Way To Get Lost(Open)

[Nisuness]

27th of Winter 511

For the third time that day, Nisuness had found herself completely lost and in the middle of nowhere. The changing streets of the city had dumbfounded and confused her since she arrived and now it was getting to be annoying. She was tempted to take to the docks she’d seen not long ago and just, but at this point she doubted she would even be able to find her way back to them. She had been walking down here because she thought she’d seen the inn she had been staying at down here, but it had moved or she was seeing things. She sighed and looked around, wondering if she had the ability to turn around and leave to where she came from. She could, but nothing there was particularly interesting.

Her mouth was in a thin line as she moved forward, going into another street and choosing a random direction to go. It seemed like every time she was starting to get somewhere, the streets would rearrange themselves and she’d be in the middle of nowhere again. She looked forward, wishing she could at least find something to do if she couldn’t go back to the inn. She walked aimlessly for a few minutes while looking around her. Nothing here she recognized. She sighed and sat down against a building, watching as people and animals alike passed by her, walking like they knew exactly where they were going.

How? She wondered as she watched. Were they taught how by somebody or was it just instinct for people who’ve been here for a while? She surely wasn’t the only person who was lost here. It was too confusing for there not to be more people wandering.

Constantly jerking her legs back to prevent them from getting stepped on or tripped over was getting annoying. She stood up, looking around and wondering where to go next. The idea of wandering and not finding the inn was enough to make her feet feel like bricks. She backed against the building and leaned against it, looking out at the street and trying to figure out the city she was in.

[Ryce]

The ferret traveled the streets with an agile ease, weaving in and out of the crowds as they attempted to find their final destination. Ryce often jumped to side alleys to dodge larger people or anything else as necessary. The day wasn't a place he would usually be found awake but by chance he had slept through the night and now found himself in the midst of the daytime hours. His beady dark burgundy eyes darted around the area for paths with the least resistance for him to dart through. His destination was unclear to him, but this was no different from any other day. Not a lot seemed to be going on for the ferret. Feeding was easy, the town was in a surplus of prey attracted to the city for their own various needs. Much of his time was spent merely exploring the city he claimed as his home, it wasn't anything like a home would be though. As he continued forward he spotted a younger female, he could tell this from her scent, she looked sickly in color and covered in some sort of protective armor. As she sat down against the wall, she was blocking the path in which he had intended to take. The woman would surely be trampled if she was to sit in the spot much longer, but obviously she realized this fact and stood. She carried the similar dazed and confused stare hopelessly trying to grasp some form of reality from the city. Ryce made his way up to her, and arrived in his nude human form. He stood what could be considered awkwardly close to her not really knowing or caring for personal boundaries. "You’re lost! And you look stupidly confused." he exclaimed in a matter of fact tone. His voice soft, slick, and slightly higher pitched then it seemed it should have been. He stared blankly at her, as if waiting for some sort of confession and agreement to his already known statement.

[Nisuness]

Nisuness looked at the person next to her, wondering why he had even bothered to notice how obviously lost she was. His hair looked like an animal’s fur to her and his eyes resembling animals’ too. His blank expression seemed a bit odd to her. She was used to people have having at least some trace of expression when they talked. Noticing how he was standing way to close to her, she took a step back careful not to step into or on anything. “Yeah, a bit lost,” she admitted, “very confused,” she said, her voice soft and her vowels having a bit of a scraggly sound to them. She sounded like she was being intentionally quiet.

The tips of her mouth rising a bit, she took another step away from him and looked around. “I don’t know anything about this city and it seems like every day it gets more and more strange,” she said with a slight sigh. Her pride stung a bit to admit that she didn’t understand the city. She had been so sure that nothing bad would happen to her if she went to visit a new place and learn new things. Yet, despite her sureness, she found herself in a city where she couldn’t even find her way out if she wanted to.

She was tempted to ask for help, but decided against it because she wasn’t really sure any of the people even really knew where they were going, the young adult next to her included. While weighing the option of staying put or going back to wandering, she pulled her eyes away long enough to glance at the people and back. She tapped her long nails against her leg and decided she would stick around long enough to talk for a bit. “Did you want anything besides to tell me I’m lost and confused?” she asked. She hoped that the fact she was asking it as a serious question was visible on her features and readable. She didn't really want to come off as sarcastic when she wasn't. In case her features weren’t easily read, she smiled a bit, showing just a small portion of her teeth in the smile.

[Gabrielle Seawind]

This marked the third day of Gabrielle's stay in the city of Alvadas, but she still couldn't find her way around. Judging from the lost expressions on many of the people she had passed, she figured she wasn't alone in her troubles. She gave a heavy sigh as she scanned over the confusing streets. All she needed to know was where the docks were, then she could stay in the comfort of her small ship. Gabrielle darted her eyes to the side when she saw two people speaking. One of them was a girl with ivory skin, and the other was a man who had nothing to hide his skin. Since it was winter and the air was fairly cold, Gabrielle wondered how the man could stand it. Looking around, the Svefra could see that a lot of people were going about their day -- amidst the people, there were locals who knew more or less which direction to go. Earlier that day, Gabrielle tried to call over a young woman to ask her for directions, but the woman had simply shrugged her off. This time, Gabrielle decided to approach people who were simply standing around. She walked over to the girl and the naked man. In the back of her mind, she wondered if there was anything worth taking from them. The man literally looked like he had nothing on him, but the girl could possibly have some mizas up for takes. She shook the thought out of her mind -- her main priority was getting directions. "Excuse me... would any of you happen to know where the docks are at?" OOCHope it's ok for me to join in!

[Ryce]

Ryce starred at the young lady blankly, only halfheartedly listening and more just looking her over. Only people he had really ever been in accompany with had been his parents, for the short amount of time he was with them. He was an interactive animal, curious and bored with nothing left to do but waste time until his next meal or time to sleep. "No." quickly answering the question as to if he wanted something else, it was a quick and easy answer as if he anticipated her asking it. It was true as well, not really wanting anything else but not quite ready to end the comfort of finally having company being rather lonely through the days. When answering Ryce contorted his face in a manner mimicking the ladies small smile, it was high lipped, cheekish and could have been confused as a snarl. As the second lady approached Ryce moved his gaze towards her, standing a few inches taller than him and strawberry blonde hair. He looked between the two ladies with seemingly no expression merely comparing their differences. As the blonde lady asked her question, Ryce had no idea what the docks were and knew the other lady to not even know where she was let alone where something else could be. “Nope.” Ryce answered with energy and enthusiasm readily pleased that he had an answer. A cold breeze rushed through the streets and as it whipped around the kelvic he hurriedly formed as a ferret, the dense fur allowed him to be out in comfort. As he did so the ferret reared back as in a sitting position and continued staring blankly at the two women.

[Nisuness]

Nodding at his answer to her question, Nisuness was about to leave the young man and try to find the inn she was staying at when he moved to look at the crowd. Following his gaze she saw the other woman as she approached them. Looking to see if there was anything especially unique about the girl, Nisuness looked at her carefully. She seemed normal and she seemed just as lost as she was. This gave Nisuness a slight feeling of gladness. She was happy to find that she wasn’t the only one who was confused in this city.

She listened to the woman’s question and thought back, wondering if she could come up with the directions and the girl actually find the way to the docks. The young man answered her question with an excited “Nope,” causing Nisuness to glance at him momentarily, and wonder why he was so enthusiastic.

She moved her eyes back to the girl and thought for a second more. “I saw some docks a while back,” Nisuness answered, her eyes going up as she tried to remember the path. “I could give you the directions where I saw them, but I doubt they’ll work to get back to them,” she finished as cool wind blew through the city. The wind annoyed her by blowing her hair around, but didn’t bother her beside that.

Her eyebrows shot up as the young man next to her turned into a small animal with fur and eyes matching how he looked as a human. The animal he changed into was one she hadn’t seen before and one she imagined would about as worth her time to try and hunt as a rat. She wasn’t sure if she should believe her eyes or put it to the city being like it was, that he changed. She’d heard about stuff like that happening, but never witnessed it or learned about it on the rare occasions she did go to school. She was unsure of herself, which seemed to be becoming a habit for her. She glanced at the other woman, wondering how she would react, if at all.

[Gabrielle Seawind]

Gabrielle looked startled when the man changed into a ferret, and she realized that he was a Kelvic. For Gabrielle, that probably explained a lot about his strange behavior. She didn't know much about the Kelvic race, but she did observe that they were somewhat different when it came to some social norms. The Svefra blinked, and returned the ferret's blank stare, not really knowing what to do. She glanced at the other woman and then at the ferret again. "Maybe... you can attempt leading me there instead?" requested Gabrielle, her gaze back at the Kelvic, but her words addressed to the woman. She seemed to be observing the ferret, wondering what he was up to. She wasn't really thinking about the words that came out of her mouth as she said them, and didn't even think about why this girl would agree to such a request. "Are you two bondmates?" she asked curiously.

[Nisuness]

The reaction on the other woman's face confirmed to Nisuness that the young man did in fact turn into an animal. It didn't tell her what the animal was, but he was an animal and her eyes weren't playing tricks on her. That, like not being the only person who was lost, made her feel better about the city and her own confusion.

"I don't have anything better to do, so I suppose I could try," Nisuness answered the woman, smiling with closed lips. She glanced down the street where she came from to check if the path was clear. There wasn't anything but people in the street. She wondered if the little animal was going to come along to, or if he was going to go back to whatever he was doing before. "No," Nisuness answered the other question, even though she really didn't know the answer, much less what a bondmate was. She made a promise to herself to go to get to a library before she left the city she was in and look up information of other races and other cities. She was getting tired of not knowing things.

Nisuness stepped towards the other woman, waiting to get going. It seemed to her that if they didn’t go very quickly, the city would change and the path to the docks would be blocked. "Are you going to come along, too?" Nisuness asked the little animal. She didn't know why she was even bothering to ask and she felt a bit silly talking to an animal, but at the same time knew she had been talking to him as a human not 2 chimes ago, which made her feel a lot less silly.

[Ryce]

The kelvic thought about the blonde woman’s question, however when the other answered it was casted off with nothing more. Giving up on his erect posture he lowered his body onto all four of his paws. He had suddenly found the two in their conversation to be of little interest and wished to continue in his travel of the city. Surveying the area as others passed by the small group, Ryce searched for an appropriate path to exit and move forward. When Nisuness directed her question towards him, he stopped and gazed at her as if trying to see the underline intentions of asking him that. This would merely be an overthinking of the ferret’s appearance, he had no need to know such information he was just simply starring. Ryce thought of what he could gain from possibly going with the two, and as the answers came back to him it wasn't readily excitable or interesting but the continued company would be pleasant. The ferret crept closer to her, nipped at her ankles and attempted climbing up her leg, hopefully knowing that he wished to be carried or maybe he could manage to climb his way up her armor until resting easily on her shoulder. He surely found it pleasing that he would accompany their dull travels especially if he didn't have to exert himself in doing so.

[Gabrielle Seawind]

Gabrielle smiled brightly, joyful at the idea that someone was willing to help her find her way back to her casinor. She didn't know how to repay the kindness, but she just hoped they weren't too late. Hopefully, the way back was how the woman had remembered it. The Svefra watched the ferret try to climb the other woman's leg, and she couldn't help but give a soft chuckle. In a way, it was cute -- like a young puppy who was craving for attention, or a toddler tired from walking. She said to the other woman, "I think he wants to ride on your head or something!" Gabrielle gave the woman a smile, and wondered if she would oblige to the Kelvic's request. Her eyes darted around as well, waiting for some change. Luckily, at the moment, the streets stayed the same -- though she didn't know how long that would be true. "My name is Gabrielle," she told the woman, thinking it would polite to introduce herself. She knew the Kelvic couldn't introduce itself unless it reverted to a human, so she directed her next question to the woman, "If you don't mind me asking, what's your name? Surely I should know the name of my guide!"