✿ - - eagerly, the mage reached out gloved limbs and gently took hold of the kitten. normally, millianna would’ve given the adorable kitty-cat a little hug, but he wanted to be gentle with such a tiny kitten. as she ran a digit over the feline’s satin head. she was also pondering a name for the little one.
“mmm… let me think… gossamer is a cute name, don’t ya think? it really describes the kitty-cat’s appearance… ”
✿ - - a loud gasp was emitted from rosy lips as millianna’s eyes locked onto the dainty ball of fur in dan’s armor-plated hands. it seemed so small compared to the vastness of dan’s armor, combined with his height. she approached dan, keeping her eyes on the adorable kitty-cat.
“the kitty-cat is soo cuute ~ can i pet it? “ millianna mewed dreamily. “and do you have any other name suggestions? puff sounds kinda generic, myaa. “
Unaware that this girl was just trying to mooch off of him he continued to smile he continued to feel bad for the girl and decided to do something even nicer than just buy her just a sundae
“Tell you what when we get to the ice cream shop I’ll buy you all the ice cream you can eat.” besides how much could a little girl eat?
✿ - - oh, if she didn’t want to risk blowing her cover, millianna would be smirking from ear to ear right now. innocence was easy enough to feign, and the mage was pretty confident she was doing an above average job posing as a helpless child - millianna just had to make sure she didn’t slip up.
“my gosh, mister, that sounds so cool! i’ll try not to eat too much! ” the child giggled.
“Cookies and cream is such a great flavor! Do you like sundaes? I could order you one with just cookies and cream ice cream scoops.” Dan began to walk along her side as if she was a princess being escorted by her knight.
✿ - - as petite feet walked along the rocky path back to the town, millianna was almost on autopilot, already dreaming of all the combinations of cookies and cream she could have. well, a bowl is good for keeping lots of ice cream in, she mused, but i wonder how many scoops i’d be able to mooch this guy out of?
“oh - oh yeah… say, mister, since i’m lost and scared and all… that deserves a lot of ice cream, dont'cha think? ”
He felt overjoyed hoping that he could make this child’s day, after all getting separated from your parents would make any child feel sad. He extended out his hand to the little girl beside him hoping that she would feel safer if she held his hand
“So whats your flavor of ice cream? Mine is strawberry.” He ignored her second comment because he didn’t think it would be something of importance
✿ - - for a few seconds, millianna stood idly by, staring at the metal-plated hand. after the elapsed time, she slowly reached out her bare hand and… gave him a high-five. she knew she was in a child’s form now, but she wouldn’t stoop so low as to be seen by anyone else holding someone’s hand.
“that’s good enough for now! i can walk by myself, mister. oh, and if you must know, my favorite ice cream flavor is cookies and cream. ”
✿ - - the snowball fight had started off innocent, much like a game of dodgeball played by children. the snowballs were thrown below the waist, at extremities, or just missing the intended target completely. as the minutes ticked by and the snow began to fall more heavily, more snowballs were thrown, and at a quicker pace.
the cat mage was given a discreet wave of the arm by kagura, a signal to go to mermaid heel’s secret stronghold of snowballs. with the agility of a feline, millianna crept across the snowy battlefield. her journey was cut short, however, as a ball of slush hit her in the face. whoever threw it had quite the arm.
“blegh! who threw that? i’ll get them back for sure! “ flicking ice crystals out of her eyes, millianna saw that her attacker was none other than dan straight.