Ouroboros Spine song

"i mean, yeah," chickadee mumbled, not wanting to admit how much she wanted to tumble into maia's arms or hug her dad eljay again. "but — you know i left."
she idly waved a paw at nothing in general. "i want to be able to say i, like, did something, you know?" the idea of leaving that same night taking root in her mind, she sighed. "yeah. we can go then." only it would be another week before they did leave.