[Mayoi spends quite a while in the bath. He has a lot of grooming to do with his hair and the long fur of his tail, and with the cold weather, he's felt particularly bedraggled. It gives him a moment to really settle down, too. Finally it feels like ...he can stop running. He's here now and he's somewhere safe.]
[He's still afraid for the future, but he is not afraid for his immediate safety and it takes a lot out of him. If not for hunger he might have fallen asleep in the tub.]
[He takes the time to dry out both his hair and tail, which is a process and grants Tatsumi plenty of time to get their meal together. Once he's out, meekly he peeks into Tatsumi's bedroom before carefully looking for him in the kitchen. It feels ...like he is not yet supposed to be here, so he is a little bit on edge. After all, Tatsumi's folks do not yet know of him...]
[However the food smells wonderful and he all but forgets his worry once he sees Tatsumi. Now dressed in those borrowed night clothes, looking much less like a drowned rat than he did, he will approach. His steps are very quiet, like someone trained to never make a sound when they come and go.]
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[He's still afraid for the future, but he is not afraid for his immediate safety and it takes a lot out of him. If not for hunger he might have fallen asleep in the tub.]
[He takes the time to dry out both his hair and tail, which is a process and grants Tatsumi plenty of time to get their meal together. Once he's out, meekly he peeks into Tatsumi's bedroom before carefully looking for him in the kitchen. It feels ...like he is not yet supposed to be here, so he is a little bit on edge. After all, Tatsumi's folks do not yet know of him...]
[However the food smells wonderful and he all but forgets his worry once he sees Tatsumi. Now dressed in those borrowed night clothes, looking much less like a drowned rat than he did, he will approach. His steps are very quiet, like someone trained to never make a sound when they come and go.]
...It smells very good.