Melody No. 2 ~ Adjusting

[thelittlecanary]

[On the surface, the young queen appears more composed than she ever has since her arrival to Mayfield, though the slight bags under her eyes are indicative of much crying and little sleeping. She is currently sitting beneath a tree, running her fingers through the eerily well-kept grass and half-singing, half-humming this melody. She's deep in

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[serverofshota]

[Walking by, but upon hearing the nice melody, stops and looks.]

[thelittlecanary]

[Slowly becomes aware of her audience and lifts her head to look at the stranger, falling silent. She looks somewhat nervous. Could he be one of those drones Zidane had mentioned?] ...

[serverofshota]

...

[begins softly clapping.]

[thelittlecanary]

[Feels a blush creep over her cheeks and turns away.] Do you mock me?...

[child_abuser]

[Have a heavily-scarred shirtless man just strollin' through the park like it ain't no thang. He pauses momentarily at the sound of Garnet's singing.]

[thelittlecanary]

[Blushes slightly when she notices the under-dressed gentleman making his way past her, hoping he hadn't overheard her. But he looks so out of place with all his scars and his attire, certainly he couldn't be one of the town's drones, unless he'd been temporarily brainwashed. She decided to take the chance anyway.] Hello...

[child_abuser]

[Waves casually.]

"Yo."

[thelittlecanary]

[Returns his wave, albeit hers is more graceful. She pauses, uncertain, before indulging her curiosity.] The Mayfield drones haven't tried to dress you yet?

[a_gentlelight]

[The young boy blinks, having stopped his daily stroll to watch this girl out of pure childish curiosity.]

Nuuu... [Strange, just like Key's -- the tune also makes his chest feel painfully tight.]

Are you... all right?

[thelittlecanary]

[Jumps slightly at the unexpected sound of a young child's voice. She glances up at the boy, captivated by his gleaming eyes. But how could she burden him with her troubles? He was just a kid.] Oh...yes, I'm fine. Just very homesick, I suppose. Thank you for asking.

wrong icon hurp

[a_gentlelight]

[Little did she know, while he certainly is just a boy, many burdens have already been pressed upon him.]

"Homesick"? I see. [He looks thoughtful for a moment; then, he smiles.] You must have a really nice home, then!

Re: wrong icon hurp

[thelittlecanary]

[The young queen smiles wistfully, pressing her lips into a thin line to bite back emotion before responding.] Yes, Alexandria is truly a beautiful place to live. I...would do near anything to return to it.

[stuperpowered]

[And your distraction is: Splendid falling out of the tree and landing RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.]

[thelittlecanary]

Eek!! [Her song is cut off abruptly with a shriek, and she falls back against the trunk of the tree.] My goodness!!! [Straightens up and brushes herself off, reaching over to help him sit.] You gave me such a fright! Are you hurt?

[stuperpowered]

[Rubs his face as he sits up]

Ah, darn it- oh! I'm sorry for scaring you, miss. I didn't intend to, um, surprise you like that.

[thelittlecanary]

It's quite alright, I wasn't hurt. [Acting on her White Mage instincts, she looks him over for cuts, scrapes, or worse.] But what about you? Were you injured? That was quite a fall.

[synchronicsong]

[It's not really a distraction, but have another person softly singing as she walks, though she's singing this instead]

[thelittlecanary]

[Overhears the song and grows quiet, looking up and turning her head towards the sound. When she sights the girl, a small smile scrawls across her lips.] That's a lovely song you're singing...

[synchronicsong]

O-oh! Ah...t-thank you, Miss...

[thelittlecanary]

Oh...don't mention it. [Smiles slightly before sighing.]