Making Sea Shells by the Seashore
01-18-2016, 10:38 PM
She'd been so flustered, chattering with so little pause and unable to sit still, that it kind of surprised her when she finally heard his voice. She blinked, perking her ears toward him, but he was done speaking so quickly. He was definitely on the quiet side. Oops, she'd forgotten how overwhelming she could be for someone who didn't talk much. So she would merely smile at him when he thanked her for her brief assessment of him, well, her first impression of him anyways. Then, oh gosh, he said he'd stay a little longer, right after she'd finished her rambling tangent, nodding somberly at her. Did he understand her loneliness? But, did he feel like he had to stay now? "Oh, only if you want to," she said with a shrug, paws shifting awkwardly in the sand, "No pressure or anything." Esa hoped she hadn't ruined this meeting with her overbearing nature. Standing, she took a few steps away from Steel and shook the sand out of her coat, looking to the sea. Her ears tilted in the man's direction when she heard him clear his throat, and agree that he'd like to learn how to find and gather sea food. She glanced at him with an amused grin spreading across her face, tail waving eagerly - he didn't seem overly enthused, but she would do her best to show him how she dug up the clams and found the crab. "Alright, let's go find some more clams," she said, then turned toward the rocky beach, strewn with soft, sandy pools of water left behind from the tide. It was perfect for finding shellfish and small crustaceans. Finding fish big enough to eat in the small pools was unlikely, but there were plenty of smaller critters to snack on. She trotted to the nearest pool, edged with rocks, and let her emerald gaze skim over the water's surface. She was looking for those telltale streams of bubbles, and saw several of them, knowing she would find clams below the surface of seawater and sand. Satisfied with what she saw, she looked back toward Steel, waiting for him to catch up before she started rooting around. |