Father-Daughter bonding day (Hiero)

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Seeing him sneeze, she blinked before letting him lead them inside the large building, wanting to take in everything. Of course, she didn't catch what her father did on the air, so she was too busy taking in everything and trying to see where they could start first. Her eyes moving to another child with his parents before he paused them. And she let her attention go to him as he knelt down, those eyes, bright and curious before that smile of hers was there and she jumped. Wrapping her little arms around his neck, kissing his cheek and nuzzling against him, wondering if he knew what those words did to her.

"Yes. Because I love you with my heart too daddy." Her small body still wrapped up against him and if she'd had the ability it wouldn't of been a surprise to have heard a purr. But not yet maybe later when she comes into her beasts.

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

Hiero held her tightly even as his senses strained to find this rogue. He hated games and that's what this was the serpent had spotted him and was staying out of sight measuring what it thought was his range. Rock meet hard place. This public of a venue he could accidentally trigger the leopards, bears, sniff and rodere he scented. Not to mention any sensitive in the crowd would certainly be on edge, if he attempted to pinpoint the snakes location. He just hated having someone in his shadow who was playing games.


Standing he thought of cancelling but instead sighed a happy sigh that Selene would be safe even if he did have to use a nuclear option. "So baby, where to first?" He asked holding her against his chest So She could see over a good portion of the crowds arriving.

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She didn't at all mind him still holding him, happy to be loved by her father as much as her mother. Yes she'd been worried, but now ever since they arrived, he'd shown her just how needed, wanted she was. A light breath before she had her up in his arms still and she just smiled looking around a moment. Happy to spend the day with him having fun, but at his question she looked about and shrugged. "I don't care I want to see it all!!" She giggled before waiting to see what he said. But honestly she had no trouble going anywhere so long as they got to see it all.

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

Glancing at the map gauging crowd flow mentally he aimed for the farthest point so they would work back towards the Atrium and maybe out whoever was playing games as well. Changing directions he headed for the Polar Play Zone as it was also a viewing area then they could work back to the Abbot Oceanarium. It was a sound plan and one that should give them a preview of the other exhibits to visit on the way back. Once there Hiero sat his baby girl down doing his best to not get upset with all of the school age children who were running like wild heathens and just getting in the way heedless of how they jostled.

"Alright baby here we go look right there…" He said as a polar bear swam toward the glass internet it seemed on finding out why it was no longer the biggest predator in the area any longer

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While he was looking over the map, she was taking in everything around them, but also watching the other people walking around. The kids especially, granted they were more running around a few screaming which she moved to hide her head in her fathers shoulder to try and drown out. Exhaling some before he finally set her down and she saw the big white bear swimming upto the glass, which had her walking over and giggling a little. "Look daddy, that's a polar bear and he's coming to see me!!" Looking back over at him from the glass, smiling than turned and watched the bear. Amazed by how large he was and yet she wasn't really scared, granted there was glass between them, but even still.

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

As she closed nearer to the glass Hiero had to stifle the inclination to snatch her away. The glass had been designed for such meetings. Yet there was still a part of him even knowing the physics that was far too protective. He calmed himself and stopped his hand but just barely. He forced a smile keeping his shielding high and tight lest he leak concern all over the place. It was already stressful enough with the children bouncing here there off their leashes being really monstrous to each other. Luckily, they kept a bubble around him and by extension Selene. He was sure that as was often said Kids know things. At their ages he was sure they hadn’t been desensitized to their understandings of the world spoken or not. They just like the polar bear could sense the predator in their midst.

"That he is," Hiero said crouching near Selene as happenstance would have it catching those large dark predators eyes. The bear responding by attempting to lash out the water slowing the mauling attempt to a playful wave and glass slap. And then Hiero felt it. The bear was… Shaking his head he stood saying, “Come on Princess lets go find something else to look at…”

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Selene was in aww of the bear, barely letting her fingers press at the window, glancing back to her daddy. But returned her attention to the polar bear. Clearly she was excited the bear was paying attention to her since their were other people as well near the window. "Daddy he's so big, but pretty and I feel like I could almost touch him. Do you think his fur is soft or rough?" Glancing back over at her father once more before he was crouching beside her and she smiled once more, actually the smile never left her face honestly.

Those eyes growing a little wider in aww once more seeing the bear suddenly pawing at the window, splashing the water all over and she giggled. She wasn't thinking about the fact her father was setting it off. Waving at him and unable to stop her happy giggle before feeling her daddy standing and spoke of them moving on. "Okay he was so funny, it was like he was waving." Turning as she watched the bear, taking her daddy's hand and would let him lead them off.

Her attention shifting as some of the other children were screaming again and she wrinkled her little nose and moved closer to her daddy. Gripping tighter at least for someone her size and couldn't understand how they were able to run around screaming like that. Her mother would of scolded her being so loud inside.

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

Selene was in aww of the bear, barely letting her fingers press at the window, glancing back to her daddy. But returned her attention to the polar bear. Clearly she was excited the bear was paying attention to her since their were other people as well near the window. "I think with all of the water it should be rough but I know its softer than it should be…" He was a little perplexed by the bear. There was something altogether not simply a polar bear about it. He kicked himself for not having come here sooner. Not that he knew what exactly to do now but he had to do something, eventually and sooner rather than later. He hoped he was wrong but he would have to find out for sure.

Slipping his hand into hers he allowed her little legs to set the pace. "It was indeed Princess. That’s important baby to really see whats going on around us and recognize kindred souls." He was considering his own advice and more as he spoke.

Before long as they made their way through the exhibits catching the dolphin and whale show, venturing into the hands on exhibits in the childrens wing. And finally making their way to the Atrium settling into chairs with a world of options available. They had forty minutes of privacy them and the staff before the school groups and families would have open access. It was a curious things that some of the suburban schools scheduled a trip on the weekends but he was all for doing what worked.

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"I've never seen a bear up-close, but I do think its really soft." Watching a little bit longer before exhaling some, only to finally take his hand. Smiling up at him, before glancing from him back behind at the bear a moment. "You mean like a beast friend?" The kindred soul wasn't something she had heard so it was a little new to her right now, but she was most curious and wondered a little more about it.

Of course, they explored the various exhibits, the dolphin and whale show of course was probably her favorite and she couldn't help cheering even after the show was over. Bouncing around repeating what they'd been seen. Now leave it to dad to take them to the hands on area for kids and she was in heaven. Selene would do every exhibit in the wing and even had Hiero doing some with her, before they finally finish it and were at the Atrium, sitting back and resting already feeling a little exhausted. Though she was far from wanting to head home and sleep, she was excited to have the day with her daddy and would force herself to make it through the day. "So what do they have to eat daddy? All that fun and animals I'm hungry and than we can go have more fun."

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

"I haven’t seen a polar bear close up but most bear fur is softer than it should be. I don’t see why a polar bears would be different really. They are an older variety, but they are still bears. Well baby as for food the Atrium can cook us some of almost anything really what’s your favorite to eat?" He asked not really knowing in their time together she’d eaten most things put before her with no complaint. That however wasn’t the same as raving over a particular dish. As such he had no clue really.