Raph chuckles, his own fang poking out with the grin on his face. "It got pretty rough, but all the training pays off. I also had my family backing me up, too."

Although the grin falters slightly at the last sentence, he bounces back, brightening up as Tau encourages his determination. "Got it. My hands'll be full with other stuff, anyway." Eager as he is to get moving, he takes a moment to pause, actually taking the tip in before glancing down at Tau.

"Hey, Tau? Thanks."