imaginationswoes | New York || Day 1

[Running is the current plan but it isn't going well. She's constantly getting lost and she's reminded again and again that she's never been out of her small town alone. She misses her family and her friends but more than that she is really missing a warm bed. Her feet continue forward, the tall buildings towering on either side of her. It's impressive, as far as cities go, but its to close together.

To much can go wrong.

She must of made a wrong turn because Airy finds herself walking along a very shady part of town. Winter is setting in but she thinks of warmth and she manages to keep herself heated. She has a backpack around her shoulders and it looks like she's wearing a uniform: white button down, green pleated skirt, black jacket and a matching tie. It's most definitely giving some of the people here the wrong idea.]

Shit.

[Airy whispers softly under her breath, a puff of white leaving her warm lips. When she spots two men pointing towards her she runs. Her feet fly across the street and she's about 75% sure they weren't following her. Mist descends on the area and Airy one again curses under her breath. She's only getting more lost at this rate and running around New York after midnight isn't on her to do list.]

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fausvampire

[He chuckles.] I'm good at a lot of things, huh? But you've known me for less than an hour. How do you know it's a lot?

[He lets her hand go, at least, because holding it had gotten a little weird. Her fingers were cute, though, small and thin.]

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imaginationswoes

[Airy continues to smile as he drops her hand and shakes her head.]

It's more than me. I'm pretty average at everything.

[It isn't as if she's trying to put herself down, only Airy has never tried really hard at anything. She hasn't taken a skill and attempted to perfect it or even focused heavily on one thing. She does a little bit of everything and while she isn't particular horrible at anything she doesn't excel either.]

I know that you at least have 5 things you are good at.

Edited Date: 2015-12-23 12:59 pm (UTC)

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fausvampire

Oh yeah? What have you tried to do?

[He hadn't been a gifted actor or anything. He'd just really wanted it. He'd poured all of himself into it for a long time. That was the only reason he was any good at it.]

Now I'm curious.

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imaginationswoes

[Airy fidgets uncomfortably under Nathans gaze. She isn't good at lying and she isn't good at talking about herself.]

You'll think it's stupid.

[She looks up at Nathan and then sighs feeling defeated without him saying a word.]

Okay, I'll tell you one... drawing.

[Airy doesn't always stick to the things she tires.]

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fausvampire

Drawing, huh? That's cool. I've known a lot of artists.

What do you like to draw?

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imaginationswoes

[Now for the awakard part.]

I haven't drawn in a long time. So nothing. There are a lot of people who draw better then me.

So after that I focused on trying to be normal. I got really good at blending in.

[Which is why she wouldn't be surprised if everyone at home forgot she existed.]

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fausvampire

Uh, right. How old are you again?

[He smirks.]

Hey, blending in's a pretty good talent. Unless I'm acting, I'm terrible at it.

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imaginationswoes

[Age doesn't mean talent.]

Hey! I'm... eighteen.

[she glances towards the ground and then back up at Nathan.]

How old are you?

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fausvampire

[And she's just barely legal. Okay, man. Get the thoughts out of your head.]

Twenty-five.

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imaginationswoes

[Well, now that they got that out of the way.]

Oh... cool.

[Airy is at a loss of what to say next. They can keep talking about themselves but she'll probably run out of things to say. She isn't usually this bad at conversations. She remembers being fine last night and she had been talking to a vampire then.

It's really weird.

In this mists of the silence Airys thoughts begin to wander without permission. At first it's a few petals but then flowers are raining down from the ceiling above them like rain falling out of clouds.]

Not again.

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fausvampire

[She probably doesn't get the response she expected as he looks around and starts laughing.]

So, birds and...flowers? That's...really cute.

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imaginationswoes

[That isn't what she's expecting and her cheeks dust a light shade of pink.

He said it was cute...]

It isn't always like this...

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fausvampire

Really? [See, and now she had him curious.]

What other things have happened before?

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imaginationswoes

[Airy chews on her lower lip for a moment before glancing around for a place to sit. Not that standing facing each other in the middle of the apartment wasn't fun.]

A lot... [Which isn't very specific.] If it can be imagined I've probably done it.

[All by accident of course.]

If I tell you I might think about it and then it will happen...

[So unless he wants a rainstorm in the house or dangerous animals prowling around. Not counting the flowers which were now covering the floor.]

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fausvampire

[Nathan notices her glancing around looking for a place to sit and moves toward the sofa/loveseat area of the lower level of the loft apartment.]

Really? How do you make them do away? I saw you do that.

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imaginationswoes

[Couches! Airy smiles and moves over to plop down on the couch. It's comfortable and she immediately settles into the corner with a smile. Couches are awesome.]

It takes focus. It's really hard.

[She looks over at Nathan as she tried to explain.]

Sometimes I just try to imagine something else. It's only really bad if I imagine something scary.

[Like spiders.]

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fausvampire

So...

[He nods, taking a seat on the opposite end of the sofa.] Would it be forward if I asked if you wanted to try something?

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imaginationswoes

[Airy hums softly before turning her shoulders to face Nathan.]

Forward: yes...

[She pauses chewing on her lip.]

...but what is this something?

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fausvampire

[He smiles.]

You know what kind of focus you need to make it go away, then, right? Have you tried...focusing on making them go away before they show up?

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imaginationswoes

[Airy just blinks at his smile and it takes her brain a few moments to catch up.]

Well I focus on something else. So how would I know if it works if that something else doesn't happen.

[She'll usually chant something if it's really bad which hasn't happened in at least two days.

With her last words hanging in the air between them Airy takes a deep breath. She closes her eyes to focus and as she does the flowers around them slowly vanish. It takes a lot of work to focus on nothing and in her effort her mind slips.

Between them is a long rattlesnake with it's belt black eyes fixed on Airy. Its tail echoes a haunting sound as her eyes snapped open and lock on it.

Shit.]

That didn't work...

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fausvampire

[Well, this is not the first impression he wanted to make on her at all.

He screams, like a little girl, and is off the sofa faster than anyone would give him credit for accomplishing.]

Make it go away!

[I have no icon for this lol]

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imaginationswoes

[Airy froze when Nathan panicked and jumped from the couch. Luckily the snake doesn't seem to be interested in him as it's head began to sway back and forth, its eyes trained on the one who called it. Airy tries to stay calm and force the snake to vanish.

The snake has other plans.

It lunges at her with it's teeth bared. She screams throwing up her arms to shield her face. Before it vanishes it's teeth sink into her arm sending a searing heat down to her finger tips and up her shoulder. There is a faint blur of red dripping down her arm as she stands and runs for her bag.]

I'm so sorry.

[She feels horrible that she let that happen and it could have been Nathan who got hurt. Her finger reach for the door handle and she winces when she realizes her fingers on her right arm don't want to work.]

I should leave. I'm so sorry.

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fausvampire

[Nathan shook his head, clearing it of the initial freakout.]

Airy, stop. [And he frowned in concern, watching her fumble with the door.]

...what's wrong?

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imaginationswoes

[Airy shakes her head feeling the sting of the snakes bite even though it's gone.]

It could have hurt you. I shouldn't be around anyone.

[It'll become very obvious to Nathan that there is something wrong with her right arm. It's bleeding and staining her once white button down shirt.]

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fausvampire

But it didn't, it hurt you.

[He shook his head.]

Don't go anywhere. I'm pretty sure I have a first aid kit around here somewhere.

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