Savannah leaned out of the stroller as she spotted a row of stuffed animals hanging around a game stall. “Ooh, can I have one?” Tao brought the stroller to a halt and studied the basketball toss game. Nothing he hadn’t played before, he thought. “Which one do you want?” “The snake,” replied the viper, eyes wide with excitement, as she leaped out of the stroller. “Why doesn’t that surprise me?” said Tao. He handed five dollars to the human manning the stall, who then gave Tao three balls and told him the rules of the game. As soon as Kye hopped down from Trey’s shoulders and climbed onto the
...more
