❨ if she were, it would be upset. saddened. it would have not been able to see such beautiful things in the cold. ❩
❨ understood. gravity 𖬺 fire (from a safe distance) are watching the hellebores. ❩
❨ protective growls before carefully curling around the patch of hellebores. they won't suffocate like this. ❩ ㅤ stay back 𖬺 observe then ...
❨ snapping at him. ❩ ㅤ B̵͙͓͌͑̚A̴͔͇̓̾͘͜C̴̟̟̝͌̕K̵̫̝̪̓͝ U̸͕̙̔͋͝P̵͉͙͋̿͌͜.̴̙̼͖̓͊̚ you know how dahlia feels when you get too close.
❨ tiptoeing around the new growth of plants until collective eyes land on a patch hellebore flowers. again, tiptoeing over to the patch. it stands awkwardly, not wanting to crushing anything ... its admiring their beauty. ❩
❨ winter bus the season of cold death 𖬺 reborn new in spring. this shouldn't make her angry. it'll be back. ❩
❨ grafan, give him more dead sticks. ❩
ㅤ i believe i'm stuck like this. ❨ also feeling a tad bit of a chill.ᐟ cmere utu. ❩
flower⠀𑁍⠀girl "google how do i make a cryptic gravity horror be sorrowful yet creepy yet antagonizing yet unknowingly"
❨ a shift from finyl, neck moving slow to imitate same tilt but not to scare. despite its haunting mask 𖬺 uncanny movements. ❩ ㅤ do i frighten you, dahlia.ᐣ
( .. Taking in the new appearance. But staying put. ) " .. You look different. "
❨ hope is a good thing ... yes, a “ good ” thing. it pads backwards, straining vocal cords before, ❩ ㅤ voice mimicking. ❨ for others, it would be terrifying. at least for now, it's a mere show, that the companion enjoys the one it follows voice. ❩
❨ how others perceived it now didn't bother it but it does think. should it have struggled to keep its canine form.ᐣ all for another time. a snort. ❩ ㅤ indeed. yet, i have gained more with my shedding.
❨ warped chittering before it halts, frozen in place like a statue. ❩ ㅤ ... yes, dahila.ᐣ
( Dodo is used to grafan. Dodo allows this. ) ( Nature tilted her head to the side, not immediately recognizing her visitor. ) " .. Grafan-? "
❨ a distorted growl, but it means well. the mask pulls back to reveal an eyeless face but oversized fangs. its snout pressing against hand ... ❩
❨ underground was more preferable for grafan, since its been exposed for so long. trotting towards the dodo, standing over ... before larger paw trying to pet the bird. ❩
( Its search would eventually lead it to one of her main reserves, where she keeps her dodo )
❨ so it shall search for them. they'll lead to her. ❩
( There are still plants on the planet. Just underground, in the reserves and cave systems. )
❨ it comes to sit, little twitches here 𖬺 there but none of it indicates pain. ❩ ㅤ indeed. i will not fade. i will remain.
❨ the mask smiles with its gruesome teeth before it pushes upwards. out comes ... the cryptid 𖬺 grafan, is no longer the dog it passed to be. no, its body was warped 𖬺 longer. every inch of its body held mask﹔ that of joy, sorrow, 𖬺 anger. ❩
flower⠀𑁍⠀girl thanks grieving cirrus for making local dog into an actual cryptid monster
❨ the rain ... still persist. a mask floats to the top of deep purple sludge despite not being a lake. three eyes looking at the speaker. ❩ ㅤ y͑͐̚é͘s͘͠͝.̔͆͝ᐣ̒͛͠