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[taraincognita]

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[h2no]

Pssh. Ya throw rocks around and that's too much?

[it's a book, so no. it's.... the brick.]

[taraincognita]

Yeah, I levitate that shit. I don't use my muscles.

[ She recovers the package, unwrapping it, brow furrowing as she reads the text.]

Uh. I don't speak French, dude.

[h2no]

Then you gotta do somethin' about them noodles!

[he laughs, crouching as he watches her.]

Just the title is... [kalosian?] ...French, but the rest is in English.

[taraincognita]

What, do I need to get ripped?

[she flexes, and then quickly returns her hand to pet crobat. no visual gag is worth stopping the attention she's paying to the bat. it's kinda cute.]

Oh, uh. I can try it. Reading isn't really my thing, though. I'm kinda bad at it!

[she glances doubtfully at the book, before forcing a giggle. this is fine.]

[h2no]

[archie's expression softens just a tiny bit.]

Ey, you can use it as a doorstop or kindling! It's yours now, I don't really give a shit what you find you want to do with it.


...


Unless you're gonna hit me with it. Then don't.

[taraincognita]

I can control rocks. I'm not gonna hit you with a book.

[she smiles a little bit, tucking the book into her backpack. yeesh, that was heavy. but a gift is a gift, and tara has received precious few gifts in her lifetime.]

Uh, thanks. Hey, can I pet your shark, too?

[h2no]

...Aye, point.

[he looks around for a moment, not seeing anywhere to release sharpedo.]

We'd have to go to the beach, it needs water to, uh. Live.

[taraincognita]

Okay, that's fine. Most things need water to live, I think.

[astute, tara.]

Do you keep it in your bathtub or something? You can't possibly keep it in that ball all of the time...

[h2no]

[archie doesn't respond to her first comment, just snorts.]

I live near the sea. I take it for a swim every day, at least. It, uh... didn't fit in the tub.

[taraincognita]

Did it break the tub, or something? Your poor fucking roommates.

[she snickers, before returning her attention to crobat. after a moment's hesitation, she pulls the bat-like creature into a small, loose hug.]

[h2no]

It didn't break the tub...

[just. maybe cracked it a bit.]

Look, there's more than one bathroom! I fixed it, anyway! I think...

[taraincognita]

I bet it did. But, like, whatever. I feel super bad for your roommates.

[she shrugs a little.]

Haven't you though of, like, moving closer to the sea? Or getting a swimming pool?

[h2no]

I only have one, an' he's got his own en-suite bathroom. Ain't no-one havin' problems!

[he huffs again, crossing his arms. crobat looks between the two warily.]

I only live about 20 minutes away - all the shops I gotta hit on the way back are on the same road so it's really convenient. Between you an' me, though... I ain't really done this domestic livin' thing for a while. Not sure I like it.

[taraincognita]

[tara reaches out to pet crobat again. don't be scared, lil dude...]

Yeah, I guess that's weird. That was never really my style, anyway. I prefer the road.

[you're homeless, tara.]

[h2no]

[crobat loves the pets, it's just thinking "why in the hell am i even out, i wanna be sleeping in my pokeball, i am nocturnal i hate the sun you fucking idiots"]

Tell me about it. Trainers are meant to travel around, ya know? I lived in a fucking cave.

[taraincognita]

Oh, same! I had a flashlight and everything, it was a pretty sweet setup.

[she smiles at crobat, blissfully unaware of its dismay.]

[h2no]

...

You ain't livin' in a cave now, right? I ain't having that book I bought gettin' wet. You wouldn't be able to burn it then.

[taraincognita]

Uh, no. Not right now!

[recently, it's been parks and benches! thank goodness florida weather isn't too shitty this time of year. she misses the desert a hell of a lot, though.]

[h2no]

Aye, I'll believe that when Crobat stops flyin'. C'mon, Cro, what do ya think? Time ta go?

[crobat looks at archie then back to tara. more pets first...

archie rolls his eyes.]

[taraincognita]

[she giggles, and pulls crobat a little closer. yes, more pets! this weird bat thing is turning out to be the cutest.]

So, like, how--uh. How...smart is it? It can communicate with you, and stuff, or...?

[h2no]

Crobat understands basic stuff like commands and strong emotions.

[he crouches down, giving crobat some scritches too.]

It knows when it should be nice to someone, too. It could see you weren't a threat, so it didn't tear your head off.

[taraincognita]

It's super cute.

[she's quiet, for a little bit. beast boy would like this. he'd probably try to turn into one.]

Are there other crobats?

[h2no]

Yeah, there's a bunch of 'em. They're rare in the wilds, though. Crobats only evolve from Golbats when they feel enough affection towards their trainer. Ain't that right, Cro?

[archie coos and gives crobat ear scratchies. this giant horrible bat chirps happily.]

[taraincognita]

Wait, so it got big and strong because it loves you a ton? That is the most Saturday afternoon cartoon shit I have ever heard.

[she giggles at the chirp, though. crobat is obviously a gift.]

[h2no]

Yeah? Deal with it, that's how some evolutions work!

[what did you expect, tara, LOGIC??]