Eleqa was quick to notice when a child started wandering towards the wildlife of the Fallen Arm, and even quicker to run towards them to stop them. Stepping in front of the pod, she realized it was Menyx, and sighed. Of course…
"Menyx, come on, now." She turned their pod around. "You should know better than to go out there alone."
Menyx frowned. "But I wanna help, it's boring just sitting in the village all day. Maybe I could help gather…"
"Now, now. You can't do much on your own other than get in trouble." She led them back towards the scraps she was picking through. "If you want to help gather, you should help me, instead. Then you can actually help and have someone to talk to at the same time, don't you think?"
Menyx seemed to think for a moment before nodding. "Okay, please teach me how to gather correctly."
Eleqa giggled a bit and led them along. Soon enough, they were in front of the pile of scrap she was slowly sorting through. Slowly, she began moving through it all, letting Menyx watch and learn from action. It was quite simple, really, deciding which pieces were usable and which could do nothing for the village…
Of course, that was when she noticed Menyx was picking up the discard pile and storing it in their pod. For a minute, all she could do was stare. Had she perhaps not made it clear enough that was junk they couldn't use?
"Menyx, dear, what are you doing?" She looked at them, a small frown on her face. "Those items won't do us much good, you know."
"I can use them, though." Menyx stuck out their tongue a bit. "I can make stuff from them, so nothing will go to waste."
"I… I see." Eleqa nodded. "I suppose it's better than having to simply throw them out. How handy you must be!"
Just like Egil, she thought for a moment, before pushing it to the back of her head. She knew how much Egil could hurt those around them, even when he was not with them. Just look at Eiz, after all! She didn't want to put Menyx in a situation like that, either.
So she smiled at them and patted their head while their pod was open. "Shall I give you all the scraps we can't use, then?"
They nodded, a smile on their face. "Yes, please! I'll make lots of good stuff out of it, I promise!"
"Don't worry little one, I'm sure you will!" She giggled and went back to her work.
They sat silently at that point, Eleqa working and handing them scrap from time to time, watching them get giddy. It was nice to see them actually excited about something! She guessed they had a calling for making things.
Soon enough, the light in the sky was fading, and it was time to pack up for the night. She closed up Menyx's pod and picked up her own spoils of foraging, heading towards the village with Menyx following. That had been worth it, she had to say. She had gotten a look into just who Menyx was and gotten more items for the village…
The perfect day for her.