"Don't laugh at me,"
Having heard the girl's request, Hisoka's lips parted just slightly to reveal his teeth with wonder. An observant one she was, as blatant in how she read the mostly indecipherable expression that often conflicted with his words. The ginger's own words were being stuttered over like a rabbit in the presence of a wolf. Perhaps he was one: so intently searching for his prey. But not this one... not quite yet. The rabbit—Yuchino—hadn't yet gotten her flesh so tender as he desired. There was visibly a ways to go, though a wait as long as the one he predicted would be worth it, should it mean sinking his fangs into his ideal form for her. Painfully small and thin she was, helplessly trembling as her olive optics gazed into his own golden ones. Trembling from the snow most certainly, Hisoka had assumed, for she had no reason to fear him. Not yet, that is. Unless she should tempt him, he wouldn't show it to her, although there was something about her demeanor that made him desperately want to. "You can't. [♤]"
And he didn't.
Instead he opted to extend a hand to her as though urging her to grab it, although the other hand remained placed atop its respectful hip. Unbeknownst to her and lest she had moved, a pink strand of aura stretches from his forefinger and tacks itself onto her right cheek so—should she attempt to escape his presence, [she] would be unsuccessful in doing so. Should she have instead moved before his Bungee Gum successfully lands, it would have slightly missed and planted its end into the frosted terrain just behind her, although would instantly be retracted and dispersed consequently. Regardless of the mostly trivial matters, Hisoka silently offers to hoist her up from the frigid land. Certainly, she wouldn't refuse such a seemingly amicable gesture. He was hardly seen through even the most perceptive, and so he didn't expect much from a girl that was so pitiful to gaze upon.
The girl kept mentioning 'Giffany', and it was more than piquing the man's curiosity. A hum reflected this, and he proposes another offer of sorts. "Describe this Giffany to me, and perhaps I can help you find them. [♧]" He expectantly keeps his hand outstretched to the short girl. "You just narrowly missed a large mass of people, and Giffany could have been amongst them. How sad.. [♤]" The statement has a mocking undertone, yet he found that it should be tempting to the girl. "Ah, [♧]" He sounds as though he's just recalled to mention something, and anyone who would have made that assumption upon hearing him would have been correct as proven by the following words. "I don't believe I caught your name, little girl. [♡]" He indirectly asks the younger to introduce herself. He falls into a crouch and, feeling fond of the girl's naive nature, cups her chin in the hand he had formerly been extending. He was being particularly conscious of his strength in doing so as to not scare her away, and to avoid losing his opportunity by extension.
Should she have allowed him to do so, he would have stared into the dull eyes and would have attempted to make her do the same with his own [eyes].
{OOC: I wasn't sure if Palutena's voice could be heard by everybody, so I failed to mention it IC. If her voice can be heard, I'll be sure to mention it in my next post!}








