Squishy [Jackal] [Finished]

[Vriska]

"Stupid thoughts give life flavor," Vriska said, grinning encouragingly. She nodded and accepted Jackal's idea eagerly. She'd heard good things about that place.

Vriska could sympathize with Jackal's story, though compared to her she'd been lucky. When Jackal laughed, she laughed with her. "No, it's okay, really. I was born this way, actually. Or mostly. The horns came in a bit later, but they started out as little nubs. The hooks came in as a surprise, though. And a splitting headache while they were growing."

Vriska found herself enjoying Jackal's company more and more. She made her smile, and no one had ever called her freakish appearance 'neat'. It was a gesture she would treasure for a long time.

[Jackal]

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Kyoku de Ajia

Jackal grinned that strange grin of hers, all that reptilian coldness evaporating from her face. She made it pretty easy to tell how she was feeling at any given point, which was something that didn't particularly bother her. Especially if you paid any attention at all to her ears, which was a singularly adorable trait that was very unwise to mention. They twitched when she was curious, perked up when she was excited, and fell flat when she was annoyed. It was kind of one of the only things about her that was as adorable as most other Minish. She pointed at the blades on her arms.

"Those were the last. Hurt like hell, and after the scales and the fur and the piece of bone shooting out of my tail, I was terrified what they were going to be. At first, it was just bare bone that kept growing out and out until it tore my skin. Then in a few weeks it grew over. Itched for months, but I pretty quickly learned not to scratch at it with these," She clicked her claws together. It was pretty obvious that she enjoyed the sound that made. She laughed, and for once the sound wasn't feline, or reptilian, or any sad mixture of the two. She sounded human, like a grown woman laughing. "It's strange to talk to someone who knows what it's like to have bone spurs shoot out of your arm. Or at least to have something shoot out of somewhere," She said with a grin, before she got back to her feet. "I always said Rwaht had good taste. I'll see you soon, Vriska."

Jackal turned about, tail swishing deftly, and walked out of the building, hips swaying perhaps a bit more than normal. Again, Jackal was not one to hide anything. She stopped and picked up her cloak again before she turned back to look at Vriska. She waved a vicious, clawed hand and smiled, before she pulled her cloak about herself, donned her hood, and walked off, invisible again.

_\\\ EXIT - JACKAL _///

[Vriska]

Vriska decided that she liked making Jackal laugh. The only times Vriska ever managed to make anyone laugh were usually when they were laughing at her. Most of the people she called friends never laughed either. Rwaht only just kind of twitched his mouth, Aerith giggled and smiled, but Jackal laughed sincerely and wonderfully.

"I know how you're feeling," she said, smiling sincerely. It was odd to be complimented on her appearance by someone who understood what it was like to be abnormal. It felt good.

"I look forward to it, Jackal," Vriska told her as she watched the woman walk away, again appreciating everything she had to show and waving back. As she leaned back in the pool and sighed contently, Vriska suspected that this was the beginning of something wonderful.

END

[Rwaht]

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