NIKI
Starwhale watching is an old pastime for those who live in the Greatwood, but to no one's surprise, Niki has only ever been a handful of times. The last time he was even up in the Observatory was to try and catch a meteor shower back in Leafchange. Almost a year before, now, but with the sky so dazzlingly clear tonight and no appetite to shut himself away back home, the necromancer braves the climb up to the observation deck.
It's never empty up where the small telescopes are stationed, out in the open air, but with the heat of the evening still oppressive to many visitors to the forest, it's quieter than it might be otherwise. Setting himself up at an empty table beside a free telescope, he weighs down his notebook with a softly lit candle in a jar, leaving a few pieces of chalk and charcoal just in case he's able to catch a glimpse of one of the elusive creatures clear enough to sketch.
Then, leaning casually against his cane and stooping just a bit to put his eye to the scope, he twists and adjusts the lens with an ease that feels practiced, despite his comparatively few visits up here. Slowly but surely, Safrin's heavens come into view, and Niki allows himself a small smile.
It's never empty up where the small telescopes are stationed, out in the open air, but with the heat of the evening still oppressive to many visitors to the forest, it's quieter than it might be otherwise. Setting himself up at an empty table beside a free telescope, he weighs down his notebook with a softly lit candle in a jar, leaving a few pieces of chalk and charcoal just in case he's able to catch a glimpse of one of the elusive creatures clear enough to sketch.
Then, leaning casually against his cane and stooping just a bit to put his eye to the scope, he twists and adjusts the lens with an ease that feels practiced, despite his comparatively few visits up here. Slowly but surely, Safrin's heavens come into view, and Niki allows himself a small smile.
my body's on the line now, I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face
I can feel the light shine on my face
