[ He blinks, then grins, shaking his head and holding up his (presently empty) hands. ]

Hey, do I look like that kind of person? If that's what I was after, I'd ask you politely first.

[ He has no tail, which is about his usual if he's not going full on deer-centaur. This triple is back to being low key for him, his skin reactive to touch in a lingering show of small dots of bioluminescence, but nothing else overt. ]

Plus, who doesn't want to spend time with their friends? Fluffy tails or not.

[ Definitely smiling, and he means it as a compliment—all things considered, her tail is appreciably fluffy, right?—though it all comes out a bit silly and teasing. He lowers his hands, still smiling. ]

Did you volunteer for this on your own, or did a friend bring you into it?