－１: 『Enter the Minus!』

[negative]

[action 1, around town, morning]

[ There's a new face in town -- a rather ordinary-looking young man of average height and build, with black hair, blue eyes, and a pleasant smile on his face. Hands stuffed into his pant pockets, he is walking down the sidewalk, seemingly minding his own business as he approaches a random pedestrian and-- ]

『Hiya!!』

[ --In an instant, he's all up in their grill, his smiling mug just inches away from theirs. ]

『Hello! Excuse me! You there! Yes, you! If you're not too busy, may I please have a moment of your time?』

[ And even after he finishes speaking, the young man continues to stand rather closely to the other person, totally invading their personal space.

And he is still smiling. ]

[action 2, late afternoon, 1649 albright]

[ After spending several hours trying to gather as much information as he could, and another hour or two trying to recall his address, Kumagawa once again finds himself at the front steps of his new "home" -- 1649 Albright Lane. Once inside, he removes his shoes, leaves them at the front door, steps into the living room and, after taking a deep breath, announces quite loudly: ]

『I'm hooooooome, my wonderful, caring, loving family!! I'm soooooo sorry for sneaking out while you were all asleep this morning, but I'm back now, and I'm determined to be the best family member I can possibly be!』

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[calmingmelody]

[ ... just kidding. Loosha is a damn lonely dinosaur-manatee so friendship is always the right option.

She lowers her head closer to his level, looking at him curiously. Like this?]

[negative]

『Yay! Thank you!』

[ Kumagawa wastes no time in reaching forward, resting his hand upon Loosha's gigantic noggin. And yes, he does possess a creepy aura -- the creepiest of the creepiest. Being petted by Kumagawa is tantamount to being touched by the living embodiment of skeeve itself.

Skeeviness aside, Kumagawa is surprisingly behaving himself. He's petting and stroking Loosha's head with the utmost care, his touch gentle and comforting. ]

『Uwah . . .』 [ Pet, pet, pet. ] 『So cool!! I've always wanted to meet a real-life dinosaur!』

[calmingmelody]

Way!

[she responds to his thanks with a happy noise.

And then when he starts petting, she's not so happy. Brrrrr. Apparently her bad feeling about him isn't going away! Her eyes shift slowly to the left, then slowly to the right, as she tries to make sense of it. All the while letting him pet her nicely - he's behaving fine, so she's not sure what to do. If only her friends were here, she'd know if it was okay if Arianna started playing her flute...

Well, after a bit, she decides that's plenty and lifts her head again. Loosha trusts her instincts, even if she doesn't understand them.]

Pshewww....

[W-was that a sigh? Of relief, maybe, that she's made the decision to back off.]

[negative]

[ Kumagawa noticed that sigh of relief, although it didn't really surprise or offend him. Back in his home world, no one -- not even his parents -- enjoyed interacting with him, let alone being touched by him. Not that he minded, though -- he had grown accustomed to being despised. Kumagawa Misogi reveled in the negative emotions he elicited from others, the hatred and repulsion he inspired.

However, he chooses to play dumb, instead acting as if everything is a-okay. ]

『Thanks again, Dinosaur-san! Your head is surprisingly veeeery soft!』 [ Kumagawa rests his hands on his hips, gazing up at Loosha with big, bright eyes. ] 『Hey, hey! Do you want to be my friend?』

[calmingmelody]

Aaay...

[That was basically an "UMMMM" in Loosha-ese.

No hatred here, though. The instinctive revulsion did give her pause, as she wonders what it could mean - she's never really felt that way just from meeting someone, but it's a similar feeling to the one she got when she was defending her home from evil robots. Possibly worse than that. So damn. That's pretty bad.

She starts rocking on her flippers, almost like a shy little schoolgirl. She doesn't really want to say no because... FRIENDSHIP!! ... but maaaybe she thinks they should be acquaintances first, Mr. Creepy. She lets out a little squeak telling him thus. But having no language is suffering. TAKE THAT NOISE AS YOU WILL.]

[negative]

[ Guess what? Kumagawa takes that squeak as a "Yes! I would love to be your friend! Let's grow old and die together!"

So, naturally, his smile widens and he rushes forward, embracing his new prehistoric BFF. Which, unfortunately for Loosha, means he's touching her again, with those skeevy hands. ]

『Yahoo!! Thank you for accepting my offer! For a second there, I thought you were going to break my heart, just like everyone else, eheh!』

[ Good job, Loosha! You've made his inner child very happy (not really, since he is incapable of feeling that particular emotion). ]

1/2

[calmingmelody]

[she squeezes one eye shut at that creepy hug. Well, looks like she made a friend after all.... hoorayyyyyyy.... ?????????]

never mind 2/3

[calmingmelody]

[wait wait hold the phone.]

Kwaaah....?!

[did he say

BROKEN HEART?

is he

LONELY!?]

3/3

[calmingmelody]

Waaay....

[It's not pity exactly. But Loosha definitely thinks lonely people should stick together. Maybe she doesn't understand yet, but he said the right thing to win her over.

So she will kind of lift her flipper to give him an awkwardly huge back-pat. It's okay, lil' buddy. She'll find a way to be your friend even though you're creepy!!]