Fifth

[akapeanut]

[Considering the whole non-permanence of death thing, not to mention the closets, George isn't too worried about her track record with pets. And after all, she kept her frog for a long time! Like, two years!

It might be that overconfidence that made fate decide to fuck with her, though.]

Hey. Uh, if anybody finds a yellowish-orangeish frog about

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[jivitadana]

[Minato's heard of people looking for their pets, but not a frog, or not since he could remember. Should he ask if it's alive, but he is assuming it is.]

When and where did you see him last?

[jivitadana]

[That phrasing inevitably leads to the following question:]

... How long did you keep him?

[Or manage to keep him? Should he even ask about other pets she might have kept?]

[akapeanut]

Uh. About two years.

[That makes her sound good, right?]

[jivitadana]

[Minato's never really had a pet, save for maybe Koromaru, but does he really count? But two years for someone who is only 17 years old could be construed as long-ish, perhaps.]

That's not bad. You got another one after it?

[akapeanut]

Well, I still had Frog A before I came here. So I guess Frog B is just a replacement.

[Pause.]

That sounds mean though.

[jivitadana]

[Minato gently shook his head.]

It's okay, you didn't know you were coming here either.

[akapeanut]

Yeah. Then I totally would've grabbed him first.

[Sarcasm.]

Having something from back home is nice, though. I guess the whole waffle house thing made me seem like that kind of sap already anyway, but it's true.

[jivitadana]

[Minato smiled a little again, understanding that.]

I think it's still okay. Home is where we should be.

[Should, although maybe not necessarily want to be.]

[akapeanut]

I guess.

[She glances at him, suddenly wondering something.]

So you and Souji...come from the same place?

[jivitadana]

[Wow, that's a question he didn't expect. But no reason to lie.]

Same country. Different cities. Two years apart.

[... It was better than answering "yes" and leaving it way too vague. It also then answered the question of being from the same world.]

[akapeanut]

Right.

[She'd ask if he has the same powers as Souji, but she'd rather keep a limit on the number of people who know she's a reaper.

So she'll just assume he can.]

I'm American. Seattle.

[jivitadana]

[Minato smiled a little. He always did like hearing about other worlds, or in this case now, other countries.]

... What's America like?

[akapeanut]

Boring as fu--

[Was that a ribbit?]

Did you hear that?

[jivitadana]

[Minato nodded. He stayed quiet and didn't walk any further until they were sure they heard it again.]

[akapeanut]

[George looks around slowly and-- there! Under that end table thingy!]

Okay, here, take this.

[She hands him the terrarium and starts creeping towards her frog.]

[jivitadana]

[Minato did as he was told and held onto the terrarium. She knew more about frogs than he did, so he stayed out of her way, though he did hope that it didn't hop out of sight.]