He doubted any rational being would start from scratch when someone else had already built a framework. Birds hadn't had much time to change it either, having only been sentient for a century and spending most of that time fighting a war.