Post by LadySpibe on Jan 19, 2022 12:06:55 GMT -5
Theron opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was color. The deep rich black-red-brown of the sky, unerring and vast, possibility and promise. It was flecked by stars, each a different color- save for two that were white instead of one. For a long few moments, Theron just laid there, looking up at the sky, and the bright stars. They were beautiful, and brand new, and he needed to take it in until he had fully, fully realized all they wanted to offer him.
With a contented little breath, he shifted, gently, wiggling until he felt oriented, settled on soft glittering sands. Theron looked around, tilting back to look at the sky again, then down to the sand- then at what he recognized as himself. It was round, and dark... And that seemed right, didn't it?
But he wanted more- more than just the snippets of sky and sand he saw. So, he wiggled in place a bit, getting his bearings and sensation of being, and hopped forward. They started off ungainly, Theron having to wiggle to right himself, and landing right on his face once, but quickly he was getting the hang of it.
And then he stopped, staring up and up at the dark trunk of some massive plant, dark petals fanning out. "Whoah..." He breathed, staring up at it with wonder, and then being struck by an all-consuming desire to climb it. Theron hopped right up to the trunk, and-
And realized this would be a little more difficult. There weren't any jutting branches or anything, just the one trunk that went straight up to the petals.
So how to get up?
With a contented little breath, he shifted, gently, wiggling until he felt oriented, settled on soft glittering sands. Theron looked around, tilting back to look at the sky again, then down to the sand- then at what he recognized as himself. It was round, and dark... And that seemed right, didn't it?
But he wanted more- more than just the snippets of sky and sand he saw. So, he wiggled in place a bit, getting his bearings and sensation of being, and hopped forward. They started off ungainly, Theron having to wiggle to right himself, and landing right on his face once, but quickly he was getting the hang of it.
And then he stopped, staring up and up at the dark trunk of some massive plant, dark petals fanning out. "Whoah..." He breathed, staring up at it with wonder, and then being struck by an all-consuming desire to climb it. Theron hopped right up to the trunk, and-
And realized this would be a little more difficult. There weren't any jutting branches or anything, just the one trunk that went straight up to the petals.
So how to get up?