[That's the first time she's seen him smile like that since she got here, and Tifa finds herself staring a moment too long. She's only ever seen him with dogs like this once, in that café in Celliwig, but even then, it had felt so impersonal. Those weren't his dogs, and while these ones aren't technically his either, there's something to be said about the bond that the enchantment has implanted in all of them that makes this feel a little more real.

The fact that he's smiling at all is good, she thinks.

But Tifa breaks her gaze away, snatching it back when he talks about the dogs, and she holds the one in her arms a little tighter. It's whining still as it side-eyes the tub, but it's nothing compared to the show some of them are putting on outside the door, one of them howling as if the bath would mean its last day in this world. So dramatic, that it draws a small laugh out of her.]

Okay. This one's not so bad, so I'll get... [Tifa pauses, shifts the dog around in her hands, and lifts it up in front of her beneath its front arms.] ... her cleaned up.

[And she sets the dog down in the tub and reaches for the shower head.]

You know, I've never had to clean a dog before. [There's a faint note of uncertainty in her voice as her hand hovers over the faucet.] Should I just...

[Slowly, she turns the tap on, but with it being so old, the pressure sets off more water than she intends, spraying herself, Eustace, and a few of the dogs.]

Sorry!