A Sign for Silence
Jun 30, 2022
The first three days after Chloe’s birth were the most stressful for the temple occupants. Chloe had a very sensitive stomach- having to drink a mixture of formula and Rose’s healing tears. Chloe also gets cold very easily (needing thick blankets and other’s body heat at all times).
Rose keeps her baby with her at all times, Greg has run himself ragged with stress, and Pearl is all but drowning in guilt.
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At three months old, Chloe’s health seems to be in the clear. She is a very happy, but oddly quiet baby. Life at the temple is tentatively returning to normal, but a disquiet still hangs about the family.
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At three years old, Chloe still hasn’t said a single word (only occasionally chirping out fragmented Gemsong). She could understand other’s speech very well for her age despite her lack of speech.
Pearl is worried about this. Her thoughts go to the ancient and secret, silent language of the pearls. But, this will not help Chloe, she is not a pearl. But, at the same time, it gives Pearl an idea. After some digging, Pearl returns to the temple with a book on sign language
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I find it interesting how Pearl is the one that taught that them how to sign, since she was technically the one that caused that communication barrier to exist. (I'm assuming, at least, as the other geode kids don't have the same issue, and the youngest is the only one that was crackedl
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