[HMM! He smooths his paw over his head, almost like he's weighing his various options, before he pauses his grooming with an overly dramatic sigh.]
Your first time, I suppose?
[Placing a front paw on the top of the pumpkin, he stands on his hind legs and carefully uses one claw to trace a neat little circle around the stem. Ta-da! After taking an extra second to ensure that his outline of the soon-to-be lid is THE proper size, he settles back down on his haunches.]
You shall cut along that line, and along that line only. Do not stray. [A beat, and then, oh-so casually:] And do be careful, girl. I cannot reattach a finger if you carelessly cut it off.
[Which is why he's going to sit here and closely watch her use that knife. He's helped train... so many human children in his day? The role of teacher is surprisingly easy to slip right back into, so he's ready to reach out and bat her hand away from the knife if he sees even the slightest hint of trouble. KIDS...]
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Your first time, I suppose?
[Placing a front paw on the top of the pumpkin, he stands on his hind legs and carefully uses one claw to trace a neat little circle around the stem. Ta-da! After taking an extra second to ensure that his outline of the soon-to-be lid is THE proper size, he settles back down on his haunches.]
You shall cut along that line, and along that line only. Do not stray. [A beat, and then, oh-so casually:] And do be careful, girl. I cannot reattach a finger if you carelessly cut it off.
[Which is why he's going to sit here and closely watch her use that knife. He's helped train... so many human children in his day? The role of teacher is surprisingly easy to slip right back into, so he's ready to reach out and bat her hand away from the knife if he sees even the slightest hint of trouble. KIDS...]