down by the bay

Things had been... strange since Jael came. Ken couldn't quite put his paw on it, he was mostly too excited to see his mum up and out of bed, and Sakana had moved across the pool, and the young boy had spent what felt like hours staring at the map that hung from his wall. There was really that much out there?

So when dad called, well you can bet the boy got a wiggle on, tearing into the gathering, ignorant to the tension that you could cut through with a blade. He slid until he bumped against his parents legs and looked up to them both with a wide grin and clear hearts in his eyes. This was the best day ever! But what was the meeting for? He quickly scrambled over to pounce on Sakana, gently grabbing a mouth full of ear and giving it a tug. "Wosdisabou?" He was trying to whisper with his mouth full.