Um... [Woodenly, Hope continues to pet the animal on the head, rubbing his soft ears. His expression is blank.] Hi...
[Immediately turning his gaze upon Lightning, he scratches his head.] So... animals can... talk here? [He'd only barely glanced at the guide, and it doesn't occur to him that everything can be understood—even animals, who technically already "speak"—just in a language of their own.]
This place is really weird. [Lifting a shoulder in a shrug, he gives Baldr another scratch.] N-nice to meet you... Baldr.
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[Immediately turning his gaze upon Lightning, he scratches his head.] So... animals can... talk here? [He'd only barely glanced at the guide, and it doesn't occur to him that everything can be understood—even animals, who technically already "speak"—just in a language of their own.]
This place is really weird. [Lifting a shoulder in a shrug, he gives Baldr another scratch.] N-nice to meet you... Baldr.