08-23-2019, 01:38 PM
[align=center][div style="width: 51%; text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: georgia;"]The first sound Selby likes to hear in the morning was the chirping of birds.
This morning, he did not hear birds.
Instead, he heard the grating song of ill-tuned wind chimes. He supposed that was what was keeping the birds away. The medic stumbled out of bed, later than usual, confused and disoriented. Selby stuck his head outside the door, hearing it louder. And, distantly, the sound of arguing.
He headed off in the direction of the voices, finding Wormwood and Feza. Selby was surprised; he’d never seen the lion lose his cool like that. He listened to both sides for a moment.
"I think that it might be important to pause and look at this from another perspective," he said, stepping forward to announce his presence. "Wormwood, I really think Feza was trying to do a nice thing. I know that maybe it didn’t seem nice, but I think that was the intention." He had decided to address the more sensible of the two first, thinking that maybe he’d have more luck.
"Feza, Wormwood does have a point. It would have been better to ask about it first. It’s more polite that way. Or, maybe you could have given them out as gifts so people could decide if and where to hang them?" he continued, agreeing with Crow and trying to present both sides. They might make a good addition to his new garden. The annoying chimes might keep pests out.
This morning, he did not hear birds.
Instead, he heard the grating song of ill-tuned wind chimes. He supposed that was what was keeping the birds away. The medic stumbled out of bed, later than usual, confused and disoriented. Selby stuck his head outside the door, hearing it louder. And, distantly, the sound of arguing.
He headed off in the direction of the voices, finding Wormwood and Feza. Selby was surprised; he’d never seen the lion lose his cool like that. He listened to both sides for a moment.
"I think that it might be important to pause and look at this from another perspective," he said, stepping forward to announce his presence. "Wormwood, I really think Feza was trying to do a nice thing. I know that maybe it didn’t seem nice, but I think that was the intention." He had decided to address the more sensible of the two first, thinking that maybe he’d have more luck.
"Feza, Wormwood does have a point. It would have been better to ask about it first. It’s more polite that way. Or, maybe you could have given them out as gifts so people could decide if and where to hang them?" he continued, agreeing with Crow and trying to present both sides. They might make a good addition to his new garden. The annoying chimes might keep pests out.