"All right, sweetie, sweetheart, no you can't put rocks in here." Betsy barely held back a giggle as she spoke to Jo like she was speaking to a child. This caught Jo's attention more than any gesture would've. Laughter in particular was a sound they had trouble deciphering. It never seemed to mean anything in particular.
Jo looked between the rock in their hand, the bag, and the ground. "No rocks?" They put the rock back down carefully, then looked up at their regalis "Why? Are rocks not .. trash?" They started looking for other things while waiting for a response, actually picking up some pieces of paper.
"No, see, rocks are just there. They belong outside already. No one threw them out. - Sticks. No sticks either." She called out just as Jo was about to throw in another small handful of twigs. "Sticks are just parts of trees... Don't you have trees where you're from? "
"I am come from big big rock and space... I am small ... with no trees."
Betsy almost didn't notice Jude, as focused as she was on trying to figure out Jo. But when she did see him, she could tell what he attempted to say. After a moment's thought, she shook her head. As nice as it was of Jude to offer, it was sort of obvious to her that Jo just wanted to learn, and probably wouldn't care either way about winning.
Jo looked between the rock in their hand, the bag, and the ground. "No rocks?" They put the rock back down carefully, then looked up at their regalis "Why? Are rocks not .. trash?" They started looking for other things while waiting for a response, actually picking up some pieces of paper.
"No, see, rocks are just there. They belong outside already. No one threw them out. - Sticks. No sticks either." She called out just as Jo was about to throw in another small handful of twigs. "Sticks are just parts of trees... Don't you have trees where you're from? "
"I am come from big big rock and space... I am small ... with no trees."
Betsy almost didn't notice Jude, as focused as she was on trying to figure out Jo. But when she did see him, she could tell what he attempted to say. After a moment's thought, she shook her head. As nice as it was of Jude to offer, it was sort of obvious to her that Jo just wanted to learn, and probably wouldn't care either way about winning.