After bumping into their legs, Teddy instinctually takes hold of their pants to keep himself from falling backward. His amber hues open and slowly move up along the adult’s body until landing on their irritated face. He can’t help but laugh, bouncing in place. “No! I’m prac’sing.” While still holding onto their leg, he closes his eyes again.
If he wasn’t annoyed already, the fact that he wasn’t stopping only furthered it more.
“I said enough.” He responds in a commanding tone, reaching over and plucking the child up by the fabric of his shirt. “When an adult tells a child to cease their antics, you listen.”
He was already socializing with the youth more than he wanted and so he briefly scanned the area, looking for an sign of life to pass him onto.
“When I put you down, turn around and go back to your guardians. I don’t have any more time to waste on you.”