[But no. That's the sort of response he usually has, is trying to avoid for once. His typical evasion has no place when he started this, brought it on himself.
So he reaches forward, absent-mindedly tries to catch Asato's tail with his hand as he collects his thoughts, almost in comparison. If Asato can feel what it's like for a cat with no tail, then it's only fair for the former Cheshire Cat to feel the difference as well.]
Impossible things aren't quite what they seem these days, I suppose. It's very possible. Aren't I proof of that? Of course, I'm not from around here. But you already knew that.
[He hesitates for a mere split second before forging on; afraid to stop talking lest he lose his nerve.]
Ears aren't rare where I'm from by any means, and neither are tails. But I'm the only one with these ears, and those with ears normally don't have tails to go with them. It's all a matter of role. I am the Cat, and therefore I look the way I do. I once had a tail, but I lost that with the rest of my fur when-
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[But no. That's the sort of response he usually has, is trying to avoid for once. His typical evasion has no place when he started this, brought it on himself.
So he reaches forward, absent-mindedly tries to catch Asato's tail with his hand as he collects his thoughts, almost in comparison. If Asato can feel what it's like for a cat with no tail, then it's only fair for the former Cheshire Cat to feel the difference as well.]
Impossible things aren't quite what they seem these days, I suppose. It's very possible. Aren't I proof of that? Of course, I'm not from around here. But you already knew that.
[He hesitates for a mere split second before forging on; afraid to stop talking lest he lose his nerve.]
Ears aren't rare where I'm from by any means, and neither are tails. But I'm the only one with these ears, and those with ears normally don't have tails to go with them. It's all a matter of role. I am the Cat, and therefore I look the way I do. I once had a tail, but I lost that with the rest of my fur when-
Things got complicated. Following so far, Asato?