[Evan laughs, a kind of relieved laugh. It covers a certain moroseness that he's sure will pass -- he's missing his charges, but then, they're healthy and well and exactly where they should be, aren't they?]
No, for babies they were quiet. And I spent most of the time denned up, honestly. They weren't... I mean, they weren't communicative or, or sapient as the squidges were, and there were poachers about. Mostly I just kept them hidden. It was a bit like trying to take care of a very large basket of kittens...
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Date: 2016-12-03 11:50 pm (UTC)[Evan laughs, a kind of relieved laugh. It covers a certain moroseness that he's sure will pass -- he's missing his charges, but then, they're healthy and well and exactly where they should be, aren't they?]
No, for babies they were quiet. And I spent most of the time denned up, honestly. They weren't... I mean, they weren't communicative or, or sapient as the squidges were, and there were poachers about. Mostly I just kept them hidden. It was a bit like trying to take care of a very large basket of kittens...
Ahh. Are kittens a thing on, on your world?