Fate Alteration

“You make people feel safe right away.” Doppio leaned back against the door as his nervous expression softened. “You can do things no one else can, but you’re always thinking of other people. It’s inspiring.”

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aoihitomi

A blush flushed Hitomi's cheeks. "Thank you. Um. Did you want to go meet with the others?"

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Doppio grinned as he slipped out. "You'll always be the most impressive one to me, Hitomi. Let's go."

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aoihitomi

The two of them joined Reigen and Max and it didn't take long for them to find Chid and the pastor, either. Once they were out in the fields, Hitomi gazed out at the goats peeking out in the long expanse of green and was suddenly reminded of Gaea's own creatures. Many of them weren't altogether different from the ones she knew on earth; they just lacked (or had an extra) some key attribute that designated them as being from Earth.

How long had it been since she had seen any of those creatures? Even in the broken-off slice of Freid she started in, she hadn't seen a single creature from Gaea.

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Reigen inhaled a deep breath. The air was clear, salty, and sure it smelled like livestock but it was nostalgic. He had grown up around plenty of farms after all. Vento trotted past but never strayed too far from the group.

Father Serra was still pretty spry even in his age with how he got around and Reigen hoped he would age as gracefully. ‘Though with my lifestyle? Not looking likely.’ The man had gotten up early just to chop a bunch of veggies past their prime in a wheelbarrow and haul them along for the trip, with Doppio’s help. It was all just so Chid could make a good impression on the goats.

“Palm out flat…let them come to you,” the priest patiently instructed the small boy. A few of the goats had already taken an interest in the lettuce and potatoes Chid had in his palm.

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princechid

"Okay." Chid held out his arm rigidly, as if insistent on attaining the perfect gesture. And true to the pastor's word, a goat's fat tongue reached out to take the chunk of lettuce from one of Chad's palms, slathering it with slick mucus.

Chid tensed at the unfamiliar (and uncomfortable!) sensation, but extended his second palm to another nearby goat. It tentatively approached the young prince's open hand and delicately plucked it from his hand with his teeth.

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“Don’t let their funny looking eyes fool you. The only thing they like more than food is attention from people,” Father Serra said as he gave a familiar goat a nice rub behind her ears.

Doppio knelt to feed an approaching baby goat a few smaller pieces of potato. As it delicately nibbled at it, he couldn’t help but wonder how many tubers he’d eaten on the road. He had to come up with a million ways to prepare them just to keep the group’s morale up some days when that was all they had to go off of. It was hard, but…it was also kinda fun.

“Gah!” Doppio raised a hand to yank the end of his braid out of the mouth of a goat that approached him from behind. The goat nudged him insistently.

“That’s what happens to folks like us when we let our hair grow out, huh?” Father Serra chuckled, running a hand over his short white slicked back locks. “These goats get jealous quick.”

“Geez, just wait your turn,” Doppio sighed before grabbing another handful from the tub to indulge the pushy animal.

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"Don't think I've gotten up close to goats since my last trip to the petting zoo," Max remarked to Reigen, her arms folded. "That was... probably when I was in junior high."

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"Junior high, huh?" Reigen knelt down to pet one of the goats nudging him, leaning over to reach into the bucket for some fresh feed. "What was a young Max like, pray tell?"

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Max laughed. "A huge nerd. I bet you were a lot cooler."

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"Oh. Yeah. Totally."

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"What's with that face?" Max teased. "Am I wrong?"

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Reigen cleared his throat and winked as the goat he was petting chewed on the bangs that dangled just past his eye. "There were all the seeds of the handsome psychic you see before you now."

Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Doppio staring back at them. His smile was just a little too wide. "...What's with that look?"

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"Oh. Nothing." Doppio quickly turned back to look forward.

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"Nothing, huh?" Max repeated, clearly suspicious. "Just... smiling for nothing."

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"You two just make me laugh," Doppio said with a small chuckle - both from their interaction and a goat curling it's tongue around his fingers.

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"Well, we try. Gotta find some humor in the situation we're wrapped up in."

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Doppio smiled wistfully as he indulged the needy goat with a few good rubs to it's head. "Yeah, but...you're effortless together. I'm a little jealous."

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"What? Are you having people-problems, Doppio?"

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