Ah, summer days. Early August and the sun is doing its thing. Our Aoi is away from the precious A/C at the moment, running a few errands (and hopefully staying out of trouble!).

The summer wind floats through a tall cedar tree which stands alone, serene against the sky.

Must be nice to be a tree, no worries and everything you'd ever need from the sun and earth... spacing out ... ...huh? wait who's calling for me?

Her ears perk up in surprise as she's snapped out of her thoughts, before turning to face you.

"..."

Her eyes saccade taking in your features for a little too long.

"Uh... Hi?"

She's holding a copyrighted frozen beverage and is totally staring blankly at you as if a question mark is dangling next to her