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Siats had wandered away lemongrass and was currently on his back rolling around and playing Peek-A-Boo with the Sun. In his peripheral vision he spied a splash of red.

A Cardinal thought Siats, jumping to conclusion. With a quick tuck and roll he squirrled away in a pudgy butterball around the tall grass to attack from behind.

He jumped into the air in hopes of catching the "Cardinal."

Criminal.
A crick in his back!
A snap, ominous and crisp.

Mid-jump, Siats' body swapped one too many degrees. His silent ninja attack went horribly wrong. He couldn't even flip into a ball to break his fall. As inelegant as ever, he fell on his back onto the dusty ground.

Turning his head slightly, his eyelashes kissed a green grasshopper.

"Cricket?"

Cranking his head back, Siats noticed his "cardinal" was closer, except it was a little long, and the elongated tail was attached to an a**. A red a**, cute though. That a** was connected to a torso and head. Red and gold.

Oh.

Another Palui, this one looked a little pissy.

But at the mentioning of jewelry, Siats was a little happy. "Who's Anuk? Yes, this colllar is my pride and joy. I jingle like windchimes."

Rubbing his eyes a little he rolled to his side to perch upright.

"Yo"

The left eye and right ear twitched simultaneously.
"Nooo, Kelpie, my name is Siats."

His head ticked back and forth, right to left. This Anuk seemed interesting, a real bling blinger. Perhaps they could all hang out if the red palui and him could get along. Three's company or something. He got that phrase out of his subconscious.

In a sing-song voice he crooned, "I apologize if you were hunting that green cricket thing. Shall we rejoin the hunt or look for fun elsewhere?"

Siats cringed when his own folly was brought to attention. He had a terrible time paying attention especially since the other Palui had golden fur that shined in the sun. Like really shiny gold, sun or urine on snow he thought. Moving onto lighter topics he answered:

"Yo is a form of greeting. Salutations, Hey DAWG or WHAZZZZUP can be viewed as appropriate." Really, he was babbling but the gold fur was just so distracting. He almost forgot about the jewelry wearing Anuk. Tragic, really.

Feigning horror he started, "Do you actually eat them? I'm a strict virgin. That means I don't eat meat"

"Fun?" He had a hard time imagining what other things Khepri thought was entertaining. "So, I bet you enjoy tearing wings off of butterflies?"

Not that he was curious. He just wanted to know how mentally sound and safe she was. Ultimately, it came down to whether or not Siats could turn his back on her. He was a much more relaxed, chilled out Palui. It wasn't so much that he was lazy, perhaps unmotivated. This firecracker Khepri seemed lively. Hell in a handbasket! Her eyes twinkled the most when she mentioned the squeaking.

Siats yawned. He was a palui of auction. Yes, he met some other Palui today but conversation was getting stilted and contrived. He was itching to get his joints arolling with all this talk of catching some bug or eating powder. He would give flying a chance, too.

Bringing his otherwise upbeat, perky tail with a noticeable thud he suggested, "Let's DO something. This island is prime real estate. We can go eat bugs if you like" to demonstrate, Siats used both paws in the air to squeeze air "or we can go HUNT" a wild look shone in his eyes.

Really, this carefree Palui just wanted to get moving to hear his own jingle.