‘ you’re good, man. i figured. ’ fox’s hunches tended to be right, he was more intuitive than people often gave him credit for but that was regular territory, along with the whole being - underestimated thing. he didn’t take offence to it, not unless someone was being a particularly nasty dick about it. it was in those instances that fox didn’t mind a mental prod through an asshole’s mind, really strike where the insecurities hurt. scarlet’s reactions amused him further though, and he was torn between being a comfort, or being a menace just to make it worse. he held his tongue, this time. ‘ i just get into the habit of assuming a lot — didn’t wanna get into the habit so soon after meeting you so i can at least try to defend myself when a teammate tries t’ tell y’ i’m obnoxious. ’
‘ it’s a nice name. short, easy to remember. plus it matches your aura. really wigs me out when a person’s name doesn’t match their aura colour, makes it real embarrassing when i can’t remember it later. ’ not that fox got embarrassed a lot, or at all really. he actually tended to do the embarrassing most of the time. he actually snorted in response to the intimidation comment, crossing arms over chest but tilting his head to regard scarlet. ‘ excuse you, david. i can be plenty intimidating. ’ vulpine vocals dropped an octave, gravely tone adopting a rumbling quality as he focused on reading the noise scarlet made, making him all the more daring and - when he felt scarlet’s eyes on him - perpetuating playful behaviour with an easy wink. ‘ didn’t need eyes to tell how nervous you were when you started talkin’ to me. don’t lie. ’ see ? obnoxious.
attention finally fell to the offering in hand, taking quick moment to physically examine it before asking : ‘ so anyway, where did this feather come from ? because depending on where it did, in kenyte culture you’re basically proposing marriage. ’
A singular scoff, and Scarlet can’t quite find it in himself to swallow back the bubbling laughter that graces. Fox’s sudden shift in tone certainly tickles the macaw, ever humored by the behavioral change, and one could almost damn himself for harboring such fright upon initial approach. While certainly he was being teased, Scarlet took it in stride--and in response of green eyes roll and voice lilts with a touch of his own embarrassment.
“Don’t think it makes you special ‘o nothin’, everyone makes me nervous. Even pretty faces like you got.”
Finger up, and faunus tuts his tongue once before finishing with a touch of further amusement in his voice.
“I know obnoxious; I live with three ‘o them. You’re not obnoxious, a ‘lil cheeky but that isn’t always a bad thing.”
Truly Scarlet didn’t hold bitter feelings for his teammates--but that just left them open to being prodded and teased about in their own rights. Especially when they weren’t around to snap right back. Macaw takes in a breath, but before further speech could be found he finds himself choking upon tongue; a near squawk-like sound of surprise rippling through throat. He certainly knew next to nothing about kenyte culture, so whether what the other spoke of was true or not, the sensation of warmth develops along pale cheeks in utter bewilderment.
“Th-thats codswallop! No little feather is gonna mean so much ‘ta someone--”
Hand moves forward then, attempting to snatch the down-feather of crimson in the circumstance it truly was a proposal of ones hand. He was in no way ready for such a commitment!
“’n it was from my hair if you have ‘ta know--!”
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