Periphrasis

As it happened, Laura noticed Nat first. Well, the red hair was striking, and she was still wearing it long at that stage. One long plait down her back, ending in a blue bobble. She had on slightly flared jeans and a plain pink t-shirt, and her raccoon dæmon was chirruping excitedly at the range of paint chips.As for Clint, his shoulders were hunched, and his head was down. She couldn’t see his dæmon immediately, but then Laura moved further into the aisle and realised it was just because she was hiding behind his legs. A jackrabbit, with a black tail and ears, squatting close to the ground.There was something wrong with this man.