guess i overdid it / open

    A strange chirruping noise emanated from behind Alaric, once more startling him albeit to a lesser extent. He whipped around only to face Octane, someone whose presence did not outright irritate him but did often grate on his nerves. The tabby had been fine with the cheetah's extended stay before, but the longer that he lingered around, the more Alaric grew annoyed with his frankly childish nature. This was one of those times.

    "I don't believe that's any of your business," Alaric hissed, making very clear that he was not fond of those who made attempts to pry into his personal business. He doubted that Octane would get the memo, but now he would at least know better now.

    Ivan and Aurum approached next, and upon their arrival Alaric found himself calming. Turns out that a friendly face and a couple deep sighs were all he needed to calm himself down. But now he was at a crossroads: admit his blindness, or continue on about his day and be branded as someone who was prone to randomly snapping at anyone that crossed his path? He supposed the answer was obvious, then.

    Another exhalation escaped his lips before he began speaking again. "Ever since the meteor hit, I haven't been able to see out of my left eye." He allowed a brief pause. "Traumatic optic neuropathy. I think that's what it is, at least. It's incurable, and it's the reason why he was able to sneak up on me like that. ...Sorry for shouting."

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