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Admittedly, Rukia kind of has a hard time with any animal that isn’t fuzzy and soft and a bunny. Snake are just. Not any of those things at all. Looking at the reptile lying on the boy’s chest was making her feel kind of clammy. 

Rukia had to lean over his head to make direct eye contact, and as a result was forced to make peripheral eye-contact with the snake. You just. Stay there, you.”It’s a good name. It’s cute.”

It’s not really that scary up close, at least. “Is it okay for it to be lying on you like that? Aren’t you worried it’ll bite or something?”

“Izzy it is! Izzy~ Izzy~” He’s looking up at her with a grin, right up until she asks if Izzy would bite. 

   He looks from her to the tiny, coiled up reptile who stared on endlessly with it’s unblinking abyssal stare. It made no movement other than it’s subtle breathing and the occasional flicker of a little pink tongue.     “Naw. He woulda bit me by now if he wanted to-- I read tha’, snakes are more afraid of you than you are of them. They only strike out of defense because they think yer a big bird or somethin’-- Tha’s a snake fact! At least, fer little ones like these. He don’t gots no venom n I’m no’ a bird tha’ eats neighbors!” The snake finally moves, but only to turn it’s head to look at Reko’s hand as it gestured during the explanation, tongue flicking with every movement, deciding if it was a threat or not-- Right before lazily hiding its head underneath it’s own dark, yellow striped coils.     “They like warm things-- hey! Wha’s yer favorite warm thing? I like melon bread”

She recognizes him only in association to Renji’s company- for a moment part of her actually thought that zhe had shrunk, only to remember that that’s silly and she should feel silly for thinking it. That kid’s too happy-looking to be Renji.

“Hey, who are you speaking to- ooooooooooowwhhhh. My god.”

Snakes.

Why did it have to be snakes?

   Who else could he possibly be speaking to? The little guy that was now resting on his chest after realizing that this weird flesh rock that didn’t hurt it is very warm and an excellent basking rock.    Good basking rock.    Reko was not ready to disturb his new friend yet and instead looked at the other just by turning his head. “Ah! I’m talkin’ to Izzy! Izzy, Izzy. Tha’s a good name fer a snake, righ’? Do ya gots any names ya like? Hey, are you okay? You want to say hi? We’re neighbors.”

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I caught a frog

Video translations: I caught a frog Frog~ Bye~ You should go now I’ll help you go