dry as dry
the sea was wet as wet could be, the sands were dry as dry. you could not see a cloud, because no cloud was in the sky: no birds were flying overhead — there were no birds to fly.
— lewis carrol
verbal, mental, literal, philosophical, emotional ... whatever it is, this is undoubtedly a drought. dry as dry. nothing to emote, nothing to catch the eye.
squiddd is hiding amongst the bleached coral.