[leave it to Kaito to try to make friends with a standoffish panther]
[he would answer Maki's first question, but the second one-- a sincere display of concern-- takes him off guard. he has to resist the urge to glance at her in surprise from over his shoulder, because surely peeking would get him hit. or. . . you know, eaten by a carnivore]
Eh? Oh, ah-- s'nothing too bad. Nothing I can't handle, that's for sure.
[she can hear the confident grin in his voice, even if she can't see it]
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[he would answer Maki's first question, but the second one-- a sincere display of concern-- takes him off guard. he has to resist the urge to glance at her in surprise from over his shoulder, because surely peeking would get him hit. or. . . you know, eaten by a carnivore]
Eh? Oh, ah-- s'nothing too bad. Nothing I can't handle, that's for sure.
[she can hear the confident grin in his voice, even if she can't see it]
Just some scrapes 'n bruises. What about you?