21.Mar.21, 01:34 PM
With a start, he covered the space to the door and pushed it open, very confused but with at least enough sense to ‘be a gentleman’ as T’pel always tried to get him to do. Even if he wasn’t sure Zarel deserved it. He bit his lip. No, she did still deserve to be treated nicely. She hadn’t meant to Impress his firelizard. It still hurt, but it wasn’t her fault.
Now, what was all this about a big green egg?
His nose wrinkled in a confused frown as she placed the pot next to the hearth, and he peered inside uncertainly. The frown morphed into wide-eyed surprise at the sight of the thing. It really was the biggest green egg he’d ever seen! Well, it was still small compared to other colors, but it was bigger than some blue eggs, maybe even bigger than the smallest browns! Of course, that was no indicator of how big it’d get full-grown, but still…
Now…why was it in a pot on his hearth? He blinked between the egg and Zarel, still not quite sure of what exactly she meant. He was sure she’d never wanted to talk to him again, after he’d yelled at her, and they both cried, and she walked away with his firelizard. So why was she bringing him an egg? Wasn’t that something you’d do for someone you actually liked?
“What…?” While he had been busy gawking at the egg, she’d pulled some meat rolls from a pocket or somewhere and set them beside the pot of sand and stepped back, out of the way, while the little bronze, Jasper, coo’d on her shoulder. “Ready for what?” A small bit of movement answered his question as the egg rocked slightly. ready to hatch… “Oh…”
It all fell together then: she’d brought him an egg in exchange for the one she took. Well…took accidentally. A pit opened up in his stomach then, and he felt hollow again. She really was nice, wasn’t she? She brought him an egg, even after he’d yelled at her. Granted, he thought she deserved it then, but he felt hollow ever since he yelled. So maybe she hadn’t…
“Thanks…”
He stood there for a second, not sure what exactly he should do, and remembered the cup of dirt in his hands. With a sharp breath, he bounced on his toes. “Oh, wait here.” He retrieved the bowl from the other room, dumping the dirt around the roots of the plant and bringing it back to the girl. “I…I’m sorry I yelled. I didn’t mean to. I was just…angry and sad, and disappointed. I didn’t mean to make you cry. Not really.”
Now, what was all this about a big green egg?
His nose wrinkled in a confused frown as she placed the pot next to the hearth, and he peered inside uncertainly. The frown morphed into wide-eyed surprise at the sight of the thing. It really was the biggest green egg he’d ever seen! Well, it was still small compared to other colors, but it was bigger than some blue eggs, maybe even bigger than the smallest browns! Of course, that was no indicator of how big it’d get full-grown, but still…
Now…why was it in a pot on his hearth? He blinked between the egg and Zarel, still not quite sure of what exactly she meant. He was sure she’d never wanted to talk to him again, after he’d yelled at her, and they both cried, and she walked away with his firelizard. So why was she bringing him an egg? Wasn’t that something you’d do for someone you actually liked?
“What…?” While he had been busy gawking at the egg, she’d pulled some meat rolls from a pocket or somewhere and set them beside the pot of sand and stepped back, out of the way, while the little bronze, Jasper, coo’d on her shoulder. “Ready for what?” A small bit of movement answered his question as the egg rocked slightly. ready to hatch… “Oh…”
It all fell together then: she’d brought him an egg in exchange for the one she took. Well…took accidentally. A pit opened up in his stomach then, and he felt hollow again. She really was nice, wasn’t she? She brought him an egg, even after he’d yelled at her. Granted, he thought she deserved it then, but he felt hollow ever since he yelled. So maybe she hadn’t…
“Thanks…”
He stood there for a second, not sure what exactly he should do, and remembered the cup of dirt in his hands. With a sharp breath, he bounced on his toes. “Oh, wait here.” He retrieved the bowl from the other room, dumping the dirt around the roots of the plant and bringing it back to the girl. “I…I’m sorry I yelled. I didn’t mean to. I was just…angry and sad, and disappointed. I didn’t mean to make you cry. Not really.”