>>83217 And it still doesn't work right. ==
"You're the cat!" Holy shit, you can't believe this. Not that she's a cat, but that she lulled you into a false sense of security simply with the intent of pouncing on you from behind.
Then again ... if she's a cat ...
"I'm not! I'm not!" She wails, tears running down the sides of her face now. "Get off me I'm not the cat!" She doesn't struggle much though, just looks at you with her expression all scrunched up.
She's even reacting like a disappointed child.
"So your name is Orin?" You ask, but you can't help from loosening your grip a little, letting some softness into your voice. She's really hurting, those don't look like fake tears.
Orin sniffs loudly and turns her gaze away from you, but then she nods. "Yeah."
You suck on your teeth for a moment. This girl is Satori's pet, the pet she left you alone with to 'sort something out' between the two of you.
"Hey, Orin, I think we got off on the wrong foot." You say.
She doesn't reply, just looks sullen, trying to blink her tears back inside.
"I guess you don't like me? Why did you attack me?" You ask.
"Because." She mumbles.
"Because what?"
"Because ... because I don't like you." She sniffs. "Stupid Oni."
You sigh. "How come?"
"You're ... dumb!" She turns back to you, frowning through the distress. "You're slow and stupid and smelly!"
You shrug, at a loss for words. "You know all that from five minutes with me? I'm not that bad."
"You suck." She says, glaring at you, but still sad rather than angry. Somehow you struck a nerve there with the 'cat' thing, but at least she's not being violent any more.
"Look ... Orin." You struggle for the words. "I think Satori wanted us to be friends, when she left us here alone."
Orin's glare deepens.
"Is that why you don't like me?" You ask. "Because of Satori?"
More glaring.
"You're her pet, right? I'm not doing anything bad to her." You say. "I mean, I like her, she's great! Seriously Orin, I'm not doing anything with Satori that she doesn't want as well, okay?"
"You still suck." She says.
[ ] "So do you, shall we leave it at that?" Agree to disagree?
[ ] Gesture of goodwill, let her up.
[ ] Talk about Satori some more. You like Orin's owner! Why is this a bad thing?
[ ] Change tactics, ask her about Satori.