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Hernando Fuentes ([personal profile] hernando_fuentes) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2018-07-15 10:17 am
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The Park on Sunday afternoon.

Hernando went for a walk after work and his feet took him back to the park. This time, he brought a bottle of water and a small hip pouch full of snacks. For both himself and his companion, when one of the quokka decided to follow him. The walk took a long time, the quokka needed to rest several times. Hernando didn't mind. He spoke to his small furry companion as though it could understand him, calling out parts of the architecture or the view that he admired and why. The quokka didn't answer, of course, but it did look in whatever direction Hernando gestured.

In deference to the weather, Hernando was wearing a light linen button shirt and a color-coordinated pair of linen shorts. His feet were clad in brown Prada sandals.
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-15 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Miguel was happy to lounge in the park and play around on the tablet he'd gotten, checking science sites for anything new and weird pop culture sites for fun. He had a big iced coffee from the Perk, with sweetener in it he'd never cop to.

He watched the guy he didn't recognize - new? - wander by, followed by a small fuzzy thing, and nodded at them.
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-15 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Hernando smiled pleasantly at the man in sunglasses. He wished he'd thought to bring a pair.

The quokka bounced over to Miguel, putting tiny paws on his shin and peering up at him with a happy face.
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-15 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Miguel looked down at the thing. "Hi." After that, he wasn't sure. Did it want petting? Coffee? Philosophical conversation?
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-15 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think perhaps she is interested what you hold in your hand," Hernando offered quietly, "but please don't give her any of the beverage. It would probably not be so good for her. She and her colony live in the tea shop, and are forever curious."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-15 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay," Miguel said. "So, friendly but not sentient?" He held out his hand for her to explore instead. "No coffee for you. They drink tea instead?" he asked. "Or they just like to poke around?"
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-15 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sentient?" Hernando was surprised, "No, I don't think so. Friendly, certainly." He gave a tiny sigh, "Except Dave, who is not so friendly as the others. They do not drink tea, only water, but they enjoy peering into cups to see what's inside."

A hand rose to run idly through his hair, "They are curious about everything. This is the first time one has followed me this far. I had to walk slowly so she could keep up."

The quokka captured his fingers in her tiny forepaws, sniffing them thoroughly before rubbing the top of her face against Miguel's palm.
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-16 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Miguel very carefully kept his talons folded in invisibly and rubbed behind her ears. "What are they?"
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-16 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Quokka, I have learned," Hernando answered Miguel, "A small marsupial from Australia. Similar to a wallaby, I read. What they are doing here in North America?" He held his palms out, "I do not know. They are mostly calm and curious. Except Dave."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-16 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Who's Dave?" Miguel asked.
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-16 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
"One of the quokka," Hernando explained with a face full of regret, "He seems less pleasant than the others, and is far more prone to mischief. He is part of their clan, and the others treat him the same as any other. He is the only one so far that has needed a name, though."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-16 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Black sheep of the family," Miguel guessed. Hey, he had some experience there. "Speaking of names," he paused in petting the quokka to hold out his hand. "Miguel."
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-16 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Hernando shook the hand with a warm, unchallenging grip. "Hernando Fuentes, professor and, now, tea shop proprietor. It is good to meet you, Miguel."

The quokka decided she'd had enough attention and hopped over to explore. The smell of mint perfumed the air when she stripped a leaf off to nibble.
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-16 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nice to meet you," Miguel answered nodding. "Chilango?"
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-16 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hernando was surprised into Spanish, !Yes. And you as well?!
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-16 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Miguel shook his head and responded in kind. "I'm from Nueva York. But you sound like my mother."

He realized belatedly how that sounded. "The same accent, I mean."
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-16 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nueva?" Hernando asked, since emphasis landed on the word, and in English, "New York? Your mother is from Mexico, though? Do you still have family there?"
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-16 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"New York," Miguel confirmed. "Ma's from Mexico City. No family left down there I know of, though." He had a few ancestors, but nobody living. Though heck, maybe his ancestors were living there now.

"What brings you to Fandom?"
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-16 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"A storm," Hernando smiled, "Too much to drive through, so I parked and sought shelter here at a hotel. The wet and damp brought about a cold so I stayed a few days to recover, fell in love, stayed. What brings you from such a big city to such a small one?"
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-17 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Portals, bugs, and a need to relax," Miguel answered succinctly. "It's a little weird here, but I like it."
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[personal profile] hernando_fuentes 2018-07-17 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
"I love it here," Hernando confessed, "Everything I have encountered so far has filled me with joy."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2018-07-18 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
"It's...got its good and bad points," Miguel said. "You do have to keep an eye for some of the weird."
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