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[At least, Cheshire feels comfortable enough to let his guard down a little. It doesn't seem that, despite their differences, he intends to attack or anything of the sort, as far as he can tell.
Batting a paw back into the water he, at last, scoops out a koi to watch it flop around upon the ground helplessly. Instinct causes his ears to perk, once more batting it with his other paw, before looking up once more.]