[ look, there's just too much to take in at the moment: her death, the cause still unknown, and this world that's supposedly now her new home, the weakness in her limbs like she's just been born. it's a lot for one person to absorb in such a short period of time, even for someone hardened and weathered like her.
but still, lumine will argue with herself later on that that's not an excuse not to pay attention to her surroundings, to be alert when she needs to be. this is, after all, a new world and she has to treat it as such. it's unfamiliar terrain, still unexplored. anything—everything could be a danger to her, even the slightest tremors beneath her bare feet, the nauseating smell of decay and death all around—
and she only snaps from her reverie when a voice calls her attention, familiar in its cadence and expression. but even before she can say something or even understand what's going on, the hiss of the badaliscus draws her notice more than the familiar ginger hair and face of the person next to her.
lumine doesn't even greet his name or call him, hackles raising as she takes a defensive stance. purple electro arcs across her fingertips as she readies herself for battle, but at the last second, it fizzles out.
like fire being doused with water. ]
Why ...
[ she jumps back when the badaliscus hisses again, turning back towards them to snap furiously. clearly, what childe did just pissed it off even more. ]
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but still, lumine will argue with herself later on that that's not an excuse not to pay attention to her surroundings, to be alert when she needs to be. this is, after all, a new world and she has to treat it as such. it's unfamiliar terrain, still unexplored. anything—everything could be a danger to her, even the slightest tremors beneath her bare feet, the nauseating smell of decay and death all around—
and she only snaps from her reverie when a voice calls her attention, familiar in its cadence and expression. but even before she can say something or even understand what's going on, the hiss of the badaliscus draws her notice more than the familiar ginger hair and face of the person next to her.
lumine doesn't even greet his name or call him, hackles raising as she takes a defensive stance. purple electro arcs across her fingertips as she readies herself for battle, but at the last second, it fizzles out.
like fire being doused with water. ]
Why ...
[ she jumps back when the badaliscus hisses again, turning back towards them to snap furiously. clearly, what childe did just pissed it off even more. ]
Lead the way and I'll follow you.