Starglow Basin asco

Everything would be so much easier if Fiamma was here! But Bushtit decided not to shy away from the challenge, especially when Soto made an obvious effort to study his movements. The youngster could see the revelatory look on his face, right before he raised a paw and signed perhaps the most universal word of them all.

-Hello!- Bushtit signed back excitedly. He repeated the motion and said aloud once more, ¡Hola! He paused for a split second, pale face ponderous, and then signed while saying, -“My name is Bushtit,”- before patting his own chest.

Instead of repeating his earlier words, he instead waited with a look of anticipation. He hoped Soto would understand somehow. More than that, he hoped his dad would repeat his words—spoken and unspoken—to introduce himself this time around.