That was cute and fun. The countdown breaks worked nicely for that thoughtful moment before lift off. And funny ending with an answer that sort of contradicts itself. (If he can talk now, why go all the way to train him?)

Yeah, I ran out of character space. Originally, I had my heroine replying, “Oh, crap” right after hearing Prince say that. Thanks for reading!

Loved it. And I can’t get over how great the word jowls is.

That last line made me laugh!

Quite good, quite good.

I can just imagine her expression at the end!

Very creative entry.

good answer, but … i’m sort of confused … wasn’t the challenge to write about a silly-ish adult?

good story, though.

Well, this is an adult I’m writing about here. I didn’t go right out and say it, but I thought the fact that she’d be conducting research by herself on an uninhabited planet would say enough.
But what do I know, I’m just a silly-ish adult. :p