[ maybe he should be thankful for that, because whatever niles has in mind surely deflates some of that curiosity, only to be replaced by some mixed feelings. ]

... I should probably ask: what do you normally do to your tail that makes it so soft?

[ it's not that he's jealous or anything, nor was he to begin with when he first set eyes on it, but that he's clearly a very mature kitsune! totally not narcissistic or shallow in any way possible. he bites back the urge to rub his cheek against it, though with every brush... he's going to have to test it at some point, right?

kaden switches from short strokes to long ones, doing his best to avoid the tip. ]

Maybe it's magic... maybe magic can do something like this.

[ thinking out loud at least helps him think of the more outlandish possibilities... ]