The second the sound leaves Dia's lips, Mari's grin gets wide. Such a huge sound from such a simple touch! And Dia's right, Mari doesn't just love it; now she's determined to hear it again and again.

"You are just the cutest..."

She knows she might be getting a little carried away here, but if it means hearing Dia make that adorable squawk again, to her, it's absolutely worth it. Dia curls up like a porcupine on the couch, but Mari lunges in closer to meet her, moving to nibble at her collarbone while she's distracted by whatever's so interesting on her knee.

Her hands are making their way around to her back, and she's tracing along the curvature of Dia's spine with her fingertips. She'll get a reaction like that from her Dia a second time if it kills her.