Well... you don't make it difficult. [Dirk had the kind of outgoing a-type personality that made subtle encouragement easy. He didn't have to even think about it.]

You did impress me with a reindeer. I bet you could come up with something to make all those humans do that 'ooo' and 'ahh' thing.

[He might even be willing to have Dirk put some decorations on him. He'd be tolerant at least.]

It's interesting to see what makes you smile and laugh. [Because that wasn't a response that he was used to generating. The fact he could manage it when not trying was a very new experience.]

Very well. If The Red fails, we can go hunting or something.