[Badou grunts, and he's suddenly watching her keenly -- what is it that a kid does, at the edge of the world? he doesn't know, and his eye is hungry for the information]
[he falls from his haunches, looking less like an especially pointy beach ornament as he rolls up his (already wet) jeans to his knees, seeking to (subtly) imitate]
[as for the fact -- no, he didn't]
I know. I ain't dumb. S'because of stupid erosion, right? The waves smash everything up...
[he scoots forward, wanting to see what it's like to do what Carol's doing, to let his feet get all sucked up under that pressure -- ]
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[he falls from his haunches, looking less like an especially pointy beach ornament as he rolls up his (already wet) jeans to his knees, seeking to (subtly) imitate]
[as for the fact -- no, he didn't]
I know. I ain't dumb. S'because of stupid erosion, right? The waves smash everything up...
[he scoots forward, wanting to see what it's like to do what Carol's doing, to let his feet get all sucked up under that pressure -- ]