Jonathan
Gursht, after his long adventure hopping worlds and frolicking across biomes he'd never before seen – finds himself back here; back to this old fountain where he met his first human...

He wondered how Brad was doing? He'd hoped the large man was doing well, or at least was still alive... But, in any case, if Gursht sees him he will see him. For now, Gursht would stop by the fountain for a drink before mingling with the rest of town. Now that he had developed better etiquette, he knew how to navigate human settlements with greater ease.

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Jack
*Lirio arrives at the fountain after a day of working at the labs, having submited a document that he hoped they'd approved, but for now, he was just gonna sit on the fountain to rest and maybe eat something, or that was his plan*

*After arriving at the fountain he noticed a large, massive dinosaur chilling there, which froze him a bit in place, out of everything he's done and witnessed, the least he was expecting was to see a dinosaur just roaming around his town, looking in a but of awe*

"W-woah.."
Jonathan
Gursht stopped, lifting his head up and looking to the side to examine his new guest – water still dripping from his beak. It wouldn't be the first time a human had gawked at him, but this boy was much smaller than the large man he had met before. The boy seemed much more reserved, and didn't come running up to him, or tackling him and knocking him over.

But this boy... Also felt familiar... Like Gursht had met him in a far-off dream. When he tried to recall the boy's scent, he could only recall memories of salt and ocean winds.

He probably has never met this boy.

"...I have come to understand that I am a strange sight" He rumbled, "...But I promise you that I am not very special." Gursht finished, seeming amused by the boy's awe-struck gaze.

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Jack
*Lirio now moves a bit to the side being seemingly really nervous, thinking about a lot of things at that moment, finding kinda funny how he mentioned that he was not very special, even tho its a live dinosaur that can speak*

*But something on him also seemed familiar, like if he had seen him before, he had a really weird dream a few days ago, and bunch of weird stuff has been happening since then*

"U-uhm... Hi.."
Jonathan
A pause... Then Gursht replied to him; "...Hello there, small human. I am Gursht if you wanted to know. I am visiting Traverse Town for supplies and a nice rest before I head forth again." Gursht fully turned to address Lirio at this point, turning his full attention to him.

"Do you live here? I've come to learn that this place is the home of many now - ever since worlds have been falling into the Abyss left and right - I must assume that you're situation is much the same... Unless you have always lived here?"

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Jack
"Uhm... Thats sort of the case honestly, i think, ive always lived here..."

*He said still looking at gursht, sitting on a small bench near the fountain*

"So you're resting..? Do you want some fruit..?"
Jonathan
Gursht let out a snorting sound, something like a chortle "Gursht would love some fruit..." He settled himself to lay on the stony ground "...What is it like to live in this place? I cannot imagine being born in a jungle of stone and lights, but you seem much more comfortable here."

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Jack
*He goes to one of the shops and buys 3 apples for gursht, leaving them close to him, still keeping a bit his distance*

"Well, its a lot more comfortable that being born on, you know, an actual jungle.. Everyone has a refuge they can go to, food and water nearby, proper lighting everywere and in general, its a lot safer and comfy.."
Jonathan
Gursht took another look around... Indeed, there were homes everywhere, and many of the denizens had safe places to stay. There was nothing to eat them here; but still, it felt lacking... At least, it felt lacking to Gursht.

"A paradise to some, but it feels cold and lonely when one is used to sunlight, when one is used to the sounds of swooping fliers in the summer, and rushing water in the spring." Gursht bent his head down to sniff the apples, before crunching one in a single bite.

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Jack
*Lirio took a moment to think about it, and it was kinda true how comfy everything was, he was not gonna deny it, but also was not gonna reject it*

"This may sound weird but.. Even tho you're a talking dinosaur... I feel like i've seen you before, somewhere..."
Jonathan
He made a curious rumble "...Is that so? Where do you think you have seen Gursht before, then?" Gursht crunched the second apple. His large beak made short work of them it seemed, a little uneasy to think of what it would do to your hand... But the dinosaur didn't seem hostile in the slightest, so maybe that wasn't really a worry.

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Jack
*He tried to remember a bit of what happpened in that weird dream he had before, even if everything was kinda fuzy, he could still remember some key details about it*

"On a dream i had... I was on this ship in the middle of the ocean, with a bunch of people and... Talking animals..? There was also a sort of big key, that also acted as a weird weapon... And black monsters attacked the ship i think... I cant remember much about it but, i feel like i've seen you there..."
Jonathan
"I hear many people have dreams of talking animals, and it's strange that so many people know of my kind when I haven't seen any until this recent year... But maybe it's just a coincidence." Gursht crunched the last apple, grinding it in his beak before swallowing it.

"Gursht thanks you very kindly for the food... What is your name? Or, you don't have to tell if you don't want to."

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Jack
*He still looked a bit confused, but just accepted that it could be a coincidence, just a weird fever dream even tho he didnt had a fever, he then looked at gursht and smiled a bit*

"My name is lirio... And if you want some more apples, just tell me please.."
Jonathan
"Lirio? Hm..." He ruumbled a bit in thought: That name did sound familiar... But Gursht shrugged it off.

"...I might if I really need, but I can normally get them myself. You don't need to worry about me, but you are very kind, and I would hope the rest of your herd may be just as kind."

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