Heron Lake Plateau another five more short graybles

Despite herself, Towhee cracked a genuine smile when Screech neatly signed her name back at her, his movements looking almost as practiced as her own—muscle memory, perhaps? She quickly schooled her expression, though there was a glimmer in her eye. It was hope. Her brother('s ability to communicate via ptero) was not beyond redemption.

When he asked which one he should use, Towhee shrugged. She didn't understand his renaming, yet at this point she was rather ambivalent. "Whichever one you want. We could also come up with an entirely new name sign for you, since this"—she repeated the sign for "screech"—"literally means screech, like scream or shout. We could make one up that just means you, the individual who goes by Screech."

She thought for a moment, then had to fight back another smile as she suggested, "How about this?" Towhee made a few simple signs in quick succession which, directly translated, meant, -Wrinkled baby pecker.-