[ Even if it can't comprehend what the man says, it once again understands he speaks to it, and emits a low vibrating hum that travels down its throat as it lies there on the floor for a while longer. It's hard and flat, not an ideal place to settle down, and it won't for long, but for the moment... it's simply enjoying warming its body up near this strange source of heat.
Strange, potentially painful, but as long as it stays a safe distance away (and the man is there to keep protecting it), it isn't afraid.
After a bit, the creature seems content, and its energy is returning. It finally moves again, lifting itself from the floorboards and seeming to want to continue its journey across the living room. Now it's ready to properly explore. And now it's moving a bit faster, rejuvenated, walking more than crawling. And it's curious by everything — tentative but enthusiastic as it examines various items. Nothing else seems to emit heat the way the fireplace does, so it's not as cautious, and actually reaches out to grasp a few objects on its way.
One of Konstantin's field guides.... the alien pats the surface of the little booklet, before deciding it's not very interesting and letting go of it. Then one of their slippers, which it holds in its hands, turning over, sticking its head into the hole — it decides to keep this particular item for a while, dragging the slipper with it as it moves around.
....Only to abruptly let go of it halfway to the sofa, in favour of something else. A small twig that must have come in on someone's clothing, but it's nothing the alien has ever seen before, and it can smell outside on the object, and it's clicking excitedly as its digits grasp the skinny thing, turning it around and around.
And then it puts its mouth on the stick, as though to taste it... ]
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Strange, potentially painful, but as long as it stays a safe distance away (and the man is there to keep protecting it), it isn't afraid.
After a bit, the creature seems content, and its energy is returning. It finally moves again, lifting itself from the floorboards and seeming to want to continue its journey across the living room. Now it's ready to properly explore. And now it's moving a bit faster, rejuvenated, walking more than crawling. And it's curious by everything — tentative but enthusiastic as it examines various items. Nothing else seems to emit heat the way the fireplace does, so it's not as cautious, and actually reaches out to grasp a few objects on its way.
One of Konstantin's field guides.... the alien pats the surface of the little booklet, before deciding it's not very interesting and letting go of it. Then one of their slippers, which it holds in its hands, turning over, sticking its head into the hole — it decides to keep this particular item for a while, dragging the slipper with it as it moves around.
....Only to abruptly let go of it halfway to the sofa, in favour of something else. A small twig that must have come in on someone's clothing, but it's nothing the alien has ever seen before, and it can smell outside on the object, and it's clicking excitedly as its digits grasp the skinny thing, turning it around and around.
And then it puts its mouth on the stick, as though to taste it... ]