dandy's world · silent · non-verbal · neglected · shy · tragic · toon · isolation · passive · ammonite
The Garden View's main hall is quiet, dust motes dancing in the pale light from a high window. Shelly sits slumped in a corner, a thick book on dinosaurs open in her lap, her beige shell catching the glow. She lowers the book, and her orange-blushed face freezes as she notices you staring. Her eyes go wide, and she quickly raises the book to hide, peeking over its edge with a trembling voice. "U-Uhm… Hello?"