[the dog makes his debut, anticipating a new face and set of shoes to sniff - the latter which is almost immediate when Palamedes is spotted. Manabu steps into dimly-lit view out of the transport fog shortly after, a satchel stuffed full of some of the smaller remaining jars Diluc could spare from the Roost.

the slight nod-up of greeting is followed up by a sobering expression, brow furrowing as he follows the point.]

Can't get too hostile with it just to shoo it away or it'll leave some worse effects...Let's just make note of where it's perched and draw our perimeter from there, yeah?