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At least he could offer some skills of use. Phox hated it when he felt like a drag on folks he was legitimately trying to help. But his attention was quickly diverted to the more interesting (personally) topic of... well... himself. It was strange to hear about what somebody else had said about him from somebody who was practically a stranger. Towhee's name came up, along with the children he had helped to raise. That and the fact that he was chronically single for the past two years. There was also the bit about him being a good tracker—and a lover of stars! None of those things were incorrect, so he couldn't really complain.

Well, jeez. Enough about me, he said, suddenly feeling like he was stealing all of the attention. Tell me about you. Heph, right? Phox was curious why Kukutux thought them a good match. She was quite obviously several years his junior... not that he was specifically opposed to such a thing. It just seemed strange. He had always pictured himself with somebody his own age, his own speed. But maybe she would surprise him. Not that he was naive enough to get his heart set on anything. Of the few brief encounters he'd had over the past year, none had come to mean anything more than brief friendships. Lele might have been the closest, but there was no sign of her coming back anytime soon, and she hadn't even said goodbye.