Ori is milling. Attempting to pick up an old, cracked teapot from the ground, he lifts it halfway before it slips from his grasp. Shattering, shards of a once whole. Sitting next to the broken porcelin, Ori ducks his head and starts gently rocking back and forth. When his head is raised, it seems as if he is trying very hard not to cry, and is failing.
(NOOOOO, HE NEEDS HIS TEA)
Karina awkwardly tries to comfort the Corsai, unused to being around said creatures unless they had attacked. She felt really bad for Ori.
"Hey, hey, shhh. It's alright. It was old anyways," she said trying to soothe him.
Meanwhile, Calixto was leaned against the wall, arms crossed but watching.
Ori speaks again, the rhymes anything but jaunty, almost accusing. say old, no mold, no token, now broken. Ducking his head again, the Corsai looks at the shattered teapot.
Calla ambled over to Ronan, touching the walls to guide her. She looked up at him, resting her hand on his nose, "Ronana? We are safe, right?"
Ronan smiled as he looked down at Calla, taking her hand from his face and putting it to his lips for a moment so she knew he was smiling before letting go. “Of course we are. Nothing can hurt you here,” he assured.
"I promise I won't go away again." Calla nodded at him, knowing that he was smiling and feeling a bit better. She smiled as well, eyes lighting up.
Lila looked at him. She said nothing, if she was here. They might all be in danger. Maybe tomorrow she would head back to the North Sector, it would be safer for her there.
“Good girl. You can go out, just make sure Avi or myself is with you, okay?” Ronan asked.
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Faye looked over at Lila from where she was sitting, a frown on her lips. Lila didn’t seem as happy as she had been before. She snapped her fingers to get her attention, motioning for her to come over.
"Uh-huh. Or Calibie! Or Orilion?" she sat down next to him.
Avi slipped back into the house, panting slightly. She looked slightly roughed up, smears of dirt and possibly blood on her arms. “Hey, I’m back,” she said.
Lila saw Faye and walked over to her, "What?"
Ronan resisted the urge to tell her no, but felt relieved when Avi came in. He frowned though, at her appearance. “That isn’t your blood, right?” He asked cautiously.
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Faye looked up at Lila from her spot. She gave a slight smile. “Sit,” she said patting the floor next to her.
Lila sat down, "What is it?"
"Blood? Where?" Calla turned, looking around wildly.
“You seem kind of, I don’t know, off? Are you okay?” Faye asked, looking over at Lila. She knew that she had just asked her new friend that question a short time ago, but she could never be too sure.
"Blood? Where?" Calla turned, looking around wildly.
“Don’t worry about it Calla. I think Avi’s meal gave her a little problem,” Ronan said, giving her hand a squeeze.
“No, no,” she said hastily. “I only got a few scratches. None deep enough to draw blood.”
"Just thinking," Lila shrugged, "I'm fine."
Ronan frowned. He stood up, tugging Avi aside, not wanting Calla to hear. He didn’t want her to worry. “How were you cut? Did someone have iron?”
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Faye hummed, brow furrowed in concern. “You’re sure? Because I’m always here for you if you need to talk.”
Calla sat on the cot, touching the pillows. Ronan had said they were orange. What a funny word.
"Yeah I'm sure," Lila nodded, "I'm just thinking about the groups safety."
“Well what about it? I’m sure we are all perfectly safe here, right?” Faye said, crossing her legs.
“Yeah,” she admitted, eyes on Calla. “I guess everyone’s getting warier.”
"The South Sector isn't the best place for me," Lila sighed, "My mom and I got chased out by a bunch of angry monsters. I'm worried that since I'm back they'll be back."
Ronan frowned softly, glancing over Avi’s arms. “I would assume. Now that the humans and creatures know that three Sunai are on the loose, they will be keeping themselves guarded. We should probably go out to feed in groups. If either of you got hurt…”
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“You really think they would remember you?” Faye asked in a concerned tone, frowning softly.