friendly mirage {rory + koala?} day 1

R O R Y .

I gather a handful of leaves at the bottom of the tree and simply extend my arm upwards, towards where the creature sits. ”Come on, I know ya want to eat this.” The animal raises its nose, inhaling the scent of the vegetation that I have offered as a gift. It doesn’t move after sniffing my offering, it just stares at me, its dark eyes ripping through my own. ”Are ya coming down or what?” It stops gripping onto the branch and balances on the edge, its vision still fixated on me.

Then it just drops.

Arms stretched, its landing zone is so clearly on me and before I can step to the side, its weight pushes onto my back. Its back claws grip onto my shirt, and its front arms wrap loosely around my neck. It just hangs there for a few seconds, forgetting about the food in my hand. Are ya just going to sit there then?”

One of its paws move, it extends its finger and pokes me in the cheek with the blunt base of its claw. ”Fine then, ya can stay there. I am going to call you Beastie because that’s all ya are.”

A new prize, caught by myself, with the simple skill of; persistence. I gather up my inflatable balls and roll them back to where Rhetoric, Teddy and Chester, I may as well show off my new item.