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Prompt #463 Snake's Eye view ~ naughty_bangles ~ Snake~ Original
Title: Snake
Author: naughty_bangles
Rating: PG
Prompt #463: Snake's Eye View
Word Count: 572
Being a dog was a good way to explore the world outside, but other animals had their own advantages though they weren’t as practical to adopt in a city. With a little dexterity, though, Edisani thought he could use some less-common beasts to try and find some elements to help understand what had happened to Lothat. And so he was, back at the garden where he had found the Kakpally, plunging in the green barrier that had shielded the cricket-like fairy to adopt another, less appreciated shape.
He had to be careful with this one. As he felt his body elongating and lowering to the ground, Ed kept an eye all around him, on the watch for any human onlooker. Bipedes didn’t seem to like snakes very much, and they could react to one of them pretty violently. But for now, Ed needed this kind of point of view.
And of smell.
It had been a tricky thing, recreating a snake’s “odour-testing” ability. Since Edisani refused to harm living subject to study them and recreate them perfectly, as some of his people did, he had had to find another way to understand how that special talent of snakes worked. He was thankful for the curious mind of humans, as he had eventually found what he needed in their scientific literature. Of course, he couldn’t be entirely sure the way he had shaped the tongue’s elements was matching perfectly that of a snake, but it worked, and it was all that mattered to him. He wasn’t an artist the way some Dahrani were.
Ed darted his tongue, searching for the chemical signature of the Kakpally, and quickly picked a trail up. Bent herbs and broken twigs served as visual proofs that he was on the right track. The Dahran followed the path Lothat had created in the hedge on a good meter before seeing an entry point coming from the garden behind. Carefully, Edisani put his head out of the vegetation, looking left and right for the place from where Lothat had come. The lawn had been freshly mowed, covering every piece of grass with the strong smell of fumes, effectively destroying what was left of the Kakpally’s trail on it. Luckily, though, Edisani spotted a likely escape in the grass: an opening in the soil, covered with a large-squared metallic netting, less than half a meter away. After making sure the way was clear, he slided across the grass to the opening. The netting wasn’t that wide, but in its state of thinness, the Kakpally could have gone through with a little acrobatics.
Acting on his molecular structure, Ed reshaped his snake’s hide to thin it enough to go through the netting. Once a couple of centimeter down the hole, he picked the scent of Lothat back up. The descent was a fast one, and the hiking mustn’t have been an easy one ; the Kakpally had been really set on escaping as far as possible. In his snake shape, though, Ed reached the bottom of the well before the rest of his body had disappeared inside the hole. The tunnel was going on toward the street, still inclined, but at a softer angle. Soon enough, the entire snake body was underground, safe from human sight. Whatever that tunnel was, it had been a blessing for the Kakpally, assuring a safe way through the street, where there was so little space to hide.
Author: naughty_bangles
Rating: PG
Prompt #463: Snake's Eye View
Word Count: 572
Being a dog was a good way to explore the world outside, but other animals had their own advantages though they weren’t as practical to adopt in a city. With a little dexterity, though, Edisani thought he could use some less-common beasts to try and find some elements to help understand what had happened to Lothat. And so he was, back at the garden where he had found the Kakpally, plunging in the green barrier that had shielded the cricket-like fairy to adopt another, less appreciated shape.
He had to be careful with this one. As he felt his body elongating and lowering to the ground, Ed kept an eye all around him, on the watch for any human onlooker. Bipedes didn’t seem to like snakes very much, and they could react to one of them pretty violently. But for now, Ed needed this kind of point of view.
And of smell.
It had been a tricky thing, recreating a snake’s “odour-testing” ability. Since Edisani refused to harm living subject to study them and recreate them perfectly, as some of his people did, he had had to find another way to understand how that special talent of snakes worked. He was thankful for the curious mind of humans, as he had eventually found what he needed in their scientific literature. Of course, he couldn’t be entirely sure the way he had shaped the tongue’s elements was matching perfectly that of a snake, but it worked, and it was all that mattered to him. He wasn’t an artist the way some Dahrani were.
Ed darted his tongue, searching for the chemical signature of the Kakpally, and quickly picked a trail up. Bent herbs and broken twigs served as visual proofs that he was on the right track. The Dahran followed the path Lothat had created in the hedge on a good meter before seeing an entry point coming from the garden behind. Carefully, Edisani put his head out of the vegetation, looking left and right for the place from where Lothat had come. The lawn had been freshly mowed, covering every piece of grass with the strong smell of fumes, effectively destroying what was left of the Kakpally’s trail on it. Luckily, though, Edisani spotted a likely escape in the grass: an opening in the soil, covered with a large-squared metallic netting, less than half a meter away. After making sure the way was clear, he slided across the grass to the opening. The netting wasn’t that wide, but in its state of thinness, the Kakpally could have gone through with a little acrobatics.
Acting on his molecular structure, Ed reshaped his snake’s hide to thin it enough to go through the netting. Once a couple of centimeter down the hole, he picked the scent of Lothat back up. The descent was a fast one, and the hiking mustn’t have been an easy one ; the Kakpally had been really set on escaping as far as possible. In his snake shape, though, Ed reached the bottom of the well before the rest of his body had disappeared inside the hole. The tunnel was going on toward the street, still inclined, but at a softer angle. Soon enough, the entire snake body was underground, safe from human sight. Whatever that tunnel was, it had been a blessing for the Kakpally, assuring a safe way through the street, where there was so little space to hide.