Jekyll yelps and freezes completely when he hears Iden speak. He didn't notice them at first, so that gave him quite the fright. It's a bit before his tense body finally frees him from his statue-like stance. Then, his eye glances over at the incense burner. It's unclear what he could be thinking from how he stares at him, but when he hears the compliment he blinks a few times... Then he reaches up a hand to poke around in his empty eye socket. Yep, still empty except for the bugs which crawl out onto his hand.
After quickly ushering the bugs back into his head he turns fully towards Iden and sniffs a few times. "I'm ex-exploring," he mutters in that raspy voice of his, "mm... How does smoke sm... Smell nice?" His head tilts to the side as he watches the incense stick burn slowly. He looks confused, but curious about the new discovery.
"It's n-never smelt nice... Esp-pecially not from bombs," he mentions casually before pawing at the smoke wafting his way.
[From @duct-bugs]
[Iden grins, blowing a smoke ring towards the taxidermy.]
"I'll take that as quite the compliment, my dear... I do pride myself on my scent, after all. While I don't know much about any warsβ or bombs for that matter, I do know that my incense is chock full of essential oils. I have a whole bunch of different scents, perfect for setting any mood I, or the humans desire. I do urge you to come and visit more often though... I love the companyβ and trust me, with my extensive array of scents, I'm sure we can find one that absolutely speaks to you"
