Ayumu was relating this feeling to how humans felt about their pets; they knew the animal probably had no clue why they pet them but were still overjoyed at the recognition! It was a happy thing to witness.
And there he goes, bouncing off to please Ayumu’s whims some more. Ayumu can’t help but chuckle at the man’s fleeting figure.
The chuckle does not remain when he returns from the water’s edge a while later and finds the fire not yet started. He assumes the other is either still searching diligently or has managed to become lost or distracted. Either way, Ayumu had more than enough to feed them both– a mixture of various fish species and even a large crab that Tiki, if he did well with the fire and came back in a timely manner, would receive.
What a generous god he was.
When the young man does come back, all the fish are laid out in the sand, evenly portioned. “You took your time.” He comments blandly as he awaits Tiki’s success.
The fire roars to life and his eyes light up, a small clap being given. “Good, good! Let usss feassst!”
❝ Gotta… Make sure that I have enough fire to start a… Decent fire, right? ❞ He did accidentally say the word ‘fire’ twice, but he did not recognize his mistake, so he did not correct himself. He eyed the fish that Ayumu caught. Although he expected as much from a god, he was still impressed. His stomach rumbled again, reminding himself just how hungry he is.
A fish flew from the layout, and hovered over the fire as though it could fly. Tiki did not know which fish he picked, since he didn’t know much about the sea creatures at all. ❝ I can… Cook as many as I want… Maybe even all of ‘em, if they were bigger, but… I’ve only ever cooked one at a time, and usually that’s… Rabbits. ❞
Tiki watches the fish fry, then smiles and sighs. ❝ Thank you… For catching them. ❞
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