[ the bird fluttering makes her startle, but when it nuzzles at her, she lets out a watery little giggle, for sure. it's a cute bird and she's already enamored with it, and the softness of the moment makes it easier for her to accept it.
she swallows hard after that, and then looks down at her hands and arms. she's all healed! wow... that's so cool. her little ears twitch and stand up on her head, and she looks up at taair with a wobbly face. somewhere between impressed and that very fragile state of momentarily okay. ]
U-um. Better. [ she whispers, still holding her tail. ] Th-thank you.
[ the giggle makes his heart soar. hope is the thing with feathers, after all. fragile and sweet, like the birds he makes with his magic, like a tiny little girl's laugh in the middle of a war zone.
taair's smile warms further, and he gently fixes her hair away from her face, and offers her the snack from before. ]
Your mom...? [ ah. soft. he watches her eat, quietly fussy, all of his attention entirely focused on huohuo. ] Well... my friend heard you were in trouble, so we came right to you. We haven't had very much time to explore, yet.
What does she look like? We can look for her together.
[ her expression scrunches in delight at that, like he's told her the best secret in the world. she gives another little hiccuppy giggle, and reaches to hold onto taair's arm. he can pick her up, sure. ]
... Okay. I'm sleepy. [ now that she's healed, she's about to knock the fuck out. poor kid. ]
A little rest is good for you, little one. You can sleep, now. [ you're safe, now. im so excited to be a parent! nothing could go wrong! taair nods, taking the precious gift of the little girl's trust, and carefully scooping her up onto his hip. the others are going to lose it, but he can't let her go.
once she's settled, he hooks his arm around huohuo and starts to make his way out of the ruins. where did my marcoh go. ]
no, he's waiting outside the ruin, watching with a bit of a worried look. huohuo curls up where she's held, and i'm gonna be honest, she's probably asleep in the time it takes for taair to pick his way out to where marcoh is at.
taair comes out of this ruin looking like the autism creature because he is not letting this child down ]
...Physically, yes. I healed her, and gave her something to eat, but... [ he glances back outwards, to the ruins as a whole, gaze sweeping over the wanton destruction of the borisin. ] ... She's lost her mother, Marcoh.
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she swallows hard after that, and then looks down at her hands and arms. she's all healed! wow... that's so cool. her little ears twitch and stand up on her head, and she looks up at taair with a wobbly face. somewhere between impressed and that very fragile state of momentarily okay. ]
U-um. Better. [ she whispers, still holding her tail. ] Th-thank you.
... I'm Huohuo.
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[ the giggle makes his heart soar. hope is the thing with feathers, after all. fragile and sweet, like the birds he makes with his magic, like a tiny little girl's laugh in the middle of a war zone.
taair's smile warms further, and he gently fixes her hair away from her face, and offers her the snack from before. ]
Here. For you. Eat as much as you like.
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Um... it's nice to meet you t-too. [ she takes a bite, and then, with her mouth full: ] H-have you seen my mom?
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Your mom...? [ ah. soft. he watches her eat, quietly fussy, all of his attention entirely focused on huohuo. ] Well... my friend heard you were in trouble, so we came right to you. We haven't had very much time to explore, yet.
What does she look like? We can look for her together.
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she peeks around taair... at marcoh... he's so BIG. ]
He's scary. [ ): ] ... She um, she. Um. She looks like... a mom... with ears like mine?
[ this girl is like maybe four or five, she's trying her best. ]
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[ taair lowers his voice to a whisper. ] I'll tell you a secret - getting baby bird kisses makes him giggle, too.
[ he pulls back just a little bit, and smiles, voice back to normal. ]
Is it alright if I pick you up, Miss Huohuo? And we can go try to find her, together.
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... Okay. I'm sleepy. [ now that she's healed, she's about to knock the fuck out. poor kid. ]
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once she's settled, he hooks his arm around huohuo and starts to make his way out of the ruins. where did my marcoh go. ]
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no, he's waiting outside the ruin, watching with a bit of a worried look. huohuo curls up where she's held, and i'm gonna be honest, she's probably asleep in the time it takes for taair to pick his way out to where marcoh is at.
marcoh tilts his head. ]
... Is she okay?
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taair comes out of this ruin looking like the autism creature because he is not letting this child down ]
...Physically, yes. I healed her, and gave her something to eat, but... [ he glances back outwards, to the ruins as a whole, gaze sweeping over the wanton destruction of the borisin. ] ... She's lost her mother, Marcoh.
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That's not good. [ ... ] We should bring her to General Judith. She'll have advice on what to do.