Sunday, 2 November 1800. 7:15 p.m.
the forest outside the house
Mika liked winter. Night fell by six o'clock. And it was good to get out of that house. And yes, she had ended up going in. To even her own surprise and partial shame. But she couldn't help it. Somehow, people crying always got to her. What could she say? She was a sucker for damsels in distress as well.
Not that she felt the need to explain herself to anyone. Even Sugar Kelly, her Ravnos roommate. Well, if the gypsy could stay put, so could she. And the room wasn't so bad in the dark.
Still it, was good to get out.
She perched completely still on a moss covered log, stretching her senses in search of small animals to hunt. Mika didn't necessarily hunt for food, though she did that too when necessary. No, most of the time -like now- it was just for fun.
She watched, listened, and waited for she knew not how long. Suddenly, the snap of a twig in the distance put her senses on full red alert. The sound of movement came closer. Mika swiftly jumped into a nearby tree, intending to watch her prey from above and then pounce. From the noise it was beginning to make, this thing was big. All the more fun.
With a loud crash of branches and a flurry of dry leaves, the unsuspecting prey stumbled into the log Mika had been perched on a moment ago.
"Hey! Where did you go?! Come back!"
Mika realized with some shock that her 'prey' was the star-gazing Malk she had spoken to last night. Damn. They weren't allowed to harm team members. She hadn't felt particularly malicious towards any of them in the first place, but all the same, it would have been fun.
Alectz looked around frantically. She was clearly searching for something that was capable of running away. And not doing a good job of it. You don't hunt something down by calling it repeatedly and throwing piles of leaves around.
But maybe she wasn't hunting it?
Suddenly, Alectz spun around and looked straight up at the Gangrel in the tree. "Hey! Have you seen a little gnome about a foot tall run through here?"
Mika was so startled she almost fell from her perch. Had Alectz known she was there the whole time? She shook her head slowly in response to the Malkavian's question.
"Damn!" Alectz stamped her foot. "That was the third time he got away......"
Mika blinked. Obviously, the Malk was talking about something on another plane of existence. It was really quite amazing how the planes could overlap in a Malkavian's vision. And yet so confusing.......
"Have the stars talked to you?"
Mika stared for a moment. "Oh...right...no, not yet. There aren't many out." She added.
"Not yet." Alectz smiled. "But they will be. Do you have a star that talks to you a lot?"
Mika shook her head. "No.....but I think my sire does. He spends a lot of time staring at one part of the sky whenever he thinks I'm not looking." she shrugged, not really seeing where this was headed.
"Ask him to tell you about it sometime."
Alectz smiled one more time, then dashed off the way she had come. Mika sat there in the tree for a few more seconds. Why?
Oh well. It was not for her to wonder about Malkavians. If she did that she'd be here all night. She pricked up her ears again and restarted her search for some small animals to play with.