Palette
- lichen grey-green
- bark streak brown
- eye yellow
- gum leaf sage
Hush
The tawny frogmouth · The tall nervous big cousin who thinks nobody can see him
“Branch. Branch. Branch.”
Freezes and points his beak at the sky to become a branch whenever anything startles him. Keeps his eyes wide open while being a branch, which ruins it every time. Whispers branch branch branch under his breath until the scary thing passes. Wants to never be noticed by the scary thing, but he is terrible at being a branch. His huge yellow eyes stay open and everyone can see him.
Tells
- Freezes and points his beak at the sky to become a branch whenever anything startles him
- Keeps his eyes wide open while being a branch, which ruins it every time
- Whispers branch branch branch under his breath until the scary thing passes
Want
To never be noticed by the scary thing
Flaw
He is terrible at being a branch. His huge yellow eyes stay open and everyone can see him
Story pressure
The dark, and freezing up when scared
Resolving action
Opens his wide mouth and says the thing out loud instead of freezing
Voice
Breathy whispers, repeats one word three times, goes silent mid-sentence when startled
“I am not here. You cannot see me.”
Who Hush is with
Nix launches through the dark reeds; Hush freezes as a branch with huge open eyes and Nix lands on him.
The one who is too close and the one who hides learn the middle distance together in the dark.
