Elide
Elide nods at Kiada's experience with death, intrigue making her tilt her chin forward to give the woman fuller attention. Huh. She's given the afterlife some thought, gandered through old writings about it, and she could probably surmise it in plenty of words. 'Warm', however, might not have been apart of the vocabulary she chose. In a way, this clarification relieves her, and this time a real smile softens her icy features. The rest of Kiada's story is peculiar, suddenly being warped out of death and offered eternal youth. It's unprecedented, which is exactly what makes this so interesting.
As they walk down the shadowy halls, Elide nods at Kiada's comment. So she has heard about what happened. "Yes," Elide remarks simply, continuing onward. She falters for a moment to regard Kiada, thinking of telling her about the two different cures, but what comes out instead will probably surprise both of them. "I'm sorry. For what happened to you," her gaze wavers stiffly, unused to such sentimentality, so she lifts her chin and turns back to the bookshelves, "at least you've been given a second chance."
They return to Elide's table, to which she carefully places her stack of books on one corner. Then, she turns to collect the papers she has thrown all about, a few straying on the floor. "Hm?" She lifts her head at Kiada's question, tucking her papers neatly into her leather bookbag. There's a brief pause in her movements as it registers, but once it does she is quick to answer, "Yes, my entire life. My brother and I were born here but, I am all that's left of my family now."
In a sweeping motion, she gives Kiada a few blank papers and a writing utensil, adding quietly, "for notes."
She settles into one of the seats and motions for Kiada to make herself comfortable. After a moment of consideration, she explains, "I have been a researcher and a hunter for most of my life. My work is all I do, and Halo is a very quiet place to do it. I doubt I will ever leave," she looks up to retrieve a book, "What of you? What did you do before?"
As they walk down the shadowy halls, Elide nods at Kiada's comment. So she has heard about what happened. "Yes," Elide remarks simply, continuing onward. She falters for a moment to regard Kiada, thinking of telling her about the two different cures, but what comes out instead will probably surprise both of them. "I'm sorry. For what happened to you," her gaze wavers stiffly, unused to such sentimentality, so she lifts her chin and turns back to the bookshelves, "at least you've been given a second chance."
They return to Elide's table, to which she carefully places her stack of books on one corner. Then, she turns to collect the papers she has thrown all about, a few straying on the floor. "Hm?" She lifts her head at Kiada's question, tucking her papers neatly into her leather bookbag. There's a brief pause in her movements as it registers, but once it does she is quick to answer, "Yes, my entire life. My brother and I were born here but, I am all that's left of my family now."
In a sweeping motion, she gives Kiada a few blank papers and a writing utensil, adding quietly, "for notes."
She settles into one of the seats and motions for Kiada to make herself comfortable. After a moment of consideration, she explains, "I have been a researcher and a hunter for most of my life. My work is all I do, and Halo is a very quiet place to do it. I doubt I will ever leave," she looks up to retrieve a book, "What of you? What did you do before?"
sword for a tongue, night in the heart, room in the body
only for the mysterious — the impossible, unfathomable things
only for the mysterious — the impossible, unfathomable things
