"Shurrup," she replied, not at all graciously when he said that her blood reflecting on her skin was nice. He took her hand and turned it over and Vega watched him, wide eyed. Like a flash of lightening? Her frown returned and she shook her head. Yeah. An' my freckles are a dot to dot of an Immortal. You're such a dweeb." As always her eye colour betrayed her emotions, showing what she was really feeling, not what she was pretending to. Awash with different shades they might be, but she focused on frowning at him. "And gerrof, too." She gave him a half nudge, half shove; it was generally good natured. Mostly.
Once she'd got the water and it didn't look like anything except, disappointingly, water, they agreed that the thing to do was to try and get the stone and he did. Vega watched carefully as he did that and then looked at him with a wicked smile. "It's all a bit disturbingly normal, innit?" What was she expecting, she wondered. Something to jump out and bite them? Would that be better. "I mean. You know. That's ok, sometimes. But yeah. Let's test it." Risks she might be willing to take, but equally she didn't want to put themselves in unnecessary danger, either.
He agreed, though, that it was a good idea to go and get things and Vega nodded. He told her about the jar, then added that they should get something to chip off the wall. "Anythin' else?" Vega grinned at him. "Want me to get a brush an' tidy round in 'ere? Or you know, a snack for you?" She stood with a chipper grin and was just about to step out again when she turned around. "I meant what I said, Arlo. Life's too short for regrets. If you get yourself into any trouble in 'ere while I'm gone, you'll regret it cos I'll pound you." Her grin was pure mischief as she ducked back out of the waterfall and then dived off the rock, pointing her hands together to cut into the water and then utilizing that momentum to swim. She made it across and back quickly.
Slipping back in a few minutes later, Vega put down the jar, in which she'd put a small bag and a hammer and chisel. "That all ok? Your hand didn't turn green or drop off while I was gone?" She didn't think it was likely to, but then again who knew? Frankly, in this place it seemed like almost anything was possible. Vega solemnly handed him the jar and she took the hammer and chisel. After she'd chosen a good spot to get some of the glowing light things out, she lined up the chisel and struck it. "Well cahoots, Arlo, look." She didn't really need to say that, because the glowing glittering stones around where she had hit had all changed colour into a vibrant green which slowly changed back over the course of the next minute. "Have you ever seen stones what do that before?" Vega glanced at him and motioned to the water, moss and stone in there. "Did that do anythin'?"
Once she'd got the water and it didn't look like anything except, disappointingly, water, they agreed that the thing to do was to try and get the stone and he did. Vega watched carefully as he did that and then looked at him with a wicked smile. "It's all a bit disturbingly normal, innit?" What was she expecting, she wondered. Something to jump out and bite them? Would that be better. "I mean. You know. That's ok, sometimes. But yeah. Let's test it." Risks she might be willing to take, but equally she didn't want to put themselves in unnecessary danger, either.
He agreed, though, that it was a good idea to go and get things and Vega nodded. He told her about the jar, then added that they should get something to chip off the wall. "Anythin' else?" Vega grinned at him. "Want me to get a brush an' tidy round in 'ere? Or you know, a snack for you?" She stood with a chipper grin and was just about to step out again when she turned around. "I meant what I said, Arlo. Life's too short for regrets. If you get yourself into any trouble in 'ere while I'm gone, you'll regret it cos I'll pound you." Her grin was pure mischief as she ducked back out of the waterfall and then dived off the rock, pointing her hands together to cut into the water and then utilizing that momentum to swim. She made it across and back quickly.
Slipping back in a few minutes later, Vega put down the jar, in which she'd put a small bag and a hammer and chisel. "That all ok? Your hand didn't turn green or drop off while I was gone?" She didn't think it was likely to, but then again who knew? Frankly, in this place it seemed like almost anything was possible. Vega solemnly handed him the jar and she took the hammer and chisel. After she'd chosen a good spot to get some of the glowing light things out, she lined up the chisel and struck it. "Well cahoots, Arlo, look." She didn't really need to say that, because the glowing glittering stones around where she had hit had all changed colour into a vibrant green which slowly changed back over the course of the next minute. "Have you ever seen stones what do that before?" Vega glanced at him and motioned to the water, moss and stone in there. "Did that do anythin'?"
