[SE] If I hit the bottom will I break?

melita

and she recklessly plays with matches

With the lack of juvenile response, Melita placed that in the back of her mind – no one ever said she’d had wonderful timing – so her efforts to lighten the mood dimmed. What with upcoming necessities, it seemed to be all business anyway, and she nodded at the inclusion of several shops. “Sure.” Maybe she could coerce him into some hideous matching ensemble for laughs.

So while Fangorn and Goose occupied themselves trotting back and forth along the shore (the vampire gourd making ridiculous, intentionally scary sounding noises), the Honeybee flickered through each rack, maneuvering less than noteworthy pieces before stumbling upon a few chaotic winners.

Appearing by his side a moment later in a buzzing display of options, she hoisted them in front of his face. “Any of these?” All were his favored green, but in various states of peculiar patterns – like some with luxere rambling across an evergreen background, pink dolphins hopping through a murky lake silhouette, and her personal favorite, one evidently adorned with Ludo in various doodles.