001☀ AMBER

[dawnofhiryuu]

[She’s staring at the amber slice with both curiosity and awe. And because she’s touching it, all of the lovely residents of the tree can see one large lavender-hued eye and a stunning shade of red as her bangs brush the stone. If she knew everyone could see her, she probably wouldn’t be gaping at the artifact in such an unrefined fashion, or giving any potential viewers a look at her tonsils and chin while she fumbles with it. Not only is she from a world without technology, but her knowledge of anything supernatural is limited to her experiences with the dragons. In other words, it’s virtually nonexistent.

’How can a stone be used to communicate? Surely, there is more to it than touching it.’

But as soon as the thought enters her mind, she recalls the yellow gem she held earlier, resulting in wings sprouting from her back. And just moments before, she saw a flash of shifting pictures in the amber, the faces of strangers moving, talking to each other, as if she was looking into a mirror, only the person staring back at her was not herself.

Yona clears her throat, lips tightening nervously before relaxing into an uncertain smile.]

Hello there. My name is… [Scratch that!] …well, I suppose that is rather unimportant at the moment.

…Hopefully I’m not just talking to myself. I saw… people, several individuals, speaking to one another in this stone a few moments ago.

[Of course, it’s highly probable that she’s just lost her mind. Last time she checked, she was having a one-sided conversation with a stone from inside what appears to be a tree. There’s nothing sane about it.]

Then again, maybe I just imagined it.

[Wait. Did she just admit she might be crazy out loud? Yona flashes a sheepish smile, but it wanes after a moment, her expression dissolving into concern, closely followed by apprehension, and then fear.]

H-Hak?

Comments

Amber

[blood_and_thunder]

[Hak? is she coughing? Does anyone have a stave or a spell to help her out?]

Um... are you okay? Are you sick?

Amber

[dawnofhiryuu]

Sick? [Why ever would she think that?]

...No, I'm perfectly fine. I was... just looking for a friend of mine.

Amber

[blood_and_thunder]

Oh... it sounded like you were coughing. You know, hack, hack...?

Amber

[dawnofhiryuu]

Hack? [She tilts her head curiously.] No... I was looking for Hah-koo.

[It never occurred to her that his name might sound like anything other than what it was. The name of her childhood friend and bodyguard.]

Ah... but thank you so much for your concern.

Amber

[blood_and_thunder]

[What an unfortunate name... though she supposes it's like being called yarn/Yarne...]

You might want to be more specific, then... There's a lot of different, strange people here.

Amber

[dawnofhiryuu]

I see. [Different? Strange? What kind of people live here?]

He's tall with dark hair and blue eyes. He carries a Hsu Quandao. He's very strong. Um... and he scowls a lot.

['And handsome.'

Yona blinks. Wait. Where did that come from?]

Amber

[blood_and_thunder]

A... Hsu... Quando? I've never heard of it. But then I haven't seen any blue-eyed, strong scowling men here yet.

Amber

[dawnofhiryuu]

Ah... well, it's a bit like a spear, heavier and with a curved blade.

[He's a little difficult to miss. Her group of friends sort of stand out.

She smiles kindly.]

My name is Yona. What's yours?

Amber

[blood_and_thunder]

I haven't seen that either.

... Noire. My name is noire.

Amber

[dawnofhiryuu]

Noire. What a lovely name.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Noire.

Amber

[blood_and_thunder]

Oh, um... th-thank you. You're... awfully calm, considering what's happened.