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Happy to see her sit down next to him, Isoke smiled brightly and looked skywards still. "I'm pretty good... I finished my little airplne finally, its ready for its maiden voyage pretty quick here" he laughed a little and looked back at the meerkat. Just as he was about to ask how she was, Tamaki flew in and the cries of the twins reache dhsi ears.

"ACK FIRE!" Isoke exclaimed, putting an arm around Femi's shoulders and gently as his panic would let him steer her clear of the flames. He then looked at poor Xin Yue and looked worried.

"Are your hands okay Xin?" the springbok asked then looked at Femi to se eif she wa sindeed okay.

The crackling of the leaf and the scent of smoke had him turning around sharply, only to witness a foolhardy little rat girl extinguish a flame barehanded. The unfortunate elder of the bunch couldn't stop himself from leaping over and snarling in astonishment and annoyance:

"My god Xin Yue, don't tell me you ****ing burned yourself!" He grasped her hands forcefully, and turned them palm-up. "These genetically crafted bodies are not to be messed with, girl!" He knelt down with concern, and blew gently at the reddened fingers. His voice softened. "You're a little burnt." His paws pressed her hands against each other, and he smacked the back of her hands lightly. "Don't do something stupid like that again. Springbok." He commanded, eyeing Isoke. "Run as fast as you can, get some water. And you," he growled at the two pyro-bytes, "do something stupid like that again and I will swallow you whole. That means no regenerating. At all."

"Oh hey Femi, hun." He said distractedly, a mandatory greeting. Largely he was muttering "...kids, getting yourselves on fire and s**t and then Demi will just beat the ****ing crap out of me..."

Once Isoke came back with the water, he would return to the unceremoniously snubbed secretary bird and the somewhat distracted giraffe.

Gyasi, much like his best friend, also instinctively reacted to the claim of fire, shifting from offering his arm to Lilith to outright drawing her against him and turning to the side. He was much larger, and it was easy to use himself as a shield for her delicate feathers. His off grey eyes moved between the smal, insignificant flame to the one it had hurt, frowning a little.

As Maxwell fussed like an old woman, the giraffe could only shake his head. He may never understand the laws of love, and that was just dandy to him. Anticipating Maxwell's return, Gyasi gave Lilith a little squeeze and murmured into her hair, "I'll be right here if you need me, 'lith." He then released her and walked towards Xin Yue, using one hand to balance Orenji, allowing the lovebird and -cat to have some time together without leaving them alone to their own devices.

"Sweet one, how courageous of you," he smiled kindly at the Valentine rat as he approached, extending his arms to her. Gyasi gently took her slightly clawed hands, observing them with a critical eye before pressing a quick and friendly kiss to each of her palms. "It looks like it was small enough that you wont blister. I'm sure we have something back inside if you want something for the pain, otherwise I'm sure a trip to the lake is still in order...?"

The giraffe lofted his brows in silent question, to see if Xin Yue wanted something or if she was well enough to stay outside without being too insistant like Maxwell.

(( OOC: In response to Max's post below this, I'm just assuming Gyasi went to Xin Yue no matter if Isoke went ot get the water or not. ;3 ))

Xin Yue smiled gratefully to both Maxwell and Gyasi before replying. "I'm sure with a bit of water, my hands will be just fine. However, was anyone hurt?" she inquired, true to form about others safety as well.

She had to admit that both Maxwell and Gyasi were oftely kind in assisting what was most likely a not-great decision on her part. She could only hope that she hadn't interrupted the goings-on between Gyasi-Lilith-Maxwell and Femi-Isoke.

She was the youngest of the bunch, but even she could tell that there were sparks of more-than-just friendship going on between everyone there. Perhaps it was the "Valentine's Spirit" or more than the hints going around between everyone that made it seem like love was...at least around.

Femi looked around bewildered. After a moment, she nodded to Isoke to signal she was okay, wondering how she hadn't noticed the flame getting bigger. Wasn't she supposed to be the watchful one?

Scurrying over to Xin Yue, she took her hands gently, looking down at them. "Oh, sweetie, are you okay? Oh, and hello Maxwell, and..." In all the chaos, she hadn't realized that the little Byte had spoken to her. Blinking now, she looked around for him, feeling terrible for not answering him.

Xin Yue now blushed, a bit unused to all of the attention and gratefully replied back to Femi. "Yes I'm alright, thank you for the concern Femi." she nodded in reply before smiling gently.

She then quickly turned back Gyasi and replied to his inquiry. "Yes, I think a nice trip to the lake would be fun!"

As Isoke came running up, she thanked him for his help as Maxwell went to the task of bandaging her hands up nicely. She had to admit, for the first time that she understood why Lilith seemed to adore him, he was quite sweet in the way he handled everything. "Thank you for everything, Maxwell." she replied, duly grateful for his help and smiled as he playfully chided her.

He continued to watch the Hytes and the attention given to Xin Yue, unable to stop himself of drawing a line between Maxwell and his 'maternal' instincts. Gyasi smiled a little to himself, both bemused and content that everyone was out and about and getting along. They even managed to deal with a minor crisis and come out in good cheer. He was, in his own way, proud of everyone for making the effort.

The giraffe glanced over towards Lilith, making sure she was all right before looking back to the gathered...and practically headbutting a bottle of juice. Gyasi blinked languidly, focusing on his frosty assailant before peering at its accomplice. A slow grin formed, giving a little snort at the 'compliment.' "Why thank you, 'soke." He accepted the cold drink, chuckling quietly. It was good to be thought of.

Using his humanoid hands to easily twist off the top, he took a polite sip, punctuated with a sweet sigh of satisfaction. Gyasi looped his free arm around Isoke, starting to meander as slowly as he could towards the lake, hoping the others would follow. "Orenji, I'd off you a drink but I'm not sure...if that's...cannibalism for fruits."