I10DT - Birds of a Feather

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:34 pm

"I'm fairly certain I can feel her here," she said to Nailah as they got out of the car near the park.

Taking a deep breath, she and Nailah set out into the park proper. She cast her eyes about for her quarry.

by **Aria Nyx** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:59 pm

Aria noticed the flock, and guessed at its purpose. She bent space so that she moved quickly, from tree to statue to bench to tree, trying to confuse and avoid Sam.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:07 pm

"She's moving around quickly... did she notice us already?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:09 am

"She must have. How quickly?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:10 am

"I don't think she's walking..."

She made contact with Nailah's mind, to let the sphinx see what she meant.

"Can you make anything of that?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:16 am

"No, but..." she closes her eyes and for a moment things get even more confusing while Nailah tries to focus on potential futures, slowly narrowing it down towards just one. "Might catch her by being where she's going."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:23 am

"Right," she said as she headed where Nailah was anticipating.

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:24 am

Aria bumped into Nailah, and stumbled a bit, as she was trying to get her footing, she knocked into Sam.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:30 am

Nailah wasn't about to grab a hold of Aria but she did step up to corner her a bit between her and Sam.

"Enough of this. Now can we talk like adults instead of playing hide and seek?"

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:31 am

"There isn't anything to talk about." Aria replied.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:34 am

"I'm not certain we can let this go, Aria."

"I... think I might have figured out who you are to me."

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:33 pm

"I'm a tremendous pain in your neck." Aria said "I thought we'd established that."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:13 pm

"Hardly. In fact you've gone out of your way to avoid us. Though maybe Sam more than me."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:16 pm

"Aye, and... I know this isn't easier on you than it is on us."

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:21 pm

"Its the way it needs to be." Aria said "Right now, I'm nothing to either of you. I'd like it to stay that way. I promise, I'll be out of your hair as soon as I possibly can."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:44 pm

"Do you really expect us to just ignore you?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:47 pm

"Love, think of what... we must have told her."

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:49 pm

"I can hope, can't I?" Aria said "I honestly didn't expect to be here so long. And you haven't told me anything.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:55 pm

"Look if you're worried about... jeopardizing anything by being here..."

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:10 pm

"You of all people know how dangerous it can be to reveal things at the wrong time." Aria said.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:17 pm

"Yes but I also know when it isn't. I know better than to ask for details but I feel no divergence just from your presence."

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:27 pm

"Because I've been very, very careful." Aria replied "I'm fond of this timeline."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:33 pm

"I can see why..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:45 pm

"Then why come here - now - in the first place?"

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:59 pm

"it was an accident." Aria replied "My.....device....was malfunctioning. The failsafe kicked in, and transported me to the nearest safe location for repairs. Or it was safe. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it fixes in time. Now, if you'll excuse me....?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:11 pm

"I'm sorry. I'm... I'm just making this worse, aren't I?"

"And damn it... I'm just not her, yet."

by **Aria Nyx** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:22 pm

"Please, don't worry about that." Aria said "Don't even think about that. Just live your life, be happy. Save the world a few bloody times, and don't think about the irritating girl you met briefly. Please."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:57 am

"No one is making anything worse. But do you really think it'd be that easy to just forget about you?"

by **Aria Nyx** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:01 am

"Probably not." Aria replied "And the butterfly flaps me out of existence."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:06 am

"I wouldn't... I wouldn't ever want that to happen to you."

by **Aria Nyx** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:09 am

"You can't say that." Aria said, a little sadly "You don't know me. Maybe you never will."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:17 am

"And maybe wanting to know you is why you haven't flickered out of existence."

by **Aria Nyx** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:05 am

"I hope not." Aria sighed, and looked Nailah in the eyes "My name is Melody, and I'm your daughter."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:20 am

Having known (or at the very least suspected) it apparently doesn't do Nailah any good and she just stares at Aria/Melody.

"I... that... Nice to meet you?" She doesn't quite seem to be sure how to actually handle this.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:23 am

"And now she's come out and said it."

"It's... it's what we wanted her to answer, aye?"

by **Aria Nyx** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:29 am

"So now you see why I've been avoiding you." Aria replied "I don't want to not exist. Or not be me. Or get home, and find out that meeting my charming self inspired you two to give me a houseful of siblings. I rather like being an only child."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:37 am

She wants to say something smart and profound about time-lines and the impossibility of paradoxing yourself out of existence and that she just doesn't feel the future shifting. Instead she just says "It's going to be alright."

by **Aria Nyx** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:55 am

"Ok." Aria said "I'll trust you."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:59 am

"It's just... a lot to take in, aye? Just like it must be hard for you that we don't know you."

by **Aria Nyx** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:52 pm

"It is, a little." Aria admitted "This close to my childhood, I didn't expect things to be so different, aye."

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