From the information you gave, it doesn’t seem like Rashid and Joaquin are even relevant to each other. That would meant that there is not a high level of interdependence between them.
Answer: The shape of the rock, the size of the rock, and the color of the rock reminded me of a small elephant
Explanation: reworded to make all three things in the list structured the same way (shape, size, color)
D. consequently is the answer