The tide lapped tamely into his little human-made tidepool and out again, his water magic keeping the waves at bay and the spray from dampening his friend (though he didn't mind that which fell on him). Their picnic would be protected if he had any say in the matter - and, even if only recently, he did.
He reached for the burger next as Evie spoke, lifting it to examine the layers of bread and meat and toppings with silent fascination. The aroma wafting from it was unlike anything beneath the waves and his mouth began to water even before he took a bite.
Unlike Evie he didn't make a sound, but his eyes closed in bliss as he savored the mix of flavors and the hot juices from the burger as he chewed slowly and with great care to catch every nuance on his tongue.
"Hmm. Unfortunate," he rumbled, a quiet lament for the dead waters. "Was it large enough to learn how to swim in?" He knew what a lake was, in theory. He had even seen one - sort of - in Remi's dreamscape in the Greatwood. But all he really understood about them was that they were larger than a tidepool and smaller than an ocean. It left a great deal of room for misunderstanding in what was and was not possible in one.
He reached for the burger next as Evie spoke, lifting it to examine the layers of bread and meat and toppings with silent fascination. The aroma wafting from it was unlike anything beneath the waves and his mouth began to water even before he took a bite.
Unlike Evie he didn't make a sound, but his eyes closed in bliss as he savored the mix of flavors and the hot juices from the burger as he chewed slowly and with great care to catch every nuance on his tongue.
"Hmm. Unfortunate," he rumbled, a quiet lament for the dead waters. "Was it large enough to learn how to swim in?" He knew what a lake was, in theory. He had even seen one - sort of - in Remi's dreamscape in the Greatwood. But all he really understood about them was that they were larger than a tidepool and smaller than an ocean. It left a great deal of room for misunderstanding in what was and was not possible in one.
