Now that she's said it, he can see it. He'd never thought of her face before, but Marduk looks almost exactly like he would've imagined: small, round, and thoroughly academic, although he hadn't anticipated the snaggletooth.
He hadn't anticipated her height, either. She's the same height as him, although her horns are shorter, and it's nice not to have to tilt his head up for once to see someone's face. He takes the proferred hand, shakes it, and then has to hastily pull back as a spark falls towards her. "Sorry," he says: his instinct is to duck his horns and back away, but that just flings more sparks free, and his arm is still looped through Riccin's. "Um. Try not to let them -"
Too late. She flinches as a spark hits her skin and sizzles, and he flushes. "Try not to let them touch you," he finishes, a bit lamely. "Sorry. Bad reaction to.. a drink. Ah. It's nice to meet you?"
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Now that she's said it, he can see it. He'd never thought of her face before, but Marduk looks almost exactly like he would've imagined: small, round, and thoroughly academic, although he hadn't anticipated the snaggletooth.
He hadn't anticipated her height, either. She's the same height as him, although her horns are shorter, and it's nice not to have to tilt his head up for once to see someone's face. He takes the proferred hand, shakes it, and then has to hastily pull back as a spark falls towards her. "Sorry," he says: his instinct is to duck his horns and back away, but that just flings more sparks free, and his arm is still looped through Riccin's. "Um. Try not to let them -"
Too late. She flinches as a spark hits her skin and sizzles, and he flushes. "Try not to let them touch you," he finishes, a bit lamely. "Sorry. Bad reaction to.. a drink. Ah. It's nice to meet you?"