16th Cylus, 718
It takes a certain level of self assurance, arrogance or... something to bounce off a door after charging at it and then act as though nothing really happened. It was what Qit'ria did, though and, after she'd made sure that she wasn't permanently injured, she moved to crouch under the window. Freya and Victor, meanwhile, were at some odds with each other and their suggested approach to the whole affair. What that meant, though, was that Qit'ria went scouting around the house, Freya stood back and kept a wide eye on the house and Victor spoke to Meno.
"How'd you know my name!?" The voice from inside the house asked. Although they couldn't see the child, that she had a deep frown on her face was very evident. "I shouldn't talk to strangers. Go away." But she sounded uncertain. Qit, meanwhile, was making her way around the house and she noticed a few things. It looked normal, like a normal house - but depending on how much Qit knew of such things, there was a very definite sense of high security. Windows were latched and locked and shuttered and barred. Doors were locked tight, bolted shut. There were also more bugs than she'd expect at this time of the arc, but maybe the house was warm. The main thing was the security.
More than one might expect from a house in the woods, perhaps. But then, maybe there were particularly nasty predators.
"Grandma says go'way or she's gonna eat you," the little girl said and the stubborness in her voice was evident. "No, Grandma. No. NO!" There were the sounds of a scuffle inside and then, all went quiet for a few moments. Then, just as Qit got back around the front, the door opened and the little girl in question looked at them. She looked well enough, although tired and as though she had maybe lost weight over the last few trials. There was a chain on the door, holding it so that it only opened a little way and that was what she peered through.
"My Grandma's sick an' says I gotta go cos she's so hungry. But there's ... can you 'elp her?" They might notice the three or four bugs which were crawling around the floor, also. Large eyes looked at them, Meno was obviously fighting back tears and had the quivering lower lip to prove it.
"How'd you know my name!?" The voice from inside the house asked. Although they couldn't see the child, that she had a deep frown on her face was very evident. "I shouldn't talk to strangers. Go away." But she sounded uncertain. Qit, meanwhile, was making her way around the house and she noticed a few things. It looked normal, like a normal house - but depending on how much Qit knew of such things, there was a very definite sense of high security. Windows were latched and locked and shuttered and barred. Doors were locked tight, bolted shut. There were also more bugs than she'd expect at this time of the arc, but maybe the house was warm. The main thing was the security.
More than one might expect from a house in the woods, perhaps. But then, maybe there were particularly nasty predators.
"Grandma says go'way or she's gonna eat you," the little girl said and the stubborness in her voice was evident. "No, Grandma. No. NO!" There were the sounds of a scuffle inside and then, all went quiet for a few moments. Then, just as Qit got back around the front, the door opened and the little girl in question looked at them. She looked well enough, although tired and as though she had maybe lost weight over the last few trials. There was a chain on the door, holding it so that it only opened a little way and that was what she peered through.
"My Grandma's sick an' says I gotta go cos she's so hungry. But there's ... can you 'elp her?" They might notice the three or four bugs which were crawling around the floor, also. Large eyes looked at them, Meno was obviously fighting back tears and had the quivering lower lip to prove it.
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I'll post again on the 30th July
