He's seconds from touching it when his hand retreats and he scratches at his chest lightly at being told not to. Wait, why is he listening again? The gurgling from inside sounds both pleasant and disturbing at the same time. His new tail is betraying his excitement the way it sways in the air with a renewed impatience.

"I don't know. We should at least poke him," he says with a biased tone implying he just wants to poke it. "Get a stick!"