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[jeitaken]

*climbs onto his four-poster, turns pages until the journal tells him it has reached the latest entry, and scratches out the ~Will Be Back Soon~ note with a lot of ink*

I am back.


*feeling several irregularly parcels on his counterpane* What... more presents?


[[Rukia? Thank you for the... uh... thing to put stuff in wallet. And I like the book... it has an interesting voice.]]

[[Syaoran... this book has a lot of magic in it. I am grateful.]]

[[Vivi -- is this quill from your owl? It is soft.]]


[[Notes filtered to the people they're addressed to. Jei's back in time for the fireworks!]]

Comments

Re: [In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

*Feels a bit bad about this. Sits down next to him.*

I figured as much.

But why did you return looking like a bitten up ragdoll?

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*rubs at the scratches, ducking his head*

There... there was a dog.

Re: [In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

*Grabs his hand and puts down by his side*

Don't rub. It'll only make it worse.

Anyway,we need to do something about those scratches...I know a bit healing charms...hope it'll work.

*Takes out her wand and performs a simple healing charm*

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*starts in surprise when she takes his hand -- an instinctive reaction to being touched without having sight to warn him that it's coming* But it's itchy!

*flinches a little at the feel of the healing charm -- the scratches heal most of the way, but self-inflicted curse scars can't be banished that easily... though the effectiveness of the charm may have been reduced because he moved....*

Re: [In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

*Frowns a bit when she sees this. But then shrugs-hey,she's only a 6th year after all,not an experienced healer.*

They're itchy because they're healing. So sratching it more would only interrupt that healing. But I've done the best I can do. You may want to go to the Hospital Wing for a better fixing...

*Sits besides him on the bed*

Anyway,do have bad luck animals or just dogs?

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

They'll go away. I'm fine I don't like the Hospital Wing.

*thinking of the friendly, incredibly smart dog that led him through London to Emilia's house the previous week* Just... some dogs. I met a friendly dog in London... *gesturing with his hands* He was THIS big!

Re: [In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

*Smiles as he is gesturing*

Really?

Well,I have something to give you. It's yours,I just looked after it while you were gone.

*Puts a hand his shoulder. A crab comes out from her robes' sleeve and scuttles on his shoulder. At the same time,a second crab (with a red dot on it) pokes its head from her other sleeve*

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*freezes -- the clattering chitin and pointy feet on his shoulder put him in mind of a giant insect -- nearly swipes at it with his hand, but stops, afraid to touch it*


*gasps* N-no! What is it?

Re: [In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

Relax! It won't hurt you.

*Picks the crab and puts it in Jei's hand* It's a crab.

One of the professors gave crabs to everyone. I have one too. Its on my hand now. Looking at you,I guess.

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*wrinkles brow, distrustful -- not quite knowing how to say that he would prefer to be warned before having an unknown creature on his shoulder*

*feeling the crab carefully, his hands stopping short every time it moves, not reassured at all to learn that there's another one in the room* How do you know? Maybe it's the kind that pinches!

[In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

*Raises an eyebro at this. Really,the kid needs to learn how to relax*

Every crab is the kind that pinches. The trick is not to do anything that annoys them.

For instance,Kani (that's my crab) won't pinch me if I'm stroking its head...or what I think is its head.

*Moves one finger and gently strokes her crab. Its eyestalks moving all the time*

Here,I'll show you. *Gently grabs Jei's hand puts his finger on his crab's head.*

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*was listening for her movement this time and doesn't flinch, but his hand is very still as he lets it be guided to the crab's shell*

*carefully pets its head, feeling the eyestalks move*

*tilts his head a bit toward Rukia, as if to say Is this the way? as it slowly dawns on him that this crab is his to keep*

Re: [In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

*Smiles as she is watching this*

Great. I think it likes you.

You're going to name it?

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*small smile, getting used to the crab moving around*

What color is it?

[In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

It's white,the same as mine and everyone else's.

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

...

That could be a good name.

[In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

"White"?

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*running a finger across the pale shell that he cannot see*

I like it.

[In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

I like as well.

I named mine Kani as you already know. It means "crab" in Japanese.

I guess we can be unoriginal together!

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*teasing* Speak for yourself. Who else would name a crab White?

*lets it roam off his arm, listens to the two crabs clacking their way about*

..Can they hear? Do they learn their names? *realizes how little he really knows about crabs*

[In person]

[shirayukiwitch.livejournal.com]

Gasp! Did you just tease me? Oh my,they're growing so fast! *ruffles his hair as she laughes*

No idea. But being Professor Dalma's crabs...you never know.

Re: [In person]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*scowls at being ruffled, but is secretly pleased*

I suppose we'll find out?