I will still be here, stargazing
He wasn't quite sure what Hotaru was asking when she approached, but Iskra only paused and nodded, her intentions seeming well. If he had expected her to pitch in her elbow grease however, it came in a different bottle. Relief flowed through him with an odd tingling sensation, and with it slow realization lit his eyes and turned his mouth into an "o". "I should keep you around more often," Iskra said jokingly as he rolled his neck and shoulders, the tightness of tired muscles subsided.
As he continued his work, Deimos' muttering caused Iskra to turn, curious at the bird plague. In that moment his carefully piled buckets toppled. Iskra tried to reach out for them, but only seemed to shove them into further disarray. Cursing under his breath he plucked them from the floor and began to reassemble them. Given the commotion, but also the cooing nose, Goose poked his head around the corner from the other room. The moment he spied the bird strutting around his hackles lifted and an accusing bark rumbled from his chest. The dog burst forward with surprising speed, fully intent on snapping the ningo in his mouth. "GOOSE!" Iskra bellowed as the dog blew past him, threatening to knock the buckets over yet again, which left Iskra using every available limb to hold them back and in arrangement.
As he continued his work, Deimos' muttering caused Iskra to turn, curious at the bird plague. In that moment his carefully piled buckets toppled. Iskra tried to reach out for them, but only seemed to shove them into further disarray. Cursing under his breath he plucked them from the floor and began to reassemble them. Given the commotion, but also the cooing nose, Goose poked his head around the corner from the other room. The moment he spied the bird strutting around his hackles lifted and an accusing bark rumbled from his chest. The dog burst forward with surprising speed, fully intent on snapping the ningo in his mouth. "GOOSE!" Iskra bellowed as the dog blew past him, threatening to knock the buckets over yet again, which left Iskra using every available limb to hold them back and in arrangement.
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