His crown lit up the way as he moved slowly
Sam's hand approaches the small lizard like a ham-fist from hell, or so it seems to her. Putting out her throat not very impressively, the creature gives a fair warning (again, so she thinks) before swatting out with har long tongue, faster than a speeding car, to (hopefully) swat him in the nose.
From the side room a shout comes: "Rae's tits, Ki, I toldja to behave!" You burst out of the door with a scowl on your face, swiftly reaching down to pick up the chameleon and deposit her on your shoulder. "'Scuse us, Red," you say tersely to your guest, then vanish into the side room again.
A muffled, seemingly one-sided conversation ensues, audible to Sam if he approaches the door: "Y'saw 'im come in with me - he's gonna be stayin' here for - no, Ki, he's harmless as a kitten - fine, harmless as you then, y'old scaly beast... Look, he's gonna get eaten alive out there. I ain't gettin' soft!- Oi, no bitin'! I can still squish ya if I want to!"
Yeah, so, maybe you've been alone too long, because you absolutely have conversations with your companion as though she could speak in sentences (and as though she can't just read your thoughts).
When you come back out a minute later it is rather more composed. Ki sits on your shoulder still, as visibly grumpy as a chameleon can be, but makes no effort to leave or bother Sam. "Sorry 'bout that, Red. Now, Ki, that's Sam. Sam, this little devil is my girl, Ki."
From the side room a shout comes: "Rae's tits, Ki, I toldja to behave!" You burst out of the door with a scowl on your face, swiftly reaching down to pick up the chameleon and deposit her on your shoulder. "'Scuse us, Red," you say tersely to your guest, then vanish into the side room again.
A muffled, seemingly one-sided conversation ensues, audible to Sam if he approaches the door: "Y'saw 'im come in with me - he's gonna be stayin' here for - no, Ki, he's harmless as a kitten - fine, harmless as you then, y'old scaly beast... Look, he's gonna get eaten alive out there. I ain't gettin' soft!- Oi, no bitin'! I can still squish ya if I want to!"
Yeah, so, maybe you've been alone too long, because you absolutely have conversations with your companion as though she could speak in sentences (and as though she can't just read your thoughts).
When you come back out a minute later it is rather more composed. Ki sits on your shoulder still, as visibly grumpy as a chameleon can be, but makes no effort to leave or bother Sam. "Sorry 'bout that, Red. Now, Ki, that's Sam. Sam, this little devil is my girl, Ki."
past the wondering eyes of the ones that were left behind
zephyr
