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right. ridgeback concurs with a sage nod and a curl of his lips, that morphs into a soft laugh. good to know i don't look like a creep. he grins in full with a teasing lilt to his tone and a sweep of his tail against his hocks. he considers for a few moments, weighing. weighing. weighing. definitely interested but unsure if he was ready to let go of his recently acquired freedoms yet. a deep inhale was taken and let out in a soft, sighing exhale. i'm interested, he says, unabashedly. but not quite ready to stop exploring. so much for all that talk of settling down. when i am, i'll stop by. of course there was no guarantee that they'd take him then — there was guarantee of anything; but ridgeback always thought it better to be honest.

i'll see you around? he asks as a way of parting and when he is sure their conversation has come to a close, departs, letting the shadows swallow him once more.