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Maybe he misses our children.

[...okay when he says 'our children' that sounds way more gay than it actually is in this particular scenario.]

I know I do, sometimes.

[It really does, but the subject is soft enough that he won't get called out for it.]

Well, all the better that we'll both be here, then. Now you can both dote on Watty to your heart's content whenever you want!

[how else was he supposed to put it it!!]

I couldn't have asked for a better pair of roomates.

...thank you. For agreeing to it.

[Even if he knows Ranpo was lonely on his own too, he's still grateful.]

[Is it time for them to be sappy? Because he's gonna be sappy, reaching up to caress Atsushi's cheek with the tips of his fingers.]

I feel like I should be thanking you...

[But then--]

["Want spicy caterpillar!!"]

[Watson suddenly YELLS and squirms out of Ranpo's hand to instead jump onto his face.]

[...]

Watty, Papa and Papa are having a moment.

["Moment would be better with caterpillar."]

[He gets this from Ranpo.]

[Welp, sappy moment's gone. But it makes Atsushi chuckle, so it's not a total loss.]

I don't have any caterpillars in my fridge to give you.

[HE WHINES and then hops off of Ranpo's face and off the couch, spreading his wings to float down to the ground.]

[And now he's just gonna wander around on tiny feet, snoot towards the ground and sniffing for bugs.]

...I have a feeling he won't find anything, huh.

[His apartment is probably cleaner than Ranpo's right now.]

I'd certainly like to hope there aren't bugs on my floor.

[He cleans up frequently??]

[He does! Which means of the bugs he can find, he'll only find the sort that don't need filth to propagate. Which means in about a minute or so or crawling around under some furniture, he flutters back over and lands on Ranpo's chest--]

[And drops a spider on him.]

[...]

[Please save him Atsushi, he can't yeet the spider without yeeting the baby, too???]

[Atsushi is a brave soul who is going to pick up this spider with his bare hands.]

Watson, don't drop bugs on people. Especially spiders.

[So brave, such courage]

[Watson is confused?? But he nods, even as Ranpo scoops him up so Atsushi can deal with the spider.]

He's like a little roomba when it comes to bugs... but at least he didn't eat it this time.

[Meanwhile Watson is making cute little fox grumbles as Ranpo scritches one of his ears, as if he weren't just being a little menace.]