05-06-2019, 01:03 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]She thought she could see tears in his eyes, but maybe it was just the light- or allergies. It was almost allergy season, what with all the pollen in the air. She didn't tend to have a problem with that, but some people back home had had sneezing fits at the slightest gust of wind.
Either way, though, he was lost. He wanted to know who she was and if anyone else lived here. Maybe he could stay here for a bit until they could help him get home; it wasn't the first such deal they'd worked out, and it probably wouldn't be the last. They were always happy to help.
Straw opened her mouth to answer, but before she could, two other people had already approached- Tena and Fika. As the three started conversing, partially in a language she did not understand, she cautiously stepped back behind the other two and listened in. His name was Moomin, and he did want to stay; that was probably for the best. Her eyes drifted back to Fika, noting that she was shuffling her paws awkwardly. Neither of them were very comfortable in these situations, it seemed.
When a small break in the conversation came up, Straw looked back at Moomin and adjusted her mask with one paw. "I'm Straw," she said, one ear twitching. "Nice to meet you."
Either way, though, he was lost. He wanted to know who she was and if anyone else lived here. Maybe he could stay here for a bit until they could help him get home; it wasn't the first such deal they'd worked out, and it probably wouldn't be the last. They were always happy to help.
Straw opened her mouth to answer, but before she could, two other people had already approached- Tena and Fika. As the three started conversing, partially in a language she did not understand, she cautiously stepped back behind the other two and listened in. His name was Moomin, and he did want to stay; that was probably for the best. Her eyes drifted back to Fika, noting that she was shuffling her paws awkwardly. Neither of them were very comfortable in these situations, it seemed.
When a small break in the conversation came up, Straw looked back at Moomin and adjusted her mask with one paw. "I'm Straw," she said, one ear twitching. "Nice to meet you."
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