[Childe's never seen a snake smile before and frankly he's still not entirely certain that's what just happened but he'll take it as a playful gesture regardless. Not a friendly one, mind; he knows better than to assume any degree of genuine amity when it comes to colleagues.
But he's here to help regardless. Both of Childe's hands come to rest on the snake's head, all ten fingertips searching for the weaker spots. It's only when his thumb tears through a line of scales as he experiments with pressure that it dawns on him just what he has to do. His eyes flicker downwards and he whistles, low and disbelieving.]
Ah. [He shifts into a kneeling position. Something to give him better leverage.] How troublesome for you. If my mask were this hard to take off, I wouldn't even bother.
[And, just like that, he digs his fingers into the ridge. There's more power in that body than his youthful features might suggest and the steeliness in his mouth is almost unsettling.]
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But he's here to help regardless. Both of Childe's hands come to rest on the snake's head, all ten fingertips searching for the weaker spots. It's only when his thumb tears through a line of scales as he experiments with pressure that it dawns on him just what he has to do. His eyes flicker downwards and he whistles, low and disbelieving.]
Ah. [He shifts into a kneeling position. Something to give him better leverage.] How troublesome for you. If my mask were this hard to take off, I wouldn't even bother.
[And, just like that, he digs his fingers into the ridge. There's more power in that body than his youthful features might suggest and the steeliness in his mouth is almost unsettling.]