[ he is obvious about it, but childe likes hearing it. smiles, scooting closer, and bringing them all up in his space - making sure to fluff them up just for zhongli. ] And they like you too. We like you, I should say. [ he loops an arm around zhongli's waist, resting his head on his shoulder. ] ...they're not going anywhere if I change animals, but this is an opportunity to pick something that could be more effective in killing somebody.

You know what I think would be kind of... neat? A scorpion. Can you imagine that tail... big? And venomous.