Cricket was expecting fox snarls or screams, and when none seem forthcoming he studies the animal's expression a little more closely. Fox body language seems halfway between cat and dog sometimes, so he's not 100% sure what it means, but the ears aren't back, and the twitch of the tail seems more excited than apprehensive.

"You sure are," he decides to expound on his premise. "Just the prettiest fox I've ever seen. Not just the eyes, either, you got beautiful fur and a nice feathery tail..."

His voice remains low and lulling as he gets closer. "A'ight, you handsome little troublemaker, I'm gonna be stiff getting down, so don't be scared."

Kneeling gently is not a possibility with the leg braces. He has to make an ungainly crouch and then sort of collapse onto his right hip with a grunt.