[bailey]

"Oh no…what’s wrong, daddyshark? -hugs- I hate seeing you like this…where’s your big jolly smile?" 

   But he does smile at her, unobscured, when she puts her hair up.

Looks gorgeous, love.

   Another blush spreads over his face

.. Ya really like it?

.. Didn’t know if it was stupid or somethin’. I washed the rope lotsa times, too—I didn’t wanna give ya somethin’ dirty or nothing. 

Thanks again—for—

  He motions to his face

"Are you kidding? I can do a lot of things with this hair tie. And it's good my hair's gotten so long, I can do literally anything with it. And I like ropes, they remind me of sailing and learning how to tie all kinds of knots when I was younger." And while she didn't feel as strong a connection with the feathers, she still thought they were a cute addition. 

Nah, it doesn’t hurt, unless ya punch it, I guess.

   He shrugs, then frowns in confusion

Tea? Ain’t that water with leaves in it?

   Eating meat and drinking plants? Something sounded absurd about it.

.. Nevamind. It ain’t anything great, since I ain’t one for craftin’, but

   He pulls a small bit of  thin rope from a pocket inside of his shawl. It has feathers weaved into it.

Nabbed some braviary the otha day, thought it had nice feathers.

'S doin' fine—I think. It look okay? 

   In a brief moment, he’s afraid that instead of getting better, he’s just deadened his nerve endings. But he shakes his head, rubs at his beard, frowning a bit.

Nevamind, just—came to say thank ya.

I meant to ask ya.. how do ya manage all that hair?

   He reaches over, runs his hand through a part of it

Merry brought home some rope the otha day

   Rolls his shoulders in a shrug, pressing a hand back to his face as he blushes

She listened to his inquiries about her hair, at first tilting her head confused as to why he'd bring it up out of nowhere but oh ! What a sweetie. Her smile increased ten fold and her eyes closed when he reached over to give her some pets and she nearly missed the second part of what he was saying because if someone she trusts and loves touches her hair even a little bit she melts. 

   When he got out, he did a usual shake from head to toe, but it got water everywhere, and he suddenly felt horrible. He swallowed a lump in his throat and slid out the bathroom, a puff of steam emerging with him. 

   He regarded the clothes thoughtfully, and it made him feel better as he pulled them on. His tail wagged, but then he remember the mess, and opened her closed door shyly, peeking around. She wasn’t there; he felt panic, where had she gone? But finding the kitchen, he lets go of a large breath he hadn’t consciously held, and skulks up to her, swallowing back down the painful lump in his throat.

W—Water, in the bathroom. 

Got it everywhere— ‘S an accident, sorry..

   He looks to the ground, instinctively rubs his face, biting his tongue when he curses his own stupidity as dull pain returns.

Mmhnnn, sorry. Sorry. Did I mess anything up?

[ The nostalgia was astounding. This ginger was an awful like her own mother. Although, mother was far less white and often scolded her child for such a habit in her native tongue. Stitches ? The shy shark recalled spending many an hour waiting in the Emergency Room after continuously chewing on her lip accidentally. She prayed that she didn’t need stitches this time. Abby lightly shook her head in response. ] I - i th - think I’m okay. [ She meekly piped up with the blood soaked tissue still clung to the bottom of her lip. Bailey ? Such a cute name. Especially for such a cute girl. Golly, she was nice. And wasn’t running away !! W - was she honestly not scared of her ? Her menacing teeth didn’t intimidate her ? Oh just the thought of the Floatzel not being frightened of her made a small little smile curve upon her torn up lips. ] O - oh … um … A - abby. [ She responded before her jaw was promptly held to peel the tissue from her wound. ]

-still lite with excitement-

OH YEAH I LOVE IT HERE, I still need to look for a job though Do you have a job???

*Her smile came back slowly but surely* 

I do have a job! But I need to resign eventually since I got this new job that starts later next month as a diving instructor for wee children! Oh I wish I could be an Olympic swimmer! 

-lights up with excitement- YES I was born there but moved here with my cousin a couple months back when my wife died!!!!

-LAUGHS???-

*suddenly brought back to earth* 

?????

I... I was! Oh my goodness, I'm sorry, love. *her eyes widened and her brows furrowed worriedly* 

Oookay, so this is Serena! 

Serena’s a retired fighter. Her battling days came to a halt when an electric Pokémon stunned her with Thunder!  During her final fight, she got a bit overzealous. Believing that she could stand a chance against an electric type, she started the battle with a rain dance, as usual, but seemed to forget that the move Thunder is 100% accurate in the rain! After the battle, she spent weeks in the hospital in recovery, and then months in physiotherapy. 

OH

MY GOSH THAT IS SUCH A PRETTY NAME I LOVE YOUR NAME

-mimics her and throws his hands in the air too-

My name is Gallus!!

thANK YO—. WAIT YOU HAVE AN IRISH ACCENT

HOW ARE YOU SO SWEET? I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE SO SWEET! 

Gallus is a lovely name! 

I’mmm.. thank you.

   He turns away a little more, but his tail wags just a bit behind him.

Sorry.

I.. I’ll go bathe now. I’ll be out quick..

-TOUCHES HIS ANTLERS-

THANK YOU!!! THAT’S VERY NICE YOU’RE A VERY NICE PERSON I LOVE YOU

And your name? It's nice to meet you!