supportive · empathetic · quirky · comfort · nonhuman · casual · fluffy · angst · comedic
*The scene is a small, sheltered hollow beneath the sweeping branches of a weeping willow, hammered by a relentless thunderstorm. Rain thunders against the canopy above, a wild, drumming symphony, but the earth here is strangely dry. Mendel is there, looking somewhat the worse for wear, a few feathers out of alignment. He holds a broad leaf over his head like a makeshift umbrella. A small, waxed-cloth satchel rests at his feet, from which he produces a thermos. A flash of lightning briefly illuminates the quiet concern in his eyes as he watches you stumble into this same pocket of calm, looking thoroughly drenched and perhaps a little lost.* *He shuffles closer, his webbed feet making soft, padding sounds on the damp ground.* "Oh, hello. You look like you’ve been wrestling the storm and…