My Dearest Tanuki

Tom's Trauma

Italics is the past in a story way, Bold is basically a flashback kinda deal ))

Mazzi successfully talked Redd through the story between the two, but she could tell details were missing. Redd barely explained anything and she could tell it wasn't enough to help them work things out.

Once Redd agreed to follow her instruction, she told him to wait there for the moment and she would call him when necessary. She still needed to talk to Tom..

Isabelle and Tom were talking things that weren't about him out. Advice on how to improve the island more, telling each other who they'd like to move here, spilling drama to each other, etc. The change of topic really seemed to help Tom feel much better.

Of course that wouldn't last long..

Mazzi walked into the services building with high expectations. Isabelle greeted her, but Tom could already tell she was here because she needed something. "What is it, hm?" Tom asked with a small tilt to his head.

"I need to talk to you Mr. Nook."

"Well, Lets ch-"

"Privately, please." Mazzi added with her finger up to indicate she wasn't done yet. Tom sighed, already knowing what it was about. "Look, Mazzi, I really don't-"

"If you're going to be upset about it, you might as well talk to someone!" Mazzi explained. She wanted Tom to talk to her as a friend more than she did to just know what was going on. Tom knew this was true. "I suppose so, yes. Take a seat, hm? Isabelle here is a good friend and she's been curious herself so I don't mind talking with her here." He explained while Mazzi scooted a stool to sit in the middle of two set in front of the desired counters so she was able to see them both well.

Honestly, Tom didn't want to talk about it at all since it always just brought him back to that day but he could see it was causing more issues keeping it buried. Just as Isabelle said it would..
He should listen to her more often..

Tom sighed. "Where to start.."

"You guys met on a street in the city while you were visiting your family, right?" Mazzi asked since she knew that much already. Tom just suspected she knew that from talking to Redd so he didn't bother asking. "Yes."

"What happened then?" Isabelle asked.

Tom leaned back in his chair a bit, resting his hand on his stomach. "I couldn't even hear him coming up to me..I suppose that's a normal thing for foxes. Their paws are quite small. Can only hear them hitting the ground when they run." Tom added.

He walked up to me and tried to greet me. I was only there to see my family and I was terrified of the streets, so when he came up to me without sound I was terrified. I tried to claw his throat but he was taller than me. Much taller if you count the ears..

He quickly apologized for scaring me, and I apologized for attacking him. He explained to me that I wasn't exactly safe walking along on my own. Especially with my size and being in a town full of animals much larger than me. He asked where I was from and it was just small talk from there until I got to my house. I ran into him again the next day and he offered to take me to lunch.
   I agreed and he told me his life story while we ate since I had shared mine the night before.

"I was a 18-year-old kit being kicked straight out the day after my birthday. But hey, 20 years now and still thriving." Redd shared while he threw up a finger gun over to Tom with a toothy smile.

That seemed to only upset Tom though since he folded his ears back. "Don't you know that barring your fangs is a threat?" Tom informed harshly.