Doesn't she, though? Where exactly do they stand? It's either 'sir', 'boss', or just Daud, formalities coming and going like the tide and, more typically, depending on Billie's mood. Sir is like a shield; respectful and distancing.
Whereas Deirdre would rather keep on huffing and puffing as much as a bird can up until Mercy makes her way over. She doesn't quite settle but she will turn to nip at Billie's fingers and force her to pull her hand back. It isn't without her shooting a glare at the tern as she yanks her hand back, giving it a shake. Free to move again, Deirdre just goes on to stuff herself under one of Mercy's wings and sulk there instead.
For all that they have a connection, Billie can't even believe her animas half the time... and there won't be room to carry on being exasperated at her, either, because Daud motions at Red and now the dragonet is getting up out of her lap after a second or two of just staring blankly at the tiefling.
"Whatβ" In an odd turn of events, Red completely misunderstands what 'guard' is meant to be. He'd gotten used to it meaning 'go sit on the couch over there', so when that's aimed towards Billie, he's left waffling over what to do, though he inevitably settles on hopping down off of Billie altogether and trotting back into the house.
He is going to the couch. He will absolutely guard that couch.
This leaves Billie turning to watch him go, any irritation she was feeling towards Daud or her animas now abandoned for looking bewildered as all fuck. There's a fairly long silence that follows, just carrying on staring at the door.
"That..." And she's taking an educated guess here when she finally does speak again. "Wasn't what you wanted him to do, was it?"
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Whereas Deirdre would rather keep on huffing and puffing as much as a bird can up until Mercy makes her way over. She doesn't quite settle but she will turn to nip at Billie's fingers and force her to pull her hand back. It isn't without her shooting a glare at the tern as she yanks her hand back, giving it a shake. Free to move again, Deirdre just goes on to stuff herself under one of Mercy's wings and sulk there instead.
For all that they have a connection, Billie can't even believe her animas half the time... and there won't be room to carry on being exasperated at her, either, because Daud motions at Red and now the dragonet is getting up out of her lap after a second or two of just staring blankly at the tiefling.
"Whatβ" In an odd turn of events, Red completely misunderstands what 'guard' is meant to be. He'd gotten used to it meaning 'go sit on the couch over there', so when that's aimed towards Billie, he's left waffling over what to do, though he inevitably settles on hopping down off of Billie altogether and trotting back into the house.
He is going to the couch. He will absolutely guard that couch.
This leaves Billie turning to watch him go, any irritation she was feeling towards Daud or her animas now abandoned for looking bewildered as all fuck. There's a fairly long silence that follows, just carrying on staring at the door.
"That..." And she's taking an educated guess here when she finally does speak again. "Wasn't what you wanted him to do, was it?"