Viral didn’t want the kid touching his hair for a number of reasons; she’d probably get caught in it, she’d pull it out, or he hurt her accidentally and that would be the worst thing to happen. Anything was bad at this point and he was happy that the woman pulled the girl out of his hair to which he ended it with a quick shake and backing off a little from the group. He didn’t know what he was supposed to do about that, especially when it was just a child and she was pretty high up already. Pulling would have just made it a lot worse for him and the girl. Frowning a little, he looked to the woman before shaking his head, scratching through his hair, “I’m fine; it’s just hair”, he spoke, looking to his hand, “It’s just hair…”

Feeling a little confused, he looked to the girl as she reached out for him, her hands just out of reach. Good thing she hadn’t been near cake, otherwise she would have made a right mess of his hair. Feeling a little concerned over the possibility that she might try that after having some cake, he looked back to the mother when she soon approached him, giving the kid a quick look again, “You’d trust me with your child?” he questioned her, looking back at her, “People who’ve only just met me don’t do that…but, if you insist”. It was definitely Ikura’s decision to give the kid to him, there was no way this woman would hand him her own child to what was essentially an unnatural creature.

Taking hold of the girl under her arms, he took her away from the mother and placed her down on the ground, squatting down in front of her. He didn’t know what this kid liked and whether it was something he could discover for himself, even if there was probably a few minutes left before cake would be arriving. Holding out his fingers, he poked at the girl with his knuckles, “You know, you should watch that you don’t hurt yourself on my hair”, he spoke, moving his shoulders back a little, “It can’t be tamed. Since when does a teddy bear look like me, anyway? My hands aren’t even furry; they’re pretty rough”.