[It's reflexive, the way Sparkling leeeans back as Caviar suddenly shoves a hand into his face, wiggling his fingers at him as if it's the most terrifying sight in the world. And...maybe it's because he's been here too long and has really gone native, but having fingers actually used to be the norm for Sparkling. Now he barely has any at all, with just two claws on each wing-tip to articulate and grip things with. Of course, that was never a problem back home when you didn't need more than a hand to do whatever you wanted.]
Wh- I-
[He can't really get a word in edgewise either before the Captain continues, leaving him feeling a bit dumbstruck as each question rolls around in his head too fast for him to process. Peppermint...? That he supposes would make some sense, he-
But then, the Vampire goes very still. His ears perk up as straight as possible, and for a moment Sparkling just stares back at Caviar, looking more through him than at him directly.
He then suddenly moves a step closer, hopping up onto the tip-toes of his talons, too overwhelmed by the possibility to keep his composure entirely.]
Crumble? Did you just say crumble!? That...you- you would crumble- I heard that right?
IM sorry for Sparkling bc hes gonna seem like hes lost his mind for a hot second here
Wh- I-
[He can't really get a word in edgewise either before the Captain continues, leaving him feeling a bit dumbstruck as each question rolls around in his head too fast for him to process. Peppermint...? That he supposes would make some sense, he-
But then, the Vampire goes very still. His ears perk up as straight as possible, and for a moment Sparkling just stares back at Caviar, looking more through him than at him directly.
He then suddenly moves a step closer, hopping up onto the tip-toes of his talons, too overwhelmed by the possibility to keep his composure entirely.]
Crumble? Did you just say crumble!? That...you- you would crumble- I heard that right?