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[by_your_leave]

[ Feathers aren't the only thing people are shedding around here. When Fratley appears on the screen, he appears a touch vexed, with good reason. After all, his fur is starting to go patchy and ragged as he loses the thicker guard hairs for a coat more appropriate for summer... And falling everywhere he goes in the process. ]

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Voice.

[barebacking]

Sir Fratley...

Will you be all right?

Voice.

[by_your_leave]

[ There's no visible surprise at seeing Yaha, but there's a quiet wariness nonetheless. ]

Yes, I should be. It seems to be a natural thing, if a vexing one.

Voice.

[barebacking]

Natural vexing things...

Those are always troubling. But I suppose that it says as much with the word 'vexing,' hm?

[by_your_leave]

Yes... though I suppose, as with many things, it will pass. [ Simply. If Yaha has similar troubles, he doesn't wish to know. ]

[barebacking]

Heh. That is a lovely way to view things.

[by_your_leave]

It is? [ He blinks. He hadn't particularly considered it to be. ]

[barebacking]

The idea that if you endear, all terrible things will pass.

[by_your_leave]

Every ordeal must have an end. That is the hope that keeps all people moving forward.

[barebacking]

Is that so?

[by_your_leave]

What do you believe, Sir Yaha?

[barebacking]

That love keeps all people moving forward.

[by_your_leave]

[ It would be a lovely sentiment, if he didn't know some of the things Yaha has done in the name of love. ]

That is a valid point of view as well.

[barebacking]

Thank you.

Hope and love. That's a nice way to live.

[by_your_leave]

That it is. [ And he pauses, not sure what else to say. Asking after his condition is hardly appropriate, all things considered. ]

[barebacking]

So, beyond your current predicament... how have you been?

[by_your_leave]

I have been well enough, Sir Yaha. There is always much to do as a member of the police force. [ Which, incidentally, Yaha's no longer a part of. Though considering it's Fratley, it's most unlikely he realizes he's made an unintentional jab. ]