[Closed] I sense you there.

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Who: Karin and Juugo
Where: Amegakure
When: Backdated! Year 68/AGS 1 in July, when Karin was visiting.
Notes: Juugo gets the courage up to meet a foreign visitor. Well, sort of.

Juugo usually watched visitors from afar. He didn't need to be close to feel them, after all. But this one was different. Nagato had been excited for this one, Juugo could tell, and that made him curious.

Two of his older friends, little songbirds, were with him today, as Juugo slowly edged closer. He felt nervous, and reached fingers up to touch his earrings again and again as reassurance. She had red hair like Nagato did, and glasses, so maybe there was a relation there. He knew Nagato had relatives.

But if he got much closer, he'd have to introduce himself to be polite. Juugo hesitated, peeking around a corner at Karin. Maybe she didn't want to be disturbed?

Maybe he should go. Yes, that might be a good idea...

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And that is exactly what she wanted. He was too innocent to have such a serious look on his face. It makes her heart hurt that he's scared of something he can't control. And he can't get rid of it either by the sound of it. That makes her equally sad for him. Makes her want to wrap her arms around him and hold him close in an effort to comfort the boy.

"That was very nice of them." And she doesn't mean that sarcastically as one might think. She didn't have anyone to take care of her in the immediate aftermath of losing her parents, so it actually comes out a little jealous. A little bit not a lot.

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"It was. They didn't have to help, but they did."

Some of them were dead now, but birds didn't live as long as people. Juugo remembered them all, and that was enough. He was a little surprised though. Most people had trouble believing that birds would help a person, because they couldn't understand them.

It made Juugo smile more, because Karin apparently did understand.

[sensethis]

It wasn't too hard for her to take at face value. Summons helped their masters all the time. And while she got the impression this wasn't entirely the same, it was similar enough for her to just accept it. And if Juugo understood them the same way she understood him when he spoke that was a lucky ability to have.

"No they didn't. I'm glad they did though." Because without them she might not have met him to know she wanted to be friends with him.

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That brightened Juugo's smile even more.

"I'm glad too." About his friends, about about talking to Karin. It was nice, and he felt good, now that they were talking. Juugo relaxed more, a small, happy smile on his face.

"Most will be out getting food now, but you can meet them, if you want, later."

They would like Karin, Juugo thought. They didn't always like people, but Juugo was pretty sure Karin would be an exception.

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She nods. "I'd like that." She pauses thoughtful. And it would be interesting since Juugo seemed to understand how them.

"You'll have to translate for me. I don't understand them like you do." She grins wide, excited to meet his friends. Heck she was excited just to see as much of Ame as she possibly could while she was there.