#phoebelcsts

[thegaissilent]

for @phoebelcsts "Your dress...it's pink. I love it."

Glinda smiles at the little girl, approaching her and ducking to be closer to her height. She has always liked children and she has started liking them even more so recently, after everything she's been through. It feels satisfying to see there's kind souls who will grow up in a new Oz, who are growing up somewhere differently, safer.

"Why, thank you, miss. This is very kind of you. Pink is one of my favorite colors... As is blue, like your eyes!"

[gardencr]

phoebelcsts asked:

"Your garden is beautiful! You did a great job. You should be proud of yourself."

"Why yes, yes, thank you. I am."

[home1ander]

"Could I have your autograph?"

"Umm...Sure you can." There's hesitance in his speech. Not because he'd failed to provide the words, but this had come so sudden and unexpected in a sense. It's just that though he is aware that there are children that see him as a role model of kinds and sorts, he'd gotten fewer and fewer meetings with them. It's no such thing for him to purposefully squander an opportunity to acknowledge even the little ones. An honor, really. Squatting down to meet her level, John could not for the life of him hold back his smile. Were he ever to attempt, his eyes would've done so instead. Half way from thought to motion, he'd stop a moment he pondered something and then just decided to ask away what lingered in his head. "May I get your name first, sweetie?"

[lovetraded]

💐- to gift a bouquet of flowers .

@phoebelcsts

"Oh!" Clementine was so pleasantly surprised. Kids bringing her gifts was her favorite thing -- it made showing up to work actually worth it. The zoo could be so busy and chaotic that sometimes, she needed a boost. "Thanks, friend. These are really pretty, you've got great taste."

[occultologist]

@phoebelcsts ASKED: “You look smart!”

HE GIVES her a look that doesn't hold enough ire to quite be called scathing . aggravated , though . that it certainly is .

❝ yes , thank you for that . ❞ there's a breath that he would tell you he's too dignified to be a huff , but it certainly sounds a little like one as he turns back to the book the girl has placed in front of him . ❝ smart as i may be , i can't read every language known to man . ❞ he adjusts his glasses on his nose , brows furrowing a bit as he tries to puzzle out the shapes . ❝ especially ones i'm not entirely sure are WRITTEN by man . ❞

[strxgxi]

“Are you a real vampire?” For Armand, unprompted

The question came out of nowhere from a small, sweet little voice. “ What a question to pose to a stranger, petit. “ And yet the 509 year old vampire found such interest in her youthful boldness. He also wondered where her parents might be at such a late hour. Even her appearance was sweet, even for a child. Armand had often grown more aggravated with children as years went on and then there was.. that one. He held back a sneer in thought of Claudia.

He smiled down at her. “ And just what makes you certain I am a vampire, mon enfant? “ Oh he was dying to hear her reasoning. Imagine, Armand actually intrigued by a little girl.

@phoebelcsts

[monbellemonstre]

“Your eyes…they look sad. You should attend one of Mad Hatter’s tea parties. It will give you some joy!” For Armand, unprompted

(@phoebelcsts unprompted!)

The expression on Armand's face shifted easily from a calm neutrality into the warmth of a smile as the child spoke of sadness with such an innocent simplicity. Centuries it had been since he had seen life from the viewpoint of someone with such hope and genuine exuberance. "I have met my fair share of Mad Hatters, young one, and yet the sorrow remains..." A soft sound of amusement escaped him as he placed the red 'man' betwixt his fingers onto the chequerboard, amber-brown eyes flickering from the board atop the table to the child's face. The warm expression on his face grew until the smile on his lips lightened the look in his eyes. Even the proximity of someone so optimistic had seemed to refresh his spirit just a touch, and he realized in those moments that perhaps his most recent isolation had lasted too long. "So your Hatter must have some very good tea. It is your turn, young one."

[boombambaby]

@phoebelcsts asked: “I like your outfit. Red suits you!” Unprompted

Boisterous laughter pours from his lips, the Emperor's amusement palpable as he spreads his hands, gesturing to his imperial robes, and then to his ornately decorated palace, swathed in rich reds and golds from floor to ceiling throughout. " Tell me something I don't know; it's sort of a whole aesthetic dealio thingy I've got going for me. " He exclaims, beaming from the compliment.

They're off to a good start; telling Kuzco he looks good is a surefire way into his heart. That, and food. " Wanna know what the BEST part of my entire palace is, though? " Kuzco asks, levelling her with a mischievous, conspiratal gaze.