Drifters
A fundamental property of the puddle is it fluidity. Although swimming, or even drifting frogs have direction, they have almost no control over which other frogs and creatures in the puddle pass by them. Sometimes they meet familiar frogs, by chance or intentionally. On other occasions they happen to float by otherwise anonymous frogs and strike up a conversation, some of which are more easily held than others. On lucky days, frogs who have only just met may feel as if they have known each other for ages. Plans can be made for meeting again in the future, but as everyone knows, the likelihood of that happening is slim. Inevitably their paths part, leaving each frog with nothing but another frog to utilize in a game of froggie geography. This can be very frustrating. Frogs may meet for a brief period of time, immensely enjoy it, yet be separated by forces bigger than them. There is nothing that can be done; frogs cannot move puddles for the sole purpose of being physically nearer to a frog they happened to meet and enjoy croaking with. Yet it can be distressing to be torn away in the middle of something great for no reason other than each frog’s life continuing on its normal path.
