[The next part is said after a short, uncomfortable pause.]
In my world, if you had been infected I would have had to kill you and guide your soul to the afterlife. Having to do that here would have been...difficult.
[ ... kon thinks about his cousin, and leans forward, hand dropping from his chin. he reaches out, setting his hand atop lalli's head gently, for a moment. ]
I know it's probably difficult to talk about, too. [ lightly ] But thanks for telling me. I'll be on the lookout for anything that stands out like that, alright? And I'll tell you if I learn more about our field trip, now, so you know if it was from your world.
[ small ruffle, and then he draws back, thinking about that - kissa hasn't hissed at him any or been cranky at him, as far as he's noticed? he doesn't talk to caleb much so he can't reference frumpkin. catra probably doesn't count. ]
I think it would be better, too. Bad enough what the monster was made out of - having it capable of spreading a disease like that is... not ideal.
But Kissa'd let us know even in this place, right? It's not like her sniffer's been broken like our magic is.
That's right. All cats can smell it, but Kissa is also trained to warn people in more obvious ways than just reacting to the smell. If there was a troll or an infected here, we would know.
[It's part of why he's accepting that nobody got infected, and that they probably went to a different world anyway.]
What kind of reaction would we be on the lookout for? Obviously attacking, but more subtle signs. Cats can be pretty subtle, sometimes, and I wouldn't want to miss it.
[ see: him learning about lalli's boundaries, also, like he's asking about two different cats ]
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Date: 2021-07-01 07:51 pm (UTC)... I can see why you were so worried, when I told you about what attacked us.
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Date: 2021-07-02 02:00 am (UTC)[The next part is said after a short, uncomfortable pause.]
In my world, if you had been infected I would have had to kill you and guide your soul to the afterlife. Having to do that here would have been...difficult.
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Date: 2021-07-02 01:12 pm (UTC)I know it's probably difficult to talk about, too. [ lightly ] But thanks for telling me. I'll be on the lookout for anything that stands out like that, alright? And I'll tell you if I learn more about our field trip, now, so you know if it was from your world.
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Date: 2021-07-02 05:09 pm (UTC)...mmm. An itchy rash where you got injured is the first sign. And cats trying to attack you, they can smell the infection.
[He's probably said this before but it feels important to make sure Kon understands.]
It would be better if it's not my world though.
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Date: 2021-07-02 05:21 pm (UTC)I think it would be better, too. Bad enough what the monster was made out of - having it capable of spreading a disease like that is... not ideal.
But Kissa'd let us know even in this place, right? It's not like her sniffer's been broken like our magic is.
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Date: 2021-07-02 05:46 pm (UTC)That's right. All cats can smell it, but Kissa is also trained to warn people in more obvious ways than just reacting to the smell. If there was a troll or an infected here, we would know.
[It's part of why he's accepting that nobody got infected, and that they probably went to a different world anyway.]
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Date: 2021-07-02 05:55 pm (UTC)What kind of reaction would we be on the lookout for? Obviously attacking, but more subtle signs. Cats can be pretty subtle, sometimes, and I wouldn't want to miss it.
[ see: him learning about lalli's boundaries, also, like he's asking about two different cats ]
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Date: 2021-07-02 06:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-02 08:28 pm (UTC)[ kissa is so small and round and kon stans, but, also, probably still useful if it's a job in lalli's version of earth. ]
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Date: 2021-07-03 02:20 am (UTC)[He is biased but shhh.]