Someone else is in the forest, and answers that call.
An entire centaur, in fact, who stirs himself out of his thoughts and slowly climbs to his feet, stretching out all four of his legs for a moment before trotting over]
[Finding a cat in a forest will be a tall order, especially if it's getting dark and doesn't belong to the child. But he promised to help, so he'll pull away in an attempt to begin the search]
[It's okay, because contractually nothing bad will happen to this cat. Anyway, he's not versed enough in animals to even know that a cat shouldn't be in the woods, so he doesn't look too troubled.]
I think it's a stray. It must be scared of people.
[meanwhile Archer is trying to decide if he should spill the beans or hope that this particular cat will be able to navigate a forest filled with potential predators...
Though hearing it's a stray is actually a plus in this regard]
If it's a stray, it will likely be able to take care of itself.
I see nothing wrong with that, if that's what you want to do.
[This isn't a situation where a huge cat population is killing off the local environment; it's only one stray cat so Archer will be merciful in his assessment]
That might be enough to coax it out and trust you.
[He doesn't even understand the advice to be worried about something dangerous because he has never been truly physically threatened by anything in his life. It's going to be fine.]
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week 0; arrival
Hello? Come on out!
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Someone else is in the forest, and answers that call.
An entire centaur, in fact, who stirs himself out of his thoughts and slowly climbs to his feet, stretching out all four of his legs for a moment before trotting over]
Hello, can I help you?
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Oh, hello. Did you see a cat run by here?
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[The fact that he lingers on that question means it's a "no", he has seen no cat, though he's already glancing about their surroundings]
It will be dark soon, so if you wish to find it, we best broaden our search.
Is the cat yours?
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My dad's allergic to them. But it came out of my room. I think it was scared.
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[Finding a cat in a forest will be a tall order, especially if it's getting dark and doesn't belong to the child. But he promised to help, so he'll pull away in an attempt to begin the search]
What color was the cat?
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[It looked familiar to him, somehow.]
It was white.
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[Huh. Well. Something to ask her about later, perhaps.]
Alright, let us begin. You take the parts of the forest to the left, and I will take the right.
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[Well, he'll go looking around in the area to the left, and calling out for a cat, but it doesn't make an appearance.]
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... I'm afraid there's little I can do.
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I think it's a stray. It must be scared of people.
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Though hearing it's a stray is actually a plus in this regard]
If it's a stray, it will likely be able to take care of itself.
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Do you think it's wrong to feed it? If it's a stray?
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[This isn't a situation where a huge cat population is killing off the local environment; it's only one stray cat so Archer will be merciful in his assessment]
That might be enough to coax it out and trust you.
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[He seems a little nervous about it, though.]
But if she wants to hide for a while, that's okay, too.
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[He hasn't seen anything dangerous in the forests yet, but just in case...]
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I'll be careful.
. . . Thank you for helping me.
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[With a slight bow]
What is your name, child? You can call me Archer.
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[. . . ]
Are you always a horse, Archer-san?
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[A gentle correction]
And no, not always. I was born in this form but there have been... unique situations that have allowed me to appear human.
[A brief laugh]
I suppose this is not one of those times.
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[But since he sees spirits, he's very used to seeing strange looking people, so he isn't very thrown by it, either.]
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[So he's used to it.]
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Which ones, if you do not mind my prying...
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[All just weird urban legend ghosts, all but one fake.]
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