09-14-2020, 08:39 PM
ridiculous
do you think I’m funny?
Oh yes, much to the chagrin of many, Ridiculous liked to talk. It was one of the things that made him, well, ridiculous (and partially how he got his name). One thing talking did not do for him, though, is he gave away the very things that make him look weak or foolish or ignorant. Though, in this instance, it would seem that his talking did him a service, for the creature–the hunter as she had called herself–this it ill-advised to eat him, though he doesn’t understand that.
Subconsciously, perhaps Ridiculous might have noticed Nilam forcibly pushing the child away, but he failed to register the concept, at least not at first. So when she says she is four, he laughs. “Four? That makes me two years younger than you. Wow, I’m talking to an older woman. He grins, as if this is some frat boy fantasy.
When she says affirms that he is no longer on the menu, he is completely lost by her follow-up comment. The whole concept goes right over his head, because he hadn’t even been paying attention to the little girl. Realizing that he did not understand a word of what she said, he chose to ignore it altogether.
He ignored it until Nilam continued to move toward the girl. He was right in the middle of saying, “Is this a normal conversation–” when he stops and asks, “–wait, what are you doing?” Something about this all seemed a bit fishy, and Ridiculous couldn’t quite place his hoof on it–though, to be fair, a lot of things go over his head.
Subconsciously, perhaps Ridiculous might have noticed Nilam forcibly pushing the child away, but he failed to register the concept, at least not at first. So when she says she is four, he laughs. “Four? That makes me two years younger than you. Wow, I’m talking to an older woman. He grins, as if this is some frat boy fantasy.
When she says affirms that he is no longer on the menu, he is completely lost by her follow-up comment. The whole concept goes right over his head, because he hadn’t even been paying attention to the little girl. Realizing that he did not understand a word of what she said, he chose to ignore it altogether.
He ignored it until Nilam continued to move toward the girl. He was right in the middle of saying, “Is this a normal conversation–” when he stops and asks, “–wait, what are you doing?” Something about this all seemed a bit fishy, and Ridiculous couldn’t quite place his hoof on it–though, to be fair, a lot of things go over his head.
