CHARACTER CHAT!!!!

(Hehe. Sanae's like, 'uh...stranger danger...' XD My charries are so impulsive sometimes.)

Annaleah smiled and led her through the streets. It was getting late; she may as well head home anyway. "Not far now."

Sanae
"That's...fine." I look up at the houses of the street we were on. Big houses...mansions was the name. Greed was relevant here. Greed was the root of all war, in the end. Was it only a matter of time before this planet destroyed itself as well?

...

?

*creep*

Gah, sorry, got distracted by other chats.

When they finally reached the large front door, Annaleah didn't bother to knock. She slipped inside and held the door open for Sanae, stepping in to an elaborate front room with two staircases twisting along the walls up to the second floor. Everything was polished. The room used to be even more elaborate, with a large stained-glass dome as the roof and a glowing chandelier beneath that, but since one unfortunate night there was only a gaping hole in the glass half-dome and a naked chain hanging from its center. "Papa?" Her voice echoed a bit. "Papa, I'm back!"

Sanae
I recognize the house from my glimpses of the future. Many were still fuzzy though, but they all converged upon a bedroom and then stopped there. Annaleah would see one way or another and then her decision would bring on more visions. A man walking in distracted me from my thoughts. I shifted uneasily under his look, my wings adjusting to flatten against my back tensely.

Annaleah smiled sheepishly at him, but the man's face was stern as he looked from his daughter to the newcomer, but his bloodshot eyes had a glimpse of compassion in them. "I see my daughter has found a friend," he said after a moment, looking down at her.

Sanae
I give a small smile. "Yes, sir."

hmmm...inkpop is on the fritz.....

Annaleah was quick to explain. "She's traveling, and has no place to stay. It's only proper hospitality, so I thought she could be a guest for a while?"

The Warden studied the newcomer, not coldy, but not friendly either. It used to be kittens or dogs that Annaleah would bring home, begging to keep, now it was a person. How terrific. Although he couldn't help but chuckle at how pleading his daughter looked. His eyes lit up in a smile. "Alright, alright. A pleasure to meet you, miss..." He held out a massive hand to shake.

On the fritz?

Sanae
I smile back and take his hand in a shake. "Sanae."


there's a glitch on the site where you switch between people's profiles.

Hmm...that's not good

"You may call me Mr. Jackson," he said, and then assumed his serious demeanor once again. "Andrea! Make sure a guest room is ready," he called out to a maid, who hurried upstairs. "Dinner is at eight if you choose to participate, until then you may do what you like. And as for you," he gave Annaleah a look that told her she was in trouble, and then waved them off. "I must be going. Have fun." He nodded at them and then turned to dissapear down a hallway.

Sanae
I watch him go calmly. I turn to Annaleah, my wings relaxing again. "Your father is an...agreeable man."

Annaleah chuckled. "Depends on whether he likes your or not, but for the most part, yes."

Sanae
I smile. "May i see my room?"

"Of course," Annaleah said, and led her up one long staircase into a hallway lit with chandeliers. She couldn't help but admit to herself that she was slightly dissapointed. Sanae seemed...stiff, almost, like she was pretending or hiding somehow. She should be used to that, but she'd thought perhaps that there would be something more interesting about her.

Sanae
We enter a bedroom, showing obvious wealth though it was more toned down. This was it. My wings bristle with...excitement...? It'd certainly be interesting, though i was having doubts about letting a civilian know my true identity. But it seemed the path we've taken doesn't lead anywhere else.

"Here you are," Annaleah smiled, and caught herself glancing again at the girl's oddly-shaped back. Whatever was under there--did it just move? Hmm, maybe there was something interesting about her after all.

Sanae
I caught her looking. A curious little human. No wonder it would be her. "You'll find out. Later though."

Annaleah cocked her head, smiling a little. "Can I have a hint?"

Sanae
I laugh. "Wouldn't that ruin the surprise of it all?"

"Not if it's a good hint, rather than one that would give it away. I like riddles. Please?" Annaleah's smile grew a little.

The paths changed but i pushed my power away. Surprises are valued by me. I suppose people do not value them as much when they know everything is unexpected. "I cannot think of any," i say and watch her reaction carefully.