"I am not a big mooshball!" Dualscar snaps, his fins flaring up in irritation. Wow, totally not helping the whole 'he's not a scary highblood' cause here, Psiioniic.

Sonica recoils against the Psiioniic's chest, her eyes wide and a dribble of water spilling out the corner of her mouth, but then the Psiioniic reaches out and touches one of Dualscar's fins, and that gesture calms her down. She keeps her eyes downcast, for the most part, occasionally sneaking glances up at Dualscar's face.

Dualscar watches her, and when it seems like she's going to keep that swallow of water down, he offers her the straw again. "One more sip."