Peeta's curiosity shifts, and he studies Aziraphale with interest while Aziraphale focuses on the grill. It doesn't seem that Aziraphale is upset about Peeta's question so much as he is by the implications of its answer. So Peeta pauses for a moment, using the time to turn the hot dogs on the grill, before speaking again.
"From what I've seen of snakes," he begins, tone thoughtful and eyes pointedly focused on Orisa, "they seem to like to be left alone, but they also like to know what's going on. That does make for a complicated personality, I suppose. They seem to be clever, but aren't showy about it the way some of the People can be."
From what little he gathered from watching Daine interact with snakes in the park, they also appear to have a streak of sarcasm in them. He keeps that point to himself, though, both out of uncertainty as to whether it's a true evaluation, and also because his goal here is to reassure Aziraphale, and not everyone appreciates sarcasm. Instead, he smiles softly and shakes his head.
"I'm not sure what Daine would say about it, but I'm usually able to get a good feel for the personality of the animals just by watching her interact with them. I'm still not too sure about snakes, though. Maybe they're mysterious, too. As for devious and deceptive? I never got that impression. And they didn't symbolize that in my world. They didn't symbolize anything, actually."
Now he turns his gaze to Aziraphale. "I assume 'Crowley' is a person - have you ever met his or her animal?" he asks, waving his free hand toward Orisa and Nilakshi.
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"From what I've seen of snakes," he begins, tone thoughtful and eyes pointedly focused on Orisa, "they seem to like to be left alone, but they also like to know what's going on. That does make for a complicated personality, I suppose. They seem to be clever, but aren't showy about it the way some of the People can be."
From what little he gathered from watching Daine interact with snakes in the park, they also appear to have a streak of sarcasm in them. He keeps that point to himself, though, both out of uncertainty as to whether it's a true evaluation, and also because his goal here is to reassure Aziraphale, and not everyone appreciates sarcasm. Instead, he smiles softly and shakes his head.
"I'm not sure what Daine would say about it, but I'm usually able to get a good feel for the personality of the animals just by watching her interact with them. I'm still not too sure about snakes, though. Maybe they're mysterious, too. As for devious and deceptive? I never got that impression. And they didn't symbolize that in my world. They didn't symbolize anything, actually."
Now he turns his gaze to Aziraphale. "I assume 'Crowley' is a person - have you ever met his or her animal?" he asks, waving his free hand toward Orisa and Nilakshi.