Babble is exactly what she was doing too. She had a bad habit of doing that when she was flustered, or nervous, or embarrassed. She had already thought Red was awesome, but the lion moving around and enjoying the attention when she was being sketched was too precious. She loves that lion.

She exhaled, feeling a little more relieved that he liked the figurine, and a lot of the tension managed to just - eaase on out of her like a deflating balloon. "Phew. I'm glad you like it." All that work was more than worth it for that. "I could still get in touch with someone about making those alterations if you want..?" it was great practice, considering she doesn't work with wood as much as she did fabric.