((Chang-E, like Yoda, only crankier.))
"Owww," Cee whined, rubbing at her offended ear. Chang-E merely gave a bob of his head to Elena as she turned to pay attention to her cell phone.
"Keep in touch, we will, if lose her mind, my dreamer does not--again." Despite the harshness of the Nightmare's voice, there was something fond in it as he rested one of his multitude of wings on Cee's head. "Care you should take, on your way home."
Cee snapped out of her moment of petulant hurt, mustering up another smile for Elena--and leaning far forward to catch the leaf as Kaimana made her triumphant return. "All right! It was very nice talking to you and the others; take care of yourself on your way home, okay?" Even as she echoed her Nightmare's words without really thinking about it, Cee busied herself with tucking the leaf back in a buttonhole for the ride back home, safe and sound.
And hopefully not likely to jump at anyone again.
