[text/action] Job questions and... a bear near the Bay?

[lycoctonum]

Are the bounties worth doing? It seems that once someone claims one other things pop up to be taken care of.

Was wondering. Working at the grocery store really isn't giving me much.

[Lately there has been someone watching the Bay constantly in the afternoon and night. An almost constant if you were paying attention to the streets around the area. The culprit? A small bear, usually hanging around a corner in the shadows.

This has been going on for a few weeks now. The bear usually ignores people passing by. Though, it does raise the question. Why is the bear there instead of a more wild area? It's no bigger than a cub so maybe it's lost. Yet... it doesn't act lost at all. Still, maybe someone should do something about that.

Later in the night, the bear eventually just falls asleep watching the Bay as it often does.]

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[psychic_supremecy]

[Mewtwo's gaze follows Ginko's settling on the Bay as well.]

It would seem you and I have much in common. I have reasons to... despise humans. However, in all of humanity there is one I call friend. He lifted the veil of hatred from my eyes, even risking his life for me simply because I was in pain.

[He closes his eyes for a moment, considering what he might do should Ash show up.]

...However would I be wrong in thinking this... Kureha is more than just a friend? As much as I wish to see my friends again, I do not stay near here.

[lycoctonum]

Bears and humans just don't get along that well. Other humans and bears, I mean.

[Bears eat humans. Humans shoot bears. It's just the natural way of things.]

...but you're not wrong. I love her. That's why her classmates were after her. That's why her classmates were after her.

[psychic_supremecy]

I cannot claim to know how that feels... and in truth, I find I am largely incapable of romantic attraction. However, I have seen how it affected those I would call my friends. It is a powerful thing, one that cannot be predicted or contained, nor should it be.

It is a shame that others do not see it in the same way, and I wish you luck in that regard. Still, if this Kureha is worthy of your affections, and returns them, I do not think she would wish for you to suffer on her account.

I am not saying you should cease your vigil all together... but perhaps you could stand to find a more comfortable living arrangement?

....wow. Just. Ignore that repeating sentence.

[lycoctonum]

Romance isn't the only kind of love but I do believe it's the most important thing in the world. Without it... I think many people, both human and bear, would be lost.

[She nods.] Kureha saved my life, many years ago. We haven't seen each other in a while but our close friendship is still there.

[Though, his words make her pause.] She probably wouldn't--but if I'm honest, I'd feel uncomfortable sleeping in a house. I'm used to sleeping outdoors.

What repeating sentence? I saw nothing.

[psychic_supremecy]

While it may not be something I fully understand, I fully acknowledge its importance, both on a quality of life level, as well as from a broader survival one.

Human structures are... an acquired taste to many of my kind as well, one I have chosen to not indulge in. I have been considering making a new place in one of the cities specifically to feel more at home to non-humans like yourself, and you are always welcome to use the cave I have been living in as well.

Having a permanent base to call your own, one that is not as temporal as a simple campsite has a profound affect on the psyche. It may not be much, nor will it be like what you are used to in your world. But the offer remains. I am more than familiar with not having a home.

[lycoctonum]

[The offer was kind... But she's not ready. Not yet.]

Maybe after a while. I wouldn't want to live somewhere that Kureha couldn't be with me.

[psychic_supremecy]

Fair enough. I will not force the issue by any means, but the offer will remain.

[lycoctonum]

I'll keep it in mind.