Username: Kyar
Link to sign-up post: Twig slid up onto one of the rocks, not sure this was the activity he really wanted to spend his time on today.
Prompt response:
- The rocks thundered like waves against... rocks. That kinda made sense, he supposed.
"I'm Twig," he began. "Well, I'm Jacob. But you can call me Twig." He swished his tail, shine glinting in the light for just a moment. "You can probably guess why. It's mostly my shine, but it's because I'm short too. Just like my dad." He sighed, adjusting himself slightly. This rock wasn't actually a very good seat.
"I grew up with my Dad mostly, Mom travels a lot," he explained. "She does some sort of job... at airports I think? She doesn't really talk about it," he admitted. "And I have two sisters and a brother, too," he went on. "They didn't want to come. I mean, maybe they did. But we could only get a couple of tickets if we saved up together, and... anyway. I decided to come and I thought my sister, Regina, was gonna come too, but she decided she was too scared of boats. She thought it was gonna sink."
He slid off the rock now, watching more closely. How was he doing that? Why would you want to break rocks, anyway? Why not just move them away?
"I guess it almost did. Maybe. I heard someone on board say that if we didn't stop when we did it might've blown up and we would've had to try to ride dolphins to shore," he laughed. "That's crazy, though, isn't it?"
Twig bent down, watching a strange little shiny beetle crawl across the ground. "You know," he thought aloud, "I think it would be nice to live on an island. We don't have any of this stuff. The bugs or trees or beaches. And it's so warm, all the time. Does it ever snow?"
It didn't really occur to him that he wasn't actually answering the question anymore. He was a little lost in thought.
Just a little.
"Anyway, I think this is kind of weird," he admitted. "The rocks. I think you should just put them in a wagon and dump them into the sea." He shrugged, trying to pick up one of the smaller ones. It was heavier than it looked. "Yeah, I just think there's a better way. There has to be a better way, don't you think?"