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[ On the feed is a young boy, probably a preteen, with a mess of sun-bleached golden brown curls, tanned, freckled skin, sun-burnt cheeks, and a rather worried expression on his face... apprehensive to be making this post at all. But, for what it's worth, he puts on some airs, just a hint of bravado, in a vain attempt to save face. With the camera apparently propped up in front of him, in the background are a lot of strange trinkets strung over an old fishing net hanging in front of a sunny window, crystals dangling from a dead tree branch he brought inside for some reason, refracting colorful light from the sun vaguely, if one looks closely. Very lovely, if not a little odd. But his news to deliver today is much less charming than this homey scene... ]

Uhhh— Ciaaaooo... Everyone...

[ Oh, man, just that tone is not a promising start. ]

So, um, I'm looking for my pet... She's missing. She ran away. By accident, not on purpose, because I can totally take care of her and I'm a great pet-dad — just for the record! [ A-Also not instilling confidence here... ]

Her name's Sofia and she's a, uh— comp— compinagthus—? Compnagsathus. [ Nailed it. ]

She has beautiful eyes and she looks like this:

[ He holds up a very impressive drawing (minus the stickers and other dinosaurs, Sofia is the star here!) to the camera for all to see, leaving it in the frame for a few seconds while he continues. ]

If anyone sees a big lizard monster thing running around town, that's probably my Sofia. Lemme know if you do, will ya? Oh, and she's, uh— kiiinda shy, so, if you try to catch her— maybe... don't? Just a heads up.

[ He... clearly means she's gonna try to bite you. Yeah, that's right: Alberto's released a small but apparently potentially vicious dinosaur on the town. Whoops...? ]

And! And! If anyone out there knows a lot about compsagnathisuses, tell me everything you know, okay?! [ A hint of more urgency, as he lowers the drawing and points at the camera with his free hand, brows raised, meaning business! But ends the feed pretty awkwardly, shifting his eyes away before meeting the camera's eye straight-on again with a look of forced resolve. ]

Sooo, yeah— Bye?

[ And leans forward to shut the video off clumsily. This was... Not. a comforting post. ]

(( ooc: If anyone wants to hand wave they've seen her, that she's bothered them or caused some chaos, anything at all, just wing it and I'll roll with it, feel free! If you wanna transition to logs to look for her or encounter her by chance, let's go for it! THERE'S A ROGUE DINOSAUR IN TOWN, sky's the limit! ☆ ))

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[Uri keeps walking ahead, satisfied and moving slower, perhaps a bit sluggish compared to how he was when he’d first ran into Alberto.]

Oh yeah. Back home, he was much smaller, almost magical. He was no bigger than my shoe, and he had fire in his ears! Now… I think this place has changed him. Made him normal…

[Gokudera sounds a bit sad, keeping his eye on the leopard to create a light barrier should it be needed.]

All cats are scary. Sometimes he scratches or bites me for no good reason at all!

[ Alberto turns to Gokudera with an astounded look at that detail, as the four of them stroll along. ]

He had fire in his ears?! Whaaat? How? Machiavelli and Carlo both bite and scratch and attack me for no reason, but— they're just... cats...! Carlo's magic, but he doesn't have any fire! I mean– What happens if your cat rubs his face on you? Wouldn't his ears leak fire?!

[ That's... a really weird way to phrase if his ears set things aflame. ]

He was magical. Came from me, and in my world, I have dying will flames. Basically, it’s just special magic energy that looks like fire. So he couldn’t burn me.

Sometimes that Uri would bite or scratch me. Still does, but like this, in Avalon, he’s dangerous in other ways.

[Like being able to body any opponent by jumping out of a tree on top of them. Uri is a fan of climbing and dropping, and dragging things up high out of reach of Gokudera.

Uri takes no fall damage ever, benefits of being a leopard and not attached to Gokudera.]

Well, yeah, duh, of course he is! He's a crazy big cat with giant claws and fangs! Look at him! He's buff!

[ He gestures dramatically at Uri ahead of them with both arms, palms spread out and waving for emphasis, ever animated and expressive. Magic, it's beyond his comprehension, he's kind of accepted that — weird stuff is weird stuff, gotta leave it at that after a while. But this Uri? Not magic weird stuff, just shocking. He's still hung up on having never seen a leopard or... any cat bigger than Machiavelli, really. Machiavelli was terrifying enough. What does Alberto know about lions and tigers and leopards. ]

Buff?

[He grins and gives a little chuckle. Meanwhile Uri stops, sits, and looks over his shoulder at them, much more calm now that he’s eaten.]

Yeah! I've never seen a cat with muscles — he makes Machiavelli and Carlo look fat! I mean— Machiavelli is kinda fat... But that?! That's a macho cat!

[ He points at Uri exaggeratedly again. Carlo gives a low, rumbling mrow floating behind them, as if sassing this comment. Excuse you, Alberto. Rude. ]

They usually eat animals much larger than them, and carry them up into trees. You’d be buff too if you had to drag big dead weight up high.

[Uri knows they are talking about him, that he’s getting attention. The young leopard turns and walks up to Alberto. He tries to nuzzle him gently.]

[ And as soon as Uri gets within inches of Alberto, trying to nuzzle him, Alberto starts walking backwards a pace or two, sidesteps gracefully, and switches to walk on Gokudera's other side, placing the bomber between himself and the leopard.

Nope.

He leans forward cautiously to keep looking at the beast as he speaks, though. ]

So what d'ya feed him here...? You just let him go hunting or what?

[ Seems like pertinent info. Alberto's set a vicious dinosaur loose on the town. Feels like he should know if Gokudera's set a monster cat loose on the town, too. ]

[Uri slinks about Gokudera’s feet and keeps trying to bop Alberto with his fuzzy head, giving a purring rumble of a meow as he pursues the boy.

Gokudera just stands still and watches, clearly amused.]

Usually fish, chicken, goat. Fish is his favorite, I think, and my familiar helps me feed him quite regularly.

[Thank everything and everyone for Larry.]

[ When Gokudera stops and stands still, Alberto is still trying to evade Uri, and sidesteps again back to his other side, face drawn with suspicious apprehension. He doesn't recognize the difference between a growl and a purring rumble of a meow, not in a fearsome cat this big, who appears to be "chasing" him. He's getting flashes of Machiavelli's keen instinct, recognizing Alberto and Luca as non-humans right away after their first little slip-up at the dinner table, how they were targeted by that cat from that moment forward... So while Gokudera himself may have no clue of that resonance, hearing Uri's favorite food is fish doooeeesn't really make Alberto feel better. So they continue this awkward circling around Gokudera as the young sea monster tries to level with the animal as if it understands... ]

Hey, hey, hey... I'm all bones, Uri— not even a snack! Like, nooo nutritional value at all!

[Gokudera stays standing like that, watching as they circle about them with a mildly amused expression on his face. Uri is definitely thinking this is play, so excitedly stalking between rushing up, raising a paw, and patting at Alberto with it before letting him get further away.]

He’s not trying to eat you. You don’t look anything like a fish. More like a weed. He’s playing.

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