"Look, there's Esperanza, it looks like she found a new friend!" the bear said, pointing to a couple on a nearby hill. Jasper coiled himself up and craned his neck to get a look. #85

"See there's Neema and Orhan, and they’re waving at us!" The bear said with excitement as he saw his friends. Jasper felt something wasn’t quite right, and stuck out his tongue to get a better read on the situation. #86

“Oh,” the bear said, with a sudden heaviness. “They’re just taking selfies. I guess we should keep walking.” Jasper looked at his friend with compassion, having known this for some time now. Neema and Orhan hadn’t even noticed the bear coming right up to them and continued posing with the sunset behind them. #87

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