[Nyu squeaked again when he bounced like that; she raised her gangly arms as if to catch him, immediately thought better of that (claws), and then froze indecisively, tail the only thing still moving. It was lashing like an uncomfortable cat's, its feathers all bottlebrushed out, and—god, she was a mess of things.
His pause also ended up helping Nyu, and she was able to recollect her thoughts and...realize she bowled over a blind man. Deer...man? Which set her off into startled stammering again.]
I'm—I'm sorry! I'll get those for you!
[The Chimera scrambled after the fallen apples, straying into the street without thinking about it to fetch those too. It wasn't terribly busy, but an approaching cart came to an abrupt, shuddering halt, its horse catching sight of a Chimera in the way and immediately objecting to this. It dug its hooves in and leaned back in its harness even with the wagon's weight pressing against its hindquarters, ears flat and whickering nervously. The driver nearly toppled off, cursing.]
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His pause also ended up helping Nyu, and she was able to recollect her thoughts and...realize she bowled over a blind man. Deer...man? Which set her off into startled stammering again.]
I'm—I'm sorry! I'll get those for you!
[The Chimera scrambled after the fallen apples, straying into the street without thinking about it to fetch those too. It wasn't terribly busy, but an approaching cart came to an abrupt, shuddering halt, its horse catching sight of a Chimera in the way and immediately objecting to this. It dug its hooves in and leaned back in its harness even with the wagon's weight pressing against its hindquarters, ears flat and whickering nervously. The driver nearly toppled off, cursing.]