(closed) here i am, a rabbit hearted girl

[anybody]

Who: Lady & Bruce Banner & Riven (at separate times)
What: Lady makes friends :V
Where: Out and about in the woods.
When: June 25th.
Warnings: None!

Bruce

Perhaps one of the most exciting things about being Greensworn is her newfound ability to manipulate plant life. She's always been able to create anything she desires, even before being placed in this world, but her creations have never been quite so... real before. Her powers are, by nature, temporary, so to be able to create and change something that's physical, real, and lasting is absolutely fascinating to her - so naturally, playing with those powers yet again is what she's up to while out in the woods today. Curious as always, Lady is testing the limits and feeling it out, and is cheerfully and quietly singing to herself as she frolics through the wood near Silverglen.

Inspired by the colours of the forest, her eyes are currently a bright green, and they're watching the ground with interest as flowers spring from the earth with every step she takes. They're never quite the same as the ones before, ranging from red to blue to pink to yellow, from daisies to roses to lilies to hydrangeas (and some other ones that may or may not even be a real species thanks to some embellishment with her own natural powers), and the smile on her face suggests she's creating such a range on purpose.

Her impromptu flower beds also may or may not be stretching out and surrounding a certain meditating someone that Lady has yet to notice.

Riven

Spending the majority of her time enjoying herself out in the forest and, miraculously, so far avoiding any and all serious danger, Lady now finds herself in a small clearing out in the wilderness. Most of the sky is obscured by leaves from the trees all around, but sunlight still manages to trickle in from between the foliage as Lady cautiously begins to approach a creature that will hopefully soon become her friend.

"It's okay..." Her voice is soft as she quietly approaches the stag with a bundle of grass in one hand. "Would you like something to eat, Mr. Deer?" Smiling, she extends her arm and offers the grass open-palmed to the creature, giving it a friendly, expectant sort of look. After a moment's hesitation, the stag begins to come closer, cautious and alert, before it finally comes close enough to begin chewing on some of the offered greenery. "There we go..." Lady's voice is still soft and reassuring, and even though its mouth tickles her hand, she tries very hard not to laugh just in case it scares her possible new friend away. While it's distracted, Lady slowly reaches her other hand up and gently, very gently, begins to pet the large, wild animal's head. "See... this isn't so bad now, is it?"

Comments

[faultline]

[ unfortunately for lady's new friend, riven has no sense of stealth while she walks through the forests. she can feel the shadows pull at her as she passes, inviting her in, but-- she's a warrior. warriors don't hide; she doesn't hide, not without reason.

she comes across the clearing entirely by coincidence, and the sound of her plated boots crunching twigs is more than enough for the stag to immediately spring away. riven frowns, first at the retreating deer then, after a glance down to where it had been, at lady. ]

This is how you've been spending your time? [ the disapproval in her voice is so thick you could cut it with a knife. ]

[anybody]

Oh, no it's alright, ah-- wait! [ But it's too late, and no amount of Lady's reassurance that it's alright to stay is going to stop the creature. So instead, she simply waves as it dashes into the trees. ] Well, goodbye, Mr. Deer!

[ And then Lady's turning around to give Riven her attention, pouting and putting her hands on her hips. ] Your stomping scared him away! [ huff ] Woodland creatures are shy, you have to be nice to them, Riven.

[faultline]

I don't see how what I did was unkind.

[ it's not like she attacked it, you know. lady actually having a backbone about something makes her gaze soften a bit, though, and steps fully into the clearing. she doesn't sit with lady, though she also does her best not to hover over her; it works kind of. ]

He was not much of a friend if he ran so quickly. [ this is pure indulgence, for the record. riven gives woodland creatures absolutely no credit, because they are animals. ] You should keep that in mind.

[anybody]

Well, you could have been quieter... [ Lady having a backbone about something doesn't last long, mostly because she's terrible at staying mad at people. ]

Don't you like animals? [ That isn't necessarily the point or reason behind Riven's last comment, but it's how Lady chooses to interpret it anyway. ] I know the animals here aren't like the ones back home, but I still like them...

[faultline]

It isn't about liking them or not. [ and with that, riven neatly sidesteps the question. (she has no strong opinions on the subject, really.) she looks around; the clearing is quiet and remote, but that doesn't mean it's safe. ]

Are you alone again? [ asking questions she already knows the answer to. they might not be flightmates, but if the dragonsworn are meant to work together... sigh. ]

[anybody]

That's not an answer... [ But she drops it anyway. Looking up at Riven, she nods. ] Yes. Well, I had Mr. Deer for a little bit, but he's gone now... and you're here, so I'm not alone anymore, right?

[faultline]

[ ... ]

And if a demon had shown up instead of me? I doubt the Mr. Deer would've done much differently...

[ how does lady not understand things by now? riven really wants to know. ]

[anybody]

[ Lady frowns when she begins to think about that, looking more sad than angry when she realizes Riven does have a point. But still... ]

Well... I can't fight, but I could make a cage for it and run away, that's what I did before and everything worked out alright. My dress got singed, but that's an easy fix...

[faultline]

[ alright. this is enough to get riven to sit down, however grudgingly and not without a sigh. at least lady had some sort of... plan, if it even had dignity enough to be called that, but it's far from an effective one.

riven laces her hands together, mostly as a reminder to herself to keep her temper. lady doesn't deserve it, she's far too soft to handle anything harsh like that. ]

That isn't enough. You can't just cage every demon in the world... you need a better plan than running every time.

[ she's not projecting her ideals at all, either, okay. this is 100% unbiased life advice. ]

[anybody]

[ It is absolutely an effective plan, as far as she's concerned. It's kept her safe so far... even though she's really only used it once. ]

But... what else am I supposed to do? I'm not like you, or Rose, or anyone, I can't fight... and even if I could, I can't... kill anything. [ Drawing her knees close to her body, she wraps her arms around her legs and rests her head against them. Quietly, she continues. ] I know they're mean, but I... don't think I am...

[faultline]

It's not about kindness, or... unkindness.

[ "meanness" sounded stupid in her head. ]

You could learn... you should learn. At least while you're here. [ fighting and killing both; she knows they'll have to start small, though. ] The demons won't hesitate, you know.

[anybody]

But I don't want to learn those things. [ She knows she's whining, but she really doesn't want to hurt anybody or anything, even if she knows the demons won't hesitate to kill her if given the chance. ]

I know... [ Feeling a little patronized, Lady turns herself a little bit away from Riven. ] But I still don't want to... isn't there anything else I can do?

[faultline]

[ slowly, she brings her hands to face; slowly, she inhales. lady. lady. this is unnecessary. ]

Stay in the Sanctum. Don't venture out to where you'd be at risk of attack.

[ these are literally your only options. ]

[anybody]

But I don't want to just sit around in the sanctum all day by myself. [ No this is absolutely necessary. ] Well... I guess I'm not all by myself, but it's still lonely and boring if I spend all my time there... and besides, what's the point of being in a new world if I'm not allowed to play in it?

[ she doesn't like those options though weh ]