( He feels the moment the wombat's hold breaks on him, and leaps away, light off the trunk of the tree he'd been compelled to hang onto. Higher up, he touches down again on the ground, circling back as the wombat shakes off, turning to give Xie Lian a wronged look.
It does finally notice the apple, too, but the rumbling noise it makes is a clear whine before it turns into a plead, and big, sweet eyes blink prettily at Xie Lian.
Feed me, the wombat seems to say. Feed me, please. )
Can't be terribly much longer!
( Cheerily called out, and a few laughing agreements from the crowd at the far end of this circle. The wombat makes steady progress toward Xie Lian... then angles upward, throwing its shadow longer, and tries coming at him from an angle for the first definite time. )
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It does finally notice the apple, too, but the rumbling noise it makes is a clear whine before it turns into a plead, and big, sweet eyes blink prettily at Xie Lian.
Feed me, the wombat seems to say. Feed me, please. )
Can't be terribly much longer!
( Cheerily called out, and a few laughing agreements from the crowd at the far end of this circle. The wombat makes steady progress toward Xie Lian... then angles upward, throwing its shadow longer, and tries coming at him from an angle for the first definite time. )