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_{[ ....
Gintoki finally gets back to his feet, closing the space between them before slowly reaching out and — taking the cake.
And holding it pretty close to him. ]}

Uh.

_{[ awkward glance. ]}

Thanks.
_{[ he unravels the handkerchief and pops open the box, sticking his finger to hook it around a scoop of icing before sticking it in his mouth. With a low tone of voice, he speaks: ]}

Y'know, you should brush your teeth at least.
_{[ Gintoki was the king of monologue and soliloquizing. Internally and aloud when nobody was around. It only encourages him to speak more when there is something else present, even if he isn't sure how much it comprehends. ]}

[ She understands enough to tell he's annoyed with her, which she has yet to connect a cause to. She delivered his food, and the thing he dropped, and bathed him. He should be appreciative. When he thanks her, the bioluminescent spots along her crest dim and light in quick succession, like she's happy--and then Gin ruins it by mentioning her teeth. You sure know how to talk to a girl, Gin.

Ninat's face isn't mobile enough for her to pull back her lips and snarl, but she tilts her head as if to say 'really'?

Kida's voice again: ]

Gin! Did you get it? Is it delicious as you had hoped?

[ Was it worth slimy hair??? ]

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Oiii, Ki-saaaan. _{[ His voice drawls, finally talking to her in response. His mouth sounded like it was half full. ]}
It's cake. Of course it's delicious. _{[ She can also hear hm smacking and licking his lips. ]}

Your pet-thing is.. — _{[ scary? beautiful? well tamed? ]} .. something else.
_{[ ah.
Regardless, he is beginning to make his way towards Ninat again, this time with a palm outstretched. Can he.. pet it now?
N..ot like he wants to , or anything. Not like he wants to say thanks, or anything. Not like he actually likes animals, or anything. ]}

[ Kida's reply is laughter, pleasure divided between his enjoyment of the gift and his 'admiration' of Ninat.

The cat's gaze follows the stretch and flex of Gintoki's hand, 'watching' the electricity that dances up and down his arm. She extends her head, bumps her nosy against his palm. The texture is like a crab's carapace, touch and bony, and sliding his hand to the side, along her cheek, will reveal a prickly, leathery skin, like a shark or ray. As he touches her, Ninat will progressively tuck her chin, to indicate that she'd like him to scratch around her crest. The crest itself isn't flexible, but it's compose of interlocking plates that shift as she moves; all along the length of her back, from nose- to tail-tip, is a line of luminescent cartilage.

Ninat doesn't purr, but if he scratches just so, she'll keep leaning her body weight into his scratching. And just. Not stop? ]

_{[ Kida will probably hear him speak to Ninat— as he has been keeping the audio recording for this entire time. He possibly (and probably) forgot to turn it off, but she'll hear him clicking his tongue at her— followed by kissing noises. Embarrassing.

Good to know he's warming up to her now that he realizes she isn't particularly dangerous to him. ]}

Aaah, Sadaharu would like you. A playmate? Possibly— he would probably like to chase you too.. or hump you, I'm not sure.

_{[ Obviously, he was missing his pet back home.
His hand shifts, scritching around her crest then down under her chin.
Finally, Gintoki just sits right down in front of her and reaches up with his other hand, using this hand to scratch too. ]}

—Do you miss home?
_{[ Not like that was indicating anything.. it wasn't!! ]}
Should you go back to your pretty master?

[ It's not really in Kida's nature to tease at moments like this--she might puff at him a bit about it later, if ever he tries to convince her that he's not soft--but she's actually quite delighted to hear it.

(All comments about humping aside. Excuse you, Ninat is a precious and pure maiden.)

Ninat can feel his affection welling up, almost literally as his brain fuses with endorphin release. She rather likes him right back, mostly because he doesn't fear her, also because he's using two hands to scratch her. What an excellent human being. The more he scratches the more relaxed she gets, and eventually her mouth falls open and she makes a low, raspy breathing noise, the tip of her tongue just edging past her teeth.

Kida's very audibly smiling. ]

Her master could lend her to you for the night. She is a good companion, though not very warm.

[ As opposed to a truly warm-blooded animal, that is. Ninat is warm enough for her own sake, but if she stops moving too long she'll start losing heat, though Gin has a fire going so she'll manage. The take-away is: Ninat likes cuddles. Cuddles are great. ]

Be sure to bring her to the river in the morning, yes?

[ --AND DON'T LET HER GO OUT PAST MIDNIGHT, YOU HEAR? ]

_{[ Gin nearly jumps when Kida's voice comes from his watch. Ah, right. Might ought to turn that thing off now that we now everything is okay. With a soft grumble at this discovery, he responds: ]}

She's not very cuddly.
_{[ N—Not like that's something Gintoki especially likes in a pet (it is.) Gintoki used to spend plenty of time outdoors— admiring nature and the creatures of it as a child. Since he's an orphan, he made friendships with a lot of other things— like animals when he was younger. They gave him company when he didn't have any; this could may explain why he likes talking aloud to himself is that he's accustomed to talking to nature as a whole.

He's come to appreciate most, if not all, living things... as long as he knows they won't eat him.

Gintoki's red eyes fixate on the eyes of this creature, as if questioning: ]}

Dunno if she really wants to stay.
_{[ A big fat lie— look at her expression. ]}

[ Ninat won't eat him; he's too big and strong to be worth the effort, and she'd prefer fresh fish besides. To get his attention back for more cuddles, she boops him on the arm with her giant, blunt nose. The grumble of noise she makes causes Kida to laugh. ]

She is cuddly enough!

[ If he puts a blanket between himself and Ninat, that is: the leathery skin can get pretty irritating. ]

Good evening, Gintoki. Sleep well.

[ That's all Kida offers before cutting the line. Ninat has her entire head pressed up against Gintoki's torso now, because seriously, why did he stop. ]

H—Hey, oi! _{[ take a shot every time he says 'oi' .. ]}
You're a demanding thing. What's the matter with you? Does she not give you enough love? _{[ that's probably not it at all. ]}
Gin-san only has very slim amounts of love to give out. You can't just have them like that.

Fine— fi—ine. Stay here. Y'know— put.
_{[ Gintoki removes himself from Ninat's presence to travel back to the tent, grumbling the entire time. When he comes back out towards the fire and the giant cat-thing, he is all bundled up in a blanket. He sits, dull eyes looking at the fire before he holds his hand out and makes a slight tss sound, beckoning her to come and join him again— fingers curling into the air, indicating that 'yes, there will be pets.'

You can get your pets until he falls asleep as long as he can rest against your body.

Guess she can just so easily have them— his affections. ]}

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