[ Oscar does, in fact, miss it—or at least, most of it. He does catch a flicker of movement from the corner of his eye, but it's already gone by the time he turns his head to look closer. Still, that doesn't ring any alarm bells. They're in a forest. Even odds it was a lizard rather than anything dangerous.
Oscar makes for an attentive audience as he and Dipper walk, almost relaxing as they make their way towards the village. And then Alcaid makes their appearance.
Oscar reacts in a flash, stepping aside to give Dipper room to maneuver. He reverses his grip on his cane, bringing it up like a sword once again. It takes a moment for him to parse that not only is Alcaid not a threat, they're something that Dipper seems to recognize. Even so, he stares at the little puffball. ]
What is that?
[ His voice pitches up sharply and even cracks a little at the end, and for the first time this conversation Oscar actually looks and sounds like a fifteen year old boy. ]
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Oscar makes for an attentive audience as he and Dipper walk, almost relaxing as they make their way towards the village. And then Alcaid makes their appearance.
Oscar reacts in a flash, stepping aside to give Dipper room to maneuver. He reverses his grip on his cane, bringing it up like a sword once again. It takes a moment for him to parse that not only is Alcaid not a threat, they're something that Dipper seems to recognize. Even so, he stares at the little puffball. ]
What is that?
[ His voice pitches up sharply and even cracks a little at the end, and for the first time this conversation Oscar actually looks and sounds like a fifteen year old boy. ]