The older teen watched as the girl immediately ran up to Koishi, her hair impressively even messier than his own, and her thoughts seemed to start jumnling out on this surprise meeting, inquiring just how the motherly mantis had even gotten here. A fair enough question, it wasn't exactly common for them to travel into the village. In fact, their very discovery had happened well after the young man had been born. Which is why he was surprised someone so young had such an intimate relationship with the kind mantis that was now showering the strange girl in affection, a relationship just as if not closer than his own to the one that had saved his life and taken him in. He still didn't know anything about this girl, but he know had a better idea on why he'd been asked to meet her at least.
And that was when he'd finally be acknowledged, with the boy being polite enough to introduce himself at least. A chivalrous attitude that was enough to make both his birth mother and his adoptive bug mother proud of the man he'd become. And that gentlemanly attitude would get stopped in its tracks as the girl explained what she was doing, the older teen blinking with his polite, kind smile seemingly stuck on his face from his brain skipping a step. O-Oh...I see. He hadn't been expecting such an honest answer there, though it did confirm just what type of girl this was, someone who said and did whatever came to mind. A lack of inhibition, something that the younger man actually highly valued, being brave was important and you can't be brave and inhibited.
Thankfully he'd regain composure, just as the girl asked how he knew the mantis now playing with the girls hair and not his own. A lucky break. Well- And before he could answer, he'd be interrupted again. This time by the appearance of a pink haired girl appearing from around the corner, chasing a cat. And it ended in a resounding cat victory when the girl face planted in front of them and the cat making a break for it, right past the jacket wearing teen. However, reflexes kicked in and his were quite good, arms snapping out and snatching the cat right when it made the final push for freedom past him as if he were a mantis himself. He didn't actually know why he was catching this cat, the girl had been chasing it so it seemed like a good idea at the time. Much less so when the claws came out.
It came close to his nose, the sharp retribution of a wronged kitty, and he panickedly started holding it out of reach of him, as if it were a dangerous beast he was keeping at arms length. And it wasn't too far from the truth. He'd look back at the girl who'd chased this feline menace, seeing Koishi predictably fretting over her while the girl he'd come here to meet, Zisu, checked up on her as well. He was glad he'd chosen Koishi to accompany him now, he had a feeling Basagiri might've complicated this situation knowing her. So what happened? Why were you chasing this caaaa-
Achoo!
Once again interrupted, this time by a sneeze. The cat hair had managed to tickle his nose just enough cause him start sneezing. And he froze, like prey, hoping that without moving he'd be invisible from predators. Or a possibly slightly overprotective motherly insect who had no qualms doing a complete medical diagnostic in public and minimal consent. Thankfully, she was preoccupied with her other patient, and he could let out a sigh of relief. Which came out as another sneeze. Sorry about that. Anyways, is this your cat??
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