It's me and Mr. Jones?

Jay nodded enthusiastically in response to Empousa's question. She was proud of where she'd been raised, the place she called her home. Talking about it came easily to her and she was glad to share a little about her life with this new acquaintance. It seemed the other wolf was just as glad to share, though her words made it seem like she might harbor a past that might surprise Jay. "I'm not sure... maybe you could tell me about one of the coolest places you've ever visited?" It was hard not to immediately let her mind run wild, wondering the sort of life the other wolf had led- she'd said she lived an unpredictable life, after all. Jay's eyes widened as she tried to imagine the sort of things she'd seen.

Accepting the contact, she leaned just slightly into her touch. Empousa was friendly in an easy sort of way that made Jay feel at ease around her. Mostly- she also made her feel bashful in a way she wasn't used to. She explained what she'd meant by her comment and Jay found herself laughing nervously at her misunderstanding. "Oh- I mean, I'd love that," she said sheepishly. And she would! A friend to go adventuring with sounded quite nice, even if the island they were looking at seemed so far away...

And yet Empousa was standing suddenly, stretching out and inviting her to go right now. Being spontaneous, while it sounded fun in theory, seemed much more scary in reality. She'd be fine though, right? It was a short enough swim, and it wasn't like Jay wasn't physically fit...

"Are you sure? I'd love to go, as long as you're sure..." Jay wasn't the worrying type, but she didn't like putting others out, and imagining being a burden if she tagged along didn't settle well with her. But Empousa hadn't given her any reason to think that was even mildly the case, so Jay gave her head a shake and tried to rid herself of those worries.

Standing up, she too stretched out her forelimbs and her tail gave a big wag. "Have you scoped out a way down these cliffs yet? I think if we go south a bit the incline isn't quite so sharp," she gestured toward the cliff's southern point, hoping she was right. "Let's do it!" Even if they didn't make it all the way there, she was happy to enjoy her new-found company for a bit longer.