[ @theredplumber; continuing from here; @koopatwins answers first ]
“Hey, you!” An adult Fire Bro in a navy blue v-vest emerged seemingly from nowhere and scooped Glace up from behind by the underarms; the child burst up giggling as he was pulled into the air.
“Now, what did I say about wandering off on me, little man?” said the elder as he held the hatchling close. Despite his apparently chastising of the boy, his tone was more amused than anything else–giving the impression of a man who couldn’t bring himself to be mad at the kid for the life of him. “You know your dads would have my head if anything… Oh…”
The Fire Bro trailed off in surprise when he finally noticed the figure who was kneeling down in front of the boy. Something looked very familiar about his rather…unique appearance and dress. …But he didn’t want to jump to any conclusions just yet.
“Hey there…” he greeted with a polite smile. “Sorry about the little tyke; he wandered off on me.”
The boy giggled as his uncle picked him up outta nowhere. “Sorry, Uncle Char!” he chirped. “But I saw a new friend to make an wanted to meet him!” With a grin, he pointed at the man Char had already noticed by then. “His name is Mario, and he’s got cool overalls!”
Another child very similar in appearance to Glace peered around the uncle’s leg. The only readily noticeable differences were a slim build, aquagreen eyes with matching shell, and an overall more reserved disposition.









