slip slidin' away

Venom explained what sledding was. He had been close. Get on something. Slide down a hill. Easy. She wanted to turn it into a race and the boy furrowed his own brow. He was a serious child the majority of the time and didn't really play. Unless he was teasing Siren. That was playing, right? Chimera thought about his older sister's proposal for a moment and then nodded. "Okay," he said simply. He wasn't one for talking. That would change in the future, but for now his expressions were incredibly succinct.

Rising from his place, fur still upon him, the boy went looking for a suitable item to sled upon. Just as Venom had been looking at, Chimera found the big chunks of bark. There was one that was perfectly sized for a pup and he grasped the edge between his teeth, pulling it back to where he though the crest of a hill might be. Chunks of the outer bark chipped off as he was pulling, but the smoother portion that had been on the inside of the tree was still whole.

Though he was loathe to give up the warmth, Chimera took the fur and placed it on the area of his sled where he would be sitting. The child turned mismatched eyes towards his sister and was surprised to see that the silent one was no longer with her. He didn't trust them. They liked to turn up at the most inopportune times. Chi waited for Venom to get her sled together. He hoped that he would win, but he had a feeling that his heavier sibling would reach the bottom more quickly.

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