Why be a Wallflower?

The more she inspected, the more she became convinced that her initial thought was correct. The way the plants were arranged- they couldn't be anything other than intentional in placement. Which led her to her next line of thought. How do you make a garden? However, that train of thought derailed just as soon as it came to be. At the sound of a familiar voice, Mariah's silver gaze panned to locate her brother. Though, she wasn't left searching for longer than a brief moment. She answered Malico's greeting touch with a gentle pushback with her own forehead.

Her attention drifted a moment to the flowers that were flattened beneath her newfound company. But she did her best to quell the annoyance that it caused. After a yawn, Malico set into pleasantries, to which she found herself facing him directly before speaking herself. It seemed easier for him to hear if he could see the individual who he was talking to as they spoke. And while she wasn't interested in making everyone feel warm and fuzzy, she would absolutely make that accommodation for her littermate. "I'm fine." She answered back pointedly. "Just looking at the plants." The girl quickly added, waving a paw at the garden around them. "I've seen a lot of these before in the medical den. I was just ... memorizing them, I guess." Mariah explained a little more in detail. It was then she glance away for a moment. She knew that they didn't share the same interests, so she didn't really know why she bothered elaborating such things. But, to be fair, Malico asked. "What have you been up to?" The Mendacium girl asked, returning her attention to Mal as she spoke.