Some might say that Tal didn't need rocks in his pockets when the rocks in his head would do the job just as well. And maybe they weren't wrong, because he did seem to be naturally un-buoyant - but he still ended up having to wedge himself under one of the statue's raised paws to stay mostly still in the gentle current of the Underwater City.
He would have nibbled at the suspicious meat if he'd been able to, but the surrounding salt water made that a difficult prospect and he was forced to take full sized bites that luckily weren't too full of saline. His face screwed up into an expression of confusion and uncertainty at the first couple of bites, but by the end of the second stick he almost looked like he was enjoying the weird textures and flavors - even if they took a lot more chewing than he was used to!
Moving to wash the food down with the tropical-and-sea-fruit smoothie, he spun the globe around until he found the small section that was thinner than the rest - the size of a straw, if he'd had one that wouldn't have malfunctioned catastrophically under water - and put it directly to his lips, tilting his head back. It took a little deliberate suction, but the smoothie pushed aside the gelatinous flap that had been sealing it in and filled Tal's mouth instead. The flap conveniently resealed itself when he stopped sucking on it, preventing the rest of the drink from floating away.
He swallowed and gestured for Koa to try his own drink, nodding a much more vigorous approval of the sweet (and only slightly salty) flavors of the cool treat!
He would have nibbled at the suspicious meat if he'd been able to, but the surrounding salt water made that a difficult prospect and he was forced to take full sized bites that luckily weren't too full of saline. His face screwed up into an expression of confusion and uncertainty at the first couple of bites, but by the end of the second stick he almost looked like he was enjoying the weird textures and flavors - even if they took a lot more chewing than he was used to!
Moving to wash the food down with the tropical-and-sea-fruit smoothie, he spun the globe around until he found the small section that was thinner than the rest - the size of a straw, if he'd had one that wouldn't have malfunctioned catastrophically under water - and put it directly to his lips, tilting his head back. It took a little deliberate suction, but the smoothie pushed aside the gelatinous flap that had been sealing it in and filled Tal's mouth instead. The flap conveniently resealed itself when he stopped sucking on it, preventing the rest of the drink from floating away.
He swallowed and gestured for Koa to try his own drink, nodding a much more vigorous approval of the sweet (and only slightly salty) flavors of the cool treat!
