[ get there faster is the driving thought now. the voice alone isn’t doing it. in fact, it’s making things worse. she needs arms, human arms, to pull powder in and smooth back her hair while she shushes and soothes. so forget the suction cups and whatever else, because vi abruptly changes tactics to go limp in powder’s hold. ]
No. No – not – [ still disjointed, the statement never concludes. she’s not messing with her, that’s what vi means, but she’s morphing further and as her tiny body expands, parts of her momentarily cut off. her mouth realigns as the squid body separates into distinct parts of head and torso. tentacles recede, arms absorb down to two… no, four. two push outward on the plane and two stay straight down the long axis of her body.
she’s growing. quickly. soon she’ll be too large for jinx to hold. ]
It’s me. Your sister. [ this time, it’s clearer, more sure. the pointed end of her squid body is pulling down into a more recognizable shape, the skin hueing a soft pink before hair begins to sprout. the eyes coming in above her mouth, as well as her nose, are a dead giveaway as well. ]
no subject
No. No – not – [ still disjointed, the statement never concludes. she’s not messing with her, that’s what vi means, but she’s morphing further and as her tiny body expands, parts of her momentarily cut off. her mouth realigns as the squid body separates into distinct parts of head and torso. tentacles recede, arms absorb down to two… no, four. two push outward on the plane and two stay straight down the long axis of her body.
she’s growing. quickly. soon she’ll be too large for jinx to hold. ]
It’s me. Your sister. [ this time, it’s clearer, more sure. the pointed end of her squid body is pulling down into a more recognizable shape, the skin hueing a soft pink before hair begins to sprout. the eyes coming in above her mouth, as well as her nose, are a dead giveaway as well. ]