Sun Mote Copse I feel so close to you right now, it's a force field.

When Eljay touched the pup there was a tiny mewl that got lost somewhere in Towhee's tits. Everything seemed normal as far as he could tell. He looked up at Towhee's question, which surprised him at first but then he realised that of course, Towhee had no idea how much she did or didn't cry out because she could not hear. Not much right now, Eljay answered.

Do you have a name for her yet? he wondered. He didn't remember if it'd been mentioned when she was born or if it had all gotten lost in the fuss at the time.