The geysers were like the old classic game of whack-a-ningo as far as Boreal was concerned, and she was enjoying herself immensely amid the the bubbling water and jets of steam. Having scales certainly helped with making her more water resistant than the young wolf, however, and she chortled happily as she unleashed a gout of fire at one particularly cheeky geyser that that erupted under her nose as she was investigating it.
Tal had to struggle not to grin at his companion's obvious delight in the locale, and Soleil's casual courage and determined optimism didn't make it any easier. He ended up rubbing his nose and mumbling an agreement as he made sure he wasn't going to let a smile slip accidentally, but the gravitas of a task to help Halo kept him focused.
He watched Soleil 'capture' a rainbow with a thoughtful wrinkle of his nose, but his nod was one of grudging respect and appreciation for her cleverness. "Yeah, that looks like it'll do," he agreed, gruffly proud of Sah's daughter-- and feeling the pressure to measure up to the younger woman. He cast around with his own jar for a moment and then in a flash of inspiration tied a rope around it before tossing it into a large rainbow pool. He dragged it back towards him, pulling the open mouth through every color from the blue center to the red edges before he scooped it up and capped it with a triumphant grin.
Of course, upon holding it up to the light it was just vaguely orange-colored water, and he glared at it. "Oh, fuck you, too," he grumbled, giving the water inside an annoyed slosh, as if that would cause the colors to separate nicely out again.
Gentle reader, it did not.
Tal had to struggle not to grin at his companion's obvious delight in the locale, and Soleil's casual courage and determined optimism didn't make it any easier. He ended up rubbing his nose and mumbling an agreement as he made sure he wasn't going to let a smile slip accidentally, but the gravitas of a task to help Halo kept him focused.
He watched Soleil 'capture' a rainbow with a thoughtful wrinkle of his nose, but his nod was one of grudging respect and appreciation for her cleverness. "Yeah, that looks like it'll do," he agreed, gruffly proud of Sah's daughter-- and feeling the pressure to measure up to the younger woman. He cast around with his own jar for a moment and then in a flash of inspiration tied a rope around it before tossing it into a large rainbow pool. He dragged it back towards him, pulling the open mouth through every color from the blue center to the red edges before he scooped it up and capped it with a triumphant grin.
Of course, upon holding it up to the light it was just vaguely orange-colored water, and he glared at it. "Oh, fuck you, too," he grumbled, giving the water inside an annoyed slosh, as if that would cause the colors to separate nicely out again.
Gentle reader, it did not.
