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(closed) here i am, a rabbit hearted girl

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?"

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[Despite being in another world entirely, there are still things that Bruce can do in his daily life which remain unchanged.

Meditating is one of them.

If anything, he has to admit that Azeroth is a much better place for such an activity. At least, generally speaking. It was hard to do so in the Amber Sanctum, given the heat and the only shelter provided caves. It wasn't bad, but... well, there were forests here, so why not meditate there.

Which was what Bruce was doing now. He had found a pretty nice rock, got onto it, sat down and started to withdraw into his mind. The tranquility of this place at least was one thing he could appreciate, the calmness and the smell of the flowers...

Flowers?

Bruce cracked open an eye, then opened both when he saw flowers suddenly blooming around the rock he was sitting, and looking around found himself apparently surrounded by them. At least they didn't look threatening, but this was still... well, he was pretty surprised, alright.

[ Lady continues to make her way through the forest in a fashion that is best described as literal frolicking and singing some made up some song about flowers and woodland critters for a while longer. She seems to be enjoying herself, not even focusing too hard on the task of forcing growth all around her anymore as she plays like a child in the outdoors -

Until one little twirl ends with her standing a few feet away from Bruce, who is quite suddenly surrounded by rapidly growing bushes and bunches of flowers. ]

Oh! [ Realizing her mistake, Lady rushes over and waves her hands at the flowers in a shooing motion, making them retract before they decide to encase Bruce in branches and leaves. ] O-Oh, I'm sorry, I was just, um, well, singing and maybe dancing a little bit, but I didn't mean to... do this to you...

[Bruce doesn't notice her at first, his attention having been drawn to the rapidly growing flora around him, of which they are getting rather worrying and deep in the calm he's put himself in, Bruce can feel the first rumblings beginning to sound inside.

He purses his lips together and tries to quickly squash it back down. Now wasn't the time for this. It was just some plants. They weren't going to harm him.

It's easy enough to say, but convincing the other part of him is another matter entirely. Bruce feels the rumbling inside starting to get larger now, and he takes a deep breath, curling his hands tight, fingernails biting into the palms--

He snaps his eyes back open at the gasp nearby, and he almost loses it for a moment before he realizes where it comes from.]

I--ah. [Bruce has to pause, take a moment to remind himself where he is and what is happening, and to put the facts together. It only takes a moment, and soon he puts on a small smile.] Don't worry about it. They're very pretty.

[ Lady continues to shoo away the plants surrounding him, feeling bad for not being more careful (even though her flowers shouldn't be exactly harmful), and looks to him with a worried expression on her face. The smile and reassurance do make her feel instantly better about it all, but... ]

Really? So you're... not mad at me? [ Just to make sure. Being a bit of a timid girl, Lady doesn't like to upset or frighten people, so she worries even when he tells her not to. ]

[The smile just widens a little more, and Bruce almost looks amused as he shakes his head to confirm.]

Not at all. There's nothing to get angry about. [Since there are so many other things that he can get angry about, and Bruce knows that better than most others.]

Oh. [ It takes a second reassurance, but she does now feel better, so she smiles. ] Okay, if you're sure. And thank you, I think they're pretty too. [ Even before her greensworn powers, she's liked flowers and forests and all of the colours that come with it. Feeling inspired, the dress she's conjured up for herself for this little outing is covered in flowers much like the ones she's been creating now. ]

Um, are you... out here because you like the forest?

[Bruce does notice the dress, but he isn't sure if he should comment on it. He doesn't want to sound like some sort of... weird old guy or something that might creep her out, and she seems like the kind who gets creeped out easily. It's something he can relate to.]

It's certainly more comforting than most places. [He answers her question with a wry smile, but his tone is only nothing but soft amusement.] What about yourself?

[ Lady nods. ] I like the greenery. It reminds me of the woods back home, sort of...

[ It isn't quite the same, but it's close enough. Having been here for a couple months, Lady has had time to adjust and to find some comfort in things, things that help her feel a little less homesick. But only a little. ]

My sanctum is very green too, but the dragons seem to get upset if I pick any flowers... and it's a very sleepy place, which is nice when you want to nap, but I don't always want to nap, I want to do things and make things.

[Bruce nods in understanding. There has always been something about being in nature that soothed him - probably because there's no people there, and its easier when you happen to turn into a giant green ragemonster and hurt people by accident. Avoiding that is what Bruce likes to do.]

The one I'm in pretty much as nothing but sand. [He returns back, still looking pretty wry about it.] It does get kind of boring after a while.

Sand? [ She echoes, curious as to what sanctum that is. ] What colour is that? Your flight, I mean, I know sand is brown... or um, beige... [ Lady trails off a bit, realizing she's kind of wandered away from her original thought. She shakes her head. ]

But if you have sand, you could build a sand castle. [ Because obviously a grown man would want to build sand castles. ] Is it warm sand? Like on a beach during the day when the sun is shining?

[ 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. ]

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.

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.

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...

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. ]

Bronze. [He corrects gently, hardly sounding too bothered by it.] And yes, it is very warm sand. Sometimes a bit too warm, for my tastes.

[Because the sun almost always shines down and the only source of water is an oasis where the dragons tend to converge around. And Bruce isn't that wholly fond of them still.

He quirks a smile at this point.] I didn't think about building a sand castle, though. Maybe I'll consider that in the future.

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?

Bronze... I haven't met anyone else from bronze, I don't think.

[ Seeming to have decided that Bruce is friendly and isn't going to hurt her or anything, Lady comes a little closer, flowers no longer sprouting around her feet when she walks. ] I think that would be nice. I know, um, people think things like that are for little children, but it's nice to do them anyway.

[ ... ]

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. ]

[ 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...

[ 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. ]

[ 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...

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.

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?

There's not that many of us. It's not surprising.

[Also, they all tend to just do their own thing. Bruce can't really blame anybody for thinking that way.

He watches as the girl comes closer, his smile widening a little, and at her next words he nods almost solemnly.] I've never really made one myself before. It'll be interesting to attempt it.

[Bruce can't help but wonder what the dragons will think though if they see it.]

Really? I wonder why... well, I don't think there are too many greensworn, either, though...

[ Everyone she's met so far seems to do their own thing too, regardless of flight colour, so perhaps it's a universal thing. This isn't the homeland of any of them, from what she can tell - so she thinks perhaps that's the reason why. ]

You'll have fun, I think! [ There's such an innocent happiness in her voice when she says that. ] And, um, may I sit down with you? And would you... rather sit on a cushion instead of a rock?

[ 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. ]

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 ]

[Bruce can't help but feel a little bit pained in his heart when he hears the utter innocence in her voice. Himself, sure, he didn't wholly mind being dragged to this war - it wasn't as if he had a place back on Earth, anyway - but this girl... it was pretty clear that this wasn't a place for her.

He tries not to think too hard about it, though, and puts on his best smile as he nods once more at her words.]

Feel free. And I don't really mind if I sit on a rock or a cushion. [Whatever she wants, Bruce is cool with it too.]

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