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[viiinote]

[You'd think that he'd be the first one to stay as far away from taking strange candy from anyone, right?

...Yeah, well, no. No, that didn't happen at all today. Oops.

But, believe us; he really would have avoided it if he wasn't being forced to think about the stuff all the time

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[Video]

[strayintoshadow]

((OOC: Best. First. Meeting. EVER.))

[Stray stares at the man on the communicator with obvious interest. Red hair? There was so much of it here!]

Yes, it is cold. Very cold.

[A passing breeze made her shiver in her rather out-of-season clothing, as if to emphasize her point. Of course, she totally missed that note to his voice, having never really learned vocal cues. She is taking this all quite seriously and innocently.]

How would you suggest I warm up? It never gets this cold back home...

[Video]

[viiinote]

[He notices that shiver, yes, and raises an eyebrow at her.]

I can think of a few ways, actually.

[Video]

[strayintoshadow]

[Stray quirks her ears at different angles as she stares at him.]

Like what? Oh! What is your name?

[Video]

[viiinote]

[It's always the innocent ones he runs into.]

Getting closer.

[Taps his temple and he's totally making a sexier voice at you oops]

Axel. Got it memorized?

[Video --> Action]

[strayintoshadow]

[Stray blinks once or twice, then giggles.]

Oh! Sharing body heat, you mean? [She pauses.] Axel. Hold on one moment! [Stray takes a good look at the red-head and jumps into a nearby shadow, reappearing beside him with a smile.] There, better. Don't like to talk over the watches.

[Action]

[viiinote]

[Oh dear.

When she appears nearby he looks over and then snaps his watch shut.]

I see. You like being more personal, don't you?

[strayintoshadow]

Yes. Can't smell or touch over the screen... and is harder to read body language.

[Stray quirks an ear at Axel at his apparent calm from her sudden appearance. Most people she pulled that on freaked out at least a little bit the first time.]

Do you know people who can shadowjump, Axel?

[viiinote]

Oh. [He'll be walking closer now, trying to circle her a bit.]

Something like that. [After a beat,] I never got your name either, sweetheart.

[strayintoshadow]

[She watches him closely, tail curling into a question mark as her ears pan to keep him well within their cone of hearing.]

My name is Stray. I've never met anyone else who could shadowjump... or who knew people who could.

[And with that she pounces just enough to get her close enough to Axel to reach up and stroke his hair. Personal space, what?]

No red hair on my world...

[viiinote]

[When she reaches up to touch his hair he thinks about taking a step back like he normally would...but with that stupid candy still in effect, nope, he just moves in closer, smirking wide.]

Looks like I'm just a rare catch for you overall, then, aren't I?

I apologize ahead of time for Stray's complete lack of figuring things out.

[strayintoshadow]

[Stray giggles and nods.]

Very rare. But there is a lot of rare in this city...

[She blinks when he steps closer, both ears flicking forward.]

You're very warm... Oh! [She wraps her arms around him in a hug, purring softly.] Sharing body heat, right?

[She never thought about it before, but it made sense. When it got a little chilly back in the desert, her guardian had always pulled her under her wing... It had been so long, Stray had almost forgotten.

By the way, she's still totally not caught on that there's anything less than innocent going on here.]

Pffffffff it's no worries; he's used to dealing with derps

[viiinote]

[Well, this one wasn't hard to get close to at all.

He chuckles and heats up a little more.]

You're on the right track. [he says as he brings a hand up to wrap about her middle. Oh, dear. When he discovers what he's done today--]

Demyx, FTW?

[strayintoshadow]

[At the increase in heat she snuggles closer, her purring increasing.]

Haven't been this warm in a long time... [When he discovers it he'll already have a best friend for life who will forever use him as a personal space heater.]

Yyyuuuuup. |D

[viiinote]

[...Purring. Well, that's different.]

What a shame.

[He looks down and, yeah, ok, might be sliding a hand down your back now, chika.]

Not gonna lie, I quote him all the time; mostly the injured little sounds he makes xD

[strayintoshadow]

[This is all this pretty standard stuff in her book. When she was little, her draconian guardian had nuzzled Stray's back to calm her down-- Sorry, Axel, the closest thing you are to her at the moment is a pseudo-mother.]

Back home, in the desert, there are two suns... it is always warm. Here there's only one, and it's so far away... [Her tail begins to sweep lazily across the floor in complete contentment.]

XD I do the "run, run away" bit sometimes when I chase birds in the city.

[viiinote]

[Oh, god. He'll never admit that he likes being a pseudo mommy sometimes.

He tilts his head when she speaks and then when he sees her tail swaying he reaches over to brush against it a bit, wondering if that will do anything. Thiiiiiis is kind of bad.]

And it barely comes out when you want it to, right?