Scarlet SoftPaws

@Illiad Easle He would smile and nod "Thank you Mari, and I'll think about your offer for the memorial candle" he'd say, standing up and bringing his dishes to the kitchen "I do hope that you sleep well" he smiles some to her as he then begins to do the dishes "I'll knock on your door when its time to wake up" he finishes the dishes and gives her another hug "Also, if you ever need anything during the night, my room is right next to yours" he would then make his way to his room and flop onto his bed.

@Illiad Easle He would smile and just hug her "You're fine, I am actually glad you asked, I had been holding in the grief for so long" he'd tell her, before getting his food and starting to eat "Her family had her cremated and I got some of her ashes in a urn" he'd explain to her, wiping some tears away "It was two years ago" he'd say with a soft smile "I'm ready to find new love, Natsumi would want that"

@Illiad Easle He'd hear her approach and then would nod to her adopting the plushies, but at her question about the photos, he'd sigh and sit down "Its alright, I suppose I better let it out" he'd tell her, "The girl's name was Natsumi, she and I had grown up together, and we dated for a few years" he'd say, looking to her, "I was actually going to propose to her, but..she was in a car accident and..she didn't make it" he would say, looking down "And..through my grief, I..destroyed the photo frames and glass, I jsut could..never bring myself to either replace or throw them away"

@Illiad Easle There was a lot of romantic and platonic love attached to the photos, it would seem that the wolf girl and Ash were once lovers. There was sorrow, so maybe the wolf girl had died or left. Ash hadn't mentioned a past love, but maybe there were some painful memories attached to it. He was how-ever in the kitchen, cooking up his favorite meal for dinner.

@Illiad Easle He would nod and give her the duster and vacuum "Alright, I'll be in the kitchen should you need me" he'd say, leaving her to her cleaning. Inside the boxes were mostly things like old posters, some old plush toys of his and other knick knack he just didn't have the space for, in one box, there were photos of him and a wolf girl, but the frames and glass were all broken, and it looked like the photos were tear stained.

@Illiad Easle "Of course, those boxes are just full of junk, but uh..if you wanna look through them see if there's anything you'd like to keep for yourself before i chuck it all out, feel free to" he would say,going to open the window to let in some fresh air,coughing as the dust begun to settle "Uh yeah, this room definitely needs a dust and clean before I let you use it" he'd say with a frown, getting out a duster and vacuum cleaner.

@Illiad Easle He would nod "You're right about that, come on then" he would say waiting for her before he would then lead her to the room next to his room, which was the spare room "It's sparse but you can decorate it how-ever you'd like" he'd tell her. The room had a few boxes stacked up, mostly full of junk that Ash needed to get rid off, but it did have a small built in wardrobe and a double sized bed. "I'll probably need to wash those sheets before you use the bed though, I can't remember the last time I washed them"

@Illiad Easle He would smile at that "Well then, I appreciate it" he'd say to her, before stretching once more "Sure, probably best we have separate rooms for now" he'd tell her, getting up "Unless you don't mind sharing a room and bed" he would tell her.

@Illiad Easle He would smile to her "You look great Mari and you'll be fine, just don't show any more skin than needed" he'd tell her with a smile "Though in private you can be as..naked as you like" he sips on his coffee and looks at her "If you feel comfortable doing so, that is, I do find you very attractive, to be honest with you"

@Illiad Easle He chuckles and nods "Y-yeah, my friends when I was a teenager dared me to wear girl clothes once and well, I was told I actually look good in them, and I actually felt really comfortable, so over the years, I just kind of accumulated a lot of outfits" he'd smile and nod "I think I can help you out with that" he'd say to her, looking in his wardrobe "Oh, here we go, here, try this sport bra, crop top and running shorts on" he'd say, giving them to her as he'd sit back on the edge of the bed

@Illiad Easle He would nod and not answer her first question as he could tell the topic was making her a little upset, how-ever at the question of having so many clothes, he'd smile "Oh you know, I like to dress up. Typically, it's girls who have this many clothes, but I typically just have a bit of a problem with impulse buying" he chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck, leading her to his room to choose a new outfit "I see an outfit that I like, try it on, and if it fits and looks good on me, I buy it" he explains.

@Illiad Easle He would nod and then think on how to answer her question "Well humans are, in a way like us Beastmen, only they cannot change form like we can" he'd say, explaining how Beastmen can change appearance, one to look human and one to be their beastman form "they only have skin and hair, no fur, pointy ears or tails" he'd then tell her to the best of his understanding the tensions between humans and beastmen.

Proooobably going to regret this but here goes

@Illiad Easle He would listen to her and nod "I see, that's actually quite interesting to learn" he would tell her, and tilt his head, thinking "So, it is genuine, at least I feel it right now", he'd smile at her "You are right, giving it some time and seeing if it'll grow is the best way to go about it" he would tell her and then listen to her "Mm yeah, I believe that magic like spells is something of a rarity or doesn't exist here" he'd say to her "Though I'm sure the humans would say otherwise, but that's just their ignorance and prejudices" he looks to her and sips on his coffee.

@Illiad Easle He would then look to her "Well...other than changing your appearance, what else can you do?" he would ask her with a smile, looking her over, wondering just what she could do. the whole time, though as he was getting used to seeing her naked, he was still slightly blushing, as he would think to himself "Okay, I'm beginning to believe this is genuine, like..I care a lot for and about her, and I just want nothing but the best for her, well here goes" he gulps and smiles "Mari, if I may ask, have you ever been in love before? If you have, how can you tell if it is genuine?"

@Illiad Easle He would nod and sit down, waiting for her to be ready, as she would strip down to nothing, his blush would only deepen and he'd look away, though the swaying of his tail and the perkiness of his ears would indicate he was happy, he was just giving her a little privacy. "Even with the mistakes, she looks so..beautiful" he'd think to himself before looking to her and shook his head "N-no I haven't but..we can look up references on my tablet" he'd say, looking back to her, helping her go through pictures.

@Illiad Easle The Co-Op visit went quickly and rather well, all things considered. After wards, she was given her ID card and they'd make their way back to the cafe and apartment. After he let them back in, he'd smile and go to get himself a coffee "whew, that went smoother than I anticipated" he'd smile to her, "we can work out the small flaws of your disguise now if you like., or we can wait a bit"

@Illiad Easle As they walked and talked, he would smile "Well, it's really up to you, if you want to have a larger chest than I'd say go for it, but ultimately its your body, your decision" he would tell her, still somewhat blushing and trying to decide if his affections for her are real or not "Last thing I want is to hurt her, I do care, I care for all my friends but with Mari...I feel different" he would think to himself, taking a glance at her as they walk, he'd then gulp a little as he then felt like he had butterflies in his stomach.

@Illiad Easle He would smile as he watched her change into the form of a gazelle "You look amazing" he would say, using a the camera function on his tablet and on the front camera, so she could see what she looked like "You're pretty spot on, but you are right, we can work on the fur and such in private, the top I lent you ought to cover up any mistakes you may have made," he would smile "Also I'm sure there are some gazelle who have larger chests" he chuckles a little, shaking his head. He waits for her to put the top back on before standing up and offering her a hand up "If I didn't know better, you could have fooled me" he smiles to her, helping her to stand up again "Come on, lets get you sorted at the Co-Op and then we can go back home and fix any mistakes" he would say with a slight blush, "I wonder if she picks up on how I feel? Am I really falling for her? this has never happened before" he thinks to himself with the blush across his face.

@Illiad Easle Ash would nod as he almost instantly got out his tablet to look up photos of gazelles on it for Mari "They're naturally slim" he would tell her, giving her the tablet so she could go through the photos, he'd lean back a little "I think you look pretty either species you choose however" he says softly to her.