Submission (#2546) Approved
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31 July 2021, 22:21:13 PDT (3 years ago)
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1 August 2021, 10:59:40 PDT (3 years ago) by night-class
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It had been months spent stuck in the region of Kyendi, and the quaint city of Sulapei was beginning to grow on Citron. The young boy was beginning to grow comfortable, especially knowing full well that he, and the other two that were tagging along with him, couldn’t exactly leave with such a thick blanket of miasma in the air. When seasons changed, and the lovely flowers bloomed, so did his allergies. The month of spring showed no mercy on his soul, although his cousin Haru could argue that he deserved such experiences for all the trouble he had caused. Summer was here, and it couldn’t have been more welcoming to all but Citron. This meant that soon the trio would have to depart, leaving Kyendi in exploration of the vast regions across Eyre. He wanted to make it up to her, sort of... Deep down he knew he was at fault for the way he behaved towards her, yet it was almost in compulsion to her overly caring nature and the way she still smiled at him, even when he was downright nasty with her. It’s not like he could tell his cousin - or anyone for that matter - his plans for today. Hopefully she could be led astray with a wild goose chase, to search for items they may need on their travels and that he would do the same. Fortunately for him, he played into the correct field, knowing that Haru considered preparation to be incredibly important.
Now was the only opportunity he would get, since dusk was breaking soon. The clouded kittom scurried past the riverbank, and into the living quarters where the girl with the gilded winged anima sit - she was as beautiful as ever, especially admiring the calm flow of the stream. Clearing his throat rather awkwardly, he takes a few steps towards her, before calling out her name.
“Eos.”
She doesn’t even flinch, looking over her shoulder and smiling. Goodness gracious, he hated that smile. Or so he forced himself to believe. Her chipper tone and skip in her step made him regret what he originally came here to do, opening his mouth a couple of times before glowering at her.
“Haru wouldn’t shut up about being stuck with you, so she forced me to take you out somewhere to get a dumb little treat so you won’t complain when we leave soon. “
Eos quirked a brow. Haru hadn’t mentioned anything to her, and the two were just chatting earlier as if nothing was going on. Maybe she should have been paying better attention, rather than staring at that stream all afternoon. Whoops.
“Oh, okay! That sounds good to me. do you think you’d like to go get some of that airy gelato I’ve heard about on the street? They don’t have many flavors, but they do have a lot of tasty toppings!”
Almost instinctively does she lick her lips, eyes shining with excitement. It sounded so good! But that could be her sweet tooth talking. Citron rolled his eyes before nodding along.
“Yeah, sure. Now let’s hurry up and go, I don’t want to waste any more time of mine by taking you out like this.”
Grouchy as ever.
The two make their journey down the stream and near a hollow tree trunk. Guess this was the place. It wasn’t really fancy, but it seemed as if they would be throwing in the towel soon, considering the vacant indoors and workers tying up their aprons. Citron’s quick to nudge Eos on over to the front, raising his eyebrows in exasperation - making sure that she was the only one to witness. She was going on and on about what she wanted before she got here, and now she’s stumped ? Well whatever. Green eyes glance at his companion in mock confusion, innocent stare as ever, now that the worker was looking at the both of them. Even his voice, it came out a lot softer than intended.
“I’ll order mine first so you don’t have to stress out about the time-“
What a diabolical little brat.
“May I just order coconut with graham crackers sprinkled on top?”
A nod, then the machine in the back whirs to life. Eos is still debating on her flavor combination, while his own was being prepared in the back. It was rather loud, but that was to be expected when they extracted cloud essence to create the softest melt-in-your-mouth gelato to be experienced. Just in that short amount of time, the white kittom settled for vanilla, such a plain flavor. But to be fair, she did add on strawberries and cheesecake bites! This better be good...
It really, really was. The taste was amazing, it even had Citron kicking his feet back and forth on the stool outside, watching as the blanket of dusk soon fell over the two and little lanterns lit up the night sky. Eos was chatting to him, and he was absentmindedly nodding along without genuinely paying attention to her words. Guess Kyendi could do that to a person. She notices, though, and a small smile makes it way onto her lips. He's so distracted right now, it was honestly cute to her. His mind, it really was far beyond the clouds, he hadn't even noticed her taking occasional glances before outright staring.
As much as it pains for him to acknowledge it, leaving Kyendi would be like leaving a part of himself. Unbeknownst to him, a part of Kyendi is always in him.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Elecite Coins | 8 |
Characters
ELN1296: Eos
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ELN1485: Ram
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ELN1518: Citron
| Reward | Amount |
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| AP (Kyendi) (Currencies) | 1 |