Aurelia
I never had a chance to be soft
I was always bloody knuckles and shards of glass
I was always bloody knuckles and shards of glass
A lot of things will take some getting used to...
The look on Sunjata's face at the mere mention of Jack's name made a sense of suspicion arise in Aurelia. Part of her felt defensive of him already, which came as its own surprise. He wasn't exactly her dearest friend and she didn't know him well enough to pretend she did but, he had offered her a place to stay, food to eat, an explanation, and... she probably had a real job on the Ark, if she wanted it. That was plenty for her to be grateful for. However, when Sunjata told her to be wary of him, her lips strained into a taut line.
"To be frank, I'm wary of everyone.. at the moment," she told him, a little edge in her tone. It was true, though. She held her fair share of reservations about the captain of the Ark and his crew.
She finished off her joke with a longer sip from her glass, her tastebuds becoming numbed to the taste. She watched with raised eyebrows as Sunjata leaned over his desk towards her with a cat-like grin on his face - quite literally, cat-like. She narrowed her eyes at him and his spiraling horns. Still, she listened to his precautious advice and smirked at his theatrical display.
Aurelia set her glass down and gave his words consideration. She shook her head after a moment or two. "No," she shook her head again, more confidently, "You'll find that I'm not all that proper, either. Besides, I don't know anything about the rest of this world. It's probably... better to get my bearings before I go and get lost through another portal," she let out her own ragged sigh.
A question suddenly came to her mind and she hesitantly began to ask it aloud, "So.. what happened between you and Jack, then? It had to be something, judging by that look you got on your face."
The look on Sunjata's face at the mere mention of Jack's name made a sense of suspicion arise in Aurelia. Part of her felt defensive of him already, which came as its own surprise. He wasn't exactly her dearest friend and she didn't know him well enough to pretend she did but, he had offered her a place to stay, food to eat, an explanation, and... she probably had a real job on the Ark, if she wanted it. That was plenty for her to be grateful for. However, when Sunjata told her to be wary of him, her lips strained into a taut line.
"To be frank, I'm wary of everyone.. at the moment," she told him, a little edge in her tone. It was true, though. She held her fair share of reservations about the captain of the Ark and his crew.
She finished off her joke with a longer sip from her glass, her tastebuds becoming numbed to the taste. She watched with raised eyebrows as Sunjata leaned over his desk towards her with a cat-like grin on his face - quite literally, cat-like. She narrowed her eyes at him and his spiraling horns. Still, she listened to his precautious advice and smirked at his theatrical display.
Aurelia set her glass down and gave his words consideration. She shook her head after a moment or two. "No," she shook her head again, more confidently, "You'll find that I'm not all that proper, either. Besides, I don't know anything about the rest of this world. It's probably... better to get my bearings before I go and get lost through another portal," she let out her own ragged sigh.
A question suddenly came to her mind and she hesitantly began to ask it aloud, "So.. what happened between you and Jack, then? It had to be something, judging by that look you got on your face."
I wanted people to be afraid of hurting me
