 #1 Wowza!
Levi had nodded vigorously at healer reed's suggestion but had declined the ned for another tentacle. He hadn't considered the possibility that maybe a more gentle touch was required, but it made sense given the subject at hand. He was itching to take notes, of both the healer's suggestion and also the newest information. But, well, his journal was his best friend after Declan (Althea came third) and he didn't want to stain the pages with essence of murtlap, so he settled for paying close attention. And for momentarily lifting up the goggles til they pressed against his forehead so he could put on his glasses and read the instructions.
All very simple. Or would have, maybe, possibly, if Levi had any kind of easiness around magical creatures. He was not scared of them so much as he did not care much about them, and he'd always suspected the feeling was mutual. The boy took a deep breath, took off his glasses, and slid down the goggles so his eyes could be protected. He looked down at the caged murtlap, muttered "Hey, pal," mostly to himself. His gloved fingers lightly tapped against the table.
Maybe he was just stalling.
Levi heaved a sigh he felt came from the bottom of his stomach, and began to lift the top of the glass box as gently as he could, shrimp in hand. Clearly not gently enough; the creature sprang upwards, though its attempt at escaping was not successful. It did manage to snatch the shrimp Levi had halfway dropped in as bait, of course, which was just typical.
It was possible that he jumped, startled. "Alright." It was merrily eating away. Levi closed the lid. "Not 'pal,' then."
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