so it goes like this

Everest

They aren't off to a great start, because already Everest is cocking his head to the side such that his overly-large ears flop. How am I supposed to know if it's going to work, when we haven't tried it yet? He wonders, flaring his nostrils once and whining. How much is a lot of trouble? Ever wants to know, but instead he just offers his friend a half-hearted bark (which should count as a reluctant yes), before padding off in his friend's wake.

Despite his hesitation and a mind full of questions, the world smells so overwhelmingly interesting in this shift, such that Ever finds his nose pulled to the ground with his lanky body trundling behind. Realizing that they should have come up with a signal for hey! a thing! Ever huffs loudly under his breath, snapping his teeth together to try and get Mateo's direction.

If I told you that you'd do nothing with it
I'd still be that cigarette that you couldn't finish