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[vytis]

[Liet is walking by the lake, lost in thought. Unfortunately, this leads to him--already walking far too near the water--tripping on a rock and tumbling forward. He hopes he can swim, when--

He finds himself floating in the lake, a forcefield keeping the water away and him afloat.]

W-what--?

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[vytis]

[It takes Liet a second to figure out which direction the sound is coming from.] Oh, Miss Ritsu, hello! [He sort of rolls himself over to Ritsu in his force field.]

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

Is that your power? It's so very wonderful.

[vytis]

Thank you! [He hops onto dry land.] Do you have a power?

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

... I BEG OF YOU TO NOT MAKE ME REVEAL THIS AWFUL POWER I HAVE BEEN CURSED WITH!

[vytis]

I-I won't make you if you don't want to! ...Is it really that bad?

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

It's terrible! If I keep thinking about it, I'm going to wind up using it!

[vytis]

I-I'm sorry for bringing it up. [He's still not sure if Ritsu's power is actually that bad or if she's just overreacting.]

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

I'M SORRY FOR MAKING YOU FEEL SO TERRIBLE!

[And he's beginning to cry, uh-oh.]

NOOOOOOOO! IT'S GOING TO START! CHANGE MY MIND, I BEG OF YOU! SHARE WITH ME THOUGHTS OF HAPPINESS! OH WHY WAS I EVEN BORN?!

[vytis]

Y-you didn't make me feel terrible, it's okay, really! I-I-um... [He tries to think of something happy but lol no memories.] Puppies and kittens?

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

[Phew, that stops him.]

Puppies and kittens?

[vytis]

[Oh good; Liet relaxes a little.]

Y-yes, happy ones. Playing.

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

I love puppies and kittens! They are so adorable!

[vytis]

[Crisis averted!]

They are. There's a pet shop in town, isn't there?

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

Is there? I hadn't noticed...

[vytis]

Yes, I saw it when I was looking for a job. [He's just going to keep going in hopes Ritsu won't start apologizing for not knowing about it.] There must be some cute animals there.

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

[Smart man - er, country.]

I suppose there are. I wonder if those I've talked to know about it... they would be very happy to see them.

[vytis]

Perhaps you could tell them about it.

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure they'd much rather hear it from someone else.

[vytis]

I'm sure they'd be glad to know you were thinking of them.

[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

... Thank you.