[say]"Oh, but—"[/say] A large monarch butterfly halts Mateo's hand and so Ever's argument dies on his tongue. Inhaling sharply, the paramedic looks down at the sign again as if it might have changed. [say]"The sign says not to reach in, or touch. What if the oils from my hand harm it? Or if it's poisonous to touch?"[/say] It very likely wasn't; the sign was probably just the sort of thing that all exhibits had, so that tourists and children didn't reach in and pluck flowers and move about the dirt.
[say]"Well, we've only just started."[/say] Ever replies, and whether or not it's meant to mean that there's more fun instore, or that their day could still go downhill, is yet to be seen.
[say]"Can...will you help it? If I..."[/say] Reaching out a finger so that the monarch might cross the bridge from Mateo's hand to his, Ever nods toward the chrysalis knowing that his friend had very little concerns about rule-breaking.
[say]"Well, we've only just started."[/say] Ever replies, and whether or not it's meant to mean that there's more fun instore, or that their day could still go downhill, is yet to be seen.
[say]"Can...will you help it? If I..."[/say] Reaching out a finger so that the monarch might cross the bridge from Mateo's hand to his, Ever nods toward the chrysalis knowing that his friend had very little concerns about rule-breaking.