Heron Lake Plateau another five more short graybles

Maybe using Screech was his only real option. It suited him — more than Titmouse did anyhow — but that was because he understood the world in a different way than Towhee did. She had built this language from the ground up and for her, both words were synonymous at this point. Maybe he should just stick with what they had. Then again, why did any of this matter?

But she seemed invested now, and was signing something new for him. Screech didn't know what it meant. It was all very fast, fluid, and seemed to be entertaining to Towhee for some reason; he didn't realize what she was calling him and so, urged by an ingrained need for familial acceptance, he just shrugged and said, Sure I guess that works too. It looked different from the other signs. In the end it didn't matter what she signed for him, nobody outside of the pack would ever understand it and he'd always feel more attached to his actual name, the verbal one.

After a moment he thought of something else, and said: Do you have signs for everyone?