Alea
would you like to play a game?
When the food fight first started, Alea's eyes went wide, and she froze. She wasn't used to so many people making so much noise, or to people throwing things except in anger. Had things just gone badly wrong? Should she make a run for it -- change to owl form and fly away?
But after a moment's stillness, she realized that the chaos was happy, if strange.
"This is one of your games, isn't it?" she said to the Ludo doll in her hair, starting to smile. "Well, I want to play!"
Being 12, Alea had no reservations about throwing things at a pregnant woman, so she grabbed a messy fistful of cake and tossed it atMaeve. Another handful flew towards Ronin as Alea jumped on the table to look for more ammunition.
But after a moment's stillness, she realized that the chaos was happy, if strange.
"This is one of your games, isn't it?" she said to the Ludo doll in her hair, starting to smile. "Well, I want to play!"
Being 12, Alea had no reservations about throwing things at a pregnant woman, so she grabbed a messy fistful of cake and tossed it at
"Forgotten Teddy Bear" by Walt Stoneburner is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
