27.Jan.21, 12:33 PM
"Why not! And you're not really a stranger. Mylo said she thought you would be a good friend so that means you're not some dangerous creep. I know your name, you know mine. At worst we're acquaintances working on becoming friends. And five children is a lot to watch. I don't know if I could do that. Too many tiny people running around getting into mischief. At least I assume that's what that many children would do. It's what I'd do if I had a bunch of little cohorts with me." For one dreadful moment, Zelana wondered if she would have to treat Quinvalis like a cat. She didn't want to just hang out nearby and purposefully ignore him until he decided he was comfortable enough to talk to her more! Hopefully it wouldn't come to that though.
Maybe a change of topic back to the snow would help. She paused a moment to bend down and scoop up some snow, packing it into a little ball as she eyed the young man. "How good are you at throwing things? I'm awful. I've seen more snow than my brother has, but he still beat me up terribly when I tried to pick a snow fight with him. I think I could hit you from here, but not if you started to run away as soon as you saw me wind up." Zelly took a moment to look around and pointed at a small bush not too far away, and not too small that most people would consider it difficult to hit. "I'm going to try to hit that."
The demonstration went very poorly, not that she expected otherwise. The first snowball sailed over and to the side, the second one stopped far too short. She frowned, hands on her hips. "Actually I'm not sure anyone could help me with this. Maybe I should just always have a partner to throw balls for me while I focus on building little forts. Forts are easy, I can do those." Maybe she could teach Quinvalis how to cuddle if he could teach her how to throw. It was a thought at least, but first she felt like she had to lure him back to smiling and laughing again at the very least.
Maybe a change of topic back to the snow would help. She paused a moment to bend down and scoop up some snow, packing it into a little ball as she eyed the young man. "How good are you at throwing things? I'm awful. I've seen more snow than my brother has, but he still beat me up terribly when I tried to pick a snow fight with him. I think I could hit you from here, but not if you started to run away as soon as you saw me wind up." Zelly took a moment to look around and pointed at a small bush not too far away, and not too small that most people would consider it difficult to hit. "I'm going to try to hit that."
The demonstration went very poorly, not that she expected otherwise. The first snowball sailed over and to the side, the second one stopped far too short. She frowned, hands on her hips. "Actually I'm not sure anyone could help me with this. Maybe I should just always have a partner to throw balls for me while I focus on building little forts. Forts are easy, I can do those." Maybe she could teach Quinvalis how to cuddle if he could teach her how to throw. It was a thought at least, but first she felt like she had to lure him back to smiling and laughing again at the very least.