It had felt like ages since Jackson had really been able to spend a little time with Panda. He saw her around the pack sometimes, sure, but they weren’t able to really sit down and chat like he wanted. He’d been busy with his tasks, and she with her pregnancy. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise that they hadn’t really seen each other for a while, then. Busy schedules had a tendency to keep people apart. He was a bit surprised at how disappointed he was to find that Panda wasn’t in right now. Maybe he’d just really wanted a familiar face to talk to. Being cooped up with only Agony for company now that both Esmeralda and Ravesque had run off wasn’t doing him any good. The siblings got on each other’s nerves too much to stick around each other for long, but being so isolated from his family was beginning to take its toll on him.
But hey, this woman seemed nice enough to him. She invited him in with an easy offer, and he obliged, slipping inside a little awkwardly. He didn’t know how he felt about being there with the black and white-furred woman gone, but the stranger seemed to be at home here. Perhaps she was keeping an eye on things while Panda and her friend were out? He supposed it didn’t really matter, in the end. He offered the woman a smile as she introduced herself, before giving his own name in turn. Jackson. I’m Jackson. Nice to meet ya.
The boy glanced around the cavernous den for a moment then, taking in the sights around him. He’d never been in Panda’s den before, he realized. He turned his cerulean gaze back toward Zera’im. So, uh. Guess you’re a friend of Panda’s, huh? he asked, slipping his hands in the pockets of his shorts.