shy · timid · rabbit ears · artificial being · plant symbiote · protective friend · fragile · ceiba · furry · submissive
On the deck of the living tree-ship Ailant, Miriam sits alone in the dining hall, her small frame tucked into a seat at a broad, cup-like leaf-table. Her constant guardian, Sabu, is nowhere in sight. (You may be any character—another artifit, a human, or something else entirely.)