text; un: okami

[whatshimadayou]

Some observations I have made of the little ones:

- They will only bond to one person at a time, it seems. Supplementing a caretaker will only work so long. Once one of them bond, you must guide them.
- With that in mind, they seem to do better in groups. It might be suitable for them to socialize with each other more in order to grow as a community. I was able to cross the chasm when mine had the company of another.
- They learn quickly and will adapt your behaviors into their own, much like any infant.

I do not doubt that many of you have concluded much the same.
However, I intend to share what I have noticed for those who might not have drawn the same conclusions.

I would like to hear what you have observed as well.

If you require assistance, inform me.

Comments

[whatshimadayou]

Suzume, leave Vito alone. For now.

[Suzume is disappointed, and sadly sits next to the bag, wrapping its little flippers around itself.

Hanzo continues to work on his basket.]

I was trained since I was a boy. My clan's ancestry had once been part of a ninja clan. I know how to survive, I know how to fight, and learned that anything could be a weapon.

If Vito lives at the end of this trip, I will teach you how to defend yourself in basic combat.

If Vito can function on its own, I will teach you how to properly fight with a weapon of your choice. Beyond that, I can do more.

[heavyhitter]

[ She listens with her gaze on nothing much in particular, out past the bag-and-squidge combo. And what can she say? That's pretty reasonable. It sounds like the kind of condition her grandma would have set — not ideal, but impossible to argue with. ]

Yeah, alright. That's fair. [ She sounds resigned to it. She's quiet for a few seconds following, thoughtful, then: ] We don't even know anything about these guys. Do you think they're just permanently dumb and helpless and shit? Maybe it's a whole race of jelly idiots, we don't know.

[whatshimadayou]

[Hanzo lets out a small snort.] Difficult to say. Perhaps they will stay infantile, or they will grow. Only time will tell.

However, I have noticed that Suzume is learning, slowly.

[heavyhitter]

Oh, good, maybe Vito's the only permanent idiot. [ She snorts, but then, somewhat reluctantly: ] What's it learning?

[whatshimadayou]

Several things. Manners, what is safe to eat, what is not safe to eat. Making baskets, to carry their belongings. When it is appropriate to play, when it is appropriate not to. In time, Suzume will learn how to defend itself.

What have you tried to teach Vito?