Closed Making a Friend (Alexis Snowsong)

[Kayuqtuq Snowsong]

Well, Kayuqtuq thought, I guess this is home now. Since her arrival to Syliras, she had become more and more wary of the city and it's many inhabitants. She sat in the street, her previous lute on her lap, one hand stroking it. The other hand was clutching her necklace, fiddling with it aimlessly. Anyone could see she was nervous. Her eyes, ever-changing, flickered a pale, nervous yellow, dotted with an excited red. The sun bore into her eyes, making her shield them. Her black hair was sticky with sweat. The young Vantha was both terrified and exhilarated, both weary and ecstatic. Calm down, she thought to herself. Everything will be fine. She studied the faces of people, looking for any traces of change in their eyes. She looked away whenever they waved at her. Why is it so different? She asked herself. Why is it so hot? Why don't the people's eyes change? But in her heart she knew the answers. These people weren't like her people. The weather was so hot because it was farther south. Still, everything confused her. Everything was wrong.
She continued watching people, until she was bored. Their unchanging eyes were uninteresting, and she started to strum her lute. Just an open string, unhindered by fingerings, fading into silence. People looked at her, annoyed by the noise, but she continued. Occasionally she would sing something in Vani, weaving it's beautiful words into song. She let the simple tune have a few fingering, but kept it simple. The last note trickled into silence as her song unwound itself, slowly sliding to a stop. Her eyes smoothly transitioned from a calm blue to a happy orange. Syliras was starting to feel like home. When she saw the prying eyes of the bystanders, her eyes went back to their nervous yellow. She fiddled with her necklace, knotting the cord together and untangling it. The little wooden fox stared up at her from it's little wood eyes, and she held it close

[Alexis Snowsong]

13 | Summer | 515 AV

"Good Morwen, it's boiling out here."

The pregnant woman stepped from the cool comfort of her apartment into the newly acquired Syliran heat. It was extremely hot outside, although just 2 days ago, it had been near damned perfect weather. But, Ally guessed, not everything can be picnics and perfect weather.

She didn't even know why she stepped out of the damn house. She wanted a walk, but it was rather hot; she'd probably get heatstroke or something. That's the last thing she wanted right now as her baby was fit to come literally any day now.

She shook her limp hair and continued on, eyes a light grey as she was bored.

Then, she stopped immediately in her place. It was the sound of singing, and it was definitely a Vantha as it had sprinkles of Vani in it. Her eyes immediately turned a light green.

She'd only met so many Vanthas in Syliras, and to hear her native tongue was a nice thing to hear. She turned. There the woman was, sitting right in the street with a rather strange looking instrument. She fiddled with a necklace as she sang. The song was familiar.

Very familiar.

She turned completely and walked towards the woman, beginning to sing the other verse of the song. It was an old lullaby, and it was easy to remember.

"Hush, hush, time to be sleeping
Hush, hush, dreams come a-creeping
Dreams of peace and of freedom
So smile in your sleep, bonny baby"

It was beautiful, the two Vanthan women singing in the heat.

[Kayuqtuq Snowsong]

Kayuqtuq's eyes flickered a curious bright yellow as she heard another voice entwined with her own. She hugged her lute close to her chest as she looked up. A woman, heavily pregnant, stood in front of her. She gazed up at the woman's eyes, and slowly, as she studied the woman's features, she realized this was another Vantha, not just a random speaker of Vani. She clamped her necklace in her hands, wrapping the cord around one finger. A Vantha! She thought. Her eyes flickered between a joyful violet and her usual nervous yellow, like a bright fire, as she pondered what to say. Her joyful side took over, however, as she slept to her feet in excitement. "Hello." She said. "My name is Kayuqtuq Snowsong. What's yours?" She continued. "Sorry if you'd rather speak in Common, I'm just much more comfortable in Vani." Her shy side whipped back in control, the change obvious in her eyes. The pale yellow whipped forward, wrenching away the joy in her eyes. She fingered her necklace again, and looked at the ground, digging her toe in the dirt. Sweat ran down her neck, both from her nervousness, and from the awful heat.
She stared at the ground for a second more, before sucking in a navy blue courage into her eyes and saying: "You.. you have a nice singing voice. It goes well with my lute." Calm down, why am I so worked up anyway? She asked herself. "How long have you been in Syliras?" She asked. Waiting for a reply, her eyes slowly faded back to her usual nervous, yellow colour. This is why you don't talk much. She told herself.

[Alexis Snowsong]

As soon as they were done harmonizing, the woman on the street, who looked rather nice and, to Ally, a little strange, jumped up and spoke.

Her name was Kayuqtuq.

Ally could've sworn she'd heard the name before. But she didn't let her initial confusion show. She let up a nice smile and got a bit closer to the fellow Vantha.

"My name is Ally, Ally Snowsong. It's a pleasure to meet you, Kay. And I'm fine with speaking in Vani. It's a prettier language, to be completely honest," Ally stated in Vani. She offered to sit back down on the street. She could care less at the moment if her pants got dirty. The baby severely weighed her down. She sat down very slowly, sighing in content as her back eased.

She looked back up as her new acquaintance spoke once more.

Damn, Vani is such a beautiful language.

"Well, Kay, I've been in Syliras for about a season and some change. How long have you been here? And I apologize for my nervousness; I've only met about 2 Vantha here before."

[Kayuqtuq Snowsong]

"My name is Ally. Ally Snowsong." The words seemed to flow out of Ally's mouth and into the ears of Kayuqtuq. She was mesmerized. Another Snowsong! What are the odds of that? Kayuqtuq's changed immediately to a curious light pink. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kay. And I'm fine with speaking in Vani. It's a prettier language, to be completely honest." Ally continued. Kayuqtuq's face dropped to the ground when Ally called her Kay, her eyes changing to a mourning blue-green. The last person who called me that was Avena. She could still see the brown, lifeless eyes of the moose Kelvic as she lay dead.
" Yes." She mumbled. Ally sat down next to her, the pregnant woman grunting as she sat. "Well, Kay" The name evoked a shiver in her. "- I've been in Syliras for about season and some change. How long have you been here? And I apologize for my nervousness; I've only met about 2 Vantha here before." Kayuqtuq snorted as Ally finished speaking. "Your nervousness? I've been dying of nervousness over here and it seems you haven't noticed. Anyways, I'm fresh from Avanthal, got here last week, and you're the first Vantha I've seen. Hence the excitement. I'm here for job opportunities. There were none in Avanthal, so here I am." Kayuqtuq said. "So far it's been great. I'm performing at a wedding soon and I was just going to head down to the Rearing Stallion to get work performing there." Kayuqtuq's nervousness was abandoned, and in her bright red eyes and her moving hands, it was obvious. "What about you? What are you doing so far south?"

[Alexis Snowsong]

As soon as Ally called her Kay, she could see the other Vantha's eyes change color.

Shit, you insensitive ass. She probably doesn't like that name.

"What about you? What are you doing so far south?"

Ally looked at the fellow Vantha, staring deep into her blue green eyes with her own lilac hues. She thought of her mother, her horrid alcoholism, the little brother she sold for cash.

"Well, Kayuqtuq, I moved to Syliras as a young, stupid girl. Well, I mean, I'm still young and stupid, but anywhere's better than Sunberth. My... my mo-"

Alexis couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Ahem. My parent had decided to move away from Avanthal for whichever reason."

She smiled a meek smile as her own eyes shifted to a sad cyan. She hated talking about her past, especially her little brother, the nameless one who killed her mother without even taking a breath.

Now, what she hoped Kayuqtuq would ask her about is her baby. She loved talking about Vleo, the name she always pronounced Vuh-lay-oh. Morwen, she loved talking about her baby.

As a sort of segue, she placed her left hand on her swollen belly, her sterling silver dolphin ring glinting sunlight.

[Kayuqtuq Snowsong]

Kayuqtuq could see she had hit a sensitive topic. Her eyes flashed back to a pale, nervous yellow. Think, Kayuqtuq, think. What's a nice, not offensive topic to talk about. She fiddled with her necklace once more, scanning over topics in her head. She resorted to running one hand over her lute, feeling the grains of the wood with her fingertips. She scanned Ally with her eyes, searching for details that could start a conversation topic. Finally, one detail stood out to her.
"And the baby?" When is it due?" She sighed, overjoyed at finding a decent topic. She shouldn't be sensitive about that... should she?

(OOC: Sorry about the short response, couldn't find much to work with.)

[Alexis Snowsong]

OOC: Sorry For The Late Reply!

She was happy when the conversation moved along to her baby. The weather had also started to cool, which was a definite gift from Morwen.

"Well, he's sure to come any day now, I'm sure. I'm so excited, while at the same time extremely nervous."

Ally smiled hard at this. She loved to talk about her baby. It was a safe topic, and it was a relatively nice one, too. Who doesn't enjoy new life?

Ally took a long gander at Kayuqtuq, looking her up and down on their spot on the street. It was at this moment, looking her up and down, that she was rather pretty. Her beautiful eyes, her hair, and she wasn't too bad of company.

"You know, you're rather beautiful."

SHIT.WHY DID YOU SAY THAT.

It was out of her mouth before she could stop it. Immediately, her eyes shifted to a vivid fearful orange. Now all Ally could do in the silence was wait for Kay to be offended and walk off.

If she did.

[Kayuqtuq Snowsong]

Kayuqtuq listened to Ally talk about her baby. She seemed quite enthusiastic about the topic, and she was glad. "Any day now? Well, if we meet again, I'd love to meet it." She liked to listen to Ally talk. The notes of Vani seemed especially pleasing when spoken after not hearing it spoken for a week. She grabbed her necklace again, not out of nervousness, but out of habit. The cord made marks in her finger when she wrapped it in the cord. This was fascinating, but not like listening to Ally talk. She kept listening, but looked down at her cord as she listened. Nothing could of prepared her for what Ally said next. "You know, you're rather beautiful." Kayuqtuq bolted to her feet, confused. Her eyes were a murky brown. She sat back down again, and cocked her head as she thought of what to say. She looked back at Ally, sucked in her breath, and said: "You... you are too." She had been afraid to even think of it, but as she had scanned Ally's body, she had noticed it. She exhaled as she waited for a response.

[Sayana]

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Kayuqtuq

Skills

• Observation: 4
• Instrument: Lute: 1
• Singing: 1
• Socialization: 4
• Interrogation: 1

Lores

• Syliras: Hot and filled with people with same coloured eyes
• Ally Snowsong: Pregnant Vantha

 

Alexis Snowsong

Skills

• XP

Lores

• Lore:

Comments
Alexis, if you return to Mizahar, PM me and I will award you grades.

Comments: Cute little meet and greet thread. Note, some of the posts were very short so I could only award the points that I could see.

Your Grader,

Sayana

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