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singlelogbridge) wrote2022-02-25 01:37 pm
singlelogbridge) wrote2022-02-25 01:37 pmInbox: Ximilia
// Wei Wuxian
TEXT • AUDIO • VIDEO
XIMILIA
singlelogbridge) wrote2022-02-25 01:37 pm
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Those are killer whales.
〈 a different sound reaches her ears: the even more familiar whistles that comprise the whales' short distance, private communication. dark shapes appear out of the deep.
gwen blinks out of sight. 〉
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Gwen! [He yells—quietly, because her disappearance has maybe filled him with a little bit of concern.]
What is it? Should I be worried?
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〈 because clearly repetition will answer his question. on the very off chance that this is not, in fact, enough information, the pod comes close enough that animals' distinctive black-and-white patterns become clear.
gwen quickly counts ten. eight adults, one that she assumes to be a juvenile based on its size, and one very obvious baby that sticks close to what can only be its mother. they whistle to one another, the sound almost playful. despite spider-sense refusing to go off, gwen follows their easy movement through the water with a childlike glee. they are stunning animals, made more stunning still to see them thriving in their habitat.
yet she does not let go of wei wuxian, and her hand pushes him further away from the pod. invisible as he is, she manages to find his ear. 〉
Those are the most intelligent creatures in the world, 〈 she whispers in explanation. 〉 Impeccable teamwork. And they like to play with their food. Which we currently resemble. So. Let's not make them curious.
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They're beautiful. Powerful and terrifying, absolutely, but stunning nonetheless. To Gwen's words he only nods, eyes never leaving the pod of them. He's seen so many sea creatures in their time here and still something about these ones sets them apart, and the knowledge of their intelligence and skill only serves to heighten that. After several moments of awed silence pass, he leans in close to Gwen to speak quietly.]
They're wonderful.
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Yeah. 〈 she echoes his amazement back to him. 〉 They really are.
〈 safely invisible (do killer whales have a good sense of smell? it feels like they should, which is a concern, but for the moment—safely invisible), gwen has seized the once in a lifetime opportunity to observe a pod in the wild. the calf drifts from its mother's side and closer to the juvenile—an older sibling, maybe?—who gently noses it. with an excitable beat of its tail, the calf returns to its mother, who remained nearby, in order to nurse. the other adults are all patiently tolerant of the calf. rather than continue, they seem to settle in the area, some curiously investigating the rocks nearby.
if there is an upper limit to the amount of video and photos the earpieces can take, gwen is about to find out.
gwen drags her fingers down lightly to find his wrist. as much as she hates to leave, their time here is up. 〉
Come on, 〈 she whispers. 〉 Before your talisman is used up. I don't generally approve of violence, but I refuse to fight killer whales on principle. If they eat me, I'm cool with it. They caught me slipping.
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