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"They are, are they? [i]Aw, thank you,[/i]" Cecilia replied, expressing her gratitude in a minutely cutesy way. She worked her hand around and began scratching behind Neric's ears. The initial peculiar sensation giving way to familiar, soft fur, she turned her head to James the way one would after just accomplishing an amazing feat to make sure he saw it. She felt safe with him, and she had to acknowledge to herself that she certainly wouldn't even dream of interacting with anything like Neric if it wasn't for him. Eventually, Cecilia caught herself "looking" for perhaps a moment too long and abruptly turned her attention back to his Void, a warm, however embarrassed smile on her face, her right hand lowering and ending her petting session with some delicate scratches under his chin.