"sHUT YOUR, fUCKING MOUTH"
Hal immediately stopped talking, turning to him. He thinks back to what Dirk had told him about Tavros all those weeks ago, and the picture he painted of Tavros definitely wasn't this. But, over time he's found that this, in fact, is how Tavros is.
"Excuse me?" He asked the troll, raising an eyebrow "I'm speaking factually"
"nO, uH, iTS WRONG. yOU'RE WRONG, bITCH." Tav began, his stutter almost making it sound childish, making Hal stifle a laugh "sNAKES ARE, vERY MUCH BABIES AND NOT, rUDE!"
"How would you know?" Hal questioned curiously, making Tavros grin, blank eyes suddenly filled with excitement. Was this his plan all along?
"i UH, cAN TALK TO ANIMALS. sINCE IM A UH, bRONZE?" Hal cocked his head, putting a finger under his own chin
Tavros nodded, and within a few minutes, a small garden snake began to crawl up his leg, something expected of sitting on the ground in a garden, But Hal chalked it up to well, Tavros called him over. This was confirmed when Tavros picked him up and held him to his face
"hEY THERE. wHATS YOUR NAME?"
"hIS NAME IS, lEAF. hE SAYS UH, iTS BECAUSE HE LIKES, lEAVES THE MOST."
Hal blinked a bit, surprised. He could brush it off as him simply having a pet snake he wasn't aware of, but something about him told Hal he wouldn't lie. So, he watched as the snake slithered around Tavros' shoulders, even going up the back of his head.
"i KNOW," Tavros cut him off, letting the snake go around his horn, smiling as he did so. Hal leaned back, supporting himself with his hands as he watched "Huh. Guess I was wrong." He said, finally admitting defeat. He'd usually put up a fight about being right, but Tav looked so happy, he couldn't do it.
Soon, the troll held his hand to the snake, then reached his hand out to Hal, offering him the snake. This startled Hal, hey, he wasn't expecting it!
"hE WANTS TO, sAY HI!" Tav said happily, Hal gulping as he watched, Jumping when he saw the snake slither closer. This in return spooked the snake, making him flail before falling to the ground, slithering away as Tav began patting the ground to find him.
"Sorry, Tav, Didn't mean to scare him away!" Hal immediately began apologizing, even if it was out of character for him, he felt the need to. Tavros just smiled up to him, leaning on his side slightly to get comfortable again "iTS FINE! yOU WERE, uH, sCARED. nO HARD FEELINGS! dID HE BITE YOU OR ANYTHING, oR ARE YOU JUST SPOOKED?"
Suddenly, Hal got an idea, smirking slightly. "Actually, yeah...on my hand" he said, holding it up to show him the nonexistent bite mark "You might have to kiss it better."
"tHAT WON'T WORK, tO HEAL--"
"Not the point." Hal said, smirking more as Tavros took his hand in his own clawed hand, and kissed it.
"aNYWHERE ELSE?" he asked, raising an eyebrow as he smiled a bit
"Yep." Hal pointed to his lips, and within monents, Tavros' lips were on the Almost-Human Androids, planning on kissing them till they hurt.
Then, he'd plan to kiss that better.