paradisalost | [Thread] [Shino and Atoli]

Who: Atoli and Shino.
What: Shino asked Atoli to come bird watch with her.
When: Shortly after this thread.
Where: Outside of the castle.
Rating: G. We're good girls. ♥

While she was unaware of everything but Atoli's name she had a feeling, deep down, that she would recognize the girl when she saw her. It was with that in mind that she patiently waited before the castle's front most gate, one that would most certainly lead them to a world of little things they were completely oblivious to in the real world. Things that were taken for granted, hadn't that been what Atoli had said?

Atoli, Silabus, Django, Ravi -- Haseo had managed to meet an interesting group of people, she decided, and thought that Ovan would have been quite proud of him. To become stronger, strength had many faces and he had conquered this one. It was only when the breeze caught her face that she reemerged from her thoughts and attempted to follow it with her eyes.

Had she enough room in her apartment, she inwardly mused as her eyes lingered over the greenery, it might look something like this.

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It was bound to happen. Sooner or later it was going to happen. She didn't know it'd be this soon, however.

Shino. Shino. The bane of Haseo's existence in The World. The reason why he played. Ovan had told her that she and Shino's appearances were uncanny. And while it was exciting to finally meet the girl that Haseo was trying oh so hard to save, it also made the blonde Harvest Cleric a little uneasy.

Sure, it was a wonderful thing that they were reunited. All of his hardwork paid off, she thought. But still.. Atoli couldn't help but hold a knot of jealousy inside. Why, she couldn't tell.

It's not nice, she thought once more as she walked out the door of the monstrous castle that kept so many captive, to think something vain of someone she hardly knew. For all she knew, Shino could've been the greatest person alive. And for that reason, the thought scared her.

She shook her head. No, no, no. They were going to watch the birds today. They were to be an audience to the concert the birds sang in. With that in mind, Atoli put on her most cheerful smile and walked on.

It was exactly as she had thought.

She was bright, and not just when it came to her physical appearance, and looked like a very kind girl. It wasn't until the girl was just a short distance away that Shino put on her own smile, something soft rather than cheery, and raised a hand to wave her over. In a way, if only slightly, she saw Tabby in her.

"Atoli?"

Shino might have thought she was looking in a mirror had it not been for their drastically opposite color schemes. However, it was the cheerful aura she seemed to emit that caught her attention first. It was no wonder, then, why Haseo had befriended her.

"I admit, I'm more partial to plants, so I'm afraid that I don't exactly know where an ideal spot for bird watching might be." She lifted a hand to craft a makeshift shield over her eyes from the sun and proceeded to scour the skies. "Mm, and my apartment didn't exactly offer the best view.."

Though their appearances were so similar, Shino seemed much prettier in person. More stong, mature and kind, she thought. Someone Atoli always wished she could be.

Her smile brightened and she trotted to the other girl. Her eyes traveled up to the sky. It seemed more blue today. "There's a nice fountain by a rose garden that has a lovely view of the birds~!"

"A fountain?" Shino looked from the sky to the girl and then proceeded to offer her another smile. "Mm, then we should probably go to the fountain, hm? Ready?" There were a few questions she found she wanted to ask her but they could wait, because there would be plenty of time later for questions.

For now, as she turned to walk ahead of Atoli, most of the questions she lingered on probably couldn't have been answered by the other girl anyway, because they were about herself. How had she managed to get here? Did she really wake up? Where was Ovan? Had it really been six months?

"It's too peaceful to be The World," Shino called back over her shoulder before glancing towards Atoli. "Don't you think?"

The fountain seemed like a good place to go. That's the first thing she saw when she arrived in this new place, anyway. It was a nice mellow and relaxing area. Atoli snapped out of her daze and smiled at Shino's question. "The World is full of wonderous beauty and charm," she quickened her pace to get the lead. She knew where the fountain was anyway.

"This new place has a whole bunch of different qualities. All the more enjoyable, I think. It may be different, but beautiful all the same~" her voice carried a hint of awe. She was sounding like she knew this place all too well.

Once they reached the spot, Atoli pointed out the large fountain in the middle of a circle of rose bushes. "This is my favorite spot~" she giggled and walked around a bit. "It's so serene and relaxing~"

Her enthusiasm came as no surprise and, in fact, seemed to be quite contagious. "Have you ever seen the Lost Grounds? When I first woke up here, I thought that was where I was. At one of the Lost Grounds."

"You sound as if you've been here a lifetime, or that you're in love," Shino teased before she touched her fingertips to one of the roses. "You're right. I feel as if I could close my eyes and forget about the bad things. In a way, it almost reminds me of Arche Koeln. When I needed to think, I often went there."

"I think I've been to a few of them. With Sakaki I think. Can't remember the names exactly, I just followed him." Now that she thought about it, could this place be one of the Lost Grounds? It sure had that sort of atmosphere but at the same time it didn't.

"Oh... oh no no no!" Atoli blushed and waved her hand dissmisingly. "I just feel relaxed where ever I go within The World. It's like my home away from home," she bent down in front of the fountain to stare at her reflection.

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