[ you would think that this would weird him out but he is like, weirdly chill about it. it's fine. he frowns a little worriedly at her though, gaze drifting to pate as if he is not a dead rat with a skull on his head... ]
...Well, hopefully a friend will help. [ nods!! optimism. ] And there are people here who will surely like to keep him company, too...? I would!
It's alright to be lonely. [a small little smile.] I made Pâté to be my friend and have someone to talk to during a time when I was lonely. He's very good at that.
I - [ well, okay, listen, he's not lonely, he's fine, but also, maybe he's been through some stuff lately, and what laudna says does make his very, very empathetic heart squeeze, so he huffs a little and takes a different tack. ]
.... thank you. [ a good boy. ] ... You're not lonely anymore, though, Miss Laudna?
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It's such a nice thought. I worry about Pâté sometimes. So many people find him offputting and he might get lonely.
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...Well, hopefully a friend will help. [ nods!! optimism. ] And there are people here who will surely like to keep him company, too...? I would!
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[she seems so pleased by this.]
Look, Pâté! You made a friend.
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[ it's not any weirder than literally anything he's seen in [redacted]. he's tight with pate now. we are BUDDIES. ]
And... if we can find what you need, then he'll have two new friends! That's a pretty good return, heh.
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[ he is made of rubber metaphorically so no spicy dead rats will stop him today!!! ]
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[ a like, fake, playful scolding tone up towards said rat: ] Are you really a bully...?
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[she wags her finger at him.]
You press your luck. It's not nice, especially if it's someone lonely like he is.
[if he wants to be friends with pâté this badly, he must be very lonely.]
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...I'm not lonely...
[ D8 ]
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I - [ well, okay, listen, he's not lonely, he's fine, but also, maybe he's been through some stuff lately, and what laudna says does make his very, very empathetic heart squeeze, so he huffs a little and takes a different tack. ]
.... thank you. [ a good boy. ] ... You're not lonely anymore, though, Miss Laudna?
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[but she says it a little uncertainly, a little sad.]