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I mean, yeah.

Anything's got to be more comfortable than one of those. Storage is better than sleeping.

The weather's nice here, so honestly sleeping outside isn't too bad either. But we've got, uh...

[what's a nice way to say "a bunch of weirdos"]

...Some interesting people here. So it's better to sleep indoors.

You can say they're weirdos. I don't usually sleep places that aren't Clover because of it. Not unless I know I'm hidden.

[But she huffs, flopping over on a couch.]

They're mostly harmless. Except Patches, obviously. But they can be...annoying.

[sits down cross-legged on the floor right next to the couch, so they're pretty much eye level]

Do you want a blanket?

[quit being so tall]

... Maybe. A blanket wouldn't be so bad.

[he's only like 6 inches taller than her,,,,,,,,,,,]

I don't think I have a blanket, but--

[holds out his hands and a big hand-knitted pink cardigan appears in them! offers it to her]

It's big enough that it should work.

[quit being tall!!!

but, she looks at the big ol' cardigan and then back at him a couple of times before—]

Where the heck did that come from!?

My inventory. Like a video game inventory. I can only do it with a couple things, it's not that fancy here.

[throws it on her. its very warm]

[She pulls her knees up so that she can curl up under it, it is very warm and she appreciates it. he also gets a tiny little smile.]

Still kinda cool, though.

I only get to be cool here. Back home I'm just normal.

[once she seems like she's settled he gives her a pat on the head. she can feel whatever skill he has take effect almost instantly: it soothes, eases muscle tension, relaxes the body and the mind. she can feel the edges of sleep starting to creep in.]

[She wasn't expecting that—it catches her a little by surprise, but it doesn't register as much as it could due to the actual skill setting in, and she gives a tired blink

She's already exhausted, too, so it's setting in incredibly fast for her.]

Stuff like this is normal...?

[if it didn't set in fast he wouldn't be able to use it as often as he does--

as long as he's patting her head, keeping his voice low and soothing, it feels like the start of a natural sleep settling in. her limbs get heavy and it's harder and harder to keep her eyes open]

The inventory is normal; all hunters have one. The skills depend on the person. It depends on your natural disposition, you could say. Some people can control fire or water or wind or lightning.

[She has a bonus of liking headpats in general too, so like. That's helping. The only person who knows she likes headpats is Sonata, so she has been suffering from a lack of them. She closes her eyes and her breathing is starting to even out a little, slower and deeper]

So... you get this? The sleeping thing? And learning stuff?

[there's a slight pause in the head patting as he thinks of how to best explain skills; the sleepiness doesn't dissipate, but it also doesn't get especially worse when he isn't actively applying it]

Mm, yeah. Most of my skills are related to beast taming, but I also have other support skills. I can boost someone's power or growth rate, things like that. No one's a hunter here, so it's not applicable.

[it's okay she's sitting here cozy enough to keep kind of... drifting, trying to grab onto her thoughts but not quite managing.]

Mm... there's lots of people it could work on though... if it's like this...

[resumes patting, smiling and shaking his head]

Nah. The conditions behind most of my skills are pretty specific.

... Mmm...

[Well, that's all she can manage because she's out like a light now, curled up under the cardigan. Thanks Lethe. Also it's probably the most peaceful she's ever looked, amazing what it's like when you're actually comfortable and don't have five tons of stress weighing you down in the moment.]

[GOOD!!!

once he's sure that she's asleep he slowly stops patting her head. he lets the silence stretch for a minute, listening to the sound of her breathing, watching for any wrinkles in her brow to make sure she is in fact getting some good sleep. then he gets up, grabs the nearest book on plants, and then comes right back to sit in his same spot and read while she naps. sweet dreams kiddo.

(the skill also has a restoration effect so she has the option of waking up feeling SUPER REFRESHED if you want)]

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