[Please don't hoot an aww at him, Ori. You're making him blush.
Not that the owlets notice or care. They've content to continue playing atop him, and at first Diluc doesn't even register that one of them is starting to spout fire until there's a very close call against his ear.]
Careful, there. Just because I'm used to flames doesn't mean I'm fireproof.
[He takes the offending baby off his shoulder and sets it down in front of him. The owlet hops around in a little circle and stares up at him expectantly.]
Let's burn off some of that excitement, shall we?
[He reaches for a small ball that's under a bush nearby--apparently abandoned by a pet sometime earlier--and rolls it on the ground. The owlet watches intently, follows it, pecks at it a few times, and attempts to kick it back toward Diluc but mostly just succeeds in tripping itself up. It squeaks in surprise, letting loose a bit more flame but managing not to catch anything on fire in the process.
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Not that the owlets notice or care. They've content to continue playing atop him, and at first Diluc doesn't even register that one of them is starting to spout fire until there's a very close call against his ear.]
Careful, there. Just because I'm used to flames doesn't mean I'm fireproof.
[He takes the offending baby off his shoulder and sets it down in front of him. The owlet hops around in a little circle and stares up at him expectantly.]
Let's burn off some of that excitement, shall we?
[He reaches for a small ball that's under a bush nearby--apparently abandoned by a pet sometime earlier--and rolls it on the ground. The owlet watches intently, follows it, pecks at it a few times, and attempts to kick it back toward Diluc but mostly just succeeds in tripping itself up. It squeaks in surprise, letting loose a bit more flame but managing not to catch anything on fire in the process.
Diluc chuckles at it fondly.]