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[ino]

[House Filter]

Alright, let me just lay this out right now before this becomes an issue. Yes, there is a squirrel in the house. Yes, it's Gale, and yes, if you eat him, we're going to have a problem.

You can also stop touching him weirdly, it's freaking him out. I'm looking at you, Crowley.

[/House Filter]



[Once-ler]

There should be a pair of trunks in your closet. Remember, you agreed to swimming lessons~

[/Once-ler]


[And after all of the above is dealt with, Ino will be wandering around town a bit, doing some window shopping in a sweater, scarf, skirt and boots. Look, she can totally cover up! Sort of! And there's nothing better to distract yourself from your own mental issues than a little retail therapy.

Anyways, she's got several bags in hand filled with some odd supplies ... streamers? Confetti? But she's taking a break now, just looking at some winter coats in the window of a particular store. She lets out a long-suffering sigh that's captured by the journal]

The white one's really nice, but it'll get dirty so easily ...

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[onlyanapple]

I wasn't touching him weirdly. I was petting his tiny little head. [And wondering what he'd taste like grilled up with some winter vegetables]

So it really is Gale. Maybe he should wear a tiny little bell. To differentiate him in case any other rodents come into the house.

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[ino]

You wouldn't be petting him if he was a person!

And why would any other rodents come into the house? Unless you drag them in.

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[onlyanapple]

I didn't know he was a person at the time. It's not like you put a name badge on him saying 'hi, my name's Gale, don't eat me!'.

Winter's coming. They might want to nest in the wall cavities.

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[ino]

[a huff] Well, now you know.

I'm not putting a dumb collar on him. [but she pauses. she really doesn't want anyone mistaking him for a regular squirrel ...] I guess I could make him a little squirrel vest or something.

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[onlyanapple]

[Sorry, Ino, you're going to get a laugh in response. But it's probably a good thing, he hasn't done it properly since Faye left]

He'd look like a tiny little cartoon character.

Ino

[whichwayyoulean]

[He was planning on remaining in his room for, you know, THE REST OF ETERNITY. Given most of his conversations after the whole...nightmare mess he assumes most people are either pathologically disappointed in him or don't want to speak to him at all]

...You still want to do that?

Once-ler

[ino]

Well, it'd still be useful, wouldn't it? And I would rather you not drowned, so.

Ino

[whichwayyoulean]

Well, yeah. I guess it would.

[There's a pause] I'm surprised you still want to be anywhere near me.

Once-ler 1/2

[ino]

[ ... ]

Once-ler

[ino]

Okay, let's stop, take a step back, and remember who you're talking to.

Are you really that surprised? [hi, my name is ino, and i like to befriend assholes]

Ino

[whichwayyoulean]

...Okay, yes, point. Thank you.

It's just been a rough couple of days. [With horrible looks into each others psyches and also post apocalyptic nightmares of angelic zombie doom, yep]

[heal_theworld]

[Martel is walking by that store, since she's been frequenting the town more, and sees Ino looking at the coat. She stops, and walks up behind her, looking at it too.]

I've always preferred green or white, but that's more because nothing matches green hair.

[ino]

[JUMPS IN SURPRISE -- oh wait it's just you]

... Oh. Hey, Martel.

[heal_theworld]

Hello, Ino. [She smiles. At least Ino wasn't in her dreams. This didn't have to be awkward.] Shopping?

[ino]

Yeah ... I was thinking about getting a new coat for winter. [she'll glance back at the white one in the window] It's cute, but it'd be a bitch to clean ...

[heal_theworld]

Hm. But I suppose you have to ask yourself would it be worth it?

action;

[commandsthewind]

[Elizabeth completely agrees about retail therapy, and though she's not buying, she's looking. Most of the clothes are a little too plain in colour, and style, for her. Not that exactly has to worry about that. She's got enough cloaks lined with fur to see her through.

She is however getting more used to how other men and women dress. Though she still has to double take when she sees anyone showing as much skin as they do here.

(Not going to admit it's difficult to talk to Ino, and going to keep pretending that no one saw that, and that none of that happened, especially the one where her father had been... her father to Ino).]

Save the white for special occasions, not every day ones. That way it stays clean. [for the most part Elizabeth keeps the white for public events. For her people's sake, more than anything.]

[ino]

Oh, yeah, I guess that's true ...

[she'll glance over to look at who's talking. She looks and sounds familiar, but she hasn't quite placed her yet (and she doesn't know Galadriel well enough to mistake the two of them ...)]

[commandsthewind]

[Well that was a start, or at least it's a better response than she expected.]

... Might I suggest a blue, it may match your eyes better? The white would take the red from your cheeks.

[On one so fair at least.]

[ino]

[she'll grin]

You think? I don't really wear a lot of blue since it's kind of depressing, but maybe if I can find a brighter blue ...

[commandsthewind]

[She nods, because this is the way to make up for her father had thrown an innocent young woman in jail for showing some back bone.

And this thankfully something she could do easily. She'd been dressing her ladies and herself for nearly twenty years. So she started fishing through the coats with a critical eye.]

Probably not a green blue then. Blue like clear water instead, I agree.

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[save_the_souls]

...Why would I eat a squirrel?

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[ino]

I was mostly talking to Crowley.

[a pause]

But, you know. Just to be sure.

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[save_the_souls]

[!!!]

I wouldn't eat one! Promise!

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[ino]

Good! Then there's no problem.