Posts by HERRITT XERSES

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★ HERRITT XERSES - i want you who wants me again
He had not been involved in many situations which involved him having to interact with and communicate with members of other clans. However, this seemed to be a change for him. After all, he was no longer the uptight youngster that he had previously been thanks to his newfound perspective on emotions, that being his understanding on the emotions of others which was directly linked to how he felt himself. If those around him were happy then he too would feel a similar sensation and if there was negativity then he would be sure to mentally soak it up. Luckily for him, this seemed to be a gathering that involved two youths that seemed to be around his age group who were both apparently cheery individuals.

Herritt was silent as he approached the scene, his amber gaze aglow with intrigue towards both the current situation occurring and the stranger themselves. It seemed that he had not missed anything important in particular and therefore decided that it was appropriate for him to sit himself down quietly besides Velvet, ears twitching slightly as his clanmate addressed the other youth in a rather energetic manner. The raw emotions of childish excitement seeped into his mind in mere seconds and the young blue brindled greyhound found himself feeling almost intoxicated with the high of anticipation and delight. He did his best however to remain cool and composed despite the clear optimism that was radiating off of those around him, allowing a small smile to mould itself into shape on his mouth as he regarded the stranger with a curious tip of his head to the left.

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A very familiar crackle of static sliced right through Herritt's head around the same time that Felix had made his way to the border causing the child to instantly stop in his tracks, short fur bristling and hackles raised as he attempted to force up his own mental defenses. Initially, he had been in fear that his mind was being assaulted by some currently unseen individual who had come to bring harm to himself, his home and his oneechan. However, after a few moments of laboured breathing due to the forced use of powers and the exertion of mental forces, he was quick to realise something and that he was being very stupid. Because, that intense crackling mingled with warped, barely audible words, was something that he was in fact very used to.

He had noticed Felix's absence quite soon after returning to Riverclan. After all, the large swedish elkhound was not a being that the smaller greyhound pup could easily just miss. He was a behemoth in comparison to the youth. But, that had not been the only sign to him that they were missing. He had noticed that there was a lack of mental activity which had been partially the reason why he had allowed himself to be more open to the various emotional wavelengths of those around him. It was the reason why he had been so badly affected by the very sudden rush of harsh yet familiar impulsive static noise directed right into his young mind. It was because, Swedishfish was back.

The thought in itself was enough to sharply pull the child from his shocked state and Herritt was quick to break into a light jog in the direction of the sound. He was able to hone in onto it now that he was more aware of what was happening, using it like a transmission to pinpoint the location of the older male. As he neared, the metallic tang of blood became rapidly apparent in the air and he felt his nose instinctively wrinkle in protest, his brain urging him to veer away in a different direction. However, his heart had other ideas on what to do with his body and for once, that was able to win over his blatant logic. He could feel himself subconsciously feeding off of the pain and anxiety that was being exhibited, a frantic spasm of worry forcefully wracking his body as he attempted to properly approach as swiftly as he could without letting any internal discomfort or overall pain on.

"Felix? Is that you? Nante kotta?" the japanese youth exclaimed, unease layered like thick tar on his chest as he peered with narrowed pale golden amber eyes at the older male. This was not good. How long had he been gone for? Herritt was sure that the male had gone missing either nearer the end of his previous time spent in Riverclan which had been quite a little while ago. That meant that, he could safely assume, the larger canine had been in brutal confinement for a prolonged period of time. He felt the same sensation of unease zip down his spine like electricity as he peered at Kate and Felix as the nurse went about healing the older male, very lightly biting down on his tongue as he observed through glazed golden eyes.

[ nante kotta? - the hell? ]

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As he approached, Herritt could not help but feel that there was some truth to the words that had been spoken by the rather troublesome yet ominous beings and the thick, crackling sense of tense emotions was quick to weigh down heavily on the shoulders of the youth. He did not like the sound of this. There was something very off and it was not settling right within his chest. The concept that this apparent ferocious group, 'End Game', would be able to manipulate meteorites to do their bidding was definitely not something that settled well with his clanmates. He could feel it through the veil of curious surprise, hot anger and nervous anxiety was quick to grip the youth, seeping into his veins with surprising ease causing the young blue brindled greyhound to feel rather riled up. The conflicting ideas forced him to stiffly come to stand besides Ramses, his ears flat against his head as he peered with sharp golden eyes at the strangers who claimed to have the ability to lay waste to a formidable clan such as Riverclan. It was almost laughable but, no one was laughing here and that therefore meant that Herritt was not exactly able to do so himself. He decided that it would be best for him to remain silent, his sharp glare unwavering from the figures who had come with their apparent bad news.

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"Stay back, do not get too close" the youth muttered in low warning to Velvet and everyone else who was not in combat but still observing much like himself. As he spoke, the youth slunk over with his head held low, not wishing to get too near to the immensely gory scene himself in fear that he too could also fall victim to Titan, or well, whoever this entity was, and their lethal lightsaber. He could feel the dark aura of the scene and regretted venturing over after being awoken but, he was here now and did not want to leave in fear something tremendous would occur. He did not want to be gone when he could potentially assist after the mass of blood was shed. The youth could not stop his wandering amber gaze however and soon found himself silently gazing at the corpses. [/size][size=10]The freshly created corpses that had been slain by a clanmate.

The brutal murder of innocents seemed to disgust those around him and he therefore felt his own mind replicating and amplifying such emotions, his hackles instinctively raising as he swung his sharp glare back onto the snow leopard, eyes twinkling slightly with caution as the feminine canine did so. This was not pretty and he was instantly curious as to why this had even taken place in the first place however, he refrained from attempting to probe within the murderous creature with the deep seated fear that he felt, the emotions from those around him twisting into his own perspectives. He did not wish to also be skewered on the electrical weapon and knew that his oneechan would not be happy if he flung himself in the direct way of such blatant danger.

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Herritt had rather rapidly gotten back into the swing of being an inhabitant of Riverclan which involved regularly checking up on their borders. Of course, other may disagree with the fact that he so freely roamed a potentially dangerous stretch of land all by himself but he was often dismissive of such opinions on his actions. He was quite young but his mental abilities were enough to allow him to be able to defend himself. He could bring adults to the ground with a idle flick of his ear and a little bit of mental probing. Harsh thoughts and memories were surprisingly not hard to come by as of late and although it would make him a more negative individual for taking advantage of the availability of negativity, he was prepared to do so with little thought if another even dreamed about being a threat to his home and there was no one else around to bring them to an abrupt halt. He was a reasonable child however and would always attempt to talk before acting. That would not apply in this situation though seeing that right off of the bat, he felt that Lyra meant no harm to himself or his family, friends or clanmates. That was comforting enough to cause a cordial smile to form on the youth's lips as he slipped over, curiosity clearly apparent within his vibrant, pale amber gaze. He had been returning from such a solitary patrol when he noticed her and came to stand a few paces behind her, ears perked. He knew that it would be wise for him to act immediately, perhaps dip into her mind to mess about with some things right off of the bac. But, this was a slightly different case seeing that although they seemed harmless enough to some degree, they had dared to wander so freely into his home and that would have irked him if the child was near another who felt that specific emotion themselves.

"Konnichiwa. You are in Riverclan's territory and I would like to know who you are and what you are doing here" the youth inquired in a gentle tone despite his internal conflict towards the presence of the leopard, the soft aura that he could sense emanating from the unfamiliar female curling around him in a relaxing, soothing manner. He was quick to revel in the sensation of apparent warmth, enjoying the feeling of a more positive emotion after all of the sorrow, tension and negativity that had been occurring in Riverclan as of late. It was quite nice to feel remotely happy for once despite it being on shared thoughts and feelings. It was better than the absolute nothing that he had previously felt. However, he knew not to let his guard down seeing that this one probably assumed that all pro-clanners were in fact pushovers when he was quite the opposite unless it was someone like his oneechan instructing him. But, that would be a bridge that he would openly cross if it came to it with this being.

[ konnichiwa - hello ]

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hello guys, how are you all doing? c:
i don't know why i'm coming here now because i'm about to go to sleep whoops

//squints
vin
is that you bby?
also death should not have taken thee ;^)))))))

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The youth had been enjoying a stroll along the beach, under the impression that he would not stumble across any others. However, that was a rather unrealistic expectation to have, especially when living in a place such as Riverclan where there was almost always a being in close proximity. His ears twitched as he caught the conversation occurring whilst approaching the trio, his pale amber gaze briefly resting on the basket of seashells before he looked up to smile at Kate, quietly taking in Croc's words. He was about to open his mouth and correct them however, something was wrong and he could tell that voicing the reality of such things would not be wise. Not now at least. Of course, he was itching to chime in about how it was not the sound of the ocean that one could hear when pressing a shell, conch shells being one of the best for such things, to their ear but it was in fact the cavity of the shell 'filtering' out the louder surrounding sounds to allow the ear to pick up things such as the flow of blood and the movement of muscles.

He was not a killjoy though and the childlike awe mingled with the soft, apparent joy resonating from his clanmates was enough to physically stop him from actually stating such a thing, the emotions squeezing his thoughts dry of anything that could dampen the spirits of his beloved clanmates. "That's really cool" the blue brindled greyhound pup chimed in with a small smile curling at the corners of his lips as he came to stand at a halt besides Emilia. He too had been partial witness to the rather horrific events that had previously taken place with Titan however, he had not been particularly shaken by it all. Herritt had been much more disgusted than anything else by the entire event seeing that the emotions that he felt were not necessarily his own. He was not entirely capable of forming his own personal, emotional opinions. Perhaps that was why he had not been phased in the slightest whereas Kate seemed to be in a deep state of shock.

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/wink at vin

Herritt himself had been born with something that he too was able to consider both a blessing and a curse however, it was on a much different scale to what the trepidatio family member had. He had the ability to the mental realm and had been able to manipulate thoughts and mindscapes from an extremely young age. It was something that he did not resent entirely however, he had seen and heard some rather dark, vulgar things that made him question the necessity in him being one chosen to wield such powers. But, it was nothing in comparison to the twisted world of the phobias. That was something that he had no knowledge on himself but it was out there and it was something that should, in some cases, be feared.

The blue brindled greyhound pup approached with a gentle hum resonating from his throat, head tipped to the side slightly as he regarded the odd stranger. "Konnichiwa. Welcome to Riverclan" the youth greeted in a calm tone, curious expression causing his fictional brows to furrow slightly as the young canine regarded the feline through pale amber eyes. He had never seen a being like this one before and was rather interested. Their appearance had been the first thing to catch the youth by surprise. He had never seen such a, what was the correct term? Regal? Regal. He had never seen such a regal individual before so this caped feline was a being that sparked a very faint sense of fascination within Herritt. It was a peculiar sensation flaring up within his chest, the emotion being more his own than one manipulated from the surrounding thoughts and feelings of his clanmates. It was not entirely unwelcome though and he therefore opted to just go with the flow of it instead of rejecting such things. He cast Sylmae a glance as he spoke to the stranger, nodding slightly in agreement to her words as he remained silent after his own words, gaze lingering on the wild cat before his focus drifted back to the domestic feline.

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//hi finn! welcome to riverclan c:

The youth had been slowly making his way along the border, the nearby sound of water lulling him as he allowed his pawsteps to reflect the rhythmic sound of rushing waters. It was nice, a distraction from the distant stream of ceaseless thoughts and emotions that accompanied his trips around camp. However, he was never too far away from a being that felt such human emotions and feelings it seemed which would have irked the child if he was capable of conjuring up such emotions by himself. Herritt felt the mingled emotions of anxiety and jesting thoughts, the latter of the sensations melting smoothly into a sense of boredom. The sudden onslaught of feelings definitely served to shake the youth up slightly and he immediately straightened up, snapping out of the hazy daze that he had found himself in, gaze scanning the surroundings in an attempt to pinpoint who had caused such feelings.

Despite the conflicted way that he felt, he was quick to hone his focus in on a clanmate paired with an unfamiliar individual and the blue brindled greyhound immediately found himself trotting over in the direction of the duo, a very gentle smile etched onto his lips. He did not allow his physical demeanour to let up that anything was in any way, shape or form bizarre within his mind as he drew to a halt besides Valentine after the male had teleported himself in front of the apprentice aged individual. He did his best to focus his attention solely on the stranger, muzzle tipped upwards towards the larger being as he took her appearance in through curious pale amber eyes. "Greetings" the youth hummed in a soft greeting, opting to have that as his own open form of acknowledgement towards the situation, quickly falling quiet to wait for the response to Val's words.

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//ahhhh although everyone's said it already, welcome to riverclan c:

Herritt had not been too unnerved by the recent events but, Rosewater's unease was something that seeped very slyly into his mind, paranoid thoughts popping up wildly within his mind. What if his oneechan was attacked next? What if he would have to watch Ivylee die before him? It was a terrifying train of thoughts and the youth was, in a way, happy that he was incapable of his own constant emotions because he knew that he would probably not cope if his mind was constantly overflowing with such dark concepts. The blue brindled greyhound lowered his head slightly, gaze drifting across the beings around him closely before his gaze fell upon the albino servaline male. His eyes ghosted over the stranger with mild interest captivated within the youth's pale amber gaze. He came to stand besides Crown, opting to not worm his way through the group just to sit down next to his sister and instead place himself besides the blond furred feline with an idle twitch of his ear. He decided to not chime in with his own voice yet, instead choosing to remain quiet until the other male spoke up with their own name and what business they had with his home.

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/finger guns at vin
got it, herritt is already concerned about crown and her constant thoughts about power levels and treasure chests lmao
when the dating sim thoughts start he will be lowkey triggered but will save her the embarrassment of mentioning anything outloud.

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His eyes lit up slightly as the other being addressed him in his birth language, tail wagging very lightly of its own accord as an extremely faint sense of delight genuinely flaring up within his typically emotionless void of a mind. "Genki desu, arigatō gozaimasu. Ah, Crownedmonarchy wa?" the youth replied smoothly with an idle flick of his ear, focus shifting to his fellow Riverclanners slightly as they approached and spoke up about the newcomer. He had not met another that spoke the same language as him so he was rather fascinated with this individual, focus trained solely on them as she spoke and acted. Of course, putting his attention primarily on the feline did have its repercussions which he was quick to discover.

'Nani? there's something strange about this party member. hmm, maybe it's just me, but he has tremendous power levels. Even though this party member is young, ah..'

The words floated very vaguely into his mind without much mental prodding needed from the blue brindled greyhound. He had not even been actively seeking the thoughts of the female before him however, they had reached him nonetheless and he immediately found a profound sense of pure curiosity. It was strange how they referred to those around them as being party members and how they had different power levels. It seemed to be quite a peculiar perspective of things and despite the limited intrigue that he felt towards the situation, he refrained from speaking up about it.

Instead, the youth decided to go about introducing himself to the other being in order to hone in more on the feelings around him and therefore distract himself from his own thoughts. "I'm Herritt, by the way. It's nice to meet you. I'm not actually sure what level I am, probably around level 7" he added, carefully contemplating what level he would be, his tongue now spouting english more for the sake of his clanmates as they probably would not appreciate constant spoken japanese and it also allowed him to indirectly introduce himself to Charlie and Cade in the process. The level had been more of an instinctive choice based off of his mental abilities but the limitations of his physical form. And, in regards to the entirety of the words that he had spoken, Herritt was, as they say, killing two (technically three) metaphorical birds with one single stone.

[ translation - i am well, thank you very much. ah, and you crownedmonarchy? ]

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"Ah, you're not bothering anyone." the youth chimed as he approached in what he hoped to be a reassuring tone, the lack of definitive emotions around him not allowing him to be as relaxed as he would have liked to be. He could sense the mixture of peaceful embarrassment coiling around him but did his best to, for once, shake of the emotions as best he could in order to provide this being with a good first impression and a warm welcome. He cast Felix a brief glance, a mixture of something rivalling exasperation and amusement very briefly sparking within his gaze as he fought the urge to jokingly nudge to larger canine after catching the remark that had been made. The child was quick to stop himself from doing so however, quickly reminding himself of the state that they were in. "I'm Herritt. Herritt Xerses. It's a pleasure to meet you Mahalia" the young blue brindled greyhound added as he focused his attention back onto the newcomer, amiable smile cast across his features.

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imagine crown showing him random dating sims and they go around throwing dating sims at everyone. honestly, she's just going to convert my precious boy into a sinner.

lmao herritt will suffer silently when listening to crown's thoughts but he loves it really

herrit: whO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH CROWN?!
crown: ehhHHH
jApAnEsE pAnIc InTeNsIfIeS

smol bump for myself and anyone else who is interested c:

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Luckily for Kakima, there was no chance that Herritt was going to recognise her for a variety of reasons. The main reason being that he was far too young to know many beings outside of his own home. Although he had travelled around for quite some time before reaching Riverclan, he had not settled in any groups or clans and had not crossed into any territories meaning that he had not met any inhabitants of the other groups. He therefore had no idea who the canine on their borders was. He regarded the smile being shown with doubt, the underlying emotions swirling around him as he approached telling him a story that told him otherwise. However, he decided to go along with it anyway, producing an amiable smile himself as he drew to a halt near the stranger.

He knew a lot of things about a lot of individuals but, so far, he had never openly stated what knowledge or secrets that were being concealed. He could not tell that much about this being and knew better than probing in her mind for answers to questions that he did not want to ask however, he had learned that many did not take to kindly to such actions. That meant that the child was confined to speech. Not like that bothered him too much, the thing that bothered him was the fact that he had slowly but surely stopped speaking his language due to the lack of beings understanding it. Herritt was mainly only permitted to say hello and that was where the language barrier became an issue. "Konnichiwa, welcome to Riverclan. Although it's boring, I am afraid that it is necessary that I get your name and business with my home" the blue brindled greyhound pup stated with a slight nod of his head, pale amber gaze fixed with curiosity on the unfamiliar female as he patiently awaited the response to his words.

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The young canine slipped over, pale amber gaze carefully studying Rivulet as he drew to a halt besides Arcane. He seemed vaguely familiar to the child and Herritt was quick to conclude that they may have crossed paths when he had first arrived in Riverclan before he had interacted with Cora. Before he retracted from society over a few sour glares and bitter opinions. Of course, he was quite different now and although he had not changed physically, he did not expect the lifeguard to remember him when he had not actually exchanged words with the older male. He felt that it was only suitable that he gave his name to the large podcat and that introduction was exactly what he intended to provide as he approached the scene. "I'm not exactly that new but I do not believe that we have spoke before, so hello. I'm Herritt, it is nice to meet you Rivulet" the blue brindled greyhound chimed in a friendly tone from where he stood besides the head medic, curiosity captive within his gaze as the relatively relaxed emotions in the air sunk into him, lulling the youth slightly as he addressed the larger riverclanner.

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//i'm sorry herritt can be a little shit at times

The red hot anger that was radiating off of this being was almost frightening to the youth as he neared. Of course, it would have probably instilled fear into the heart of the child if he was capable of such emotions however, he could not do so and was therefore able to approach with a head as clear as it possibly could be. It was hard to remain calm though as he felt the negativity flooding his systems. He had not felt such loathing fury for so long now that it was quick to catch him off guard. The vaguely familiar, tingling sensation of anger had already started to take its toll on the greyhound pup and he found himself staggering slightly in his tentative approach. "Hello? I'm going to need you to calm down a bit please, you're causing quite a ruckus" the youth remarked bluntly with an idle twitch of his ear, pale amber gaze hardened slightly as he batted away the sparks of irritation that had started to cause his fur to prickle. If this guy got any angrier then Herritt would probably have to leave because he was not sure whether he would be able to cope with such intensity without cutting off his emotional connections to those around him which was not something that he wanted to do. At least, not unless the situation called for it as a necessity. But, the way that this was going, he was going to have a migraine coming on before long which would definitely not be too much fun.

"You're never truly alone, you know. Loneliness is just a concept that the mind conjures up in dire situations" he muttered, drawing his tongue over his lips as he kept his stern gaze fixed on the other child, speaking in a careful, collected manner despite the frenzied emotions racing aggressively through his veins. He needed to try and divert the attention of this being to at least partially take their mind off of whatever was plaguing them. Herritt would have outright removed the memories if he was feeling particularly irked by the second hand rage being enforced upon himself however, he knew that would only lead to problems and did not wish to get into any trouble with his oneechan. "What's wrong with you anyway? Something really bad must have happened for you to react in such a manner" he asked, choosing to not infiltrate the mind of the other for the answers that he could try to get through the use of words. The latter half of his words were more thoughts that he had spoken out loud than him directly addressing the stranger though.. Again, he did not wish to get into any trouble with his clanmates or this being by looking through their memories in case they had something very personal concealed within their mind. Herritt knew that he should change the topic but that could potentially draw out more anger and in any case, he wished to discover what was getting under the other male's skin. If he could do that then perhaps the youth could also provide a solution to their apparent issues.

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track because herritt just rolled into his joining thread and got all bitchy because he can absorb emotions and all of the anger was too much for my child whoops

perhaps, they could form a sort of enemyish bond and if you want i would totally be down for having herritt be eddie's punching bag because despite the way that he acts sometimes, herritt is a pretty selfless kid and would let him do it if it meant that eddie felt better after

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The blue brindled greyhound pup puffed his cheeks out slightly in response to the harsh words being directed at him, fictional brows furrowed as he took in the softer words. He was more on guard however. After all, the softer the tone, the more dangerous it could become. "Tch, you know who else is going to hear you except for me? The entirety of the clan that lives here. They're all going to be so delighted to hear your profanities." he spat out in a very uncharacteristic manner, licking his lips slightly in irritation as his pale gaze sharpened, taking in the stranger with a swift gloss. He could not deny that they were getting to him now and, despite not having his own proper train of emotions, it sure as hell felt like he did while interacting with this guy. He drew in a long breath in an attempt to calm himself down despite the odds of that actually happening being stack quite high against him. After exhaling, he reopened his eyes, attention honing back in on the other child who was hurling abusive words once more. Herritt could only roll his eyes very lightly in response, annoyance simmering under the surface as he listened. "You were screaming about not wanting to be alone. I was merely pointing out that you are not ever alone. There's always someone there for you, even if you don't know it" he said, his words losing traction the more that he spoke. He found himself wincing slightly at the words being screamed at him, ears angled back against his head as he looked away. Family, more specifically the loss of family, was something that the youth was unfortunately well acquainted with. Perhaps that was why he was so attached to Ivylee. She was technically the only famly that he had left in the world after they had all left or died. Even the lighter thoughts of those that he had previously loved was enough to cause a lump to form within the child's throat.

"Watashi wa shirimasendeshita gomenasai" the japanese flooded from his mouth before he was even able to think twice about what he was saying, allowing the newfound sense of melancholy to wash over him, knocking him off of his paws in a sudden tsunami. His chest expanded and inflated in a steady manner for a few moments as he forced himself down a few pegs, using the somewhat lull in the conversation to calm himself before he opened his mouth to speak once more. "This 'middle of who knows where' is Riverclan." he added with a flick of his ear, lips pursed as he peered at the other child once more for a few moments before stubbornly diverting his gaze, deciding that despite his apparent maturity, it would be much easier to allow an adult who was capable of feeling their own emotions to sort of the mess that was going on before him.

The fire that he had added fuel to. Herritt could already feel the sickening beginnings of guilt clogging up his throat and mouth as he trained his focus on the ground off to the side. His ears twitched slightly as Courtney spoke again and he could not help but shoot the older male an incredulous side glace. It was clear that the other child was hinting at his family being... not of their realm anymore. Or, did Herritt have things wrong? No, he couldn't have gotten things confused, the fact that they had lost loved ones had to be the reasoning behind their blind fury. Right?

[ translation - i did not know. i'm sorry ]

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that sounds good. it should obviously be developed through open threads but perhaps they could have a private thread together too?
and, i feel like somewhere down the line after they smooth things out they could potentially become something like friends. i say like because you mentioned that he isn't really a friend person.