Put your faith // open+Snowbound's arrival // in me

[jacob w.c.]

WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO LOVE — Jacob watched as many new faces arrived, each one introducing themselves though he didn't recognize any of them. He'd hoped to see Lily but she hadn't arrived quite yet. His attention turned to Roxy, who asked for his name and for the ones of those he travelled with. He opened his mouth to respond but soon he heard Pincher saying his name and the name of his clan, of his family. His gaze turned towards the doberman and obvious relief came to his eyes as he approached him before hesitating. What was he supposed to do now? His first instinct had been to hug him or maybe kiss him on the cheek but he wasn't sure if that'd be proper. He didn't know if Pincher would want a kiss in front of all these people, he wasn't sure if he ever wanted to kiss him again. They were only friends, after all. For some reason that truth made his stomach ache but his didn't dwell on it long. What else could he do? Maybe a hug? But that didn't seem like it'd be much better than the kiss. They were close friends, most of Typhoon and Snowbound were likely aware of that now, but he wasn't sure if that'd be too much affection. Should they shake hands, as he saw the businessmen in the city do? No, they didn't have hands, that wasn't even an option. He was so caught up in his own mind that it took him a few moments to realize Pincher was soaking wet and his fur clung to his frame. That was... distracting but unimportant. He needed to stay focused. This was an emergency. So, he decided to go for a more formal greeting.

"'S good ta' see ya' as well, Pinch." Deniz. "Thank ya' so much for takin' us in for now. I got some ideas tha' I wanna' run past ya' 'bout approachin' the humans n' all tha'. I know lots 'bout confrontin' big groups but nothin' 'bout really fightin' 'em or drivin' 'em away," he admitted before smiling as he heard the captain's suggestion, quickly nodding. "I think tha' sounds like a real good idea. I'll let everyone figure out where they wanna' stay individual. I'll, uh, well, I'll probably stay-" he paused, unsure of where he should go. Somewhere quiet but not so quiet that everyone would be able to hear him at night. That was when he was most likely to have... episodes and he'd rather not stir up any more concern than what he'd probably already get from the limp he'd have after walking all this way. His legs weren't used to such long journies and just jumping into it certainly hadn't helped matters. "I'll probably be stayin' in a beach hut or somethin'," the canine soon concluded. He then turned his attention to all the other unfamiliar faces that'd arrived and offered a tired smile as he scanned them all. "'S very nice ta' meet all ah' ya'. Thank you for such a warm welcome. 'M glad ta' know we 'ave such reliable allies. I promise we'll be outta' your fur in jus' a few days, hopefully."  —A GREAT HONOR TO HOLD YOU UP

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