((Fff. I acted like a cat, too, before I got my ADHD meds. :D))

Sorai chuckled. "I was more like the family pet than a son for the first few years of my life. I think I even ate dog food," he said, blinking lightly before shaking his head. "I mean, I still act more like a dog than a person, but at least I walk upright instead of on all fours." 

( I acted like a dog in fourth or fifth grade. o3o I can't remember. )

Ryo frowned, ears lowering. "Not pleasant," he said. "I know I wasn't fed cat food, just treated differently. My sisters, since they were younger, often went off telling everyone I was their pet, instead of saying I was their older brother." He sighed. "I don't know if it was a joke or they actually didn't realize that I was their older brother, or if they were just being mean."

Sorai stuck out his tongue as he exited the train, teetering a moment. "He chuckled softly, turning his head to grin at Ryo. "Thanks," he said happily, ears perked up.

((D:>

Ugh. My brain is being a fail. D:))

( D: )

Ryo's own ears perked up, and they both twitched. "No problem," he said, following Sorai. He closed the door behind the both of them, jumping off the edge of the balcony-thingy and turning around, holding his arms out for Sorai.

"Jump." Ryo said, a smile pulling at his lips. "I'll catch you."

( x3 Coon made a graphic of a border collie jumping off a cliff, and it read, "Leap of Faith".
Coincidence? )

Ryo caught him easily, laughing when he did. "See, I told you." he said, still holding Sorai. "I've been catching gymnasts jumping off high posts for a while now, so I'm pretty good at catching people now." He wasn't sure if he had asked Sorai to jump just so he could hold him. 

Sorai blinked up at Ryo. "You know, you're a lot more agile than I am," he said after a bit. He was pretty amazed at everything the neko had done, while he had just been no more than some plaything until recently when he join Circus Gothica. He didn't really have any special talents that set him apart from others, so he wasn't really sure why Darius accepted him.

Maybe it was just to have another pet...? 

((It's like I can see these things through the computer. .3.)) 

( o3o Maybe you can. )

"I'm part cat, aren't I?" Ryo asked, setting Sorai down. "Cats are pretty damn agile." He chuckled. Though he didn't realize what Sorai was thinking, he had thought the same thing once, himself. But, turns out, Darius just really liked him. It wasn't because of his cat ears, it was because Ryo always stuck to Darius, and they became friends quickly.

It was the same with Sorai: Darius could care less about Sorai's ears and tail. He liked Sorai for being a good friend.

Sorai chuckled softly. "No, they prefer puppies. When dogs go to the pound, usually it's the puppies that go and the adults that stay to get put down," he said, frowning lightly. He felt bad for all those poor critters. "But that's just how a lot of people are, I guess."

After a few moments, he poked Ryo lightly, head cocked to the side. "You know, I've heard that cats don't come when they're told, they come when they want to. Is that true?" he asked out of the blue, blinking his big, dark eyes.