[Klaus' brow raises as he says it, eyes on Ben for a moment. His brother is watching the caterpillar in fascination, his head ducked down and eyes on it, and he's saying it isn't hurting anyone. Explains what to look out for with the Geiger counter, and Klaus glances at the device, nodding.]
Kay.
[When Ben says he wants to keep looking, Klaus can't help but grin because that was absolutely the answer he was hoping for. With a tiny squeak of excitement, Klaus barrels ahead of his brother while Ben hangs back, moving slower as he looks at the caterpillar still crawling around on his hand, and then while Ben is carefully tipping the little bug off his finger onto a leaf, Klaus' eyes brighten. As Ben catches up to him, he gently elbows him in the arm and points at a pretty little glowing bird that's perched nearby. Grinning, Klaus moves forward, then makes a little yelp as a shock of violently purple something darts out from the underbrush.]
Christ on a cracker! That startled me. Whoa.
[The purple glow has settled just underneath the underbrush and grass beneath a large bush, and Klaus gestures for Ben to stay behind him while he crouches and moves a little closer, long legs folding under him as he crouches and moves toward the bush.]
Hey little guy, we come in peace...
[He extends a hand, palm up, toward the glow under the bush. Probably not smart since he doesn't know what it is, but what's the worst that could happen?
A few moments after he speaks, a tiny little face, glowing purple, pokes out from under the bush. It looks like a tiny little teddy bear with a twitching nose as it sniffs at his fingers, and Klaus has to carefully press his free hand over his mouth to avoid actually squeaking out loud at how cute it is.]
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[Klaus' brow raises as he says it, eyes on Ben for a moment. His brother is watching the caterpillar in fascination, his head ducked down and eyes on it, and he's saying it isn't hurting anyone. Explains what to look out for with the Geiger counter, and Klaus glances at the device, nodding.]
Kay.
[When Ben says he wants to keep looking, Klaus can't help but grin because that was absolutely the answer he was hoping for. With a tiny squeak of excitement, Klaus barrels ahead of his brother while Ben hangs back, moving slower as he looks at the caterpillar still crawling around on his hand, and then while Ben is carefully tipping the little bug off his finger onto a leaf, Klaus' eyes brighten. As Ben catches up to him, he gently elbows him in the arm and points at a pretty little glowing bird that's perched nearby. Grinning, Klaus moves forward, then makes a little yelp as a shock of violently purple something darts out from the underbrush.]
Christ on a cracker! That startled me. Whoa.
[The purple glow has settled just underneath the underbrush and grass beneath a large bush, and Klaus gestures for Ben to stay behind him while he crouches and moves a little closer, long legs folding under him as he crouches and moves toward the bush.]
Hey little guy, we come in peace...
[He extends a hand, palm up, toward the glow under the bush. Probably not smart since he doesn't know what it is, but what's the worst that could happen?
A few moments after he speaks, a tiny little face, glowing purple, pokes out from under the bush. It looks like a tiny little teddy bear with a twitching nose as it sniffs at his fingers, and Klaus has to carefully press his free hand over his mouth to avoid actually squeaking out loud at how cute it is.]
Hey there...
[His voice is pitched very soft, very quiet.]