The sky was violet shot through with turquoise; the trees had pink leaves; the ground was brown beneath short pink grass. Birdlike avians emitted weird calls, something between “caw” and “chirp.”
Af pressed up against a trunk, their heart thundering. They had been jonesing for some rough play. Ko had agreed, and now they were hiding from them.
Ko made a clucking sound, as if to lure them out. Their voice sounded very close. “Tweet tweet, little sparrow. Captain Ko is going to hook you, and reel you in.”
A blur of motion, and then suddenly Ko tackled Af, bearing them down. Af squirmed under them, against their rod. “Oh no,” Af sighed in mock dismay. “I’m caught, I’m caught! Whatever shall I do?”
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