genessia | [Video + Action]

[Video - Early Evening]
[A man glanced around and took shaky, shallow breaths, with eyes as wide as saucers. Behind him was some part of the forest in Fayren but, even in the coming evening gloom, it was apparent something had happened.

The trees were scorched, but there was no fire. They were drenched, but they weren't next to any apparent water. And, on top of that, something had ripped through some of them and torn a few in half.

Bracken was unscathed even if he looked alarmed. He clung to his staff like he needed it to live, and otherwise had some plain looking but clean robes. The only notable thing would be the necklace tied to his belt, rather than placed around his neck.]

H-Help! A, A little girl is after m-me!

[His voice was tense and manic with fear.]

[Action - Fayren]
[Bracken wasn't particularly hiding. Anyone could stumble up on him if they wanted.

They wouldn't find any little girls anywhere. She didn't exist. The damage done to that piece of the forest, however, was very real, and was only around the area that Bracken was standing.

Rather than introducing himself, he had managed to find an area that looked most familiar to him and wandered there. And there was no reason to stop him - he was quiet and wasn't causing any trouble. But after meandering into the forest for a while, well, somehow this had come about...]

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[Airy's fine with him following and she keeps her pace steady as he plays with the bubbles. She uses them to practice so they're easy to keep up, even as she leading.]

I'm glad you like them.

[She really is.]

[At the very least, even though he stayed a little behind, he did keep up pretty well.]

I-It's a nice spell. Are... Are they only for fun?

[It wouldn't be the first time he'd seen a spell that had no practical use, but they were rarer. Most people made them for specific purposes.]

Focus. I imagine them and then keep trying to imagine more. I have to learn to split my focus.

[It's a lot harder than you'd think.]

It's not technically a spell.

[He furrowed his brows but stayed quiet as he figured out that she was talking about what he had called it. It sounded like a different kind of magic, even if she said it wasn't a spell.]

Do you... Do you really have t-to think, the whole time?

[That's what it sounded like.]

Yeah, otherwise they'll disappear.

[Her abilities are weird like that.]

That... That sounds really hard. You must be r... really smart.

[He doubted he could do the same. He had his strengths, but intense concentration wasn't one of them - in most cases.]

Not smart. I have to practice for a few hours every day and it makes me very tired.

[Plus to create something accurately she has to know how it's formed which is it's own challenge.]

[He hated being contrary, so he hesitated to speak, fidgeting as he considered whether saying anything would be offensive. When he finally did, he tried to make it as soft as possible.]

I think... I think that sounds r-really smart.

[Airy just continues to smile.]

Well, thank you.

[She can accept compliments.]

Ah, we're almost there.

[It was still a relief. Even if he thought he was saying something nice, he couldn't always judge when it would upset someone else.]

O-Okay.

[He smiled timidly.]

Th-Thank you for helping.

Always.

[She smiles at him feeling completely at ease.]

If you need anything hit me up. I live in Genessia so I'll probably be close by.

[He stopped in front of the inn. He wouldn't end up staying there, in the end. He just wasn't a city boy. But he was there for now, and wasn't putting up any sort of a fight.]

Th-Thanks.

[Another awkward silence. He really didn't know what to say in these situations.]

Could... Could we be friends?

[Airy laughs softly and shakes her head.]

We're already friends. [She already decided.] So the answer to that is Yes.

I'll see you soon.

[Another smile and she turns to leave, dropping the image of her bubbles as she goes.]

[He blinked, surprised. But that was good news. He waved weakly and quietly before wandering into the building.]

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