[It can tell, how close he is, but it wants him to wait. So it numbs him just slightly as it reaches with a tendril for the phone.

(this is exciting)

(two pets in one day, and brothers, too)

(a matching set)

It drops the device into his hands, drifts down to lie beside him in midair as it waits for him to place the call, pricking up its ears so it can catch every word, every breath, from both sides.]