[She seems a bit sad suddenly at that. It isn't as if she's going to eat him! The little critter does seem to calm down a bit after a few moments, and just as Riddle said, the spines become less prickly.]
Animal Linguistics is a course taught at Night Raven College. Naturally, with our dorm having custody over quite a few hedgehogs, I made sure to pay particular attention to their language.
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[She reaches out to give the hedgehog a little pat and stroke of its twitchy nose.]
Sooo cute...both of you.
[Laughing softly she moves in further, letting Riddle make himself comfortable.]
Come in, come in.
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And Riddle finds the faintest red coming to his cheeks, still not entirely used to being called "cute"... particularly not by a cute queen like Diva.]
Thank you.
[He steps inside, then turns to offer the hedgehog.]
Might you hold him while I take off my shoes?
what is time
[She holds her hands out to take the critter from him, cradling it gingerly against her chest.]
He's kind of prickly...but he's cute.
[Like Riddle.]
a curse cast upon all
He might be a little intimidated because he can sense you're a predator.
[Riddle takes off his shoes, setting them neatly near the door.]
But once he calms down, the spines are actually quite smooth and pleasant to the touch.
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[She seems a bit sad suddenly at that. It isn't as if she's going to eat him! The little critter does seem to calm down a bit after a few moments, and just as Riddle said, the spines become less prickly.]
I'm not going to hurt him.
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[Riddle steps forward, chittering something softly to the little hedgehog who looks at him, then back to Diva before seeming to settle more fully.]
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Oh...it's neat that you can speak with them. I wonder if you could understand Charlotte. I talk to her sometimes.
[Does she understand the little bat? Sort of. Not entirely. Doesn't stop her from squeaking at it.]
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[He looks to Diva.]
It's a possibility. Who's Charlotte?
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[A Chiropteran with a pet chiropteran haha...]
She belonged to my first Dominant so I kept her when he left.
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[He nods in understanding, then hesitates.]
Ah, you do have another Dominant now, right?
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[Because stupid Tsurugi hasn't come back yet. What a pain...]
She's the third Dominant I've had.
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[Maybe Riddle should reach out to her...
That next part gets a curious look.]
How long have you been here?
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[Or as okay as she's ever seen Claudia. The next question gets a hum out of her as she takes a moment to pause and think.]
Ah...I guess it would be over four years now.