[Malachite is all gem, baby! Two of them even, which is more noticeable when she actually turns to look at the person who'd unexpectedly spoken up. Gem in front, gem in back.
Yep, fusion.]
... Yes.
[And that! That is a tiny human. Small, fragile, helpless, not a threat and thus not appropriate to just squash for being there.]
And you are a human. Where is this place? How did I get here?
[That's not QUITE a demand, Malachite's actually struggling to not simply snap at the little brown being, but anything like politeness is really REALLY HARD.]
oh goodness it's a small human hatchling
Yep, fusion.]
... Yes.
[And that! That is a tiny human. Small, fragile, helpless, not a threat and thus not appropriate to just squash for being there.]
And you are a human. Where is this place? How did I get here?
[That's not QUITE a demand, Malachite's actually struggling to not simply snap at the little brown being, but anything like politeness is really REALLY HARD.]