YOU'D NEVER GET IT;; return

[michael t.]

ALL I FOUND THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SPACES
STANDING IN THE NOTHING, AND TIME RECLAIMS YOU

Lutum. It was a familiar name to Michael, but only very vaguely. While the dealer had been around when Lutum had joined the first time, that had been... well, a year ago. And admittedly, the bobcat's memory really didn't go back that far. He had a lot of things to worry about these days, which meant that he couldn't just reflect back on random encounters all that often. He did have to admit that it had been a shame to see Lutum just essentially disappear, though. It had certainly been interesting to meet one of his sister's cousins, especially when the dragon was so... unique. The dealer couldn't exactly say that he had met anything that looked quite the same since then, anyways.

Needless to say, it was pretty startling to just stumble across Lutum once more while heading away from town. For a moment, Michael just stood there, staring at the slimey beast as he tried to process the fact that the other had so suddenly returned. After taking a moment, the thief was able to shake his head from side to side, a light chuckle leaving him before he moved a couple more steps forward. As he sat, he purred lightly, "Uh, hey there, big guy. Welcome back. Your name was... Lutum, right? My name's Michael, in case you forgot. Roxie's brother... what kept you away for so long?" He didn't think that was too rude of a question to ask, considering the other could easily give a vague answer, like he had just been "wandering." Although, that didn't seem to be too far from the truth in this case.

— Reggan