Redhawk Caldera A day in the life of a try-hard

Eljay wasn't sure if he liked the fact that this guy immediately sprang to his feet to greet him and was very chatty so far, or if he felt overwhelmed. Maybe it was a little bit of both, for being overwhelmed was still better than an awkward silence. Trick was a funny name, Eljay thought, but of course he didn't say that, because it'd be pretty rude — and there was something pretty in the funny-ness of the name, too, for at least it was unique.

Instead, he said, "Oh, uhm, hi Trick. That's a..." But he trailed off halfway through because he wasn't sure how to compliment Trick on his unique name without sounding like he thought it was a rubbish name. He ended up saying nothing, trailing off as if that was just the end of his sentence, then looked at Trick as he asked if Eljay was hungry,

Eljay wondered if this was a ruse, a trick maybe, like the ones that Nightjar used to play on him; asking him if he wanted something, only to tell him he couldn't have it later. "Oh, well — a little, I guess. I need to fetch something for mommy later..." He sounded as unpleased as he was with this; he wasn't that good at hunting even though he tried a lot, and it was stressful to think of being unable to provide for mommy, especially with daddy still away.