[You can feel the thrum of it in the air like a current on the skin. It sets the nerves alight. The little creature continues its inspection of his hand, grabbing onto it with stubby forepaws that are an odd contrast to its four elegant legs. It's making a warbling sounds almost like purring, and Shiro's smiling at it as it gnaws tentatively on his thumb. It seems to know instinctively not to hurt him.]
My guess is her sensors would have picked up on it.
[Maybe this is what she wanted them to see? Hard to say. He's not going to dwell on it. In a minute or two, he'll insist they get up and check the house protocols. If the garden is protected, they don't need to worry about bringing any of the creatures inside to weather the storm. Instead--]
no subject
[You can feel the thrum of it in the air like a current on the skin. It sets the nerves alight. The little creature continues its inspection of his hand, grabbing onto it with stubby forepaws that are an odd contrast to its four elegant legs. It's making a warbling sounds almost like purring, and Shiro's smiling at it as it gnaws tentatively on his thumb. It seems to know instinctively not to hurt him.]
My guess is her sensors would have picked up on it.
[Maybe this is what she wanted them to see? Hard to say. He's not going to dwell on it. In a minute or two, he'll insist they get up and check the house protocols. If the garden is protected, they don't need to worry about bringing any of the creatures inside to weather the storm. Instead--]
Here, give me your hand. This one's friendly.