[Curious outfit indeed. She stands out in the crowd and that doesn't sit right with him. It draws in stares from both sides, but he doesn't react directly to the crowd. Instead, he reacts to her and takes a step forward to close the gap in between the two. Protective arms wrapping around her, before he blatantly glares at the others that are staring.

For someone so gentle and soft at his core, he can truly fake being vicious. Enough to where the crowd seems to take it in and avert their gaze as they walk past the two.]

Sorry--?

[He knew that she was away for awhile but her being away for that long and to have it be for naught... Ouch. He can only sympathize, and that means patting her head as a consolation prize. Still awfully terrible at giving any sort of affection that didn't make him feel awkward, but this wasn't so bad. He didn't look nervous.]

What is that even suppose to mean? Whoever said that probably forgot that we are... Not "normal".

[That last bit is said in a careful vibration that Liuxi can detect with her senses.]

... I don't think that being in the cold is good for your body type anyway. I thought you were more warm blooded; we don't need you going into a state of brumation.

[That being said, she's hugged a bit tighter to exchange body heat.]

Let's talk about your training while we walk.