Grace never shuts up. Ever. So I think baby Grace would get very grumpy when he can't verbalise properly what he wants to say. Most of his cgs would find it sweet and try to properly understand what he's saying, but I think Ilyukhina would try and tease him by pretending to deliberately misunderstand ๐คฃ๐ฅบ
Oh 100%!!! That lil guy is a chatter box, even if it's coming out in babbles!
Of course though, sometimes Grace is trying to tell his carer/older sib that he wants something but he just can't get the word out!
Stratt blinks, she's been on this word for the last three minutes ever since Grace came toddling over to her. She thought herself decent at translating any language but, turns out toddler babbles weren't not in her abilities.
She couldn't lie to herself though, it was rather adorable watching Grace's face scrunch up with a huffy puff of air when she tries to guess what he's saying.
Stratt glances over to Ilyukhina, who was laying haphazardly over the couch.
"Do you know what he's asking for?" Stratt asked as she scooped Grace to sit with her.
Ilyukhina tilted her head, "what'cha need Gracey?"
"Ah'wee'ant," Grace says, his voice a bit more whiny from the seventh attempt.
Ilyukhina smiles and nods, "oh yeah, I know exactly what he's talking about," she says as she slides off the couch.
Grace's head perks up when Ilyukhina comes back into the room. Surely she would understand, it was tiny to tiny telepathy!
Then she holds out a giraffe with a grin.
Grace's pout intensifies, "noooooo, not gee'raft," he whines, pressing his face against Stratt's shoulder.
"Ilyukhina," Stratt warns as her brow raises.
Ilyukhina chuckles, "okay okay, I give, I give," she says, "you want this dont'cha?"
She then grabs an object out of her pocket and Grace's eyes light up. His hands instantly reaching out with an impatient bounce.
Stratt wants to sigh as she watches Ilyukhina hand Grace the toy.
"Elephant, you wanted your elephant."
Grace nods, holding the elephant figure out to Stratt with a happy smile.
Stratt looks back at Ilyukhina, "and you couldn't have told us that earlier?"
Ilyukhina shrugged, "was funny watching you try and translate."