Malekai burst out in a deep hearty laugh at hearing this, hands wrapping around his stomach. He continued this for a minute, then stopped, wiping a tear from his eye. "God… I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard…" He says with another quiet chuckle. "Thanks for that."
Theodore laughed and smiled up at him. He was glad he could make his master happy. He enjoyed making people laugh because he liked to see them happy. "You're welcome. I've always thought that my job in this world was to make people feel happy and better."
Malekai wrapped an arm around Theodore, smiling. "Y'know, you're alright. I'm glad I found you before someone else did." If someone else had, Theo wouldn't be laughing with anyone right now… Or he could be dea. He decided not to think about it.
He looked at Malekai and tilted his head. Something seemed to be bothering his master, and he wondered what it was. he didn't want to make him uncomfortable so he decided to not ask him anything. "I don't know much about you, so I hope you don't mind me asking this, but what are your hobbies? Besides playing the guitar of course."
Malekai was pulled out of his thoughts by the question, looking back at Theo. "Oh, um… Nothing else, really… I mean, I work… But, um, I don't do much of anything else, heh…"
"Oh. Okay then. Uh, what do you work as? The thought of you working never actually crossed my mind before, so I'm actually quite curious. You don't have to answer my question if you don't want to." He asked as he put his hand on the table and laid his head on them.
"I just work in retail." Malekai answered simply, shrugging some. "It's not an awesome job, but it pays well at least. And at least I'm not working as a human trainer…" He sighed. "I would hate that job, really."
"Well, at least they're paying you." He paused and looked a bit confused. "Human trainer? What would nagas do in that job anyway?"
Malekai hesitated a moment before answering. "Well, if a human isn't behaving how a naga wants them to, the naga will take them to a trainer. They, pretty much… Beat the attitude out of them…"
"Oh." He said softly as he played with his fork. The information he had gained actually scared him and regretted ever asking the question. He couldn't help but wonder if that would ever happen to him. He hoped not, because he knew that he wouldn't be able to take it.
Malekai noticed Theodore's expression drop. "I, wouldn't do that to you. Just so you know that. But most humans are used as… f*cktoys, or punching bags. So you're lucky you got me as a master…"
He didn't look up from the plate, but there was a hopeful smile on his face. "T-that's good to know. I-I'm not hungry anymore," He said as he pushed his plate aside. There was only a quarter left of macaroni on the plate. Things had gotten a bit awkward, and it was partly his fault.
Malekai went quiet as well, taking Theodore's plate to the sink and getting rid of the access food, then washing it off. "I… Probably shouldn't have mentioned that… Sorry."
"No, no, it's fine. It was my fault. I shouldn't have asked in the first place. Honestly, It'd be much better if I just stopped asking questions." He said as he hopped off the seat and sat down on the couch. "Sorry about that, master."
Malekai hesitated at the humans words. "I… I don't care if you ask me questions… How about this, if I feel like you wouldn't want to know the answer to something, I won't tell you. Okay?"
Theodore stayed quiet, looking at the blank wall for a bit, before he moved and looked behind him and nodded. "Yeah, okay. That sounds good to me." He immediately went back to looking at the wall. He obviously didn't know what to do and had decided to stop bothering his new master.
Malekai cleared his throat some, then checked the time. "I, um… I have to go to work. Will you be okay here for a while?" He asks the human.
"You don't have to worry about me, I'll be fine on my own." He said as he looked at Malekai, smiling. "You should really get going. I don't want you to be late because of me."
Malekai nodded some. "If you need anything I'm right down the street. Though, it'll probably be best for you to stay in, to be safe." He then slithered out of the house, shutting the door behind him.
Theodore nodded as the door closed and his master left the house. He sighed and jumped off the couch, walking around the house in search of a blanket. After a couple of moments of searching, he grabbed one and walked back to the couch. "I'm just going to take a nap," he said to himself as he laid down on the couch and covered himself with the blanket.
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After a few hours Malekai slithered back into the house, looking exhausted. He gave a small wave to Theo before heading off to his room and flopping face down onto his bed, groaning tiredly.
Theodore waved back and watched as his master slithered to his room. He got off the couch and quietly tiptoed to his master bedroom. He opened the door slowly and noticed Kai faced down on the bed. "Are you okay, master?" He asked quietly.
Malekai rolled on his side to face Theo, forcing a small smile. “ ‘M fine, just a bit tired is all…” he mumbled.