The ground rocked and debris flew everywhere. A̶̧̜̦̝͈̱̦͈̫͆̈́͋́͒͗̓̈́̀͐͗́̒̕͝͝n̸̡̗͙̱̜̰͖̆́̀͜͝i̵͔̼̗̣̭̺̬̪̖̥̥̩͓̊̾̓̂͛͋̈̈́̓̓͒̎̔͌͆͗͘ͅķ̷̡̲̹̯̘̲͔͙̩͚̱͕̤͎̿͆̊͆̎͆́̈̂̊̂͗̔̌̚͜i̸̛̥͆̒̅̑̑͜ ̸̡̛͈̭̱̳͚̱̤̿̏̀̿́̊̎̅̄̐̚Î̴̡̧̧̪͉̬͓̠̣̳̳͇̲͙́̍͛̑̃̓̑̿̈̇͘͠'̸̻̺̲̣̥̬̬͙̬̯̐̏m̸͙͚̽͆̈́̔́̄̔̈̂͘͘͝͝ ̶̢̼̼̫̪̟̘͔̆̊̅ͅs̴̢̧͔̯̞̺͎̝̞̩̤̽̿̎̌̈̓͜ͅc̶̩̥̰͓̜̠͌͌̐̓̑̂̕͘͠a̸̧̧̨̧̛̪̳̭̺̺̥̤͋̉̉̾̉̌̄̆͌̾̇͊͝ŗ̵̛̤͈̞͙̭̯̯͌̀ͅè̶̡̨̜̘̲͔̓̂̆̂͜͠d̴̨͙͉̺̰̠̥͇͎͇̎̈́͌̌̌̕͝͝
Foot blinked rapidly, forcibly shaking himself from his thoughts. Now was not the time or place.
He took a minute to swallow, to steady the hitch in his vents.
"That one you're holding is called a bear." His tone is surprisingly level for having fought off that memory spin. "Teddy bear is another name for it. And yes, cats are sometimes called kitties. Or kittens. The babies are called kittens anyway."
He settled on the ground. "Why don't you spread what you have out and I can help you name all of them, hm? I don't have much information on some of these, but I at least know their names."
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Date: 2025-01-10 11:15 pm (UTC)Justice... And Gallant... More names that made a piece of code inside Foot ring in alarm and recognition. How did he know--
Fire and dust. Barked orders. A captain shouting. An artillery unit grabbing Foot under the arm and telling him to stand up, to keep moving.
"G̶̝͖̳̹͖̭̲̪̘̯͊͑̓̈́̅͌̓̉̾̇̕ä̶̛̼̞̩̥̥͎̲͔̪̻́̎͗͒͌͒̓̔l̴̛̤̝͕̱̞̫͐̏̐l̵̥̓̎͌͌͑̂͠a̴̢̢̹͕̮̻͕̩̮̺͔̙̘̾̂̌̃̏̌̈́̌͑̍̂͘͘͝͝ň̷̙̗͇̻̥̾̽̚ṭ̶̛͓͂̊͂"
The ground rocked and debris flew everywhere. A̶̧̜̦̝͈̱̦͈̫͆̈́͋́͒͗̓̈́̀͐͗́̒̕͝͝n̸̡̗͙̱̜̰͖̆́̀͜͝i̵͔̼̗̣̭̺̬̪̖̥̥̩͓̊̾̓̂͛͋̈̈́̓̓͒̎̔͌͆͗͘ͅķ̷̡̲̹̯̘̲͔͙̩͚̱͕̤͎̿͆̊͆̎͆́̈̂̊̂͗̔̌̚͜i̸̛̥͆̒̅̑̑͜ ̸̡̛͈̭̱̳͚̱̤̿̏̀̿́̊̎̅̄̐̚Î̴̡̧̧̪͉̬͓̠̣̳̳͇̲͙́̍͛̑̃̓̑̿̈̇͘͠'̸̻̺̲̣̥̬̬͙̬̯̐̏m̸͙͚̽͆̈́̔́̄̔̈̂͘͘͝͝ ̶̢̼̼̫̪̟̘͔̆̊̅ͅs̴̢̧͔̯̞̺͎̝̞̩̤̽̿̎̌̈̓͜ͅc̶̩̥̰͓̜̠͌͌̐̓̑̂̕͘͠a̸̧̧̨̧̛̪̳̭̺̺̥̤͋̉̉̾̉̌̄̆͌̾̇͊͝ŗ̵̛̤͈̞͙̭̯̯͌̀ͅè̶̡̨̜̘̲͔̓̂̆̂͜͠d̴̨͙͉̺̰̠̥͇͎͇̎̈́͌̌̌̕͝͝
Foot blinked rapidly, forcibly shaking himself from his thoughts. Now was not the time or place.
He took a minute to swallow, to steady the hitch in his vents.
"That one you're holding is called a bear." His tone is surprisingly level for having fought off that memory spin. "Teddy bear is another name for it. And yes, cats are sometimes called kitties. Or kittens. The babies are called kittens anyway."
He settled on the ground. "Why don't you spread what you have out and I can help you name all of them, hm? I don't have much information on some of these, but I at least know their names."