[ He really can't say how little girls feel about being carried around; the only frame of reference he has is Nina, and while she was only a little younger than Laura, she also was his daughter, so perhaps that was why she liked him holding her.
He manages to steer away from that thought as he reaches down to pick her up, hands under her arms, lifting her with ease. Once he has her in a safe grip, an arm curled around her back, he lifts off the ground in a slow, steady rise, magnetic fields pushing him up from the floor gradually until they're at level with the kitten lying on that ceiling.
He waits first to make sure she's alright with that twist, glancing over at her with a (admittedly mildly pleased) smile. ]
Cats can be difficult to befriend, [ He explains, his tone quiet so he doesn't scare the animal away. ] So you need to approach carefully. Get its attention first with a soft sound.
[ He clicks his tongue, just enough to get the animal to lift its head with a lazy meow, opening its large, round hazel eyes and fixing them on Erik. ]
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He manages to steer away from that thought as he reaches down to pick her up, hands under her arms, lifting her with ease. Once he has her in a safe grip, an arm curled around her back, he lifts off the ground in a slow, steady rise, magnetic fields pushing him up from the floor gradually until they're at level with the kitten lying on that ceiling.
He waits first to make sure she's alright with that twist, glancing over at her with a (admittedly mildly pleased) smile. ]
Cats can be difficult to befriend, [ He explains, his tone quiet so he doesn't scare the animal away. ] So you need to approach carefully. Get its attention first with a soft sound.
[ He clicks his tongue, just enough to get the animal to lift its head with a lazy meow, opening its large, round hazel eyes and fixing them on Erik. ]