[The dragon's mouth falls open slightly in shock.]
Understand you...? Yes, I can, but how...?!
[How is she able to DO that? If only he could figure something like that out for when he's a fish... If he had, he wouldn't have had to change shape to talk to her, and then he probably wouldn't have startled her quite so badly!
He rests his chin on the stone wall of the pond, huffing out a little breath and starting over...]
...You're not intruding. You're always welcome here. And, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to cause you such alarm. [He smiles ruefully.] Actually, I was trying to avoid that... I figured it would be less jarring if I switched animal shapes, instead of jumping straight back into being human.
[Also, 'upset' might be a bit of a strong word, at least in the baby tapir's case. It sees bunsato and coos in delight, immediately floating its way over to try cuddling up to this fluffy new friend... That means she's going to get a curious pat on the head with its little trunk.]
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Understand you...? Yes, I can, but how...?!
[How is she able to DO that? If only he could figure something like that out for when he's a fish... If he had, he wouldn't have had to change shape to talk to her, and then he probably wouldn't have startled her quite so badly!
He rests his chin on the stone wall of the pond, huffing out a little breath and starting over...]
...You're not intruding. You're always welcome here. And, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to cause you such alarm. [He smiles ruefully.] Actually, I was trying to avoid that... I figured it would be less jarring if I switched animal shapes, instead of jumping straight back into being human.
[Also, 'upset' might be a bit of a strong word, at least in the baby tapir's case. It sees bunsato and coos in delight, immediately floating its way over to try cuddling up to this fluffy new friend... That means she's going to get a curious pat on the head with its little trunk.]