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RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Melodia - 06-16-2014
Nono slipped out of his chair, the expression on his face not changing. He followed her out the door and wandered into the market. The bustle of people and the sunlight were a sharp contrast to his recent ventures, but he was used to them nonetheless.
This had been his life for so long and he thrived here. The commerce, the deals, the coin exchaning hands. This was the part that his mother had never quite gotten down. The part his sister had so miserably failed to even grasp. And the part that Ruru never knew. Acquiring goods was one thing, but he had never known the thrill of the deal, the contracts or the money.
He followed Aya at a distance until he saw her stop and look at some items at one of the stalls. He knew this was the time to begin. He took a deep breath and walked deliberately toward the stall and then as he neared, he forced himself to trip and stumble into her from her flank. He backed away and held his hands up in an apologetic manner and shook his head in an embarrassed way. With his short red hair and expression, he looked exactly how a child would when embarrassed for a major mistake.
"Oh my!! I am so sorry! I can't even walk on my own two feet anymore."
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Aya - 06-16-2014
Aya smiled softly to the shop keeper as she dropped a few of Momodi's coins into his hand. The jingle of coins was quickly replaced with the commotion of the stumbling Lalafel. The Hyur girl nimbly moved aside on her heels boots, letting out a little gasp as she watched him tumble.
"Oh my!" she exclaimed, "Are you alright?"
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Melodia - 06-18-2014
He looked up at her, the urge to shout inside of him rising, but he needed to quell that instinct. He needed the charm, not the wrath.
Smiling widely, he shook his head. "No no....I'm fine. Are you okay? I'm so sorry....my head was somewhere else completely."
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Aya - 06-18-2014
In an alternate universe there is an Aya startled, and wondering why a random, clumsy little Lalafel would be screaming at her...
In this world she smiles softly, bending at the knees as she lowers herself to the ground beside the fellow, "I'm just fine! You may want to pay more attention walking around some place this crowded though. Wouldn't want a Roegadyn to step on you!"
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Melodia - 06-18-2014
He chuckled in a lighthearted manner at her joke and smiled at her, dusting himself off. "Of course! There are quite a bit...."
He trailed off, completely choreographed in his mind and he looked puzzlingly at her, his index finger touching his chin briefly as the folks about them continued to chat and go about their business.
"Do I know you?"
He looked down for a moment, looking as though he were trying to solve an important riddle and then his face beamed with a flash of recognition and he snapped that same finger against his thumb, a very playful and friendly gesture.
"I know you! Well....I mean I've seen you. You work at the Quicksand, right?"
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Aya - 06-18-2014
"Do I know you?"
The Hyur girl looked back quizzically at first as he asked if he knew her, her long blonde hair falling down her shoulders. Â
"I know you! Well....I mean I've seen you. You work at the Quicksand, right?"
She flashed a bright grin, and nodded, "That's right! I work for Momodi, I help serve customers there most evenings. My name's 'Aya', have I seen you there before?"
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Melodia - 06-18-2014
He laughed softly and shook his head, straightening the tunic as he did so.
"Probably not...I've been there a few times, but not a regular. The name's Krell. A man of general skills and master of none of them."
He laughed heartily at his own comment and extended a hand to her.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Aya."
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Aya - 06-18-2014
She nods, smiling still.
"Its my pleasure, Krell, master of none!" she laughs softly, "You should come by more often then!"
She grasps his hand as he offers it, standing up to help pull him back onto his feet.
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Melodia - 06-18-2014
He stood and nodded his thanks, still beaming at her.
"That sounds like an excellent idea. I've found the place be wonderful actually. Most taverns I enter tend to be less kept up than that. Nor do the employees look quite as good as you."
He giggled and shook his head. "Forgive me the flirtatious nature. I can't help myself."
He then paused and again looked at her with a puzzled expression.
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Aya - 06-18-2014
She giggles demurely, a soft but pleasant little sound combining both amusement and a little bashfulness, while her eyes glance away.
"Its okay...!" she turns back in time to notice the puzzled look, "Is everything alright?"
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Melodia - 06-18-2014
"You work there.....maybe you can help me. I have a friend....we grew up here together and I left the city some time ago...sort of lost touch with him."
He looked a bit saddened at the statement and his eyes went to the ground.
"He was like family to me. So it breaks my heart that we've gotten so far out of touch."
He looks back at her with mildly pleading eyes.
"His name is Rurutani....well I mean we all called him Ruru back when we were kids. He's around my height....a Lalafell like me. Has white hair. He may have come to the Quicksand." He chuckled softly. "Was always one for a drink now and then, that one."
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Aya - 06-18-2014
She listens, smiling warmly at the childhood reminisces,
"His name is Rurutani....well I mean we all called him Ruru back when we were kids..."
At the mention of Ruru's name she smiles a little more, her recognition obvious in her features. "Oh?! Are you a friend of Ruru's?" Her smile flips for a moment, and she squeezes her lips together tightly, looking a little concerned, "You don't happen to know..." she stops and gives her head a shake, "Of course not, you're looking for him! I've just been wondering where he's gotten himself off to, myself... I haven't seen him in a long while, and have just been hoping that he's alright."
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Melodia - 06-18-2014
So she did know him. And although she seemed to not know his whereabouts, she seemed fond of the little worm.
He cocked his head to side a bit and pursed his lips a little. "So you do know him though. It's good to know he was here at least. Maybe....hmmmm....."
He seemed lost in thought and tapped his forehead a bit with his finger as if he were solving a complex task in his mind. "Well...do you know of anyone he knows in the city or around here? I mean friends or anything. Maybe they've heard from him."
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Aya - 06-18-2014
For just a moment a little cloud seems to cross her expression, and then she turns her head back to him, smiling softly still, "He didn't have many friends that I knew..." she pulls a finger to her lips thoughfully, "If I knew I'd have asked them already..."
RE: The Oncoming Storm [Open] - Melodia - 06-18-2014
He sighed a bit and nodded.
"I understand. I just wish there was someone.. someone who worked with him maybe. I know he'd always dreamed of joining the city guard...or even the Sultansworn, though he was always a bit of a dreamer."
He giggled a bit, a saddned tone to it and shook his head. "But if you see him don't tell him I said that."
Nono shiffled his feet a bit and glanced to the side before looking back at her. "Well....if you remember anyone...a name of someone I could get in touch with....could you possibly let me know. I am always around and can easily get my mail should you remember and I'm readily available. I just.....I miss Ruru. I'd love to just be able to say hello to him again after so long."