An Unexpected Reflection

*Shiki* · 06-08-2015, 03:44 PM

He shook his head, showing that she didn't have to be sorry. "It's alright." He glanced back at the birds, they were right there! Bright and tall. Then her whispered words caught him "Not anymore.." What did she mean by that? Turning to face her, he watched her watching the birds. But...was she really watching them? He was a little confused, and as he peered at her face, he noticed that her eyes were scarred and clouded. His ears fell back against his head, feeling bad now. He hadn't understood what she meant when she said what she did. "I-i'm sorry...I didn't know." His voice by now had fallen to its normal pitch.

He looked at the birds again, ears pricked as they moved about. And without any prompting, he began to describe what he saw to her. "They're birds, I think. Bright pink with long necks and they look like they're walking on long sticks. So, maybe it's their legs. Their beaks are long too, and curved. And they hang their heads upside down with their beaks in the water...not sure what they do with that, maybe drinking water?" He looked at her again, tail wagging a little this time. "My name is Shiki, what's yours?"
"Speech"

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