so he claims. where xiaohei is from, it's something he can sometimes tell by sense alone, though some are trickier about hiding themselves. a spirit is a combination of a spiritual sprite and a material one — they, like xiaohei himself, have physical bodies, and they must eat and sleep as any human or animal might.
which is why he had asked. sometimes it's not so easy to tell.
he may be no spirit, but he thinks he is a cat. because of the way he smells, and the way his ears pin back and his tail lashes. xiaohei recognizes these as easily as one might recognize their birth tongue.
just as he can sense animosity. it's like a current of static electricity in the air; h can basically taste it. he's cautious, but... he's also curious. a dangerous combination. )
I can see you just fine from where I am.
( and he can. his heishu can as well, from where it is hidden a short distance away. but...
a few feet away from leaks, a shadow moves. it separates from the others that gather beneath a desk, walking out into the open and blinking large, yellow eyes up at him. his mouth opens in a miaow! oddly enough, his tongue and mouth are blue.
for now... he doesn't necessarily make the link from the voice to himself. the stranger could make that assumption for himself. and if he did anything unexpected or untoward... well, xiaohei thinks he can still swap places with his clone. )
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so he claims. where xiaohei is from, it's something he can sometimes tell by sense alone, though some are trickier about hiding themselves. a spirit is a combination of a spiritual sprite and a material one — they, like xiaohei himself, have physical bodies, and they must eat and sleep as any human or animal might.
which is why he had asked. sometimes it's not so easy to tell.
he may be no spirit, but he thinks he is a cat. because of the way he smells, and the way his ears pin back and his tail lashes. xiaohei recognizes these as easily as one might recognize their birth tongue.
just as he can sense animosity. it's like a current of static electricity in the air; h can basically taste it. he's cautious, but... he's also curious. a dangerous combination. )
I can see you just fine from where I am.
( and he can. his heishu can as well, from where it is hidden a short distance away. but...
a few feet away from leaks, a shadow moves. it separates from the others that gather beneath a desk, walking out into the open and blinking large, yellow eyes up at him. his mouth opens in a miaow! oddly enough, his tongue and mouth are blue.
for now... he doesn't necessarily make the link from the voice to himself. the stranger could make that assumption for himself. and if he did anything unexpected or untoward... well, xiaohei thinks he can still swap places with his clone. )