Allowed Jelly

Roo-kai! says Gaius. I'm surprised at you!

Nature is profligate, says Roo-kai.

Not in the case of endangered species, says Gaius.

Then I apologise, says Roo-kai.

I encouraged him, says Denis. I apologise too.

Don't be ridiculous, says Gaius. I don't require your apologies. Let's move forward.

Where is Terence? asks Roo-kai. Did he find the egg box?

He was going through my backpack, says Gaius. 

And where is that? asks Roo-kai.

I brought it down to the rocks with me, says Gaius. It's just over there.

Roo-kai goes over to the backpack.

Terence is rummaging through it.

Have you found it? asks Roo-kai.

No! says Terence. Did you fix what Gaius asked you?

I wasn't meant to fix it, says Roo-kai. But I found the empty croissant packet, full of holes.

My egg box has a hole, says Terence. If you're so good, help me find it.

I'm not touching anything while I'm in the bad books, says Roo-kai.

Why are you? asks Terence.

 I ate two of the cuttlefish eggs, says Roo-kai.

Woo! says Terence. Did they fall out of the holes?

No, says Roo-kai. They were in Captain Baudin's packet. It didn't have holes

There must have been one hole, says Terence.

That's an opening, says Roo-kai. It's not the same as a hole.

What did they taste like? asks Terence.

Fishy, says Roo-kai. Soft like jelly.

I'm allowed to have jelly, says Terence.

Keep looking for the egg box, says Roo-kai.

Terence has pulled out all Gaius's spare socks and underpants, one spare tee-shirt and a jumper.

He feels around in the bottom of the backpack.

Several pencils, an apple core, a receipt....

AND the egg box!

Is that it? asks Roo-kai. It looks like a flat muffin box with a window.

That's a door, says Terence. Leonardo made it. 

So what happens? asks Roo-kai. You push the eggs in though the door. Then what?

They can't get out, says Terence. 

They can't do anything, says Roo-kai.

It's not supposed to be flat, says Terence.

He imagines the cuttlefish eggs being pushed though the door.

Finding they can't move.

Being disappointed.