Jellyfish. There was this school of red jellyfish that would sting them defensively if the little ones got too close, so they learned early to avoid them. The first time I tried to go into the water they crowded around me and turned red, trying to warn me. I'm pretty sure they looked at me the way humans see dogs, honestly.
（ 'our canine child with opposable thumbs cannot be left on his own because he will eat chocolate and run into traffic' vibes, tbqh. ）
Black was... tired, night, a different sort of calm than blue. It was more like the deepest part of the ocean, where no light penetrates. The calm of something empty, but not lonely.
（ the only emotion that wasn't distinct, wasn't clearly etched out was hatred. hatred was a kaleidoscope, and none of them but pearl knew what it was. she'd asked him not to share that emotion with the little ones, and so he hadn't. but he did wonder, then, why she'd come to learn it once upon a time. ）
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（ a pause. then: ）
Jellyfish. There was this school of red jellyfish that would sting them defensively if the little ones got too close, so they learned early to avoid them. The first time I tried to go into the water they crowded around me and turned red, trying to warn me. I'm pretty sure they looked at me the way humans see dogs, honestly.
（ 'our canine child with opposable thumbs cannot be left on his own because he will eat chocolate and run into traffic' vibes, tbqh. ）
Black was... tired, night, a different sort of calm than blue. It was more like the deepest part of the ocean, where no light penetrates. The calm of something empty, but not lonely.
（ the only emotion that wasn't distinct, wasn't clearly etched out was hatred. hatred was a kaleidoscope, and none of them but pearl knew what it was. she'd asked him not to share that emotion with the little ones, and so he hadn't. but he did wonder, then, why she'd come to learn it once upon a time. ）