JUNIPER
you think i'm happy because i'm smiling,
but it's the easiest thing to do
Juniper had never been to the Hollowed Grounds before. Of course, the bubble had made visiting a nonissue for most of her life, but even when they'd opened, she had never had any interest in visiting, believing it would only further sabotage her already poor reputation. But now -- now she had a job to do. She could no longer let fears of seeming too sympathetic to outsiders restrict her actions, not when her entire purpose now was to be -- or at least seem -- sympathetic to outsiders. If she were to act as a liaison between the Fae and the outside world, as their diplomat, first she needed to understand the outsiders, to expand her almost nonexistent knowledge of them. And while she could have started by contacting their leaders, she also wanted to know what the average outsider was like -- to get the perspective of an everyday person, not just a queen or governor. but it's the easiest thing to do
So she came to the Settlement, forcing herself to walk instead of flying in the hopes that she wouldn't stand out too much, though she could hardly hide her wings. She knew everyone could tell she didn't belong here, from the way she stared at everything if not from her Fae nature, but she hoped she hadn't placed herself in actual danger. Just awkwardness, considering that she was not, in fact, that good with people.
She wandered through the Settlement, looking for the market, looking for someone to talk to -- and starting to wonder if she ought to ask for directions.
if you looked a little closer,
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
