"It looks kind of deep. I can't see the bottom past my feet..."

"Ohhh... is the little coonkin adventurer scared of water now? Don't worry, I'll hold you. Nice and tight!"

"It's... It--t-s C-c-cold!"

"I'll keep you warm. Come'ere."

splash

"Your feathers are wiggling."

"They're just happy to see you."

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People called him plenty of things: Brave. Foolhardy. Valiant. Adventurer. Nobody ever called him 'bright'. After all, it took him a few months - long after she'd switched back to her natural form - that there was no such thing as a chocobegu. Nor, indeed, were there chocogators, chocobears, chocobeagles, chocophants, or count chocula, except for the short time she decided to be one. And he never quite caught on to the fact that most of the time when she caught sight of some new creature to steal a shape from, it was because she planned some new prank that clearly demonstrated that whether or not he was in the saddle, she was the one on top.

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Once again, for Chazori!

30 Days of Monster-Girls 24: Anemone Girl