"Whoa girl, be careful!" He completely misses Garry's reaction, and pulls the rose back from Kimbra's nose. None of the petals are missing, so that's good. That's all he wants to make sure of.
Kimbra probably just wants attention, and Once-ler strokes the fur at her ruff, rumpling it up before smoothing it down again, then raising his hand to scratch behind her ears. Petting the dog lets him think things through.
So... he's in a relationship with someone. The fact that it's a man doesn't really bother him like he thought it would - after being in a place like this, any love and affection is readily and easily accepted. It gives him a weird feeling in his stomach - almost giddy. Not quite, because he only has to glance to the side and see Garry's moving paintings to know why giddiness isn't an easy thing to feel in Jigoku. But it's a bubbly sort of contentment he hasn't felt... well, since he came here.
He scratches Kimbra's ear a little more affectionately.
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Kimbra probably just wants attention, and Once-ler strokes the fur at her ruff, rumpling it up before smoothing it down again, then raising his hand to scratch behind her ears. Petting the dog lets him think things through.
So... he's in a relationship with someone. The fact that it's a man doesn't really bother him like he thought it would - after being in a place like this, any love and affection is readily and easily accepted. It gives him a weird feeling in his stomach - almost giddy. Not quite, because he only has to glance to the side and see Garry's moving paintings to know why giddiness isn't an easy thing to feel in Jigoku. But it's a bubbly sort of contentment he hasn't felt... well, since he came here.
He scratches Kimbra's ear a little more affectionately.