[Perhaps for the first time his face briefly takes on a more grumpy look, though not quite as effective as his older self’s masterful scowl, but he’d get there someday.]

She should have just kept us and made us taller instead!

[ Of course he wouldn’t hold onto his grievance long, and it was soon replaced by smiles and wonder once again. As the sound of Thunder grew more distant and the bolts of lightning less frequent, the young Kabukimono let his gaze wander to the trees. He had been too focused on chasing the sound of thunder when he’d come through the first time, hoping that perhaps mother had remembered him and come to find him.

Not as fun as snow of course, but it was interesting all the same, made much better with current company. How could any new experience be bad when you had family to share it with? The thought made his chest feel light and made it very difficult not to smile.]

If you have, I’ll help you remember! But humans don’t like it when you don’t have many, many clothes on, they kept talking to me about it.