Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64?

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[As night falls, silhouetting the castle in shadow, a tiny form can be found standing on the path outside. Mouth agape, she's got her head tilted back as she stares in wide-eyed wonder at the building in front of her. Clutched in her hands, a forgotten book (which, unbeknownst to her, happens to be her journal) dangles open, pages swinging in her careless grip.]

Woah...

[someone's not in Tyson, anymore.]

[Loss start! Feel free to find her outside the castle, bug her over the journals or, if you'd prefer, find her once she starts exploring. Because she won't stand still for long]

Comments

[exanimatus.livejournal.com]

[small children wandering about outside? of course he'll sneak up on her. it builds character.]

What's a kid like you doing outside this late at night?

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[she whirls a little at the sudden voice, but the sudden beating of her heart calms almost immediately when she realizes it's not one of her brothers.

There's a bit of wariness...but certainly not as much as there probably should have been] I was playin'.

[Which...is entirely true. And doesn't explain at all how she ended up here]

[exanimatus.livejournal.com]

[huh... you smell familiar, little girl. at least he doesn't seem particularly threatening, being not-that-tall and wearing sneakers and a t-shirt and all that.]

Playing what?

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[and red eyes, but that doesn't seem to really bother her, at the moment]

Make believe. I'm gonna be an advent-er.

[exanimatus.livejournal.com]

[he leans forward, getting closer to her height. so tiny.]

Oh yeah? What kind?

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

The brave kind.

[there's a pause as she looks away from him to stare up at the building...and then back] How come there's a castle?

[exanimatus.livejournal.com]

[he leans up, looking at it himself.]

People say it's magic.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

I've never seen a castle before.

[exanimatus.livejournal.com]

It's a very nice one. Even prettier on the inside.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

It's gotta be fancy for the prince and princess. ['cause all castles had princes and princesses, don't ya know]

[exanimatus.livejournal.com]

That's right. I think there are a few of them floating around.

Want to go take a look inside? It's probably warmer than out here anyway.

[which is surprisingly not-creepy coming from him. must be because she's, you know. tiny.]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[she nods. She'd like that very much.

Lead the way, Zelman]