Running in Granite Park

[Key]

Nova stretched on the side of the running path. Technically it was a dog run path, but she really wasn’t being too picky, she hadn’t tried running, really running since she had returned from...there. Instead she hoped that since she kept meeting people at Granite Park she might be able to find someone.

Besides Al-Adin had said something about running before, maybe he would show up in his giggle-induced manner and race around the track. But then maybe she would trip and shatter into a million million pieces of china.

There was always that fear.

“It would be fun to run with someone though.”

That way someone could pick up the pieces if she broke.

  2suxx to make up

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2013-06-28 22:34:18		Nova rolls 8 to Make herself look pretty (10 Again)		6, 5, 10, 4, 1, 3, 7, 10, 5, 5		2 successes

[Al-Adin]

"Astra!!!" Al-Adin calls out to her from the rail side of the park. He easily hops over the fence, ignoring the "No Trespassing" signs as he heads over to his newest friend!
"Good to see you!" He comes up and gives her a big hug, picking her up for a bit, before setting her gently back down. A huge grin is covering his face.

[Key]

The sudden change in altitude totally took the doll by surprise. She froze, becoming truly nothing more than an inanimate doll. When the Monkey replaced her to her feet she crumpled, landing in the dust in a small pile, unable to support herself in her state of fear-freeze.

It took a moment before she finally snapped out of it, after she realized the monkey wasn’t going to hurt her. There was no thought that he wouldn’t, and it surprised her.

“Um...hi.”

Al-Adin was just so...So!

And then around the bend came a girl, with ears...and running...and...

It was all so confusing, as if the world had once again switched upside down.

[Al-Adin]

"Oops! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to drop you. You're ok right?" He gives a sheepish grin as he offers her a hand to help her up.

He follows her gaze and sees the girl. He smiles as he waves with his other hand, trying to attract her attention. "Hey! Over Here!", he calls loudly to the other changeling. Maybe she can be a new friend?

[Key]

“Sorry.” she began, “I was surprised, I don’t like being picked up like that. It...s...not...nice.” Her words had slowed as the rabbit came closer. Finally she took Al-Adin’s hand and pulled herself up with him.

Nova’s Grey-green storm eyes were watching the rabbit. “You’re a rabbit.” Once again the obvious words tumbled out of the Manikin’s mouth. “Do you...think...maybe I could use you?..for inspiration?”

The last two words seemed tacked on, almost as if Nova recognized how her words sounded and needed to tap on an explanation.

[Al-Adin]

Al-Adin frowns, "but everyone else seems to like it.." he pouts, before nodding and smilling "ok, no more pickups for you."

"Hi Jack!" Al-Adin takes her hand, his own a little dirty from climbing all sorts of off-limits buildings, giving it a slightly overly-vigorous shake. "I'm Al-Adin, and this is Astra. And Astra, we don't say things like that in public, its bad for everyone." He whispers the last bit, though his whisper is a touch loud.
"You look like you run a lot! That's great. I really really like running. And jumping and climbing and swimming and oooh, I should go to the river sometime this summer."

[Key]

The normal confused face was no where near what she was making now. The monkey was telling her to not talk about weird stuff in public.

The fucking monkey -- the one with the tail, and the climbing, and the random picking up, and the (sometimes creepy) children laughter everywhere -- was telling her to not talk about the weird things that were right in front of her.

Ooookaaayyyyy

She rolled her eyes. “What if I was commenting on her Speed? like, runs like a rabbit: fast with a small jump every two or three steps?” That comment was to Al-Adin.

“Jack, you bounce a little bit. It’s cute.” She gave her analysis with a nod and a smile (or what she thought was a smile, one side of her mouth was up, the other was down; but close enough).