"Yes, that is good to know... Perhaps I will have to ask him which shrine he frequents, now that we, ah, share the same needs." Isla smirked, seeming to relax now that the initial hurdle had been crossed - telling people became easier and easier the more she did it, but that didn't mean it didn't matter to her, what her friends thought of her decision.
She teased her bottom lip between her teeth as he asked about the nature of her new condition, happy to leave her hand captive in his own as they spoke and enjoyed each other's company in the glow of snowlight. The luxere, she was sure, would be along eventually, and until then Isla would happily converse with Jigano.
"As well as the aversion to sunlight and the need to feed, I no longer... feel things as I once did." She wrinkled her nose. "I do not feel any pain, but... pleasurable sensations evade me also. Physical ones, anyway - my emotions are untouched, it seems." At least there was that. "I am lighter on my feet, though I have yet to test how fast. And I..." Frowning, she chose her next words carefully. "I don't know if all Ascended have this gift, but when I was transformed, the Voice mentioned my eyes, and she... well. If I look just so, I can see the bones within a person, see what is broken or fractured. I can see heat signals, too, like people and objects are alight from within."
She teased her bottom lip between her teeth as he asked about the nature of her new condition, happy to leave her hand captive in his own as they spoke and enjoyed each other's company in the glow of snowlight. The luxere, she was sure, would be along eventually, and until then Isla would happily converse with Jigano.
"As well as the aversion to sunlight and the need to feed, I no longer... feel things as I once did." She wrinkled her nose. "I do not feel any pain, but... pleasurable sensations evade me also. Physical ones, anyway - my emotions are untouched, it seems." At least there was that. "I am lighter on my feet, though I have yet to test how fast. And I..." Frowning, she chose her next words carefully. "I don't know if all Ascended have this gift, but when I was transformed, the Voice mentioned my eyes, and she... well. If I look just so, I can see the bones within a person, see what is broken or fractured. I can see heat signals, too, like people and objects are alight from within."
