[Piccolo froze stiff as he realized he had an audience, the minuscule smile disappearing from his lips instantly as he pressed them into a thin line. His embarrassment at being caught turned his expression more awkward than foreboding, however, as a soft purple blush darkened his cheeks faintly.
He coughed once, unnecessarily, and cleared his throat. A low growl started and stopped quickly in his throat as he finally looked down at her. Though he had never gotten much of a look at her, her word phrasing forced him to think where he might have noticed her before and though different due to considerably less shouting than before he thought her voice might be familiar. He shifted awkwardly and squinted down at her.]
Piccolo. And I wasn't trying to be kind, I just-- [His face scrunched slightly as he tried to think of another way to put it.] --couldn't stand watching her mope about a dumb cat any longer.
[Yeah, so much better. Very convincing. Except that it really wasn't.]
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He coughed once, unnecessarily, and cleared his throat. A low growl started and stopped quickly in his throat as he finally looked down at her. Though he had never gotten much of a look at her, her word phrasing forced him to think where he might have noticed her before and though different due to considerably less shouting than before he thought her voice might be familiar. He shifted awkwardly and squinted down at her.]
Piccolo. And I wasn't trying to be kind, I just-- [His face scrunched slightly as he tried to think of another way to put it.] --couldn't stand watching her mope about a dumb cat any longer.
[Yeah, so much better. Very convincing. Except that it really wasn't.]