audience: tsurumaru

[cyclists]

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[preowned]

[ tsuru is just going to lean over the fence in an attempt to get the cow to come closer ]

Hm?

... well, the same goes to you.

[cyclists]

[The cow definitely comes closer to Sol's chagrin.]

...Lune won't let me forget, I think.

[preowned]

[ sorry sol, tsuru is now petting a cow

it moos. ]

Lune-chan seems to like you a lot.

[cyclists]

[There's a 9/10 chance this dumb bitch has never seen a cow in person before, so they're fine with Tsuru petting a cow. There's a nod though.]

Lune's very smart. [Which Sol can respect.] He knows a lot even if we're still researching this place. And he always answers all of my questions. [A beat.] I want to make sure Lune gets to go home, too.

[preowned]

It's definitey good that you get along. It would be annoying if we had to deal with two people who hated each other!

[ he laughs, and the cow licks his hand. tsuru's eye light up. ]

What about you?

[cyclists]

Yeah, it would be. [Said with a note of contempt. Working with shitty people is the Worst Idea, and Sol's very grateful here.] We both know what we have to do here, so that makes it easier.

But what about me? [The cow is actually sort of cute, but Sol's keeping their hands to themselves to observe for a bit longer.]

[preowned]

Do you have somewhere you need to go back to after this?

[ he reaches a hand out towards sol ]

[cyclists]

[There's a hand. And Sol's not sure what to do with that so they hold up their own and wait? Sure.]

...yeah. I have someone I have to find. It's important.

[preowned]

[ he takes tehm by the wrist and slowly leads sol's hand to the cow ]

Will you be able to find them?

[cyclists]

[NO!!! Except Sol's a weenie and this is happening? So now they're patting the cow on the nose. This is fine.

It's also a nice distraction from a not-so-nice topic.]

I don't know yet. [...] When I was called here, I thought maybe I would find him. I didn't though.

[preowned]

[ tsuru just happily watches him pet the cow. he's so proud. ]

What you said about changing something for yourself... would you do that for him?

[cyclists]

Yes. [Without hesitation.] If changing things for me meant bringing him back, yes. I don't care. [That's a very dangerous thing to be saying but at least there's a happy cow.]

[preowned]

[ he just nods. ]

He must mean a lot to you then.

[cyclists]

...he's very important to our world. [It's a lot of Sol's motivation for trying to get out of here mostly.] And to me. Without him, things would be really different.

[preowned]

Then let's hope we both get what we want! And everyone else, too.

I'll work very hard to ensure that.

[cyclists]

[Even with their face obscured, it's easy to figure they're smiling at least.]

Thank you, Tsuru. I appreciate it. [..another pat to the cow's nose.]

[preowned]

I think Ushi likes you.

[ that's the cow ]

[cyclists]

--he told you his name? [I hate this.]

[preowned]

Can't you just tell?

[ no ]

[cyclists]

Not really, but I've never met a cow before.

[preowned]

Oh? Well, I'm sure Ushi is proud to be your first.

[ ushi moos ]

[cyclists]

Thanks. [This is to Ushi.]

...are you going to talk to Lune, too?

[preowned]

I am. We got interrupted when Kara-bou tried to fight you.

[ so he would like to finish the conversation. ]

[cyclists]

[Nodnod.]

He'd probably like that anyway. [Please be nice to their friend, thanks.]

...should...I apologize to that guy? [He knows what Lune might say, but he's curious what someone who's actually familiar with Kara.]

[preowned]

... I'm not completely sure, but I think the mission he was on before he came here probably has to do with the Date. We were both owned by them at certain points, which is why Kara-bou and I are close.

[ he knows sol won't understand all of that, but it's just background info ]

He is very loyal to them. When you said that the universe thought this mission was more important than them, he got angry.