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[It's been almost a week since 'Luke' returned from his kidnapping, and over the past few days he's been trying to get used to his new... living arrangements. His mind is still something of a jumble, but despite that he's out and about, really exploring the village instead of wandering aimlessly from the mountains. More than likely, he'll be lurking close to the houses of people he knew, as either Luke or Asch, though he's too antsy to knock or say hello. He's also carting around the Key of Lorelei, the sword Asch had before.

As he walks, he'll be randomly jotting down a seemingly randomized set of numbers. Though some might find it familiar:]

3.14159265358979322946...

[...Yeah, he's definitely still a bit scatterbrained. Bother hiiiiim.]

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[~~fff those names~~

This is nice for him, too. Familiar, warm. Friendly. He smiles again, ruffling her fur playfully. Everything's fine, everything's fine.]

[Oooooh that feels nice oh right there aaaaaah ♥ But she still leans in to nose his cheek. Soooo. Squifyflushydizzle. 'Sup?]

[Squifluff scratches her for a bit before leaning in and burying his face against her fur. He needs a hug.]

[D'awww, then Squiluffy will get a fuzzy hug. She shuffles a bit closer and rests her chin against his back and shoulder. What's wrong?]

[He's scared, Ammy. :c He's afraid of who he is right now.]

[She can feel that fear coming off of him, and she relaxes, trying to sense something further, something much deeper than that... Fear and knowledge. Fear over such knowledge. Knowledge of... self. Ammy isn't really sure what that means, but since this is like Squishy and Fluffy rolled into one...

She can't really do much. But she does lift up a paw and place it on his back as much as she can in her position.]

[He trembles a little against her; a part of him is bitching his ear off that someone could see, someone could be watching, and what is this weakness that he's sharing with the world. Another part is too scared to care, because everything's changed, and there's no going back. And that's what makes it even worse.]

...I don't know what to do.

[No going back?! No more derpy adventures of Ammy and her pet Squishy?! No more wrestling with Fluffy?! Well, Ammy doesn't know this yet, but something about the way Squishfluffle is talking is making her a tad nervous. Her fur is rising a bit on her back. This is her friend... her friends... who are scared, and she's usually a pillar for people like that. But she doesn't know what to do, either. All she can do is be there.]

[Being there is enough for now, really. There are others who could hold him, who could comfort him right now. People he - they - he - loves. But one of them is gone, and the other is... hurting. And he doesn't know whether to hold him like a lover or a friend. He doesn't even know what he wants, because not too long ago they wanted very different things.

He's so scared to actually say it, but-]

I'm Luke. I've always been Luke. ...And... I'll always be Luke, now.

[It's okay, it's okay, it's okay...]

...

[And she lets out a low whine. Luke? What about Asch? She may really like Luke, but Asch... is special.]

[He's quiet for a long moment again, shivering. It had never been his intention to make her sad, but...]

Asch is... gone. But he's here... I'm here.

[It's all he can offer, now.]

[But... There's a little bit of Asch in there. He might ignore it, but Ammy refuses to. So, she gives a little whine again, leaning in to nose his cheek once more and even give a light lick. It's okay. As long as he's coping with this, Ammy will help him out as much as she can. But she won't accept that Asch is gone.]

[He doesn't respond to that- just draws back a bit and keeps petting her, scratching lightly behind an ear. You're a good friend, Ammy, a real comfort. But pushing away the side of him would probably make life a lot easier.]

[Who cares if it makes life harder? She can't push away or forget anyone, especially not a friend. She leans into that touch again, tail starting to wag slowly.]

[But he does, Ammy. :c He keeps petting her, though, because he doesn't know what else to do. With her, with himself, with anyone else.]

[Well then, let's try something. She pulls away, only to let a bouquet of flowers grow in the spot where she was.]

[....Holy snap, Ammy, are those flowers in the snow fffff.]

[Uh-huh. Now she crouches her upper body down and starts to wag her tail fiercely. C'mooon, play with her!]

[Whoa, whoa.] What're you doing?

[Pssst, this is the part where you try to chase her. She dashes to the left! Then she stops a few feet away, getting back into her earlier position!]

[Wh- ...fff, oh, you.] You want to play?

[She shuffles her front paws into the ground, digging them into the soil a little. Yes! Come play with her!]

[He glances around to see if anyone's lurking, then shrugs and starts to follow. He can't really remember playing with a dog before, but hey, why not.]

[You're playing with a wolf, man. A GODDESS WOLF. She crouches down a little lower as she approaches, and then darts to the left side once he's close enough, even going for a leap in the air!]

[He'll probably never get that right, fyi, Ammy. :| He does take chase, however, darting back and forth, dodging a bit. Things might look up sooner or later.]

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