Once Gran stopped and snuffled at him, Mikh'a plopped on his butt with a flail and a loud squeal of delight. The volume unhindered given toddlers didn't have much desire to verbally contain their wordless noises of approval or distress. Though he kept saying "Oin'!" every few moments, by the time Gran finished giving him a sniff over the porkling was getting sniffed on by Mikh'a in a similar fashion. Rubbing his nose all over as much of Gran as possible and sniffing loudly. "Oin'!" Snuffle, snuffle, sniff, sniff, snort. "Oin-CHU!" Sneeze. Baby snot and spittle on Gran's side before more sniffing continued. He even got on all fours like Gran was.
While the two had their own bonding experience on the lawn, Lili kept half an eye on them and the rest of her focus on the little Doman who was removing his footwear. He was easy enough to read compared to most she dealt with both professionally and non, so his concern was met with a warm smile that she tried to make especially encouraging for him.
"Don't worry, dear. We're a large family. There's usually something going on at any given point so it's almost impossible to plan something when all is calm. But for now it's as good as it's been in some time and I'm happy to share in that feeling with others."
As he asked about her family, she realized Chacha had never actually met everyone all at once. He met Locke briefly when he had been alive, seen Sara and the boys, but had he met Ellie? Wracking her brain, she realized she couldn't remember. She had spent more time with family then being social that if such had happened, it would have been quite some time ago.
"There's my son, Khavan, who is the oldest. He's about twenty two summers right now and is from my first husband. He is married to a Duskwright named Luxore who you'll meet inside and they have no children. Then there's myself, Ado, Mikh'a, and Sara whom you've met already. My daughter, Ellie, is still an infant and was the child I had with Locke before he passed. She's such a darling and looks so much like him."
"Sara had her twin, Dei, who is no longer with us. My parents passed away some cycles ago when the children were very young and I have an adopted sister named Rhasha who is not around often though she's been making attempts to be a part of the family again." The mention of her sister was spoken of lightly enough though her nose wrinkled. Seemed it was possibly a complicated subject but she instead grinned at the little Doman before whistling over her shoulder.
Despite whatever play Gran and Mikh'a had been in the middle of, the toddler knew the whistle meant 'inside time' so he'd start toddling to the door. The magitek bit that had been whirring around inside darted out over Lili's head and to the front yard, chirping and letting out lyrical little noises towards the kit like he was being ushered in to the sound of a personal anthem. This only delighted Mikh'a further.
The smell of cooked meat, sauces, and something herbal filled the room once Chacha was finally inside. Once everyone (including Gran) was indoors, Lili shut the door behind them.
The first person to be taken note of would be a very, very large xaela who had been on the side of the door just out of sight until all were within. The dark blue skin, violet eyes, and shock of hair hair made the male stand out all the more in a house full of warmer hues. He wore a simple white dress shirt and slacks that seemed to be especially tailored for his long legs. His feet were bare like the others.
"I can take your shoes." His rumble was low and guttural in nature as he held a hand out wordlessly for the tiny footwear.
"Thank you, Bane," called Lili over her shoulder. "Chacha, go ahead and give him your shoes. He'll put them some where where the babies and critters cannot dirty them."
While the two had their own bonding experience on the lawn, Lili kept half an eye on them and the rest of her focus on the little Doman who was removing his footwear. He was easy enough to read compared to most she dealt with both professionally and non, so his concern was met with a warm smile that she tried to make especially encouraging for him.
"Don't worry, dear. We're a large family. There's usually something going on at any given point so it's almost impossible to plan something when all is calm. But for now it's as good as it's been in some time and I'm happy to share in that feeling with others."
As he asked about her family, she realized Chacha had never actually met everyone all at once. He met Locke briefly when he had been alive, seen Sara and the boys, but had he met Ellie? Wracking her brain, she realized she couldn't remember. She had spent more time with family then being social that if such had happened, it would have been quite some time ago.
"There's my son, Khavan, who is the oldest. He's about twenty two summers right now and is from my first husband. He is married to a Duskwright named Luxore who you'll meet inside and they have no children. Then there's myself, Ado, Mikh'a, and Sara whom you've met already. My daughter, Ellie, is still an infant and was the child I had with Locke before he passed. She's such a darling and looks so much like him."
"Sara had her twin, Dei, who is no longer with us. My parents passed away some cycles ago when the children were very young and I have an adopted sister named Rhasha who is not around often though she's been making attempts to be a part of the family again." The mention of her sister was spoken of lightly enough though her nose wrinkled. Seemed it was possibly a complicated subject but she instead grinned at the little Doman before whistling over her shoulder.
Despite whatever play Gran and Mikh'a had been in the middle of, the toddler knew the whistle meant 'inside time' so he'd start toddling to the door. The magitek bit that had been whirring around inside darted out over Lili's head and to the front yard, chirping and letting out lyrical little noises towards the kit like he was being ushered in to the sound of a personal anthem. This only delighted Mikh'a further.
The smell of cooked meat, sauces, and something herbal filled the room once Chacha was finally inside. Once everyone (including Gran) was indoors, Lili shut the door behind them.
The first person to be taken note of would be a very, very large xaela who had been on the side of the door just out of sight until all were within. The dark blue skin, violet eyes, and shock of hair hair made the male stand out all the more in a house full of warmer hues. He wore a simple white dress shirt and slacks that seemed to be especially tailored for his long legs. His feet were bare like the others.
"I can take your shoes." His rumble was low and guttural in nature as he held a hand out wordlessly for the tiny footwear.
"Thank you, Bane," called Lili over her shoulder. "Chacha, go ahead and give him your shoes. He'll put them some where where the babies and critters cannot dirty them."
