eyes can't shine unless there's something burning bright behind
Aurelia chuckled at his reaction, shrugging her shoulders with a tilt of her head as if to say 'maybe I do'. Roaming the beach with the ornery captain of the Ark wasn't exactly her first idea of fun but, she would make do. She was quite used to people with attitudes like his. Actually, his wasn't that bad in comparison to a few people she could think of from her past. "I'm used to giant plants that come alive and swallow a human whole if he steps too close. What you're describing is pretty tame in comparison," she replied, "my home had its fair share of oddities but... nothing like those feet!" she added with a playful grin.
He tossed her a spear and a net, and she fumbled to catch them. She was examining the cloud manta for the jewels he was talking about. She had, indeed, seen them before. Well, okay, let's see how this goes. She glanced at Jack before she walked out into the waves so that they came up to her knees.
Aurelia waited a few minutes, standing very still and watching the manta movements carefully. Her green eyes fixated on one of them, one with a jewel on its forehead. It fell into a swimming-and-flying pattern around her, seemingly curious. It looped out of the water and back into it a few times before she was confident enough to predict its next move.
She threw the net with one hand, flinging it in such a way that it spread perfectly and captured its target with ease. It struggled against the ropes of the net and, pausing to adjust her grip, Aurelia speared it through. The mantas surrounding her recoiled away from her quickly. She looked over to see what Jack was doing, if he was having the same luck. She propped up the spear and began untangling the net from the manta, asking casually, "How many of these do you want?" she took a closer look at the jewel on its crest.
He tossed her a spear and a net, and she fumbled to catch them. She was examining the cloud manta for the jewels he was talking about. She had, indeed, seen them before. Well, okay, let's see how this goes. She glanced at Jack before she walked out into the waves so that they came up to her knees.
Aurelia waited a few minutes, standing very still and watching the manta movements carefully. Her green eyes fixated on one of them, one with a jewel on its forehead. It fell into a swimming-and-flying pattern around her, seemingly curious. It looped out of the water and back into it a few times before she was confident enough to predict its next move.
She threw the net with one hand, flinging it in such a way that it spread perfectly and captured its target with ease. It struggled against the ropes of the net and, pausing to adjust her grip, Aurelia speared it through. The mantas surrounding her recoiled away from her quickly. She looked over to see what Jack was doing, if he was having the same luck. She propped up the spear and began untangling the net from the manta, asking casually, "How many of these do you want?" she took a closer look at the jewel on its crest.
Aurelia
