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Who; Mono & Anyone
What; Mono found a new friend!
Where; The Park
When; Early September
Warnings; None
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A boy and his… moth? - OTA

When it came to days where he wasn’t working or practising with his abilities, Mono found that he really enjoyed the park. Sometimes he enjoyed to sitting by the pond and watching frogs or sharing bread with the local ducks that gathered nearby. If he was lucky and wandering the paths, he might meet someone who had a pet with them and they’d be okay with him giving them some friendly pets or give them a treat. Pets were always something of a curiosity for the boy. He’d met so many in the last few years! They were all so different. Different kinds, different personalities... It was always neat to meet a new one and see what people liked to keep them company.

Occasionally he wondered what it would be like to have a fuzzy friend himself, especially with Nida and Ignis’s pets or meeting Rhy’s bunnies… But he was always a bit afraid of if he'd be a good pet-parent or not, considering the responsibility and how crushing it might be if the creature he got attached to suddenly decided it disliked him...

Fate was a funny thing, though, and the universe sometimes liked to throw a surprise or two at you. For Mono, one crossed his path on one of the days he spent wandering around the park. The boy was walking around a bush when he was greeted by a large fluffy, fluttering moth creature with big curious eyes and a playful demeanour. It made Mono stop short for a moment with a little start of surprise. “Wow... You’re so fluffy, and big, and cute!!” The child murmured in awe at its soft white appearance, tilting his head one way and another as the oversized moth mimicked his head’s movement in midair playfully. “You remind me a little of something I saw in my world, but less sad! Where’d you come from…?” And then, a little more cautiously. “You’re friendly, right?”

The creature had no answer beyond a slight, quiet squeak. Mono considered the not-quite-answer carefully, before he decided that it was safe enough. It was just so cute, and it seemed really excited to see him! It had to be nice, right? So he reached out carefully, just to test the waters a little. With a couple of gentle pats to the soft, fluffy thorax behind its head, he found it fluttering closer to flutter around his head. “H-hey that tickles!” He giggled a little as it brushed by a cheek, and he shook his head. Yup, definitely friendly! So, he guessed that meant he made a new friend, right? A friend he didn’t know the name of, but still a friend!

Now begged the question, what did you do with a giant moth friend…? Admittedly, Mono wasn’t sure. He doubted they were like the animals he learned about here. Tilting his head curiously, he addressed his friend with a curious little chirp. “Do you like to play? Or do you wanna go for a walk? I know people take their fuzzy creatures for walks sometimes or play at the park.” He tapped his chin. “Except Mr. Rhy’s bunnies, I think they just explore their hutch. But I don’t think you would like that, ‘cause you can fly and all and your wings are so big.”

The creature, if given words, would probably agree with that. She’s much too big and fluttery for small spaces. Mono also couldn’t forget how sad the confined ones had been in his world. So... Decision made! “Okay, let’s go explore the rest of the park! Maybe we can find stuff you like or find snacks. I wonder what you eat...” He mused to himself, as he started walking and his new friend fluttered along in the air next to him, offering the odd friendly squeaking sound in return to the boy’s musings.

Probably made for an interesting sight to anyone nearby who happened to see the two playing around the park. Either playing an odd game of hide and seek or climbing trees and enjoying the view and a little rest while puzzling over what to do about snacks.

(Well, one of them climbed. The other was fluttering around to find a branch to land on to keep an eye on the other.)

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“Oh, yeah! She’s been eating a lot of leaves and plants and stuff.” And she nibbled on the edge of his coat once, but then he got her more leaves and she seemed happy. So that probably was a good indication of what the moth’s preferred food was. “I should bring some stuff home with me if she does, so she doesn’t munch on stuff she shouldn’t.” Because he doesn’t want to bring any trouble into the house, after all.

He nodded. "Which leaves and which plants did she eat from?" This was asked partly out of curiousity and partly that if Mono had to get going, Terra would step in if needed and help gather the food stuffs so that the moth wouldn't be hungry at all.

The thought of the other getting into trouble by eating things she shouldn't might not have the moth welcome back a second time he supposed.

Mono doesn’t necessarily know what everything is called, it’s mostly been trial and error to see what the moth liked. “A bunch of different kinds.” He responded with a little shrug, pointing to some shrubs, and tall grass, and assorted trees. “I’ll make sure to get some of each of the ones she liked best before I go,” He decided with a little, serious nod.

Terra smiled as Mono pointed some things out. He half wondered too what the boy's guardians would say to this new addition but the other seemed pretty sure that there wouldn't be an issue.

So finally he nodded. "Do you want some help with gathering and carrying the stuff?"

Mono was of the mind that they’d be okay with the moth, if only because Nida had asked a couple of times if he’d ever want a pet. That said, the boy had not considered that they meant anything other than a giant moth. All he did worry about was making sure that his new friend was comfortable and safe and not going to disappear on him.

“If you wanna? You don’t gotta though if you got stuff to do.” The boy responded to the question with a tilt of his head, finally moving to climb out of the tree after snagging some of the leaves that hadn’t started to change colour yet.

His blue eyes remained on the boy and would catch him if he fell. He'd gotten overprotective of Ven more than once and the younger boy had scolded him, saying how big he was and how he didnt need Terra's help and all of that.

Nodding to Mono now, he smiled. "I've got time. And I wouldn't have offered if I had other stuff to do."

And he continued to make sure he could catch the boy if something happened.

While Mono could sometimes be a bit clumsy, due in part to the small growth spurt he’d had when back in his world, he seemed to be quite good at climbing. Thanks to both his many endeavors that required the skill to stay safe, and Nida’s training to help him refine the ability. He was out of the tree and back on solid ground in no time; the moth fluttering down to land on his head again as the boy tucked the leaves he’d gathered in his pocket.

“Okay, if you’re sure! I know there was a bush over this way she munched on the leaves from a lot earlier.” The boy commented, pointing in the direction they’d been playing in earlier.

Terra smiled at the moth taking a ride on the boy's head once he got out of the tree. The kid was a good climber, that much was certain. But he waited patiently as the other pointed out a bush, and he inclined his head towards it.

"Then let's make sure we get enough for her to eat."

“Yeah, thanks Terra!” He responded, starting over to the bush and beginning to work on gathering the leaves up.

The moth left the boy’s side long enough to settle on top of the bush herself and nibbled on a few of them while she watched over him and Terra both.

After helping to gather plenty of leaves, Terra gave his share to Mono.

"That should do it. If you need anything else let me know, other than that, I'll head out if you can make it home safe."

“Yeah, that’s definitely enough!” Mono agreed, carefully taking the leaves Terra had gathered that they could take home for his moth friend to eat. “Yup, we can get back okay. Thanks a bunch for your help!” The boy responded, carefully waving the man off as he turned to head back home himself.

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