[Getting to see Hiyori's smile illuminated by his feelings fills his heart with a fluttering sensation, making the light pulse in response. Suddenly embarrassed by the display, heat colors his cheeks and it goes back to being dim. Dammit. Oh well. This is tricky...! ]

Heh, so I did. Let's see if I can do better than that next time.

[He tries again, focusing harder on it with tongue sticking partially out... Only for not much of anything to happen.]

Damn. Oh well, let's see you give it a go.

[He watches excitedly, ears perked forward as the light grows enough to reveal both their faces and shoulders. They're doing it...! They're really doing it--! They're-- ...not having much luck, huh.

Reaching out, he pats her head a couple times. No being discouraged here. It's still progress!]

Try to think of it as grasping your emotions and channeling it into your hand. Focus on a particular feeling so you can draw it out. When I use my swords I think about the rush I getting from fighting. Here-- let's try it again, okay?

[Picking an emotion, he turns his gaze on the weak ball of light and focuses again, brows furrowed in concentration. It begins to grow, glowing steadily brighter until their entire fronts are bathed in brightness.]