Jacob never took long to warm to the caricature Briar embodied. It was a few soft words, a gentle yet hearty "good mornin' to ya', pally," and Jacob was left only to sigh as they climbed into his boat together. "Everyone else, Bri, they think I'm a liar because they haven't seen the damned thing themselves. That doesn't mean it isn't real, you know what I mean? What, something can't POSSIBLY exist if EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD hasn't seen it yet? It's insane. It's actually insane, and they call ME the insane one, Bri," the man fell into his raving, earning a sympathetic pout and a hand on his shoulder from the smaller boy.
They sail off to where Jacob had claimed to see the creature before, rowing in circles with the silence broken only by Jacob's grumbles and Briar's words of encouragement. He can only keep this up so long as the sun rises higher in the sky and Briar about breaks it to Jacob that they might have to try again later. It was a shame, really, and he believed Jacob, he did, but it couldn't be helped.
It was disappointment to both until the wind rustles his hair to draw his eyes behind them, catching the shimmer of a sparkling tail disappearing into the ocean with only a ripple left. Wha ... ?
"Jacob!!"
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