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[Des turns to Outis]

"You're really good at finding people in the forest, hm"

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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[Fern looks between the two of them and slowly relaxes.]

"Y-You were Meikos brother...right...?"

[Des smiles softly.] "I am" [Theres no hurt when he says it, just kindness towards the young teen sitting away from him.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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[Fern hesitantly sits a little bit farther away from Outis, still within reaching distance if they wished but not super close. They wave at Des]

[Des softly smiles and waves back. He keeps his movements within their sight and gentle, slow as to not scare it further.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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[Des remembers the talkative coyote that Fern used to be. Energetic and outgoing, not scared of anything, least of all strangers. Theres a pang of hurt in him looking at the shell of that child now.]

[Fern nods slowly.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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[Des sits patiently with a gentle smile.]

[Fern looks up at Outis.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

[hidden-in-the-grass]

[Fern moves to cling to Outis slightly.]

[Des goes to sit on the floor on his knees so he wasn't as scary.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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[They both nod. Ferns tail is tucked slightly and they look nervous again but not as bad as before.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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"Yeah sure!"

[Des smiles.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

[hidden-in-the-grass]

[Des smiles at Fern and waves slightly. Fern waves back shyly.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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[He smiles.]

"Hi love. You have a nice walk?"

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

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I-

How-

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[Hes humming and cooking. Hes calmer than he has been in a while.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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"I'm in the kitchen!" [Des calls.]

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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Yeah, i'm okay <3

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

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Alright...

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-@through-the-forests

I-

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....

Okay-

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

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Did you adopt a kid-

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

-@through-the-forests

I-

How-

Where did you get a child from-

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I thought they were dead

Hey loveeeeeeee- we might have a child now-

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I-

How-

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