Morningside Cuesta sandcastles

there was a smell. her nose wrinkled at the unfamiliar and biting scent of bile, feeling her own stomach turn. deciding that is something smelled that bad, it was surely worth investigating, and getting rid off as quickly as possible. thus she set off at a brisk trot in the general direction of the stench, nose wrinkled and gaze narrowed as the contemplated what, exactly, the scent might be. 

she did not expect Akuti. " Akuti!"  she called, voice one of surprise as the rounded the sequoia and found the scent anchored to the dainty black woman. her brow furrowed in confusion, and a bit of disgust, as she questioned abruptly, and perhaps rather tactlessly, "What is that?"