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"Yes!" Gloom swatted at the air with his paw, shadows trailing behind it and wisping up off into the air. "Just make sure y'let them know it belongs to y'cause sometimes shadows try to keep things."

"Gloom doesn't need anything." The shadow marten stretched along Shun's shoulders and then settled once more.

"Do y'need to get back to the other place?"

"Y'can give Gloom something later if y'want." Gloom's tail swished before it paused. "Y'should get y'knife back if y'want it. Otherwise it's going to be here until y'come back."

His tail started back up. "Gloom will take y'back." Then there was a short growl. "Mine mine mine are bad news."

The knife would return, that same sensation of something watching him with amusement. It was a playful feeling and, for a moment, it seemed like the shadows might have kept the blade.

They did not when Gloom was swatting at them briefly. Once he did that, once the blade was back in Shun's hand, the shadows darkened around them. There was not a bit of light to see and the entire area was covered.

Or it was for a moment, at least, and then the shadows lightened back to normal and it was clearly Ashdown not other ashdown they were now in. Gloom's weight upon Shun's shoulders changed, just as the feel of silky shadows turned to cool fur.

"Y'already back," he told him, hopping down off of his shoulders and sitting down on the pavement. Gloom rubbed at an ear with a paw. "The mine mine mine don't like surprises. If y'see them again, just surprise them."

"Gloom will always help if Gloom can." The dark furred creature slipped forward and stood on his hind legs a moment. His paws pushed against Shun's leg as he looked up at him. "Y'are welcome, Shun. Y'should take care of y'self. Too much rain is bad for player characters."

Then he was falling back onto four paws and darting away into shadows.

Gone.

Who knew if he meant too much time in other ashdown or actual rain.