Evie
His words sound so simple coming from his mouth, and yet they have a gravity he cannot possibly understand. Her heart feels as if it will rabbit from her chest at any moment, trying to hide the trembling of her hands as she nods jerkily. A desperation in her eyes, a need for kinship, for understanding. Trying to conceal it, but woefully unable to. Though she may be a proficient actress, this is her one weakness. Her Achilles heel. And this is a test, to see if she can ever tell anyone of her cursed nature in the future. "Please," she says softly, not wanting to come off as rude. Both terrified and curious of what powers the man might wield. It's easier to laugh off her anxieties, the tremendous weight on her shoulders, when Peter gestures to his legs and says 'fish parts'. One hand rises to clasp over her mouth at the outburst, but her shoulders shake and her eyes are bright with ill-concealed mirth. "Fish parts?" she giggles from behind her palm. "You have to be more descriptive! She could have had a fish head for legs! An...eye catcher perhaps," and here she dissolves into helpless giggles at her own ridiculous play on words. Only once the spasms of amusement calm does she drop her hand back to her lap, trying to get her breathing - and propriety - back under control. "I'm glad she's no longer sick though. It seems we all have been lately, either from the weather or the Blight."
It's not the happiest thing to think about, so Evie is delighted when Peter nods, happily handing off the stone and plucking another from the ground. She levers herself off the sand, gesturing for Peter to follow her as she walks down to the waters edge. "Now, the best way to do this is to put the motion in your wrist, and try to throw horizontally instead of up or down. You want to skim it off the surface of the lake, not drop it in. And to throw it quickly, so it has a nice burst of speed." Here she slows her gestures, showing the snap of her wrist in slow motion before turning and whipping the stone out at the lake. It skips cheerily three times before disappearing, the ripples spreading out before dissolving into nothing. Turning, she grins at Peter and gestures for him to try.
be the love you never received
the love you've always wanted
