Well, she didn't outright say no — so that was a win, albeit a small one.
Still, he chuckled lightly, innocently amused by her need to appear flirtatious. It didn't bother him as much this time, luckily, probably because of his excitement for what was to come. "Perfect," he said, "I wouldn't trust mountain men either."
It had been an attempt to make her laugh, maybe, but the stress over whether or not it worked was quick to melt away as he turned to the long stretch of untouched snow beneath them. "There are a couple of ways to do this, but really it's about having fun. You could try to stay standing if you'd like — I've never managed to myself — or, you could just—" here he dropped one shoulder to the snow, kicking off with his hindlegs to send himself sliding down the hill.
"—slide!" he called, his voice echoing as he descended.
The thrill of it, of that sinking, tickling feeling one got when falling faster than normal, brought a smile to his face and an ecstatic yip from his throat. He pressed the side of his face against the chilly hill as he went, rolling happily, kicking his limbs as though he frolicked instead of slid.
At the end of the hill he bounced up, stumbled a bit before he caught his footing, and looked back up to the woman. "Just stay away from trees!" he warned.
// <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-wz6y-QwE">video for reference</a>
Still, he chuckled lightly, innocently amused by her need to appear flirtatious. It didn't bother him as much this time, luckily, probably because of his excitement for what was to come. "Perfect," he said, "I wouldn't trust mountain men either."
It had been an attempt to make her laugh, maybe, but the stress over whether or not it worked was quick to melt away as he turned to the long stretch of untouched snow beneath them. "There are a couple of ways to do this, but really it's about having fun. You could try to stay standing if you'd like — I've never managed to myself — or, you could just—" here he dropped one shoulder to the snow, kicking off with his hindlegs to send himself sliding down the hill.
"—slide!" he called, his voice echoing as he descended.
The thrill of it, of that sinking, tickling feeling one got when falling faster than normal, brought a smile to his face and an ecstatic yip from his throat. He pressed the side of his face against the chilly hill as he went, rolling happily, kicking his limbs as though he frolicked instead of slid.
At the end of the hill he bounced up, stumbled a bit before he caught his footing, and looked back up to the woman. "Just stay away from trees!" he warned.
// <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-wz6y-QwE">video for reference</a>