sliceitwithwind | Zoooooooooo (Kiddie AU)

"Lime as well, little one." he said in the tone of voice of a man who called ahead earlier to make sure they froze some popsicles without any extra sweetening at all for himself and Dilan.

The young man behind the counter got the popsicles for the four of them, and Sannish let Aya down, adding; "But you are not to ride my hair again until hands and faces are washed."

"Awww, we'd be really careful!" said the girl who was already starting to drip down her popsicle stick. What? It was a hot day!

"You know, if you let your tongue stick to the popsicle too long instead of licking it'll freeze!!" This was IMPORTANT information. "Like licking the fore escape in New York after it snows!"

"Hands and face." it was very firm and grandfatherly.

Braig shoulder-bumped Aya gently, "Yeah, we know. Dilan just eats his popcicles."

Crunch, crunch is Dilan's contribution.

Aya had started watching Dilan at the first 'crunch' noise, because, honestly, it was a great noise! Most people couldn't eat popsicles like that! "Don't you get brain freeze?" she asked, distracted from her own treat until it dripped on her hand and reminded her of it's presence.

"Nu-uh." he says between crunches, "But sometimes it makes my teeth hurt. I don't care."

Sannish, without words, crunched his popsicle as well.

"Your teeth?" She grimaced, trying to see her own teeth and imagining them hurting. Would it feel like...bricks maybe? Did bricks hurt?

MORE IMPORTANTLY "My tongue is green!" It only took half a popsicle (and a good deal of dripping). "Everyone check your tongue!"

Sannish kneels down so that Aya can check his, and Braig and Dilan check each other's.

"Yup, coloured!" Dilan chirps, "Ditto."

"We're rainbow powered!" Aya giggled and bounced on her toes. "And you're tongue is green too Sannish!" And...she had no idea what kind of powers colored tongues would give them.

This obviously required thought! Or finishing her popsicle. Whichever came first!

Sannish gestures, tossing his stick into the trash, "Let us think and walk, shall we? We have penguins to look at."

Dilan chewed on his stick and offered his hand to Aya.

"Penguins!" the girl cheered, then took Dilan's hand. It was a sticky, green hand. Hopefully the restroom was on the way to the penguins? "How do they keep cold here? Doesn't the ice melt?"

Dilan's eyes immediately begin looking for a restroom, "There it is!" he drags Aya over towards a water fountain.

"I dunno." Braig says, "Maybe with a giant refrigerator? I never thought to ask."

Sannish shrugs. "I am from the desert. We do not have much in the way of penguins. The basilisk eat what few wash up on the continent."

"Where's what?!" Aya asked, craning her neck around to see the penguins. "Oh...water." Right. Washing! Washing in a water fountain was a tricky thing that involved more splashing and slurping than actual scrubbing!

"A giant freezer!" That was nifty!

Dilan carries soap. Of course he does. He carefully washes Aya's hands and face, then his own, and then lets her free to gravitate to long braids.

Braig washes up next, and Sannish as well. "It makes as much sense as anything else."

Of course he does! And Aya is a lot better at holding still for him than other people? Eventually she's just drippy instead of drippy and sticky, and then she's back to climbing up braids. She needed the height to spot their penguins!

"That way! Past the balloons to the giant freezer!"

"That way we go, then!" Sannish says cheerfully, letting her settle. Braig and Dilan amble along cheerfully, with Dilan giving running commentary on the things they pass but don't pause to see.

"EEEEEEEEEE THEY'RE SLIDING!" obviously she could see the penguins already. It totally cut in on Dilan's commentary on the cranes. Cranes were not nearly as interesting as penguins of course.

"INTO THE WATER! SLIDING!"

Dilan bounced ahead and by the time Braig and Sannish caught up he was leaning forwards and watching them with an entranced look.

He's seeing dinners passing by. Sannish leans on the rail next to him, the same thought in chartreuse eyes.

...okay, two people watching penguins like that was a little creepy! Aya glanced down at Braig then reached out to tap the glass, testing the thickness just in case. The penguins were safe though! For today!

"So, Braig, how do we tell if it's a freezer?"

"You stay right here and yell if anyone tries to take your hand." Braig deposited her between the Katzu, "I'll go ask someone."

"Okay!" Aya agreed, wrapping her hands around the railing near the penguins as the katzu continued to zone out.

Of course that lasted all of a minute until Aya got bored and started going through the pockets of cheerfully zoned kitty-people!

"Stoppit." Dilan mumbled, taking Aya's hand, "Watch the penguins." Sannish didn't mind, she could even swing on his braids if she wanted to.

Well, swinging on Sannish's braids was out since Dilan had her hand...so she settled for swinging slowly back and forth on the end of Dilan's arm! "They're not sliding anymore and I think the tiny ones are asleep. They're asleep when they sit on their parent's feet right?"

Attention span? What attention span? SHE'D HAD A POPSICLE!

"Uh huh. Sleeping." He's not really paying attention, unfortunately. Sannish pats Aya on the head, "All things must sleep at times. I think they will be fed soon."

"But sleeping penguins are borrrrrring." Aya sighed gustily, still swinging. "And you guys are staring! Staring is rude! And the lady next to us is looking at you funny!"

"They just look so tasty..." Dilan murmurs. Sannish offers the woman a sharp-toothed smile which is meant to be apologetic, "Obligate carnivores, I'm afraid."

Braig comes back with scribbled notes on lined paper, "Okay, Ayay, I got it."

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