A Feathery New Friend (Nowa)

[Iliana]

Iliana could not help a swell of gratitude toward the strange bird when she heard his offer, "Well I do live at an Inn near here, and I am sure that there will be food there. If you would like you can accompany me?" Standing a bit straighter Iliana looked up at Nowa and smiled, "I am sure that there will be something for you to eat there as well." OOCSorry this one is really short, but i couldn't think of anything else to say here lol.

[Nowa]

OOCSorry for the delay, my activities as Reaver made a transition to Nowa too difficult... they are very different personalities. Fear not, that comment was a lead-in to his next action.

Strange as the day must be, it would get stranger still. "Hol' on! I will 'e 'ack 'oon!" Strange as that was, it flew off without another word. How long would he be gone? More then a minute, not quite two... or did he come back at all. A little boy wearing an odd robe was running up. He was smiling and heading straight for her. "Now I can help! If it was too far, I'd get really hungry! I think I can eat more then you can, so if it has food for you it works just as well for me!" He'd stop before trying to help carry her, though. Her questioning look giving him pause. "Nowa." Simply stated, with a finger pointing to himself.

[Iliana]

Iliana was lost for what to say for a moment. The bird that talked like a man flew off, and now a boy who claimed to be a bird comes back? She blinked twice as she tried to wrap her mind around this, but in the mean time she took in the boy's appearance. He was young, maybe 6? His hair was a mess, as if he had just rolled out of bed, and the robe looked so out of place on his small shoulders. Iliana was not very tall herself, and so she was surprised to see anyone shorter than she was. Still taking all this in, Iliana could think of only one thing. He's soooo cute! Iliana smiled broadly and giggled, half stepping, half falling closer to Nowa and pulling him into her embrace, "Oh what a wondrous bird you are! So beautiful in one form, and too cute to bare in the next!" Iliana giggled almost uncontrollably, partly due to the boy and partly because the exhaustion was taking its toll on her thinking. She hugged Nowa with a fierce passion, but suddenly slacked off as her limbs did not wish to support her. She more slumped on the boy now, her head swimming as her stomach growled and the tiredness came to a new height. Her smile a little weak she pulled back and held Nowa out at arms length, "Will you be my escort to the inn then?"

[Nowa]

People always had a bunch of reactions to his strange nature, but this was new. He was watching her aura, in case he had to run. Not a single trace of hostility... and yet as soon as he was close enough to help her she seamed to try and crush him with her weight. It was bad enough that she could hardly stand, but now he found himself being squished by that very force in a very strange display. Wait, it wasn't even her weight, just her arms! What was she even doing? She started speaking again, throwing more compliments his way. What did she want? "Ack! I can't do all the work!" She began to... giggle? Grown humans didn't do that, did they? It was a lot, too. Maybe she wasn't as grown as he thought? She let that strange grip of hers relax, and he could finally get free, which he did promptly, breaking the grip she intended to have on him. "Will you be my escort to the inn then?" He complimented the glare now on his face by throwing his hands out to the side, to (try to) get his point across. "No more crushing Nowa! I'm still a bird!" He puffed a bit, still missing out on breath from her crush. Why did she do that? Should he change his mind? She was a very strange person. He had to watch her aura again, she seamed to do strange things when excited. OOCSorry for the delays, they won't be over yet. His struggle with hugs was hard to write, fun though.

[Iliana]

Still giggling Iliana nodded and stood shakily to her feet, "The in is just just a little ways from here... At least I think it is. The city keeps moving it and it's hard to find sometimes." Iliana laughed again and patted Nowa on the head, once more taken aback by his cuteness. She just wanted to take him and snuggle with him all night long, but she shook her head. INstead she reached her hand out for the boy to take. Then, with slow steps at first that quickly gained in confidence, Iliana set out through the city. As she walked the girl could feel a bit of her strength returning to her limbs, the blood pumping through them once more as she caught her second wind. From time to time she would skip a few steps and twirl in the streets (letting go of Nowa's hand before she did of course), seeming to take joy in simply walking in the bright sun. At one point a man carrying a big barrel of apples stepped directly in the path of the pair. Without missing a beat Iliana spun to the side and into a short cartwheel, coming to her feet back in stride with Nowa once more. With a smile she turned and waved at the barrel man, giving him a quick wink before skipping to catch up to Nowa once more. Before long the two reached the inn, though it had ended up close to the outskirts of the city than when Iliana had left that morning. Looking up at the Inn she said, "Oh thank you for escorting me all the way here. You are quite the little gentleman." She smiled down at the Kelvic, and then a sudden impulse claimed her attention. Without thinking she bent down and placed a kiss gently on his cheek, giggling as she stood back up, "Now did you want something to eat as well? It will be my treat of course!" Without waiting for a reply she took the boy's hand once more and walked into the Inn, speaking over her shoulder, "You may have whatever you like, as a reward for all of your help."

[Nowa]

She was surely a strange one. Nowa hadn't talked to as many girls as he had boys, but only because they were so much harder to understand. No amount of staring at her aura would help him figure this out, though he stopped that a while ago. Nowa wasn't quite sure how to accept her hand as she held it out, it was such an odd gesture. Was he supposed to smell it like a cat? His nose wouldn't smell anything odd. After staring a bit, he moved himself under the hand, letting it sit on his shoulder. turning around, he made his way forward a bit, he wasn't sure how well she'd walk, given this odd means of assistance. It started slow, as both of them had things to get used to, but as they made progress it picked up speed. At one point, he looked back to catch her jumping in an odd manor. Smiles and sunshine, key causes to her strange behavior. He'd need to remember to visit her on sunny days, if he was hoping for food. He'd just try and keep a distance, no more random grabbing he hoped. At one point, a man carrying some barrel of something walked right in the way, as he stopped, she went and spun about and around. He tried to recreate her steps after the man passed, it wasn't easy. Such a movement could come in handy, tough. Maybe there was something to her odd movements after all. It took a while, but they got there. "Oh thank you for escorting me all the way here. You are quite the little gentleman." Nowa's reply was a curious stare, he heard all sorts of new words there. He wasn't sure how to put them all together. As he attempted to sort them out, her face managed to sneak right up to his, and touch him. He jumped back in light shock, followed by a short glare, before giving up on it as she mentioned the food. He followed her inside with little delay, he always had a mind for food. He didn't even say anything in reply, but his body language gave away his excitement. He almost ran ahead of her, staying very close by. Whatever he wanted was quite a list. He still made efforts to avoid other people, however, shying close to Iliana whenever they were near. He tried to follow her lead, he wasn't sure where they kept all the food.

OOCYou know, I should check my e-mail far more often. It tends to remind me about all sorts of things. My life is spinning about, had to hit a break for a bit today. Somehow, the absense cleared my head up quite a bit, and now I can see just how to respond to this slew of new things you've challenge Nowa with. The idea of holding Nowa's hand would be forced, though... should you carry that through.

[Fallacy]

XP Award! Name:Iliana XP Award: Dancing- 1 Acrobatics- 1 Busking- 2 Interrogation- 1 Reimancy- 1 Morphing- 1 Teaching- 1 Hypnotism- 1 Acting- 1 Rhetoric- 2 Lore: The dance needs a better ending Basics of caiyha Being unable to answer questions Was I convincing? a bird, a gentleman? A feathery new friend Notes: Name:Nowa XP Award: Rhetoric- 3 Auristics- 1 Interrogation- 2 Lore: wanting to know the tricks why put money in a hat? Basics of Caiyha interrogating a busker accompanying a dancer Notes: Any questions or concerns about the rewards gained please send a PM