Private Finished Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

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Sprinkles was too distracted to avoid being grabbed. And not expecting the meek Valentine to point a blade at him, he found himself too stunned to do anything for several seconds.

What the fuck? was the only thought going through his mind. Then another popped up. This explains a lot. This personality was more in line with what Sprinkles could see Tieragoran going after.

"No one told me? And... what the heck? Get that knife out of my face."

He wasn't strong enough to kick or punch Valentine, but he had his own blade he could use. Raising up a hand, he popped out his claws. Please let them be scared of this. I don't know how to fight.
 
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Get that knife out of my face was probably the most ridiculous response to being threatened with a knife that Valentine had ever heard. He didn't even register the claws at first, just pulled back slightly and blinked confusedly. "Are you stupid? Do you wanna d-"

Then he saw the claws. Val pulled back a bit further but didn't lower the knife at all. "What the fuck are you? NEK0 can't do that."
 
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Sprinkles would have agreed that his response was stupid. He hadn't completely registered the feeling of fear at having his life threatened yet. His confusion of Valentine's mental state and confidence of his regeneration pushed that off for a bit. But now Sprinkles was properly scared. If Valentine aimed for anyplace, he hoped it wouldn't be lethal.

Fortunately for Sprinkles, the display of his claws caught them off guard. Pushing down his fear, he put on a cocky smile. "I got in contact with some people. Thought I should learn some magic to match up with the others here. And I can do a lot more than grow claws."
 
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Valentine lowered the knife a bit further, looking at Sprinkles' claws and them back to his face. "Huh. Freaky. I ain't fucking with magic yet. You're either brave or an idiot. And I ain't decided which yet."

This wasn't going at all how he had expected. Though that damn smirk was irritating him. "Alright, so fine. I'm a Nek0. Why do you care? The fuck do you want, Sparkles?"
 
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Sprinkles still wasn't comfortable enough to retract his claws, but he lowered them when Valentine lowered his knife. He also let himself stop with the smirk. It felt awkward, and he had a feeling the longer he held it, the faker it would look.

There were a couple of questions rolling about in his, but he needed to stay on topic.

"Calm down. I don't want anything. I'm just interested in why you're hiding. I could figure you out from my nose. I bet other people could tell you're lying immediately. Though..." he eyed Valentine's weapon, "now I'm wondering what you would've done with that knife. Kill me?"
 
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"I doubt I could have killed you, actually. Not with my freakish ten year old arms. Come on," Val mused almost jokingly, flipping the knife closed and huffing slightly. Grabbing Sprinkles by the arm he dragged him further down the alley, constantly looking around to make sure no one was around.

Once they were alone, it was a simple matter to remove the hair pins that held his cone buns to his ears and remove his tail from under his shirt. His tail in particular immediately started flicking around in agitation, as if happy to finally be free. "I've always hid, man. It was how I was allowed outside back in Japan. You don't spend five years doing something without it becoming habit. And besides,"

He gave Sprinkles a Cheshire grin and a shrug. "I don't like giving up all my secrets at once."
 
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From shy to threatening to friendly. Valentine's sudden switch between personalities kept catching Sprinkles off guard. It was something he admired. Another thing to later incorporate into his new personality.

Once the two were alone, and they both had their weapons concealed, Sprinkles looked Valentine over with a smile. His nose was right! How could he not show some pride at that?

"I can understand that. Looks like you're doing well at integrating, anyhow. Last time I saw you, you got yourself a date real quick. I definitely wasn't that confident when I first arrived here," he said with a laugh.

"But what do you mean by ten-year-old arms? I was told our strength is around a five-year-old's."
 
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Val's ear twitched slightly and his grin spread, showing off his little pointed canine teeth. Okay so he didn't know what was up with Val's creation. He wasn't going to mention the bit about his disobedient streak. That was a secret to keep, and more of a feature than a bug if you asked him.

"I'm a prototype. Made while they were still figuring out what all they wanted the NEK0 to be like. So I'm one they turned the strength up on."
 
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Just like with the other NEK0s, Sprinkles found himself quickly warming up to Valentine the more he learned about them. And as a result, Valentine had to face Sprinkles' upbeat and talkative personality once again.

"So you're one of the oldest ones? As far as I know, I and another NEK0 are the only other five-year-olds. Difference is, I'm much older than him mentally and physically. It's just so nice to meet another NEK0 who can act like an actual adult."

Valentine was stronger than a normal NEK0. If only there was a way to look inside of them. Why couldn't there be a way to ask about that without sounding like a complete psycho? Learning the internal structure of their body may be the key to fixing his own strength.

He needed to keep this one close as a friend.

"Anyways, are there any other cool things you have, or are those secrets I gotta work for?"
 
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"Secrets ain't really secrets if you share em, are they?" What the hell was this kid? Valentine scratched the back of his head, muttering in Japanese at how annoying this situation was. He flipped the knife open and closed absentmindedly, as if using it to concentrate his thinking.

"You gotta buy me lunch, first. And no tongue on the first dte, eh?" Off-color jokes aside, he didn't know what to expect now that his most blatant secret was out in the open. At least for Sprinkles. "Besides all that though, what are we doing now?"
 
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