[ When she calls out, Somnus rises from where he sits, turning to face her. His greeting is considerably less energetic, as it comes with a slight lift of his head in acknowledgement. ] Hail, Maiden.
[ ...Compared to how she had been when they were gathering the pebbles, she appears to be in far better spirits.
It's riiiiiight hoh uh, wait, one sec, that's the wrong one...
[ One moment please, she has to go digging around in her bag so she can actually find the right stone. Finally, with a triumphant 'a-hah!' and a huge flourish, she produces a sparkling rock from the bag that looks kind of hourglass shaped, if you're willing to be generous. ]
Right here! It's one of the first ones I got right! Doesn't it look cool?
[ His expression remains neutral, leveled upon her face as hers shifts from enthusiasm to uncertainty then back to the former. It's when she waves out the stone before him, offering it with an excited smile, that for a delayed moment it may seem as if his own gaze becomes distant.
A second later, he blinks, refocusing to pluck the stone from her fingers, allowing it to rest upon his palm.
It is small, light, and cool upon his hand. And, yes, sparkling. ] Its shape is unique. You found this as-is?
Yup! It's kind of wild, huh? I found a couple that were kinda wedge-shaped so I guess it must just be a thing for the stones around here but this one was kind of a surprise! It's cool though, huh? Especially now it sparkles!
[ Needless to say, she looks mightily proud of her own work. ]
I wanted to try and do a thing where you could tilt it around and the sparkles would move, like a real hourglass? But I couldn't really figure it out. So that's a project for next time, I guess!
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[ ...Compared to how she had been when they were gathering the pebbles, she appears to be in far better spirits.
It is better this way. ]
What stone do you bring?
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[ One moment please, she has to go digging around in her bag so she can actually find the right stone. Finally, with a triumphant 'a-hah!' and a huge flourish, she produces a sparkling rock from the bag that looks kind of hourglass shaped, if you're willing to be generous. ]
Right here! It's one of the first ones I got right! Doesn't it look cool?
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A second later, he blinks, refocusing to pluck the stone from her fingers, allowing it to rest upon his palm.
It is small, light, and cool upon his hand. And, yes, sparkling. ] Its shape is unique. You found this as-is?
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[ Needless to say, she looks mightily proud of her own work. ]
I wanted to try and do a thing where you could tilt it around and the sparkles would move, like a real hourglass? But I couldn't really figure it out. So that's a project for next time, I guess!