It Repeats

[Nyx]

Did your wishes get ruined? Have those thoughts been suppressed? Has that hope been severed? Will my thoughts not reach you? Who is reflected in your eyes? And then there were none!

Like the fluttering heart of a bird eating rice, as the organs become too much to handle, the girl was staring at the expanse of land before her. She was somewhere, but nowhere, as crystalline wings gently moved at her behest. Despite looking no more then accessories, she finds her uses in them, but doesn't tell people as such. Her fingers gently tug as the sash around her, carrying supplies she did not want nor need, but it had been given to her by the lord she protected. Why? Because he seemed to not want his house guardian to fall due to, as he said it, lack of proper preparation. What a funny concept, was preparation, as the girl only smiled, before walking towards the town.

She needed information didn't she? The last rumours she had followed to here, saying the young heir had come to this place, before vanishing mysteriously. And so, she was to pick up the trail from where it left off. Despite being a sight older then many of the people she saw, the girl probably looked far too young. It didn't help that her wings looked not like manakete wings, and that she always played them off as accessories. Something to lull the idiots into passivity and then she would show them her fangs. It was the way she did things, with a childish delight about it. But the girl had no time to think about such complicated things right now, she had to look for the heir you see?

And thus, she set forth into the town, intent on finding information... and then proceeded to bump into someone simply because she was stuck in her thoughts, the girl landing with a small squeak, before looking up at the figure with bright red eyes. She wouldn't speak, just sit there and stare at the figure. Because she wanted to unsettle them you see, that's why she did that to them.

Or was that even the real reason for her staring so intently at the figure?

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[ryth]

looking around, Ryth finally made it to the first village inside plegia. looking around at his ancestors countries he saw many weird looking homages to grima. many gruesome and some containing humans with them. disgusted by the religion of grima even more now he thanked his dead father for not staying in plegia to try and stop the grimleal and left. so he didn't need to deal with the grimleal and their religous ways. walking around he marvelled at the different way plegia was set out. the many houses he passed were more like glorified hovels than proper houses and as he walked by one of the grimleal temples he realised why. the towering temple took up almost what 100 normal plegian houses would've been and was multiple stories high. hearing a scream come from the temple he quickly moved away from the temple. in the process bumping into a girl with very special wings. though not falling over he did stumble back. "sorry."

[Nyx]

Did your wishes get ruined? Have those thoughts been suppressed? Has that hope been severed? Will my thoughts not reach you? Who is reflected in your eyes? And then there were none!

This area was one that had seen skirmishes. People fought, grimleal and royal, for their beliefs. The land, it was scarred from these marks, as the girl had just been watching, humans and humans moving as trying to fix their homes and lives. There was no such delusions of grandeur, surely, but there was no pictures of horrifying wastes either. It was neither or, just a place with scars from the past, slowly being rebuild as the civil war was not cracked open. Oh, Nyx may be a child, but she was not stupid, not by a long shot. She just never decided to show it, simply by the virtue of hiding her valuable traits, such as her wings. She had already mentioned that none would note them as wings, just weird twigs with jewels attached.

For all they knew, it was part of her dress, outlandishly so, but there were those with even weirder clothing. Bare mid drifts being one example. And there were those that wandered the land, under delusions of what they saw. That's why she was staring intensively, with her own eyes of blood staring into a gaze, if not only brief, of onyx. Some said that eyes were the mirror of the soul. Nyx always said that eyes couldn't be that opaque, because then you would be blind. So mirror like eyes were those of the blind, and thus one such as this, suffering from delusion might be. Nyx knew something was not right, catching the scent of fear, and then smiled.

A fine toy, this fake lord. The girl had noted the mark, almost like it was being burned like a brand, a repeating mantra. No matter. ''Myeh! You're rude! Not even a miss? Not even a ma'am? Pft!'' she exclaimed, clapping her hands loudly. Disconcerting, and chaotic, as the girl grinned at him, white teeth fanged. ''But it's okay. I was looking for you anyways, you stupid heir! Come on come on, let's go play!'' she exclaimed, hanging on to the boy's arm, right near the mark, with her small frame. ''Play play play!'' she called out, childishly vain and amused. Yes, it would be fine to play with this one, if only for the reason she did not really care.

He wasn't the one, but he would be a good fake toy.

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[ryth]

Ryth looked at the girl analytically as he learned to do to everything in battle. looking at her he saw expectation and hope in her eyes turn into a devious glint as she smirked. taking a brief look at her "ornaments" and the slightly erratic yet definately not movement caused by gravity he was assured that they were wings. having a constant eye on the girl he noticed her interest in him before it was replaced by a knowing look and then that devious planning came back. thinkning of a plan he readied his tome for immediate action. the only thing that could look inconspicuous as movement. shocked out of his thoughts by her yelling of his rudeness he almost took a step back at her outburst. not expecting her to be of high rank because of her wings. he wasn't given time to reply however as the girl talked about finding him and him being the heir. thinking as she finished her little speech he decided that becoming a part of the plegian government was worth the risk of the plegian forces against him. looking around with the hard and apathetic eyes of a plegian noble he gathered the air of importance before he turned to the girl and his eyes softened slightly. "lead on miss."

[Nyx]

Did your wishes get ruined? Have those thoughts been suppressed? Has that hope been severed? Will my thoughts not reach you? Who is reflected in your eyes? And then there were none!

Assumptions were the fatality of many, Nyx had learned. Including this one, assuming that they had known things by objects that had not even been brought into play. There was no hope and expectation in her eyes, no glint either, simply a bright red stare that had been impassive, murky and well, slitted. No movements among the ornaments other then what her body did, her own movements making them dangle. Sticks of metal, and she would be right either way, considering her draconic form. One did need to blink, and in between blinks, that half second, so many things could change. It wasn't like her thinking and planning face existed, although most humans would have one at her age. She was fifty years old, and she had learned to control her face thank you very much.

Assumption was the crux of defeat. There was no all knowing god, there was no method to know things unless elaborated or for sure given. Because assuming makes an ass out of you and me. The girl just grinned at the surprised reaction she got, his body almost stepping back. But that grin easily melted with her playful one, as the girl was heedless, continuing to do what she wanted. Let him assume, show him the wrong proof in the ground of his own blood. But despite him boasting analytical depth, he couldn't see the truth could he? Because she had left no hint of it all. Ah yes, he did suffer from delusions didn't he?

This would be fun, as he gave in to her demands. ''You're slow! Move faster!'' she whined, tugging on his arm. Ah yes, it had taken him too long to pretend. What a child! The girl tugged on him, before dragging him before a ditch, her eyes roaming... ah! there! She reached over and grabbed a scrawny cat, a single look of her red eyes quelling the animal, as she dropped it in his arms. ''Hold it! We need to find a good place, since you're sooooo useless about this all! Pft, can't even remember your own name I bet duuuummy~!'' she said towards him, her voice loud and whiny. Childish, and immature, she stuck out her tongue at him, as she knew, he would have no idea what this 'game' was anyways.

The girl began to walk away without tugging on him, puffing her cheeks. Let him follow her for a bit, let him chase her. She could lose him if she so wanted but as of currently? She would let him chase her, chase the dream of being truly mistaken for the heir. Chase it like the little legs of hope let you... and then sometimes, just sometimes, it would make this little game worth it.

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[ryth]

His mind went into overdrive as he planned how he would go about the situations. As the girl dragged him to a ditch he looked at everything that happened and didn’t like it. Too many variables were out of place to now be worth the risk of becoming the heir. Though as he thought about it he did have a plan to cement his extremely fragile position if the risk turns in his favour. He heard that the queen was fighting against the Grimleal like he would if he survived the girl enough to become a part of the Plegian government allowing him to aid her and being essentially immune to assault unless the queen was dethroned. He came back to the girl’s eyes. They had his father’s look in them. A mature look that has seen many tribulations though it was different. That glint in her eyes that he saw was mysterious; even dangerous. Caught out of the thoughts of her look he found a cat in his hands as she announced about him not knowing his own name. The childishness in her voice sent alarms blaring in his mind as he realised that she was definitely toying with him. She walked away again and he followed her. Always having his tome ready; planning to confront her when they were alone

[Nyx]

Did your wishes get ruined? Have those thoughts been suppressed? Has that hope been severed? Will my thoughts not reach you? Who is reflected in your eyes? And then there were none!

ryth

He didn't even do anything but look with that far off look on his face. It was like he was winding up to call her an enemy, some how as if he could see into the back of her mind. What was he omniscient? Otherwise, there was no clue for him to be paranoid, unless he was just a scaredy-cat to begin with. The red eyed girl didn't care, she hadn't even stared in his face for him to see her eyes, so he wouldn't even be able to tell if there were such things as glints or maturity or whatever. What a way to get one's word twisted out of context hm? The blonde just shoved the scrawny street cat in his arm, and he would be able to somehow how it without dropping and a tome?

What foolishness, one or the other. In either case, the girl was starting to get annoyed with this. He didn't even talk to her! Or respond to her words! Well he didn't deserve much in return for that of course. She would just wait till he was better then a useless pole, as she was still looking for a good spot, slowly bringing them to outside the village. Because privacy was better.

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[ryth]

Feeling her anger bristle he thought about what had transpired earlier and realised that she probably wanted to talk to him. Saving the confrontation for later he decided to see what he could get out of this girl. If he could know about the plegian government he could fit in better there. Thinking over it he realised that if the girl liked him more he would have a higher chance of getting the position. A sudden fear came to him. What if she attacked him and he wasn’t strong enough. He surely would be dead before he could do anything.

Thinking about her and what he knew he tried to think of a friendly thing to say to her, trying to win her over. Sadly he couldn’t think of anything so placing the cat down he grabbed her wing ornaments. "Why do you wear these?" he had a questioning look on his face that he tried to only betray curiosity.

[Nyx]

Did your wishes get ruined? Have those thoughts been suppressed? Has that hope been severed? Will my thoughts not reach you? Who is reflected in your eyes? And then there were none!

ryth

''OI! Don't let that cat escape you dummy!'' she suddenly yelled, whirling around to catch then mangy animal, and then shoved it back into his arms with a huff. ''Bah you're so stupid! Why else would anyone wear anything? Because it's /cool/ and it's bad-ass that's what!'' she told him at his question. Jeez, just how long was he going to be stuck in passive think land that takes up a whole bunch of words without him doing anything? Man, she really picked the wrong one for this, as the girl huffed, and then turned back around. ''Stupid bean pole.'' she muttered, puffing her cheeks again. It was a childish form of pouting, but then again Nyx didn't look older then ten, if that.

Such a young child sent out like this, but it seemed like she knew her way very well. The girl's movements made the jewels sway and swish, as she once again went through the crowd, and finally found a good place, with no help from the bean pole. ''There we are! A good place.'' she said, beaming as people didn't come here very much. Why? It was on the edge of town, but tucked into a corner, a place where no one had to go. So it was perfect as she took the cat from the male's arms and sat down, putting it on her lap. ''Okay! Come on sit, we'll play, we'll play!'' she said enthusiastically, her entire form brimming with the want to play this game.

Not like he could tell anything else, because Nyx's reactions were as they were, and nothing else showed through at all.

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[ryth]

Ryth sighed in annoyance as the cat was shoved into his hands again. Looking at the pitiful thing he realised that it was covered in fleas, making his desire to throw it at the nearest Grimleal grow stronger. Knowing he would have to pick them out of his clothes later he tried to keep the tome in his hands as he followed her. Trying to strike up another conversation he failed as she led him to an alleyway. Looking around he decided it would be the best place to talk about how her game with him being the fake heir would play and if he had any chance of truly becoming a part of the plegian government.
Placing the cat down so that it didn’t run away he sat cross legged in front of her, trying to look as non-threatening as possible. “So could you tell me if this game you will play will ever lead to a good ending for me? I believe I could help you if I do have a cemented position in the government.” The smile on his face perfectly betrayed his feelings: Willingness to listen, suspicion and dwindling hope.

[Nyx]

Did your wishes get ruined? Have those thoughts been suppressed? Has that hope been severed? Will my thoughts not reach you? Who is reflected in your eyes? And then there were none!

ryth

So his non-existent attempt at conversation never happened, he hadn't even spoken, and the actual writing was pitifully small, way belong the standards he was producing earlier. Well, whatever, the jewel dragon had no need to worry of such things. It seemed though, he was somehow holding onto a cat and a tome at the same time. Well if he got scratched because he couldn't hold the thing, his problem right? The cat was put down and the girl picked it up, petting the thing. Despite being a mangy alley cat, it didn't have fleas, which was proof it was only a street cat recently or was at least taken care of. Little signs like this that even the mister I see all over there didn't take into account.

Not like he pushed anything along, passive bean pole. ''What? What chu talking about!? This is a question game?'' she said, looking entirely confused at his talks of plegian governments and stuff. Of course she would be, she cared not for such trivial things, and in so far as she had showed, she thought him the heir. ''What's with you, stupid? Like did you hit your head and forget everything? Pft, that'd be too funny!'' she said, laughing a bit at the poor guy. ''You're so weird! Come on, let me explain this game you dumb dumb, before you go off and start playing! Okay so the game is easy. The one holding the cat gets asked a question: Truth or Dare! So that person has to pick one, and then well, whom's asking gets to pick the dare or ask a question for truth! Easy right? Right?'' she said, looking very excited at the male.

Holding the cat, she grinned widely at him. ''I have it! Ask me ask me!'' she said, sounding very impatient at how slow he was being about things.

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[ryth]

Staring confused at the girl he met, Ryth tried to understand why she would keep the cat. Staring at the alleyway more he realised that it was an easy trap. One small exit which could be blocked off easily. As the girl returned to speaking he was even more confused. Her voice still retained her childishness as she scolded him on his questions; seeming like she truly was just a kid.

This confused him so much that he almost missed her explain the game to him, still confused by everything else he decided to joke to try and relieve the tension. “I actually might have something wrong with my head. I’m so confused right now that I might need to have my brain checked.” He rubbed the back of his head, hoping this helped. “but let’s play your game. Truth or dare”

[Nyx]

Did your wishes get ruined? Have those thoughts been suppressed? Has that hope been severed? Will my thoughts not reach you? Who is reflected in your eyes? And then there were none!

ryth

At least he had the balls to admit that something was wrong with him finally. He was no god so understanding everything about a person like it was fact was impossible. Theories, of course, but treating them as facts is never a good idea. But whatever, it seems like he still had problems understanding very simple things, such as the bulk writing of thoughts and speech and actually what was present. People never presented what they thought in such a world, so it was only via the actions that one could tell. A lesson to learn very well over the course of this activity that they were to engage in. The girl just tilted her head, as if the fact that he admitted wasn't that big of a deal to her. So what if he was hurt? The game was more important!

''Well sure, sure, let's play but did you not listen? I have the cat... so you have to ask me things!'' she said, sounding quite impatient. Man, was he more so stupid then just confused? It was like he couldn't tell the difference between active and passive, as the girl waited for him to bloody start the game she had taken so painstakingly long to explain. She wanted to play, that true impatience just marked her face with a slowly deepening frown. She was not pleased with... this guy. It was starting to become more annoying then fun, and she was wondering if she should pull the plug soon.

Well she would see after this game of course!

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[ryth]

Sighing at himself he hit his head, slowly trying to come back to his normal self. “Once again I’m sorry about my actions before. I just seemed to be unlike myself.” Disappointed in himself he waited as she explained what she wanted. “idiot.” Was the first thing that came out of his mouth. “I just heard what she wanted and I misunderstand it. Why am I so stupid in vital areas?”
Looking back as he realised he forgot to ask her a question he mentally face palmed at himself. “So what do you enjoy doing?” he hoped that he could not fall into that weird daze again that he was in before, and didn’t tick of his first acquaintance in Plegia. ‘I wonder what a girl who could afford jewel wings would do in Plegia?’ this was the driving thought for the question as he sat there in front of the cat wielding girl.

[Nyx]

Did your wishes get ruined? Have those thoughts been suppressed? Has that hope been severed? Will my thoughts not reach you? Who is reflected in your eyes? And then there were none!

ryth

Well it seemed like he was having some problems there. The girl just blankly stared at him, as he seemed to yell at himself? Did he even realized he was speaking out loud right there? The girl didn't react to it though, preferring to just store away that tidbit of information back into her mind for later. After all, she had to do something in this to not appear too vaguely uninterested. Although, the girl's patience was almost thin, as then he finally asked her a question. ''Finally a question! What I enjoy doing uh... well I like playing games with the servants on the estate. And I like dancing in red stuff. I often ask for blood but they give me tomato juice instead, less inhumane they say. Oh well, doesn't bother me, it's red and sticky and freaks people out! I also like playing games, like this one!'' she said.

With a grin, she shoved the cat into his arms. ''Your turn, your turn! That means I get to ask a question!'' she said, laughing happily. Indeed, she did enjoy games, even though most people thought it weird when she kidnapped them in the middle of the street like this. Although, most of the time she asked, but he had volunteered himself to her charade... well whatever, she had a most important question to ask right now! ''Hey, hey, what do you like better? Grilled, broiled, raw or baked?'' she said, her red eyes nice and wide and full of excitement. She wanted to know oh so badly, so very badly.

He better give her a good answer!

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE