A joy hard-learned in winter was the warming of the bed
You'd shake for minutes there and move your legs
You'd shake for minutes there and move your legs
"Okay, okay, how's this?"
Throwing his hands up in surrender, Koa takes the paper and pen. The last thing he wants is to write an ode to Vox the Eldritch Horror, but they're so fucking close to reaching Halo. If the cost of getting Noe cured is pretending he doesn't find her new bestie to be a cross between a children's clown and a monstrosity from outside the realm of what is humanly conceivable... well, he'll find some way to suck it up and pay.
Lifting his pen from the paper, Koa clears his throat and then recites:
"There once was guy named Vox
Who only wore purple socks.
He had normal arms
That never caused harm
Except for when he would box."
Is it good? No. No, not even a little bit. But technically it fulfils the brief, and what else do you want?
Halo is coming into view before them; from the bow of the skyship he hears the Captain announce that they're just ten minutes out. It's so close, they're so close, and despite the terrible circumstances that have led them here, Koa cannot help but feel buoyant with hope. "Alright, Nopester, let's see you do better," Koa challenges with a genuine smile, pushing the paper across the table into his sister's reach.
Throwing his hands up in surrender, Koa takes the paper and pen. The last thing he wants is to write an ode to Vox the Eldritch Horror, but they're so fucking close to reaching Halo. If the cost of getting Noe cured is pretending he doesn't find her new bestie to be a cross between a children's clown and a monstrosity from outside the realm of what is humanly conceivable... well, he'll find some way to suck it up and pay.
Lifting his pen from the paper, Koa clears his throat and then recites:
"There once was guy named Vox
Who only wore purple socks.
He had normal arms
That never caused harm
Except for when he would box."
Is it good? No. No, not even a little bit. But technically it fulfils the brief, and what else do you want?
Halo is coming into view before them; from the bow of the skyship he hears the Captain announce that they're just ten minutes out. It's so close, they're so close, and despite the terrible circumstances that have led them here, Koa cannot help but feel buoyant with hope. "Alright, Nopester, let's see you do better," Koa challenges with a genuine smile, pushing the paper across the table into his sister's reach.
Koa Carpenter
Wrap the blanket over you and keep your head within
Let your breath heat the air until you'd feel it getting thin
Let your breath heat the air until you'd feel it getting thin
