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In the late afternoon Yin was walking back from class, the long way, despite the slight chill in the air. The long was as in going in the completely opposite direction so that he could stretch his legs and have a nice walk around the campus. He was passing the school's gates when he saw a familiar boil heading toward the town. The maul perhaps? He had went to the maul with him in the past.

He did a quick mental scan, trying to remember if he needed to do anything. Or specifically, if he had plans to meet up with Alexander, who had made it obvious in the past that he did not appreciate it if Yin failed to meet up with him. Nope, nothing. Cheerfully he darted out the gates, jogging toward the figure and calling out to him as he neared. "Mot? Is that you? Where are you headed to?" He had not seen the cowboil for quite a while, and quite a bit had happened since that time. "Are you going to get some more leather?" Okay, maybe a slightly odd question, but what better way to prove to the boil that he remembered his interests?

It almost looked as if Mot was...upset that he had shown up? Yin faltered slightly, but Mot kept talking, so it had to be okay that he was there. "Oh, coffee again? Perhaps I should give it another chance?" The boil did seem rather obsessed with the stuff, and it had not been all bad.

But the boil seemed nervous, which was admittedly odd just for talking about coffee. "Oh no, I did not mean to insinuate that you were crazy. I think of you as more...fun loving? Casual?" He really did not know how to describe the cowboil, but he was trying to be nice about it. What were some other nice descriptions he could use, just to calm the other boil a bit? "You are very interesting, and I think it is good to go at your own pace." Yes, he could not tell the boil to never risk anything. If one did not push themselves than muscles would not grow and form, it was a balance really.

"But sometimes its good to push yourself. You know, push the boundaries of comfort so that you can do more. It helps to build up stamina." Yin really did think about training too much.

Yin had managed to find a silver seed at the Scarentine's party, and if he was really lucky a gnome would sometimes have him move a ridiculously large or heavy object so that they did not have to, and would reward him with a seed. They seemed rather gleeful when he agreed to do such things for a single seed, and some of the lazier ones were beginning to seek him out occasionally. So perhaps he could purchase a cup this trip.

He was startled out of his musings by the cowboil, who appeared to have a stuttering problem. Oh was he late? He muttered something that Yin could not quite hear and then turned, and Yin could really not understand what he was saying. He turned to walk alongside the leather boil bedecked with leather, unsure if he should ask. "I apologize. I did not mean to just barge into your day as I did. If you are busy or have plans naturally I would not desire to force you into allowing me to escort you. If you just let me know I can turn back to the school?" He really was worried, considering he had just invited himself along.

Well, that was a relief. Yin continued walking next to him, glad that the boil seemed happy enough. It was nice to talk to just an ordinary boil friend sometimes, even if this one did perhaps like leather more than Yin thought was usual. He was fairly content to just walk in silence, boils did not necessarily talk as much as ghouls, and that was fine by him.

"Friends? I have a few." He seemed rather proud that he had a "few." Considering that he had not had very close friends home at the Clan to going to a best friend that he would be with forever, and two ghouls that he would consider his friends, plus a few friendly acquaintances seemed like a rather nice achievement. "They have different interests than me, but we have found things in common. Do you have many friends here? I know that you are with Lady Hel quite often...does she share your love for coffee? Or leather?"

A lot of friends? That certainly sounded nice and Yin smiled cheerfully. He was simply in a very good mood lately, as everything seemed to be looking up at the same time for once. They were going at a fairly decent pace as they headed to the maul, and it was a good stretch of his legs.

"If it upsets her then why do you continue drinking as much coffee as you do? Is it a rebellion against her wishes?" He questioned the boil curiously, as it was odd that if the two cared so much for each other yet the boil still did something that obviously displeased her. Almost as an afterthought he added, "and that is a very nice hat indeed. Lady Hel must be a highly skilled leather worker." Okay, so maybe he did not know how to tell quality leather working, but it seemed nice enough, and the cowboil was obviously pleased with it.

Yin nodded, it made sense. If the cowboil was attempting to slow down that should be good enough. It was an effort to please his ghoulfriend at least. "A coffee maker? So you need a special...device? to make coffee?" That sounded peculiar. With tea you could always steep leaves in an ordinary cup, you did not have to have a special tea maker for it.

They had almost reached the door and Yin sped up a bit to open it for the other boil, simply to be polite. It was not until the door was halfway open that it occurred to him that perhaps he should not just open the door for any boil now, but it was too late. And he was just being polite so it should be fine, and surely Alexander would not mind. Mentally shrugging he waited for the Mot to go through first before following him into the maul. At least he knew now not to offer his hand to the other boil on this trip.

Other hobbies? Hobbies other than what? "Well of course there is training, I like to get my exercise in a variety of ways. It is not good to focus too much on one area. I also hunt fairly often, though that is mainly for food so I do not know if you would consider it a hobby." What else should he consider a hobby? Reading and studying with Alexander was mainly for school work, though occasionally they did read something for fun. "I suppose you would consider spending time with others a hobby? I spend some time with other students as well."

The reaper seemed to know where he was going and was moving fairly quickly, which meant that they were making fairly good time through the maul. "And what are your hobbies? I know that you enjoy coffee and leather, and spend time with Lady Hel, but I do not know what you actually enjoy doing." Then a thought struck him. "Are you in any clubs? I have been told that I should find some to join, but I do not know of any."

Writing and reading? It sounded faintly like torture. "That is nice," for you, he added mentally. "There is a club solely for fitness?" he questioned with interest evident in his tone. If there was a club just for short people it did seem plausible. "Who is Riley? Are they nice?" He wondered if it was in the gymnasium, and if he had actually met many of the members. Surely those interested in fitness would be the ones that he saw on his morning runs or in the gym.

He nodded thoughtfully about joining a club. It made sense to meet others, which would probably be nice. Maybe there were clubs that were just boils. Maybe Alexander would like to join a club with him, but he quickly dismissed that thought. One of the main purposes of joining a club would be to meet new people, and he would not do that if he went with Alexander, as he would just rely on the other boil.