Show and Tell
Created | Updated Apr 19, 2020
Show and Tell
'He's really upset, Sam, can you please go talk to him, love?'
Samson made a show of stretching before leaving the console, 'Need to stretch my legs anyway, I'll check in on him.' He ran his fingers through her hair, giving her ear a friendly tug as he left.
In the small cabin at the rear of the vehicle, Leo sat cross-legged on his bunk, surrounded by various items he'd collected on this trip. Samson felt his heart ache as the cub looked up with tears in his eyes.
'I lost it, Pops, the best one yet, and I lost it!' He sobbed.
'Hey now, big fella! No need for tears, I'm sure you got some great stuff for show and tell there?'
Samson made a point of inspecting the pieces of bone and flints arranged on the bed. 'Really cool stuff!'
'But not as cool as my bone statue Dad, proper Proboscidean tusk. I put it in the ship's renderer and did all the settings myself, it was just so….'
Samson held his cub tight and let him cry. Stroking his tiny mane until the sobbing subsided.
He reached down and lifted the wet face to his and whispered.
'Obviously, Leo, no matter how much I'd like to, we can't go back now. Rules is rules, as my Pappa always said, go visit, collect some bits and pieces, maybe eat a few of the locals!' His eyes twinkled as a smile spread on his cub's muzzle.
'You do realize, son, and this is the really cool thing about visiting these worlds, that maybe, just maybe, one day in the future, someone else will find that beautiful statue and will treasure it, whilst marvelling at the creativity of a certain little lion cub!'
He gave the cub a lick and went back to the bridge, setting a course for home.
