Ever wondered what would happen if a dumb animal suddenly became a sentient anthropomorphic being, with a head full of words they don't remember learning? Must be pretty disorienting.
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“My name’s Lykou,” the konuul said softly, then gestured to Kuna. “He’s Kuna. What’s y-…”
She shot him a flat, unamused look not dissimilar to some of the ones Kuna was known to use sometimes, especially early on in their journey- usually preceding some snarky comment. “…yeah. Go on. Ask.”
Lykou blushed and smiled sheepishly. “Uhhh… riiiight. Sorry, habit. I uh… didn’t think that one through.”
Kuna blinked a few times and scratched his head as the implication dawned on him. “Oh. Right. Guess you wouldn’t even have a name yet, would you?”
“Until a few minutes ago, I didn’t know what words were. Thefuckdoyouthink?” she quipped, her eye twitching again. After a moment, her expression dropped and she clenched her eyes shut, then rubbed her head and groaned. “S-sorry… that was… r… rude? That… that’s a word, right?” One eye poked open again. “D’Iuseitright?”
Lykou frowned. “Er, yeah. And kinda.”
“But it’s understandable,” Kuna added. “I can’t even begin to imagine what you must be going through right now.”