[They could be friends, were it not for the redhead's habit of disappearing for days, sometimes weeks at a time, only to come crawling back hungry and tired, even wounded. But he seems to shy from anything resembling meaningful interaction with Asato, heading off more serious turns of conversation with a laugh and a change of subject, or simply a silent smile and a presented back as he walks away.
(another thing barring the way to a potential friendship is the way he refuses to give Asato a name by which to call him, refuses to answer to any Asato might try and pin onto him)
Honesty doesn't come easily for the former Cheshire Cat. After all, he originated from an idea of a smile and a riddle: a proper cat, aloof and his own. His roots as a grin in the darkness are not so easily shaken off, as much as he may wish otherwise. Flightiness is, similarly, in his nature; and though his attempts to make himself stick around without the demand of Obligation are laughable by comparison to what someone else could manage, they're rather impressive given his background.
So it's with another two steps closer that he halts again, watching Asato with a care that's masked by his eternal ease of manner, returning the other cat's smile.]
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(another thing barring the way to a potential friendship is the way he refuses to give Asato a name by which to call him, refuses to answer to any Asato might try and pin onto him)
Honesty doesn't come easily for the former Cheshire Cat. After all, he originated from an idea of a smile and a riddle: a proper cat, aloof and his own. His roots as a grin in the darkness are not so easily shaken off, as much as he may wish otherwise. Flightiness is, similarly, in his nature; and though his attempts to make himself stick around without the demand of Obligation are laughable by comparison to what someone else could manage, they're rather impressive given his background.
So it's with another two steps closer that he halts again, watching Asato with a care that's masked by his eternal ease of manner, returning the other cat's smile.]
Are you sure you want to know about my tail?