it's absolutely adorable! ;3;

holds out a very pissed off kitten for Francis to pat, 'He's a gorgeous wee bugger, he is.'

agrees with France; it's reaaally cuuuuute... ahem.

pets its head and back, careful to avoid those sharp claws and teeth. He loves cats, but would like to not get injured. "Ouais. T'es -

trop mignon, chaton." Obviously, he thinks the kitten understands French.

grins from ear to ear, 'Hear that Poppet? France thinks yer Bonnie too.' He holds out the kitten for Japan to pet, seemingly unaware of_

hissing and scratching.

just slightly alarmed at the very vicious behavior... but he reaches out to pet it anyway. He can't resist a cute cat.

Écosse will not allow those scratches to get infected, but he's too distracted by the cuteness to say so.

japan is safe, it seems to be distracted with the task of eating Scotland's thumb. 'Fiery wee thing, just as she should be.'

nods, still being cautious anyway. You never know, it could decide that Japan's finger looks mighty tasty. "Y-yes indeed."

smiles, 'This little guy is a godsend, ya ken. It's endangered so every little kitten counts.'

this one will stay strong and healthy. Maybe eventually the species won't be endangered.

so! He'd like to see a day when they weren't in danger. He puts the kitten back in it's cage where it scampers off to it's mum. 'Really_

chuffed with him. The wee pumpkin's gonna grow up to be a real handsome cat.' ((whoops ))

watches the kitten run off before giving his full attention to the other nation. "Ouais. Good luck with him. ...Are you going to do -

something about your hand?"

waves the concern off with his better hand, 'There's nothing to do with it. It's fine France'

frowns slightly, about to try to find a first aid kit. "I think it's a bit silly to let it get infected when antiseptics exist now."

watches the other before ripping off the end of his own shirt into a bandage and placing it around his hand, 'That better?'

shakes his head. "No, it's not." He grabs his other hand and tries tugging him in some random direction. "Is there a medic station this way?

"

sighs, scowling with the unnecessary attention and yet, somehow, pinking with it too. 'Aye, just around the corner.'

nods and continues heading the direction he's going. "Bon. I haven't gotten my thank you letters in the mail yet, but I still want -

to thank you, in person, for the gift.."

frowns some more, for good measure. 'Don't mention it, it was really nothing'

glances at him and smiles. "I really appreciated it, nonetheless."

looks off to the side, 'Well yer meant to. It's a present.'

nods again. "True. Now, let's get that hand taken care of."

rolls his eyes, 'If it'll get you off my back, awright but seriously, it's nothing.' He pushes open the door to the first aid office and_

holds out his hand, frowning when they start fussing over it.

watches, quite content with the way the medics are handling it. "It may be nothing, but it could turn into something if you don't treat it."

maybe just a little over-concerned with the possibilities of infection.

seriously suffered worse with playing about with Nessie but he suffers through the antiseptic like any man would, a lot of complaining and_

hissing. 'I hope you ken I'm only doing this for you.. France---is.'

getting grouchy it seems.

pats his shoulder and gives it a firm squeeze when it looks like it hurts a lot. "Well, I thank you for it." He'll buy ice cream if that'll-

help with his mood.

not a child... although Honeycomb would be good if he's getting any. He relaxes his posture when they start bandaging it, 'You better be.'

knows he isn't, but something about the cold dessert is comforting. "If you know any ice cream parlors around, it'll be my treat." -

Appeasement helps too.

appeasement landed them in bloody WWII. 'There's a stand around the corner that sells Mackies,' he mumurs, flexing his bandaged hand.

buying ice cream isn't going to start a war. His mood is rather somber now. "We can go get that now, then."

shouldn't have thought about it... but the word appeasement just rubs him up the wrong way. 'Yeah, my treat.'I'll show you the baby snow_

monkey afterwards if you want.'

make an effort to use a better choice of words. "I haven't seen baby monkeys in ages, so I'd like that."

nods, stopping infront of the cart and pulling out his wallet. He doubts France has any of his currency on him and while they accept English

notes, they are usually recieved with a snide.

Euros. He really didn't get a chance to exchange some money. He'll have to do that next time, so he can treat.

orders Honeycomb turning to Francis, 'What would ya like?'

studies the selection. "What's good?"

looks, 'Ahh ... maybe the coffee one? That one is a good flavour.'

likes coffee, so this sounds excellent. "I'll go with that, then."

pays and recieves their ice cream, handing Francis his. 'The snow monkeys are just around the corner.'

takes his. "Merci." He gives his a lick. "Oh, good. I can't wait to see them."

replies, 'No problem.' And then they're infront of the said Monkeys. www.highlandwildlifepark... 'The wee one is called Bishoujo.'

eats his ice cream slowly as they walk. He studies the monkeys. "They're adorable. That's an odd name, though."

shrugs, 'I don't name them.' He's already chomping on the cone by the time they get there, 'I think it's Japanese.'

almost to the cone. He's just trying to avoid a brain freeze. "Ah, that makes sense then."

nods, 'Aye... they're not as cute as the kitten.'

agrees, but he thinks they're still cute.

just a cat person it seems. 'Been busy since your party?'

would have a cat himself, but between Pierre and his furniture legs... "Overall, yes. It set me behind a bit on work."

nods in understanding, 'Well I hope you get ontop of it soon. Also, look after yourself.'

smiles at him. "Don't you worry about me. I will."

rubs the back of his neck. 'Alright.'

"Are there any other cute animals here?"

*, 'There's not any baby one's but they have Red Squirrels, Lynx, Red Pandas... all sorts of cute animals really.'

enjoys more of his ice cream before speaking again. "I'd like to see the lynx."

grins, leading the way. 'We got them from a Zoo in Germany and they seem to really like it up here.'

follows him. "Oh? That's good they've adjusted so well."

nods, 'Aye... they're quite versatile though so it wasn't a real worry.' He stops infront of the enclosure, noticing that it's feeding time~

finishes off his ice cream cone, and watches the animals with interest.

crosses his arms, watching them play fight over a piece of meat. He occassionally glances over at Francis before returning his gaze to the_

lynx. 'Weird to think they're roaming about Europe.'

glances over at him on occasion as well. "They don't seem as scary as wolves, at least. That may be due to them being confined in a pen."

wolves here too. 'I imagine they're faster... and you can't climb up a tree to get away from them.'

remembers being petrified to leave the house at night due to wolves. "I'd really hate to come upon either in the wild, honestly."

nods, eyes on the animal. 'Bet they're right angels compared to the wee Wild Cat back there though.'

isn't sure. "Right now, the kitten is smaller though."

nods, 'Far easier to handle but imagine when it's attacking a leg instead of a thumb.'

cringes. He's undoubtedly suffered more from various battles, but still. Ouch.

nods, 'I bet when it grows up it could take on one of these on.' He seems proud of that fact.