[This contact feels okay. It's not quite as awkward as a hug, and with Elliot being a cat it feels more... comfortable? Or it at least reminds him of Flapjack a lot more, since they're both animals (at the moment).
But at that question his hands immediately move together, his fingers twining and fidgeting restlessly as he tries to decide how to answer that. Belos' state isn't common knowledge - people can't know the emperor of their entire society is so unwell, it would cause all kinds of problems. But they aren't in the Boiling Isles, and it's unlikely Elliot will ever go there. Luz already knows, and it's only a matter of time before Eda and Raine remember....
Besides, Bruno has seen him, too.
Hunter looks down at his hands, does another five second inhale, five second exhale, and nods.]
Yes. It isn't the same as yours, though. His is volatile.
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But at that question his hands immediately move together, his fingers twining and fidgeting restlessly as he tries to decide how to answer that. Belos' state isn't common knowledge - people can't know the emperor of their entire society is so unwell, it would cause all kinds of problems. But they aren't in the Boiling Isles, and it's unlikely Elliot will ever go there. Luz already knows, and it's only a matter of time before Eda and Raine remember....
Besides, Bruno has seen him, too.
Hunter looks down at his hands, does another five second inhale, five second exhale, and nods.]
Yes. It isn't the same as yours, though. His is volatile.