du_mal (knows_stuff) wrote in academy_x, @ 2010-06-18 01:00:00 |
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Entry tags: | butterfly, multiple man |
Thread: I AM IN UR HEDGEMAZE, EATINGZ UR GRANOLAZ.
Who: Layla Miller, orphans, nuns, and then later OTA
When: June 17-18, 2010
Where: St. Mary's Orphanage → New York City, NY then The Academy → Westchester, NY
What: Layla's vision comes true! And then she runs away!
"Did you know a chameleon's tongue is longer than its body?" Layla asked the pet store clerk, as they both shared in looking at the tank that housed the verdant reptiles.
"And that the tongue extends faster than the human eye can follow. At around 26 body lengths per second," she said with a nod. "Usually it hits the prey in about 30 thousandths of a second. The tongue's tip is a bulbous ball of muscle, and as it hits its prey, it rapidly forms a small suction cup. Once the tongue sticks to the prey, it is drawn quickly back into the chameleon’s mouth.
"Even a small chameleon is capable of eating a large locust or mantis. That's pretty impressive don't you think?" Layla was stooped over intently observing the the several chameleons gathered, baking and lounging in the lamp-light. "But I just think they're cute."
The store clerked eyed her skeptically. What did he care? He just sold the damn things. "Aren't you a little bit young to be in here?" He asked, remarking on her short stature.
Layla's expression flatted. "I was unaware that there was a law that prevented a minor from purchases crickets," she said a bit more precociously than she cared to admit. Here, she reached into her pocket and produced a rumpled mess of dollar bills.
"Sixty dollars worth of crickets, please."