There was a loud crack in the woods behind him. Then a thin tree fell beside him, and the bear-weasel-thing got startled away. “Damn, beasty.” said a voice that was high and rough. Like a teenage boy with a really bad sore throat. Julian opened his eyes to see a child sized man with the face of a 40 year old walking around the tree that just fell. His honey brown eyes were larger than a normal human's eyes, making him look much like a cartoon. He had pointed ears, and auburn red hair. His skin was a warm tan with a green undertone, making him look sickly. He wore a simple brown long-sleeve shirt with buttons at the collar, tan pants with several belts around his waist, and big brown boots. Very monochromatic, Julian though. “Hey! who’s you?” The man yelled at Julian. Julian blinked, not knowing what to say. “What? Can't ya speak?” The man's voice was higher pitched than an average 40 year old man's voice, but gruff at the same time. He had taken a step closer to Julian, but was hesitant. “Um… my name is Julian.” Julian said. “you’s a bird?” The man squinted at Julian. The question was so absurd that Julian didn't know how to answer. He looked at himself just to make sure he still looked human, and then looked back at the grumpy looking child-man. “Erm, excuse me?” “Ya think playing dumb will work with me? I’s know why ya here, and I told that embassy that I ain't got my rations yet. Sendin’ another collecta won't make me go any fasta.” The man said in disgust. He turned around to continue chaining up the log that he was working on. Julian realized that if there was an embassy, that meant that he could get a hold of his family. He got to his feet and approached the man. “Excuse me, did you say embassy? Is there a city around here?” The man stopped in mid motion and peered at Julian from the corner of his eye. “What ya playin’ at?” The man said in a low growl.
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“you’s a bird?” The man squinted at Julian.
The question was so absurd that Julian didn't know how to answer... [open image]
