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victory_road2017-03-03 07:42 pm
11121_assumption) wrote in victory_road2017-03-03 07:42 pm
Eighth Sacrament: Birth
[ The immediate scene on the screen is a very frozen Walter sitting on his bed, clearly trying to breathe very slowly, as a Flareon sits on him and is watching him very happily, wagging it's flame-like tail. It leans even closer and Walter tenses, hands curled up at his side. He doesn't relax even as the Flareon presses it's face against his chest, looking up at him with pitch black eyes.
On the floor is the remains of an egg and on the table is a Fire Stone.
Eileen chirps to him, signaling that the gear is on. She goes over and doesn't get the Flareon off him, simply smiling and checking the Flareon and clearly squeeing a little. Her first egg hatching! Walter swallows, clearly still locked up with nerves. He needs Help. Which is why Eileen was supposed to have called Manka... ]
Manaka. This isn't a Ponyta.
On the floor is the remains of an egg and on the table is a Fire Stone.
Eileen chirps to him, signaling that the gear is on. She goes over and doesn't get the Flareon off him, simply smiling and checking the Flareon and clearly squeeing a little. Her first egg hatching! Walter swallows, clearly still locked up with nerves. He needs Help. Which is why Eileen was supposed to have called Manka... ]
Manaka. This isn't a Ponyta.
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My parents left me at birth. I didn't have friends. Nobody hugged me before I came here. I lived and died without hugs.
Since I have been here, I have been hugged once by a human. Humans do like hugs, and hug each other. But they don't hug me.
[Video]
[He rolls his eyes, because really, it's a VERY simple solution!]
[Video]
You don't. Have to. I'm not going to be good at it. And I know you have other people to hug. [ How does one accept affection. WALTER DOESN'T KNOW. ]
[Video]
That's okay.
I had to learn about a lot of human things, too.
And anyway, hugging is pretty easy. It doesn't require much effort, which is part of why it's so nice.