[Being able to kiss Legosi, in private or public, always has a desired effect. On a personal level, it's because it's still special to Haru after having been with him for so long and only finally getting to a point where she can be more openly affectionate with him and him being more receptive to it without hesitance. And it's always a surefire way to get his tail wagging, a purely canine trait that she can't get enough of. He's inherited the calm and subdued facial expressions and mannerisms from his grandfather, sure, and he can be hard to read at times, but he still has the typical canine body language that make knowing how he feels a bit easier to understand.

The other positive is that it usually gets older or more oldschool-thinking rubberneckers to look away. And in this instance, the lingering gaze of the toddler doesn't bother her, because this is the kind of relationship Haru wants for their kid when they get to that age.

She's perked up immensely now that they're back to just the two of them without any rude interruptions, ears standing straight and eyes bright and attentive when he mentions his own childhood toys.]

Does he? What was your first toy... [she loops her fingers around his belt loop, to keep his hands free but still in touch] a stuffed rabbit?

[Teasing.]

Mine was, actually. It was my sister's...it's still in my old room, actually. When I was a kit I also had this set of building blocks that doubled as chew toys.

[Because, y'know...rabbit.]