Multi-pup post!

[precocioustilda]

Matilda has an armchair by the fire, a mug of hot chocolate, and a copy of Beowulf in the original Anglo-Saxon. By her standards this counts as non-academic relaxation. Do say hello.

Jhalak is hanging from the rafters by one arm, surveying the bar with two eyes, the remaining two arms tucked close to its body. It's not sure it likes being away

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[tyler_marlocke]

Given the nature of the rafters in Milliways, it's a surprise more people don't pay attention to what's up in them.

Some people just know better, and sometimes you see some really cool things in the rafters.

[facile_fivefold]

Jhalak spots Tyler looking and waves.

Its digits wiggle: a Jotoki grin.

[tyler_marlocke]

"Hi Jhalak!" Tyler calls up, waving back, grinning. First time he's seen her/it awake before.

[facile_fivefold]

"Hi!" "Knows me." "Knows Ray?" "Small human knows Ray?" "What's your name?"

[mapmakerchur]

Chur (the bipedal, tailless, leonine person) goes up to Bar to refill her mug of gfi, and as she turns around she notices something out of the corner of her eye.

Her ears go back as she stares up at Jhalak, and her mouth works as if she's trying to say something but isn't sure what. (She knows she's being rude, but she doesn't see very many nonbipedal aliens anywhere, much less here...)

[facile_fivefold]

Jhalak waves a five-thumbed hand.

"Hello hello!" "Hello strange person!"

[mapmakerchur]

Chur's mouth works again, and she manages, "H'lo," and then her eyes narrow a bit and she asks, "Are you a chi?" She follows this question by a whistle - the first tone of the idea "chi" in the t'ca language.

[facile_fivefold]

"Chi?" Jhalak copies the whistle, too, for good measure. It's an excellent mimic.

"What's it mean?" "Jhalak is Jotok." "Name Jhalak; species Jotok." "What's your name?"

[candied_rabbit]

Ooh, fireplace. Warmth. Very nice.

Momiji makes a beeline for it, after he's gotten a drink and a snack - a few cookies and a big cup of coffee, respectively - before slumping down to the side of one of the various pieces of furnitute around the hearth. Actually sitting on chairs and couches is overrated.

As it happens, the furniture in question is Matilda's armchair, and he cranes his head to the side, smiling.

"Hi, 'Tilda!"

[precocioustilda]

"Hi!"

She looks up from the book and grins.

"How're you?"

[candied_rabbit]

"I'm good! School's almost out for the holidays, back home."

Which, given that it's already been Christmas and such here, makes him feel a tad tardy. But it's a very pleasant fact, even if it has been a long time coming.

"What about you? Oh...cookie?"

This latter question presumably refers to the sweet he's holding at her over the arm of her chair, a little round thing with almond and honey, on top.

[precocioustilda]

"Oh! Cookie!"

Yoink.

"Thank you! I'm doing quite well. School's nearly out for the year, for me."