Lizards Were Rainbows

Is that a question? asks Terence.

Did it ask you a question? asks Bertille.

It said foo, says Terence.

I didn't hear it, says Bertille.

It's under water, says Terence. Its mouth made a word that looked like foo.

It's probably eating, says Bertille.

No, says Terence. It was eating before. Foo looked different.

Foo doesn't mean anything, says Bertille. And anyway, weren't you explaining his life?

I am, says Terence. But I thought I'd start off with a question.

How do my lizards look? asks Rusty.

Great! says Bertille. They've all got legs. Now for the faces. Do you want them to have different expressions?

No, says Rusty. Terence's geckoes all look the same.

Smiling, says Terence.

I don't want them smiling, says Rusty.

Don't worry, says Bertille. They'll all look the same, but they won't be smiling.

Terence turns back to the elysia.

Right, says Terence. Do you know how you got here?

The elysia makes a foo-mouth.

You got here because your body came off, says Terence. And do you know how that happened?

Foo-mouth.

Gaius had you in his hand, says Terence. That's him, looking out of the window.

Gaius continues to look out of the window.

Then he had to save Rusty, says Terence. And he forgot about you. And your body got smeared on Rusty, but your head was okay. And that was a good thing.

Foo-mouth.

Because you can grow a new body, says Terence. Can you feel it happening?

No, the elysia cannot feel it happening. And it does have a question.

Are we there yet? asks Terence.

Nearly there, says Jean-Claude. How's it going in the back there?

Rusty's got the coolest shorts ever, says Bertille.

Except for mine, says Terence.

The elysia can see the shorts through the sides of the container.

It thinks Rusty's shorts are the coolest. 

Because the lizards were rainbows. And now they have legs.