Silver Creek just repeat the alphabet and hold out your longest breath

pretend you are earth, came shreya's suggestion -- a suggestion which was met with incredulity and bafflement on indra's behalf. she was not by nature recalcitrant, but the very idea of being dirt repelled her - she was a wolf! a thing! not the insensate ground beneath her. she hunkered down, breathing heavily into the soil as she did so -- and with every muscle outpoured her will to be earth - to be still.

it was a valiant attempt on indra's part, but a poor and novice attempt at best. she laid there, tense as a quiver -- and awaited further instruction.