“Exactly! Or you make up words instead like the bullies did.” He responded with a little nod, appreciating that Sam was a little more on his level. Made him seem a little more approachable, even if he kept himself situated on the boat carefully.

The question got a shrug. “Just kinda wondering if there were any neat things left behind. Stuff got left in weird places in my world all the time… And I thought it might be fun to float around in the boat.” Not necessarily safe, perhaps, but Mono was used to doing things without really thinking about that. So if he’d been left to his own devices, he might just have untied it and let himself drift.