[Oona giggles a little at the nudge, before falling quiet at his admission to wanting to get an aquarium of his own.
The silence is more thoughtful than disapproving, but she mulls it over in her head anyway, giving him a scrutinizing look. No, if there was anyone that would treat and aquarium with the utmost amount of care, it'd be Adolf.
She wants to tease him, too, for getting comfortable, for settling in. But she's a little worried that if she does he might shrink into himself again or realize it too much himself and throw the idea out. (It goes without saying that she might be projecting quite a bit too, because running away is what she certainly would have done).]
It would be good for you, I think, to have something to come home to and have something depending on you. [She tilts her head lightly.] You will take care of them. [It's said matter-of-factly, no questions. There isn't even a real need to put a threat in there (take care of them or else) because she knows Adolf better than that.
Anyone that's been caged up surely knows how to treat things in similar circumstances much better. And she can't say she's against pets because, well, even mermaids had pet fish. Granted they weren't kept in tanks, but...]
You should get colorful ones. Happy ones that brighten the room. You are too serious and gloomy sometimes.
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The silence is more thoughtful than disapproving, but she mulls it over in her head anyway, giving him a scrutinizing look. No, if there was anyone that would treat and aquarium with the utmost amount of care, it'd be Adolf.
She wants to tease him, too, for getting comfortable, for settling in. But she's a little worried that if she does he might shrink into himself again or realize it too much himself and throw the idea out. (It goes without saying that she might be projecting quite a bit too, because running away is what she certainly would have done).]
It would be good for you, I think, to have something to come home to and have something depending on you. [She tilts her head lightly.] You will take care of them. [It's said matter-of-factly, no questions. There isn't even a real need to put a threat in there (take care of them or else) because she knows Adolf better than that.
Anyone that's been caged up surely knows how to treat things in similar circumstances much better. And she can't say she's against pets because, well, even mermaids had pet fish. Granted they weren't kept in tanks, but...]
You should get colorful ones. Happy ones that brighten the room. You are too serious and gloomy sometimes.