[ It's for the best, given how kindly he takes to being picked up usually, but he probably would have not turned down a piggyback at this point. But this is fine. This gets the job done. As they hit the main hall and pause, Vidal's eyes offer him no such luxury, and he squints forward for all the good it does while they continue to adjust. ]
[ When she starts taking whiffs of the air and naming notes like a fucking sommelier, though, that's when his brow furrows, and he can't help but sniff himself... I mean sure he's a smoker, but there are plenty of smells (like varnish?) that still stand out stark, and... he's got nothing. Smells like museum. A stuffy room that needs a window cracked and not much else. ]
[ In glancing over to his phone to comment as much, he catches the eerie glint off her eyes and does a bit of a double take. And he doesn't quite go rigid, but he does take back the weight he's been leaning on her enough to loosen his arm and straighten up to look at her properly again. Human eyes don't do that. ]
Hey what's your deal hon
[ If that earns him any kind of confused look, he's gonna charades and scrunch up his nose like a sniff, point to his eyes. Ain't normal, kid... He looks more curious than he looks upset, though. Not on guard so much as asking for a section in these terms and conditions to be clarified before he continues too much extended use of the shoulder. ]
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[ When she starts taking whiffs of the air and naming notes like a fucking sommelier, though, that's when his brow furrows, and he can't help but sniff himself... I mean sure he's a smoker, but there are plenty of smells (like varnish?) that still stand out stark, and... he's got nothing. Smells like museum. A stuffy room that needs a window cracked and not much else. ]
[ In glancing over to his phone to comment as much, he catches the eerie glint off her eyes and does a bit of a double take. And he doesn't quite go rigid, but he does take back the weight he's been leaning on her enough to loosen his arm and straighten up to look at her properly again. Human eyes don't do that. ]
Hey what's your deal hon
[ If that earns him any kind of confused look, he's gonna charades and scrunch up his nose like a sniff, point to his eyes. Ain't normal, kid... He looks more curious than he looks upset, though. Not on guard so much as asking for a section in these terms and conditions to be clarified before he continues too much extended use of the shoulder. ]