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She bites her lip, hand still on the tree as she examined them. She then looks around.
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She stares at their hand, then to their face. It was as if she was observing them. Comparing. After a long pause, she slowly takes their hand.
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She squeaked as she was picked up and started squirming. But after a while…she calmed down, looking up at them.
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She looks around, then to the floor. She looked very confused.
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She checks under the bed, then pulls her way up onto the big bed and stands on it, looking around still.
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She blinks, then sits down. She looked so confused.
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She stares at them, then scurries under the blankets and whispers, “Monsters…”
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She stays under the covers, remembering the horrors she’s seen…
She thought she was done for on that ship…so…what happened? Where was she?
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Kiki peaks out from under the covers, silent.
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She bites her lip, then slowly climbs down her bed and wanders into the hall.
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Kiki blinks, looking at the bird.
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Kiki giggles slightly and walks up to it.
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Kiki stands in front of it, tilting her head. It wasn’t like those other monstrous creatures she had seen before. No. This one was different. It looked beautiful and a lot smaller. Nicer. It wasn’t giant.
She gently pets its wing and smiles brightly, silent.
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She squeaks, then giggles and pets the bird, smiling.
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Kiki sits down with the bird, gently petting it. “Nice…” she whispers.