Once again , Nuala is not dead in this one, and they never quit. I only own my OC, btw "this is in English" "this is in Greek" and "this is what Abe or Nuala are seeing"
The nameless Nymph fidgeted with the blue blanket draped around her, "Miss. Can you tell us your name?" Abe asked in Greek, she nodded, weaving yet another flower crown out of pansies and mums, "Antheia." Abe relayed this to the others, "Her name is Antheia, it means flower" he explained and turned back to her, "do you understand English?" he asked
Antheia sighed, "yes, but I don't like to, THEY spoke English." She scrunched her face in an expression of distaste, "Are "they" the ones who brought you here?" Abe pressed, she nodded sadly but finished the final knot of the crown and skipped over to Red who smoked one of his signature cigars. She climbed up on the bench and placed the red and purple ring over his horns with a proud smile.
Red chuckled, amused that something so innocent and child-like could have survived in the cruel streets of New York. "Hey kid." He called her back over, "when was the last time you ate?" she tapped he chin in thought, then held up three fingers to signify she hadn't eaten in three days. "come'er" he waved his hand and rummaged through the dozens of pockets in his ever present trench coat."
"Here take a nibble of that," he tossed her a candy bar, one of the hundreds that he had stashed in his coat, "Can you tell us who brought you to new York?" he asked as she hesitantly peeled back the wrapped, and sniffed the chocolate coating.
"No, It was dark, I was in a box, but I could hear waves, and talking and those loud metal things that smell awful." she explained before nibbling the corner of the bar, Abe translated "metal things that smell awful, sounds like you Krauss" Red laughed at his own joke.
The truck stopped and the back door loudly squealed open much to Antheia's shock, who clapped her hands over her ears, "Now there's going to be a lot of questions for you but we can wait until you're settled in." Nuala put a hand on her shoulder and led her through the large hallway, "come along." She laughed as Antheia stopped in her tracks ever few seconds to wave at someone or look at something.
"Oh good you found her!" A woman with a bloated stomach, dressed all in black with a pair a combat boots, "You might wanna inform Manning before he has an aneurysm"
"Alright babe," Red kissed her cheek and placed a hand on her stomach. Liz smiled and sighed, before turning back to the grinning Nymph, "Hello, I'm Liz." She looked her up and down, "before we start asking questions, Maybe we should get you cleaned up?"
Antheia nodded, taking Liz's aura of new found maternity and business like personality. "She understands English, but she prefers not to speak it." Abe explained, "Uh okay, um" Liz mused, "Do you uh, Do you sign?" she asked making a few sign language gestures. Antheia shook her head.
"What about writing?" Nuala asked, Antheia thought for a moment, technically it wasn't speaking English only writing it, and she nodded at the compromise.
Liz stopped a passing younger agent in a black suit, "Hey could you bring me a notepad and a pen please?" she asked, "Of course Ma'am" he nodded respectfully, "Thank you, Have it delivered to the library." Liz ordered. And outstretched her hand to Antheia, "Let's go then."
Liz strode along the tile halls, not visibly hampered in any way by her pregnancy, "You can use the shower in the guess bedroom, and I'll bring you some new clothes," Liz dialed a lock code on the keypad next to the door, which quickly slid open, "You look about my size, well, before the twins." Liz smiled, Antheia clapped her hands in a form of congratulations, "thanks" Liz chuckled and led her in to the en suite bathroom.
"Now you turn the handle left for Hot and Right for cold," she demonstrated, "There are fresh towels in this cabinet" Liz tapped the white wood cabinet above the toilet, "And I will be back in a few minutes" Liz left to get fresh clothes for her.
Antheia turned the Handle to warm like Liz had shown her and grabbed a fluffy blue towel from the cabinet, A steam of warm water flowed from the shower head, She had only ever cleaned herself under a water fall but she figured it was the same basic principle.
She scrubbed off the layer of filth she had accumulated from her two days on the street and one in a shipping crate. She turned off the water and wrapped the towel around herself before stepping out. On the lid of the toilet was a folded up sundress, a pair of sandals and a note,
Thought this was appropriate
Might be a bit big,
An Agent is waiting outside the room to escort you to the library.
-Liz
Antheia slipped the dress over her head, Liz was right, it was appropriate. It was baby blue with Hawaiian style flowers in a few shades darker, it was a bit long with the hem pooling at her feet. She tied the stings back into a bow behind her, she slipped on the sandals, but then slipped them off with a squeak of discomfort, disliking the unnatural feel of the leather on her feet.
She opened the room door to meet the agent who was to escort her to the Library, "Ma'am" he nodded respectfully, with his back straight and head high, hands firmly at his sides. She nodded back, "I am to escort you to the library ma'am" She smiled and nodded, waiting for him to take the lead.