[She...sort of listens. Half-listens. Most of it is far too technical and uses too many words she doesn't quite understand. Mostly she's just impressed he has the gall to try and lecture her while in his predicament.
But the tell-tale groan of the tree limb tells her she better start backing up-- which she does, laughing outright when he falls.] You are not injured? [First things first, because despite her amusement it'd suck if he was-- it'd mean she'd feel responsible for seeing him somewhere safe or potentially having to take care of it.
And with Oona's lack of a healing touch (in pretty much all aspects) this would have been a disaster.
But his question gets acknowledged with an incline of her head, expression growing briefly annoyed and then resigned] Of course not. Am much better than human. [She tosses her hair over her should in a motion that looks practiced (it is)] Am mermaid. In human form now, of course, but still mermaid. Much better than human!
slowly collects all of the free boys....
But the tell-tale groan of the tree limb tells her she better start backing up-- which she does, laughing outright when he falls.] You are not injured? [First things first, because despite her amusement it'd suck if he was-- it'd mean she'd feel responsible for seeing him somewhere safe or potentially having to take care of it.
And with Oona's lack of a healing touch (in pretty much all aspects) this would have been a disaster.
But his question gets acknowledged with an incline of her head, expression growing briefly annoyed and then resigned] Of course not. Am much better than human. [She tosses her hair over her should in a motion that looks practiced (it is)] Am mermaid. In human form now, of course, but still mermaid. Much better than human!