RE: Cloudsea - The Chronicle of Alice Van Vaugen
07-25-2017, 02:29 AM
Bird people? No. Bird person. Just one. Alice barely had a glimpse of them before they vanished around a corner.
She was already following them. She wandered off the boat, and immediately began weaving into the crowd as if it was a second nature. She walked when she could, stopped when she must. She had no idea what she was going to do, but she had to find that person. There was no way they would still be in that alleyway. . . But she still had to know. Maybe there would be a clue, a way to follow them.
Then someone grabbed her wrist. It was probably Qhen but-
It wasn't Qhen.
It was a stranger. A man. At first, she mistook him for someone younger, but realized that while he seemed 'small', it was all in his posture. She wondered if he would be stepped on if someone wasn't looking down when they walked in his direction. He looked up at Alice, and she stared into a dark void- His glasses were quite dark. She could barely see his eyes, but suspected she didn't want to. His face was kinda twitchy. She was doing pretty well at repressing the urge to scream or otherwise break away from this person. Something about them was- not calming, not reassuring. . . What was it? Was it something about his shirt, which looked like he had been using to clean paintbrushes for months? Was it the weird smelling thing he was smoking?
She did not fear this person for a moment. If she wanted, she could reach out and just push him over. Compared to her, he was weak- and that's saying something.
Alice reached down with her other hand, and pushed his hand away. He didn't react negatively. He just continued to watch her. He was clutching something. Was that a pile of papers? It was loosely bound. Was he a writer?
She looked in the direction of the alley. She looked back to this strange person. If she went to go down the alley, he might just follow her, and there was no promise that there would be any sign of the bird down there. Alice could feel Qhen and Viss getting closer. Qhen was walking normally, but Viss was definitely not. She was stalking around, behind this strange man.
Again, he seemed harmless. But maybe that was just the best way to get close to someone to- . . . To WHAT? She didn't dress very well. The airship was interesting, but if anything, it feels like it should make someone want to think twice before robbing someone like her. She might be dangerous, flying something like that. Then again, with the weapons hidden away, it just looked like a cargo ship she's seen diagrams of, just. . . metal.
Qhen walked past her. They made no indication of recognition, just walked right past Alice, and into the alley. Then she could see that Qhen was standing at the edge, waiting. Ah. She looked back to this strange. . . stranger.
What does one do in a situation like this? What does one ask?
( ) "Um, Hello?"
( ) "Who are you?"
( ) "Did you see that bird walk past?"
( ) "Do you know where I can find a place to get a drink and maybe some information?"
( ) "Do I know you?"
( ) "Would you come with me?"
( ) "Run! Run, little strange person! My crew mate is coming for you and I do not want to be responsible for any injuries you sustain because of her powerful jealousy!"
( ) "What are you smoking?"
( ) "Where did you get such strange clothes?"
( ) "What is that? (papers)"
. . .Alice admitted her mind was going everywhere right now. See? It's times like these she could use a bit of guidance.
She was already following them. She wandered off the boat, and immediately began weaving into the crowd as if it was a second nature. She walked when she could, stopped when she must. She had no idea what she was going to do, but she had to find that person. There was no way they would still be in that alleyway. . . But she still had to know. Maybe there would be a clue, a way to follow them.
Then someone grabbed her wrist. It was probably Qhen but-
It wasn't Qhen.
It was a stranger. A man. At first, she mistook him for someone younger, but realized that while he seemed 'small', it was all in his posture. She wondered if he would be stepped on if someone wasn't looking down when they walked in his direction. He looked up at Alice, and she stared into a dark void- His glasses were quite dark. She could barely see his eyes, but suspected she didn't want to. His face was kinda twitchy. She was doing pretty well at repressing the urge to scream or otherwise break away from this person. Something about them was- not calming, not reassuring. . . What was it? Was it something about his shirt, which looked like he had been using to clean paintbrushes for months? Was it the weird smelling thing he was smoking?
She did not fear this person for a moment. If she wanted, she could reach out and just push him over. Compared to her, he was weak- and that's saying something.
Spoiler
She looked in the direction of the alley. She looked back to this strange person. If she went to go down the alley, he might just follow her, and there was no promise that there would be any sign of the bird down there. Alice could feel Qhen and Viss getting closer. Qhen was walking normally, but Viss was definitely not. She was stalking around, behind this strange man.
Again, he seemed harmless. But maybe that was just the best way to get close to someone to- . . . To WHAT? She didn't dress very well. The airship was interesting, but if anything, it feels like it should make someone want to think twice before robbing someone like her. She might be dangerous, flying something like that. Then again, with the weapons hidden away, it just looked like a cargo ship she's seen diagrams of, just. . . metal.
Qhen walked past her. They made no indication of recognition, just walked right past Alice, and into the alley. Then she could see that Qhen was standing at the edge, waiting. Ah. She looked back to this strange. . . stranger.
What does one do in a situation like this? What does one ask?
( ) "Um, Hello?"
( ) "Who are you?"
( ) "Did you see that bird walk past?"
( ) "Do you know where I can find a place to get a drink and maybe some information?"
( ) "Do I know you?"
( ) "Would you come with me?"
( ) "Run! Run, little strange person! My crew mate is coming for you and I do not want to be responsible for any injuries you sustain because of her powerful jealousy!"
( ) "What are you smoking?"
( ) "Where did you get such strange clothes?"
( ) "What is that? (papers)"
. . .Alice admitted her mind was going everywhere right now. See? It's times like these she could use a bit of guidance.