~The Next day~
A fierce wind blew that night, howling like the hounds of hell and the sun rose to the coolest day this summer had seen.
Aelis got up early, dressed, and snuck out while the cloud-covered sun was only halfway risen. ~Warm but not hot~
She stopped at a small cafe' and grabbed a coffee and plain cressant before heading to the park to meditate.
The park was a decent walk away so she had finished the cressant and a third of her coffee by the time she'd arrived.
Her usual pile of rocks was untouched by gardeners so she had to step carefully over a few nettles before getting to them. ~At least it keeps kids away~
There she sat on the highest small boulder and closed her eyes, regulating her breathing and attempting to clear her mind.
But the tranquility did not last long before something large, loud, and black landed beside her, cackling and going after her shiny necklace.
"Yii!" It was all she could do to stay on the rock.
"Syn! get away from her!" said a tall, darkly clothed figure. The crow stared at him with one beady eye before flapping to perch on his shoulder.
"Um.... Hi?" Aelis said, unsure of what to say. "Thankyou..." She slid off the rock and jumped off one of the lower ones over the nettles.
"What"s your name?" he asked, looking down at her with a hint of a smile. "Aelis" The smile annoyed her for some reason. "Yours?"
"I... cant remember it actually" his brow furrowed and Syn lightly pecked at his earring. "Oh, thankyou Syn, It's Kaolyn"
"Did you just talk to your bird?" ~Pretty name for a boy... ~ Aelis quirked an eyebrow at him.
"Yes? I can do that, people talk to their traveling companions all the time." He seemed offended that she would ask. ~Touchy, Touchy~
"Yes, but do you actually hear him speak back and forth to you? Cause thats ultra-shibby"
"Ultra... what?"
"Ultra-shibby... It means really cool"
"Oh... you remind me of... someone.... I just cant remember who..." He shook his head with that maddeningly strange smile making his lips curl up.
"Your bird-"
"Crow, his name is Syn"
"Is thast short for anything?"
"Synesthesia"
"I'll call him Syn then...."
~This is going nowhere~
Aelis chewed her lip for a second and looked at the ground. She could feel Kaolyn staring at her and that, in the least, was uncomfortable.
"I need you to answer one question for me, Kaolyn. Be truthful"
"Call me Kaol and sure, why not?" He shrugged.
"Can you speak to your bi- Syn, sorry, mind-to-mind?" she looked up to see Syn preen Kaolyn's hair as if giving him strength, and waited.
"Yes, is that so wrong?"
"Considering the people I hang out with, thats nuthin. Can you do it with other birds?"
"Um... well yes actually. It gets kind of annoying sometimes too"
"Let me finish meditating and- "
"We wanted to go get something to eat"
"er.... Stay here for a few minutes and I'll buy you guys a buffet lunch"
"Vegetarian"
"None better"
~Props for the vegetarianness~
A fierce wind blew that night, howling like the hounds of hell and the sun rose to the coolest day this summer had seen.
Aelis got up early, dressed, and snuck out while the cloud-covered sun was only halfway risen. ~Warm but not hot~
She stopped at a small cafe' and grabbed a coffee and plain cressant before heading to the park to meditate.
The park was a decent walk away so she had finished the cressant and a third of her coffee by the time she'd arrived.
Her usual pile of rocks was untouched by gardeners so she had to step carefully over a few nettles before getting to them. ~At least it keeps kids away~
There she sat on the highest small boulder and closed her eyes, regulating her breathing and attempting to clear her mind.
But the tranquility did not last long before something large, loud, and black landed beside her, cackling and going after her shiny necklace.
"Yii!" It was all she could do to stay on the rock.
"Syn! get away from her!" said a tall, darkly clothed figure. The crow stared at him with one beady eye before flapping to perch on his shoulder.
"Um.... Hi?" Aelis said, unsure of what to say. "Thankyou..." She slid off the rock and jumped off one of the lower ones over the nettles.
"What"s your name?" he asked, looking down at her with a hint of a smile. "Aelis" The smile annoyed her for some reason. "Yours?"
"I... cant remember it actually" his brow furrowed and Syn lightly pecked at his earring. "Oh, thankyou Syn, It's Kaolyn"
"Did you just talk to your bird?" ~Pretty name for a boy... ~ Aelis quirked an eyebrow at him.
"Yes? I can do that, people talk to their traveling companions all the time." He seemed offended that she would ask. ~Touchy, Touchy~
"Yes, but do you actually hear him speak back and forth to you? Cause thats ultra-shibby"
"Ultra... what?"
"Ultra-shibby... It means really cool"
"Oh... you remind me of... someone.... I just cant remember who..." He shook his head with that maddeningly strange smile making his lips curl up.
"Your bird-"
"Crow, his name is Syn"
"Is thast short for anything?"
"Synesthesia"
"I'll call him Syn then...."
~This is going nowhere~
Aelis chewed her lip for a second and looked at the ground. She could feel Kaolyn staring at her and that, in the least, was uncomfortable.
"I need you to answer one question for me, Kaolyn. Be truthful"
"Call me Kaol and sure, why not?" He shrugged.
"Can you speak to your bi- Syn, sorry, mind-to-mind?" she looked up to see Syn preen Kaolyn's hair as if giving him strength, and waited.
"Yes, is that so wrong?"
"Considering the people I hang out with, thats nuthin. Can you do it with other birds?"
"Um... well yes actually. It gets kind of annoying sometimes too"
"Let me finish meditating and- "
"We wanted to go get something to eat"
"er.... Stay here for a few minutes and I'll buy you guys a buffet lunch"
"Vegetarian"
"None better"
~Props for the vegetarianness~