by Freezair » 01/20/2012 6:27 PM
"It ain't hidin' so much as it is wantin' to stay out of the hustle and bustle of everyone else's lives," Carlita said. "Or at least, that's how it started out. We wanted a little autonomy and a little peace from the world above. Maybe a little bit more than that, but we can't remember what anymore. But hidin'... yeah, I guess hidin' has happened."
"Why?" I asked.
Pete shook his head. "Well... we don't mean to trouble you nice people with stories like that. You just go off and do what you need to do, OK, folks?"
Avani spoke softly to herself. The tip of her nose rose towards the great light in the center, with her branches straining towards it as well. They drew themselves toward it as if it were the sun.
"...It's just like Lohe described it," she whispered.
"Lohe?" Krii hopped to the ground beside her. "You mean Lohe Roheline? He's been here?"
"Yes!" For once, in her trance-like state, she glanced back at Krii. "Lohe brought back with him the... the feel of this place. I... I think I remember this place!"
"Well, we've been down in Craiss before, but you were just a baby then," I reminded her. "I don't think you'd remember that... and even so, we never came... well, here."
"No, not then. I remember this... from some other time. As if it were a dream. I feel... connected to this place. This city!" A smile briefly crossed her face. But then it faded.
"But... not this city. There is something about this place... it seems to be there, in my memory, but... it's like trying to fit the wrong piece of the puzzle into a spot." She blinked away the dream from her mind. "I still feel... drawn. I'm drawn... that way!"
And with that, Avani sprinted off down one of the streets, barreling directly through a street full of pets who all yelped as her tail lashed past.
"Oh, no!" Sky shouted. "After her!"
"Not again!" I sighed, and charged down the street. I stood out even more than Avani did--there were no other humans there, besides myself and Valor. And "human," when it came to Valor, was arguable. "After her!"
((Valor and company have my permission to do things to try and reign in Avani. Jus' lettin' you know.))
I'm so cool (too bad I'm a loser).
I'm so smart (too bad I can't get anything figured out)!
I'm so brave (too bad I'm a baby).
I'm so fly
That's probably why it feels just like I'm falling for the first time!
I'm so green (it's really amazing).
I'm so clean (too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me)!
I'm so sane (It's driving me crazy)!
It's so strange
I can't believe I'm falling for the first time!
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