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And reach out they do, although not recklessly; fingers stopping before touching, allowing the cat itself to notice the new distraction and move its head closer — and then return to ignoring them. Gentle smile on their face even as they retract their hand, naturally a part of them would’ve liked to touch its fur as well, it was so cute after all…but given it was a cat Akira didn’t know, just looking at it sleep was enough to make them feel content. Nostalgic and peaceful in one image, and a great break from the otherwise rather eventful life they led.
It was hard to believe such a sight would give them such an uncertain response, Akira still feeling like having an animal sleep on you was a sign all of them would like you, or at least most of them. Still, if Petey said so…and so they couldn’t help but wonder what the sight of when it wasn’t like this would’ve looked liked. Simply avoiding him? Not caring? Or even being scared? All of the options feeling so foreign in this moment.
“ Um…they don’t hate me…? But they don’t really love me either ”, at the very least for first meetings, because the cats they helped the old lady care for back where they lived in their world seemed to like them. Even if Akira almost always had some kind of food with them when they arrived, so, in the end, maybe it simply was a learned response. “ I guess they’re okay with me ? But I think that’s the normal reaction for most people…that’s why I thought animals get along well with you, I’ve never seen a cat sleep on someone like this before ”, well, there was a lot Akira hadn’t seen before, especially in regards to Petey.
And slightly nervous he stood, growing ever more tense from watching that hand draw closer and closer, hoping that they wouldn’t get hurt— not that he couldn’t just easily tend to their wounds should anything happen, but... it was better if none of that happened at all! This wasn’t even the most dangerous thing he’s seen someone attempt to do and yet, even if they were careful, his expression said otherwise! However, seeing as nothing bad happened in the end, a sigh of relief left the botanical boy.
...
Th-though, if they themself didn’t mind, he wouldn’t have minded ‘taking one for the team’ by accepting the pets in the cat’s stead! Preferably once the cat was off his head to avoid any potential bites or scratches, of course. Just in case. Their safety first!
If Akira had voiced their thoughts over his response, Petey would’ve confirmed that all three of those guesses... were right. Caution, indifference, fear... were all too common and natural reactions to his presence, similarly to how most people would. He couldn’t blame any of ‘em, though. After all, if Akira had met him at a certain point in the past... Well, it’s not a thought he’d enjoy thinking about.
Even if it was done out of both his own and someone else’s survival, that wasn’t to say he hadn’t done anything recently, though. Though it used to be something that rarely ever came to mind, he can’t help but wonder enough now: would they hate or fear him for it if they were to know or even witness such a sight? ... Do they ever fear him now despite not knowing?
Ah, the cat probably took to him because his head felt really soft right now; practically a living pillow or bed for others. It had become a bit firmer from earlier for a bit from the tension he was experiencing, but apparently not enough to disturb the cat’s nap.
Plus, he’s not sure whether they can smell him right now or not, but it’s also probably because his body had this tendency to give off a pleasant aroma... That usually played a part in why some animals would approach him or took to him quickly. In fact, the scent he gave off wasn’t even actually his, but usually other plants and even fruits. To this day, he’s still not certain how to control it nor how it works exactly, as odd as that might sound. And if it wasn’t that, then the last thing he could think of that attracted animals was that sweet sap that his mouth made, or to nibble on his petals or leaves!
“ Oh...! ” The only thing he could really reply with at the moment, actually surprised himself at the answer. He figured with the way he noticed they looked at it, on top of the fact that Akira looked like they really hopeful to find a cat, that at least cats usually took a liking to them.
Meanwhile, the cat’s head rose momentarily to let out a small yawn before lowering back down, a soft “merp” produced as it slightly adjusted its sleeping position. What were they to do with it? Was it actually lost, or was this the case of an outdoor cat going about its usual rounds? He’s not even certain if cats were common around here, so it was all a mystery to him.
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It starts with brows furrowing, pondering if there was a better way to search than just hoping to stumble upon the (most likely very cute) animal, because if Petey hadn’t seen it either then…
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…?
“ Ah ”, the surprise is obvious upon their features as they watch him turn, gaze focused on the new friend he had made. It looked so peaceful where it was, the entire scene so heartwarmingly comedic that Akira soon starts laughing. “ You already found it ”, some part of them wished to not reveal it in order to enjoy the sight some more, but curiosity was as per always overtaking; did he really not notice it? Although, that was part of the charm. Such a sweet image Akira would’ve loved to take a picture of to show everyone else, instead hoping for it to remain a moment they wouldn’t ever forget. “ It’s on your head ”, a pointing finger aiming right above it to guide his attention, before taking some steps closer (eyes, of course, still on the adorable kitty). “ Does animals always like you like this ? ”
His fairly fruitless search for the elusive feline came to a halt after the sound of abrupt laughter had caught his attention. Though the plant appeared puzzled at first, he still couldn’t help but at least crack a smile; laughing was almost as contagious as yawning! “ Hm? ” There was a shift from amusement back to bemusement in his smile upon being told that he’d already found it, however. That red head of his tilting enough to further express his cluelessness, but not enough to disturb the cat from its nap. With his sight set on their finger, the flower finally shifted his gaze upward signified by yet another slight tilt of his head. “ !!! ”
Oh! So that’s where it was! That explains why the scent was so strong...
...Did they always like him like this? Uhhh, well... The short and true answer to that would be... “sometimes.”
“ Mmmh...! ” So, he responded with a rather uncertain-sounding high-pitched hum. Remembering how Akira was looking for one in the first place, Petey lowered his head toward them to not only give them a better look at the adoze animal, but to allow them to reach it as well, if they wanted. Ears twitched as a single eye slightly opened to glance at Akira, sleepy expression unshifting before its eyelid closed completely once more. Despite being presented to what any most feral animal might consider a potential threat, its indifference to the presence of an unfamiliar human were obvious signs that this particular animal wasn’t feral nor possessed skittishness in its personality. Perhaps it was someone’s pet or at least had been fed and cared for by people before?
Though, who’s to say it might not react differently when someone tries to reach out to it...? Mmm, maybe they should be careful... This thought caused the plant to return back to Akira’s question in the middle of providing them a better view of the cat. With that, he tried to ask them the same question in his own fewer-worded way! “ Yhh... Yew...? ” Did animals usually like them...?
"Ah, Petey, hello" somewhat distracted, but still greeting him with a smile when they enter the courtyard. "Um, have you seen a cat around..? I thought I heard one just now", of course they'd check, it wasn't everyday cats found their way there; and with the half-hearted reasoning of 'maybe it's someone's familiar' and all too obvious actual reason (wanting to see a cat) they found themself looking for it.
Sufficiently distracted himself, the pensive plant had been staring at the other flowers present in silence for a good while now. Was he watching them for Akira in a literal sense because he wanted to help the human out more, or was it something else...? Either way, both his silence and trance were broken the moment a familiar voice called out to him.
“...!” The botanical boy gently jolted up with a soft, surprised yelp escaping his lips before turning to the source. Said green lips quickly curved into a warm smile as he greeted back with a coo and a casual wave of his leaf. “Hmm? Mm-mm!” He slowly shook his head from side to side in response, claiming to not have seen one around, buuut... now that they mentioned it, he could ‘smell’ one nearby! In fact, the scent was very strong!
Kinda weird... Was it an invisible cat or something? Was that a thing around this sort of place...?
Meanwhile, as Petey gradually turned his head in nearly every direction to help Akira spot the cat, if one were to pay close attention, a furry head with a pair of familiar feline ears could be seen peering out from atop the friendly flower’s head. Just like how he was none the wiser to Akira’s true intentions of looking for one, the plant had been outrageously oblivious to the actual location of said cat. It’s likely the cat in question had managed to leap and cozily nestled itself atop the friendly flower's pillowy head while he’d been lost in thought, but even then, one would think he would’ve at least felt those sharp claws poking and digging into his skin as the animal settled into its comfy new napping spot. Not to mention the clearly audible meow mere moments before Akira arrived...
petey's fate is sealed! party prince commences the tickling once they both arrive at a more private place. "tickle, tickle, tickle!"
The big botanical boy’s belly jumped up and down as Euden’s fingers lightly stroked and poked the poor plant’s smooth, squishy skin, relentlessly prodding for any and all weak points. It was as if the entirety of Mistholt could feel the ground violently shake from Petey uncontrollably shifting and squirming in place, his face cracked an even larger smile as he did. While the friendly flower tried his best — truly, he did — his endeavor to suppress his laughter with tightened soft lips was... unsuccessful. Chuckles and chortles constantly slipped free from the monster’s maw, which quickly evolved into a flood of garbled giggles and guffaws. Utterly helpless, Petey allowed the incredibly brutal act to pass, and though he was certain this was the end for him, he hoped by some miracle he’d survive such a fatal encounter!
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BIG GOOFY GRIN COMPLETE WITH S Q U E A K Y T O Y S Q U E E Z I N G S O U N D.
Such a polite act has successfully saved and pleased the plant...!
Now, excuse as he administers (softcore) huggles back as gratitude!
It’s been since last year since he’s been pet or hugged... Oh no— He can feel the touch-starvation already setting in again!
W H U M P !
Plant down! Plant down!
is that so? then euden will accompany him and help him out with whatever chore that is! and if it turns out that cleo didn't actually call him over for a chore, then... :)
Uh-oh...
He’s... not really sure what to do here... Should he just burrow or fly away while he still can? Would that be considered mean or something?
Plagued with uncertainty and the feeling of being trapped, the plant just continued to stiffly lumber on into the direction he totally heard Cleo’s voice come from and accepted his ticklish fate to avoid potentially damaging their friendship. He just hoped no one else finds out about this...
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With his inability to understand the strange plant thing, Seiji could only guess at its intentions. For now, it seemed to like the idea of temporarily staying at the park? Seiji had to assume so as he walked over and picked up the now-shrunken plant creature and began making his way to the park.
Thankfully, the plant creature was easy enough to carry– all that training and exercise sure paid off! And even better, he’d managed not to attract unwanted attention during that walk!
Explaining things to Yuko was enough of a pain!
When he got to the park with the plant thing in tow, Seiji dropped it into a nearby patch of flowers.
“Okay, I believe this is the most I can do for you right now. Please behave yourself, okay? I don’t want to have to call my friends over to deal with you.”
Expecting to simply trail behind the boy or at least walk beside him to the park, the small plant curiously cocked his head to the side while looking up at the teen that now easily towered over him; even if It’s not his first time shrinking, seeing others a lot larger and taller than usual was still a bit bizarre. He was also expecting some more words of caution or advice, but instead, he found himself off the ground with a pair of arms wrapped around his soft flesh.
“...?!”
O-oh...! He was not expecting to be picked up so suddenly! Had he known this would happen, he would've shrunken down a bit more!
...Though very unused to the feeling, the plant found it to be pretty pleasant, so there wasn’t any struggling. In fact, with how still he remained paired with the constant and current placid smile on his face, he probably resembled more of a stuffed toy of some kind rather than a child wearing a costume at the moment. It also seemed the little leafy lad thought the ride was nice enough to slowly drift off into a slumber in the middle of a ride and become completely oblivious to their surroundings or the risk of getting noticed.
However, the flower woke back up to being surrounded by fellow flowers of varying colors upon being dropped off. The tiny monster briefly took in his new environment before returning his attention to the boy, responding with a simple nod of his spotted head, followed by the slightly swift shake of his head in regard to that last bit of being “dealt with.” Regardless of whether the boy planned on leaving the peculiar plant immediately or not, the botanical being waved goodbye to the teen under the assumption he would be on his own for now.
Looking around the patch, he figured he should try to ‘blend in’ further by planting his feet into the ground and burrowing until nothing but his head was visible. He still stuck out like a sore thumb with him being the only of his kind present, but he hoped it’d help even just a little bit in avoiding attracting any attention.
And with that, like a good botanical boy trying to stay out of trouble, he was set to snugly snooze away and dream of fried chicken towers and piles of honey candy!
but is he ticklish?
N-no... Whatever gave him that idea?
Nervous sweating and chuckling while suspiciously scooching ever so gradually away.
He... thinks he hears that lady who has bells on her ears(?) calling him. P-probably to help out with a chore or something! Oh well, better get going!
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the prince is curious. 'how strong are you exactly? do you know? i've seen you pick up and carry several heavy things like they were nothing before!'
The big oaf contemplatively stared at his leaf as he heard the prince speak.
That's a good question! He's... never really thought about it before. Odd as that might sound, but that's probably because nobody really bothered to ask him that question before.
So, when he turned his attention back to Euden, he could only provide a look of uncertainty and a shrug for an answer.
Did he maybe want him to demonstrate his strength by lifting up one or several of the numerous nearby trees of Mistholt? Or should he attempt lifting one of the many buildings scattered about outside the Halidom? Or maybe...
His gaze gradually shifted, glossing over the various colorful facilities that occupied the castle grounds until his sights were set on the huge structure that towered over all others.
The prince would want to see the plant try his leaf at lifting or moving the castle itself!
...Actually, probably not the best idea considering it not only served as the base of the seventh scion’s operations but as a home and shelter to the prince and many, many others here. Maaaybe not the buildings either, now that he’s thought about it, but if asked to, he would totally do it!
His focus finally returned to Euden once more upon settling for the trees. At least those should be fine, though. R-right?
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W-what!? Where's all this coming from so suddenly...?
With every question that spurt out from the stranger's mouth, the higher the plant's leaves rose in an attempt to conceal his visibly flustered face. Being suddenly put on the spot, the flower found himself overwhelmed and unable to answer the relentless barrage of... rather personal questions. He’s not certain whether this person’s just trying to tease him or just really curious. Either way, that didn’t matter, he just wanted to get away!
In fact, before the stranger could even finish that last one, the monster turned and aimlessly fumbled away from them, sheepishly stammering to drown out any other potentially embarrassing questions as he left.
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'hehe!' he finds such reactions as amusing as they are adorable. such a fitting and satisfying sound too! squish! he may be oblivious to some other things, but euden's not blind to the soft flower's obvious signs of enjoyment, so he'll just keep fondling the cutie to both of their benefits.
his happy expression leaves once he feels the weight of the plant growing heavier but returns after easily managing to support him. another playful squish and some affectionate stroking from his thumbs. 'heh, so cute...'
even if it comes at the risk of being crushed, the prince didn't want his friend to fall! good thing the flower's not as heavy as he expected thanks to being smaller than usual. his current size makes euden wonder if he can get any smaller...
as he continues to rub and squish the adorable flower's cheeks, he remembers something he's been meaning to ask. 'say...is your room comfortable enough for you...?' his hands pause to gently cup and tilt the plant's head up.
he has noticed both the bed and the room have been left exactly the same as it was even before the plant's arrival. at first, the prince thought maybe someone like him was actually skilled in tidying up and making a bed, but...after checking up on him for several nights and noticing nobody was there along with the door always being open, it's probably safe to assume that wasn't the case. is it because he's a plant?
'I could always help make better sleeping arrangements for you if it's not. no need to be shy about it.' some more caring strokes to that squishable face.
The soft squish of his cheeks being pushed inward forces his lips into a slight puckering formation before relaxing back into that dopey smile of his.
Ahhh, he felt like he was getting spoiled~! He loved getting spoiled! All this gentle caressing and kneading was so soothing that he could probably be lulled into sleep like this. Matter of fact, even in a position of being held up by the head that most would consider awkward and uncomfortable to do so, he was already on his way to drifting off.
However, as soft and soothing the sensation was, the currently-pampered plant registered that he received a compliment, eventually. Thanks to such a remark made by a man who was cute himself, there’s a green hue suddenly painting his cheeks now; one of several telltale signs of a flustered flower! Another sign sprouted up as his petals folded forward in a rather laughable attempt at shielding his face from the polite prince’s view.
Ohhh, it was moments like these that he wished they were larger and longer...!
And yet, the flustered feeling found itself fading ever so slightly once the plant was presented with a question. His pleasant petals perked up at the query, which would usually prompt the tilt of his spotted head, but seeing as such a movement might shift or shake Euden’s hands off him... he elected to remain still and try his best to respond vocally.
“Mmmnnn...” He droned out, trying to think back to what the room that had been arranged for him was like, but he’s having trouble since he hasn’t seen it since his arrival. Actually, it wasn’t even really the room or anything in it that was the problem!
Reception to his arrival was... not exactly a positive one based on all those looks he remembered getting that day— even after being introduced by Euden, the head of the Halidom! He can’t really blame them, though, what with all the monsters out there he’s seen and encountered since his, uhhh, unexpected arrival to... Alberia, was it? Yeah.
Anyway, even though he hasn’t done anything wrong — intentionally, at least — plenty of people seem to think he’s one of those “Fiends”, so he’s mostly stuck to sleeping outside where there won’t be too many problems with his presence! ...H-hopefully! The past several nights have been fine so far, though!
... But how will he let Euden know what the issue is? Should he just... lie so the prince won’t have to worry about it? It seemed like the easier option, but...
This was quite the predicament the plant found himself in...!
Though the flower failed to realize it, and regardless of whether he meant to answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’, both the tone of his continuous humming and uneasy expression on his face were probably enough to answer the question for him already...
rub rub. squish squish! 'so soft...' he whispers out while stroking and kneading all over the cute plant's face. it's so therapeutic! it's like his hands are being massaged. after spending all that time doing tons of paperwork, his cramping hands really needed this. 'ahh...' he won't mind if euden keeps doing this for a little while longer, would he?
“...”
As expected... not a single sign of objection from the plant the moment the prince’s palms found themselves placed on both sides of the flower’s face. Instead, even though the blond man had already requested permission to touch beforehand, there was that typical, innocent look of curiosity with the slightest hint of surprise. An expression that would shortly, and surely, find an incredibly self-indulgent and equally sheepish smile smeared over itself. Feeling the prince run those gloved hands along his cheeks, the plant’s petals folded back in response to the pleasant sensation.
There’s an oddly fitting sound produced with each and every squish of the plant’s pillowy, polka-dotted head, serving as even further proof of his undeniable squishiness! Even if he weren’t so gentle, it would be absolutely safe to bet that this big red-and-green goof would still have the same, if not at least similar, reaction and expression to this type of contact. Especially if it’s from someone like Euden!
Blatantly blissful expression aside, he also expressed his contentment through occasional cooing and purring-like sounds as the royal’s hands roamed about and massaged his head. He’s surprised — and pleasantly so — by how soft and smooth those exposed fingers felt rubbing and pressing any area they could of the leafy lad’s head. Not that he’d know much about what makes someone’s hands soft or not, but what he does know is it felt really nice! To the point where the urge to relax his entire body and just let it fall forward grew more and more heavier...
Fortunately, the flower was already at a smaller size when the prince found him — at the perfect height where Euden could reach with ease — so the risk of said prince getting crushed beneath a big botanical boy wasn’t something either of them would have to worry too much about.
If the plant’s entire body language wasn’t already clear enough to the point of putting any further doubts to rest, then the soft prince was free to ask whether or not he’d be fine with an extended session of this. Really, though, that’d be the equivalent of asking him if he’d be okay with being given meats or sweets!