He is too engrossed in his task to notice the approach of another. Indeed, it so completely escapes him that when she speaks from the shore of the pond, he starts quite violently.
Unfortunately for him, the floor of the pond is quite slick. A fact that causes him to lose his footing all too easily. He splashes into the very recently chilled water, all flailing limbs and wide brown eyes. He resurfaces easily enough, given that the water had come barely to his knees, but the astonishment on his sputtering, soaked features must really be quite hilarious.
He scrambles to his feet, stumbling as quickly to dry ground as he is physically able before shaking himself quite like a dog. Or a fox, as it were. Finally, he lifts his gaze to eye the source of his recent dunking. A girl, all black with red eyes, who appeared to be older than he by at least a couple years.
Quite fortunately, Fox is a very easy natured fellow. So much so that his impromptu swim has barely seemed to phase him at all. With a wide grin, he shakes himself once more before greeting her. “Well, that's one way to cool off.” He laughs then, easily able to find the humor in the situation. “I'm Fox, by the way.”
His smile turns a bit chagrined as his gaze drops to her black coat. “Sorry if I got you wet.”
