Yeah, no it wasn't. Octavia's quiet sigh of frustation didn't seem to think that, at least. "Okay, I'll try," she said. Since talking was turning out a bust even without glass and water getting in the way, she thought it was time to backtrack to what Duke had tried earlier.
So, miming. Specifically, she pointed at the mermaid, then to where she and Duke were standing, and then held one of her hands level and walked two fingers from the other across the back of it, raising her eyebrows.
"Can you do that?"
She knew by now the question itself wasn't likely to do anything. Just felt weird not to say it anyway.
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So, miming. Specifically, she pointed at the mermaid, then to where she and Duke were standing, and then held one of her hands level and walked two fingers from the other across the back of it, raising her eyebrows.
"Can you do that?"
She knew by now the question itself wasn't likely to do anything. Just felt weird not to say it anyway.