forum You'll See Just How Crazy I Can Be (rp with Icefire, feel free to stalk!)

Started July 08, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Smoke leaned into the touch with a sleepy little purr, closing his eyes and settling down in Derlik's lap.

Derlik set the soul down for Smoke, smiling gently as he pet the cat.
"You really helped Nik earlier," he praised gently.

Smoke looked up at him, blinking, and giving a curious little "mrowr?"

Derlik figured it be better if he actually understood Smoke, so he gently turned Smoke human.
"He was really upset, and you helped calm him down!"

Smoke blinked, and nodded a little bit. "Oh. I…that's kind of my job, though." He said, tipping his head at Derlik. "It's not…special."

"Still, you did a good job. Even if it's your job, you should still get praised when you do well." Derlik smiled softly.
"Here," he said, offering the soul orb. "You did such a good job, I figured you could use a new toy."

Smoke frowned a little, taking the orb carefully in his hands. "But…what is it?" He asked, looking up at Derlik.

"It's a..," Derlik trailed off a moment. "Fancy ball. What do you think of it?"

(hey, so I've got a small group RP going that's Classic Lit in Space, would you be interested in joining? We need another person or two)

Smoke squinted, turning it in his fingers and peeking up at Derlik again.

(ooooo, sounds interesting!)

"What do you think?" Derlik asked.

(shall I tag you in it?)

He shrugged a little. "I don't know. What is it?" he asked again.

(yes please! I'd like to check it out!)

"Are you sure you want to know?" Derlik asked finally.

(alright! No pressure to join if you don't want to, by the way)

He nodded a little bit. "Mhm."

Derlik sighed softly.
"It's a soul," he explained.

He blinked, suddenly holding the orb far more carefully. His ears flattened a little, and he stared up at Derlik. "A soul?"

Derlik nodded.
"It's not fragile. Besides, it's the man who hurt Nik." He sighed a bit.

"Oh." he said quietly, unsure what to do about that.

"You can do whatever you want with it," Derlik said. "Anything at all."

"But…" he frowned a little.

"What's wrong?" Derlik asked gently.

"I don't know." he said slwoly. "It's just…I do't know."

Derlik let out a soft sigh.
"Okay then. Still, it's yours."

He nodded faintly, looking down at the orb. "Are you going to be nice to Nik now?" he asked after a moment, peeking up at Derlik with worried eyes.

"I have been," Derlik said gently. He reached up, cupping Smoke's head in his hands. "I'm going to keep being nice to him, I promise."

Smoke still looked worried. "You aren't going to hurt him again?" He asked, looking up at Derlik.