[They take the stick without even thinking about it. In fact, half a second later they glance down at it, as if they're not entirely sure why they did.
The question... is important, it seems. It's being asked again. So they should answer, how they can.
So the stranger wants them to do the same. To give the answer like this, by writing it. Something... Something very simply.
And yet they look lost as they look down at the ground and more lost still as they actually try to do the same.
The way they hold the stick and the way they scratch it is... clumsy doesn't even begin to cover it. What they sketch into the dirt is shaky, scratchy... nearly illegible, despite their best attempt. And it is... their best attempt. There's... what maybe seems like an 'H' at the start, before the rest deteriorates into meaningless scribbles. Other than that, all that's clear is that it's two words.
It's not great.
In fact, the way they're scratching into the dirt at the end seems a little quicker than the rest of their movements. A little more animated. A stark contrast to how they've been throughout the rest of all of this.
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The question... is important, it seems. It's being asked again. So they should answer, how they can.
So the stranger wants them to do the same. To give the answer like this, by writing it. Something... Something very simply.
And yet they look lost as they look down at the ground and more lost still as they actually try to do the same.
The way they hold the stick and the way they scratch it is... clumsy doesn't even begin to cover it. What they sketch into the dirt is shaky, scratchy... nearly illegible, despite their best attempt. And it is... their best attempt. There's... what maybe seems like an 'H' at the start, before the rest deteriorates into meaningless scribbles. Other than that, all that's clear is that it's two words.
It's not great.
In fact, the way they're scratching into the dirt at the end seems a little quicker than the rest of their movements. A little more animated. A stark contrast to how they've been throughout the rest of all of this.
It almost seems like... frustration.]