08-18-2018, 07:21 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]Mira had grown to double his original size already.
At this rate, Paper reflected, the crocodile would dwarf him in no time. He was already starting to eat more, too, which meant he’d have to learn to hunt soon. Regular prey wouldn’t do it for a full-grown croc.
For now, though, chunks of squirrel meat seemed to be doing just fine. With a smile, Paper nudged a chunk over to Mira, who snatched it up and gobbled it down with gusto. He would be ready to tear open enemies in no time at all.
Glancing down at his feet, Paper locked his eyes briefly on the silver cord around his left front paw. He had located it within the lighthouse, and after sniffing it to ensure it didn’t belong to any crewmates he had seen recently (if it did, its owner had long since forgotten it), had taken it for himself. It held no charms at the moment, but he was sure he would find something interesting to put on it soon.
Feeling a snout nudge his other front leg, he hummed in acknowledgement and ripped another hunk of meat from the fallen squirrel. Passing it to Mira and watching him chomp down, Paper exhaled softly in contentment. This was one of those rare moments where he could honestly say he was at peace.
Did he have a right to be happy, when the rest of the clan had troubles of their own?
Perhaps not in general, but no one was ever happy in general. Emotions of this sort were confined to moments, as opposed to spreading as wide as the status quo. He was sure in a little while, he’d go back to stressing out over his crewmates, just as his crewmates would eventually catch a break and take their turn being at peace.
For now, he would take this moment of happiness, wearing his new charm bracelet and feeding his pet-slash-son (he still wasn’t sure how to define their relationship) whom, either way, he was very proud of.
/mostly just wanted to get some thoughts down
/tl;dr: Paper’s taking a break from working/angsting to feed a baby croc
At this rate, Paper reflected, the crocodile would dwarf him in no time. He was already starting to eat more, too, which meant he’d have to learn to hunt soon. Regular prey wouldn’t do it for a full-grown croc.
For now, though, chunks of squirrel meat seemed to be doing just fine. With a smile, Paper nudged a chunk over to Mira, who snatched it up and gobbled it down with gusto. He would be ready to tear open enemies in no time at all.
Glancing down at his feet, Paper locked his eyes briefly on the silver cord around his left front paw. He had located it within the lighthouse, and after sniffing it to ensure it didn’t belong to any crewmates he had seen recently (if it did, its owner had long since forgotten it), had taken it for himself. It held no charms at the moment, but he was sure he would find something interesting to put on it soon.
Feeling a snout nudge his other front leg, he hummed in acknowledgement and ripped another hunk of meat from the fallen squirrel. Passing it to Mira and watching him chomp down, Paper exhaled softly in contentment. This was one of those rare moments where he could honestly say he was at peace.
Did he have a right to be happy, when the rest of the clan had troubles of their own?
Perhaps not in general, but no one was ever happy in general. Emotions of this sort were confined to moments, as opposed to spreading as wide as the status quo. He was sure in a little while, he’d go back to stressing out over his crewmates, just as his crewmates would eventually catch a break and take their turn being at peace.
For now, he would take this moment of happiness, wearing his new charm bracelet and feeding his pet-slash-son (he still wasn’t sure how to define their relationship) whom, either way, he was very proud of.
/mostly just wanted to get some thoughts down
/tl;dr: Paper’s taking a break from working/angsting to feed a baby croc
[font=trebuchet ms]some weirdo