[voice/private to Kodachi/backdated to before the mist]

[buttwarmed]

[After careful consideration, he's decided that Kodachi can basically be trusted not to want to eat him, despite her outward similarity to Benten. Her way with the dinosaurs helped cinch it.]

So, d'you still want to meet a tanuki?

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interesting. if only Kodachi could ask him for advice on heart matters rofl

[cherrybombpie]

I take that as a compliment.

[Kodachi all but beamed. As for domestication, well, she believed that the animal fellows had a choice to stay with her or not - she could certainly subjugate them to her will, but whether or not they liked her company was another thing altogether! Mr. Green Turtle seemed to want to stay, but the dinosaur she met in Monsuta ran away from her as soon as he could.]

Oh, heavens, no. He's an alligator! Ohohohohoho!

The cast of Ranma 1/2 asking him for romantic advice would convince him to *stop* being a frog

[buttwarmed]

Wait but you said...nevermind.

[Kodachi puzzled him. She had the mannerisms of a rich girl from an old family but she knew a lot about things she shouldn't. He contemplated this as he began to drift off.]

An alligator...do you feed your enemies to him?

[He has a terrible feeling he knows the answer to that.]

it's a good remedy then, ahaha

[cherrybombpie]

[She began to stroke his back, admiring the swatches of color in his fur. His costume was very realistic.]

My enemies don't come to the estate. They shouldn't if they know better.

[An innocent smile.]

However, I dangle my brother over him sometimes when my brother is being annoying.

[Did that count?]

[buttwarmed]

[Well that made him open his eyes a bit, despite how sleepy that stroking made him feel.]

...The most I've ever given any of my brothers is a clout on the head.

[cherrybombpie]

When can I say? Brothers certainly are nuisances at times.

[No remorse from her, whoops.]

[buttwarmed]

...Yes. Still, I love mine.

[No remorse about being a complete sap about his family either]

Even though the oldest is very uptight and the second oldest is a frog right now. No complaints about the youngest, he's a good kid.

[cherrybombpie]

Oh, I do too. When I first arrived here, my brother was the person I searched for. He isn't here, though.

[A sigh. She didn't miss Nerima too much because she didn't have any friends to go back to, but she did miss her brother.]

A frog? Did someone cast a spell on him?

He probably needs a princess to kiss him so that he can be sorted out.

[buttwarmed]

[The image of Benten, the most princess-like person he knew (besides himself, in his Sweet Lolita disguise) kissing frog!Yajirou made him both giggly and a little jealous.]

No...hehehe...he's just...not feeling so good. I bet if you kissed him though...well, he might not turn back but he'd be less mopey.

[cherrybombpie]

I'm not a princess.

[Kodachi believed that the components of the fairy tale had to be completely true for the "spell" to lift.]

[buttwarmed]

No? Well something about you seems like you come from nobility, at least.

[He's not gonna mention that it's mostly the laugh and secondarily the haughty demeanor.]

[cherrybombpie]

I descended from a family of nobility, but I'm not a princess, as fun as that may be.

I'm flattered that you would think so, though!

[Have a scritch behind the ears as a reward.]

[buttwarmed]

[He makes a contented noise]

Yeah? My family's pretty old too. Big in local politics.

[cherrybombpie]

[She returned to stroking his back. His fur was quite nice and fluffy.]

Is that so? Where do they hold office?

[buttwarmed]

Kyoto...

[He was beginning to nod off]

[cherrybombpie]

I see.

[Kodachi noticed and just let him. He was such a cute and fuzzy thing. She was just quite content to pet him as well.]

[buttwarmed]

[And out he went. You have one (1) sleeping tanuki. What do?]

[cherrybombpie]

[Cuddle. Cuddle is definitely the correct option here.]