Trying his best to not show his weakness he stood up and hid his now tear wet face in his hands as he did his best to make it look like sweat by rubbing his hands along his forehead and cheeks… He sat on a bench and slumped over, legs spread, elbows resting on their adjacent knees and hands laced together as he appeared to be thinking to anyone who passed by. “Soon he heard the bark of a dog in the distance and looked up, “Arcane?!” he thought aloud, but no, it wasn’t Arcane. It was a young girl and her dog playing in the park. “Oh God.” his voice was broken and shaky as he cried into his hands once again. “Please forgive me Alyssa.” his shoulders shook with every broken cry he mustered. Would she even talk to him after this? He was a fighter, a man, a knight in training, yet here he was heartbroken over a girl he parted with by choice. “I’m so fucking stupid.” he buried his face in his hands.
A hollow day [EVA]
Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:43 pm
Trying his best to not show his weakness he stood up and hid his now tear wet face in his hands as he did his best to make it look like sweat by rubbing his hands along his forehead and cheeks… He sat on a bench and slumped over, legs spread, elbows resting on their adjacent knees and hands laced together as he appeared to be thinking to anyone who passed by. “Soon he heard the bark of a dog in the distance and looked up, “Arcane?!” he thought aloud, but no, it wasn’t Arcane. It was a young girl and her dog playing in the park. “Oh God.” his voice was broken and shaky as he cried into his hands once again. “Please forgive me Alyssa.” his shoulders shook with every broken cry he mustered. Would she even talk to him after this? He was a fighter, a man, a knight in training, yet here he was heartbroken over a girl he parted with by choice. “I’m so fucking stupid.” he buried his face in his hands.
Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:58 pm
That particular day, Eva found the heat to be rather painful as she took a walk around the park. She walked towards her favorite place in the park, a bench that was placed in the right place for people watching. However, what awaited her there wasn’t the usually empty wooden bench but a man sobbing into his hands. Eva stopped, considering walking away as an option but remembered that she had boring jobs waiting for her back with her manager. She didn’t know if she was doing the right thing when she went over and sat down on the bench.
She sat there silently for a while until, “Hey,” she began. Whatever problem this man had wasn’t anything Eva had to worry about but she didn’t know why –maybe it was because she was feeling kind that day? – but Eva wanted to comfort him. “What’s wrong?”
Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:13 pm
He was soon joined by another, he could hear the weight shift on the bench with a ginger creek, just like on that day, at first he didn’t notice her and brushed it off but when she spoke it gave him a fright… JUST LIKE WHEN HE MET ALYSSA. He began crying again, “O-oh I’m fine, just… J-j-just missing somebody.” he stuttered to himself as he wiped his eyes dry, looking at the stranger with now puffy red visage. “I’m sorry if I look like an eyesore out here… I just made a bit of a mistake and now I kinda regret it.”
Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:28 pm
“Do you want to talk about it?” she asked the man. Eva tried to make a story out of what he said about missing someone and making a big mistake. Those phrases usually meant some sort of tragedy and her overactive imagination was already cooking up a drama in her head. Honestly, all the possibilities made her want to roll her eyes at him and tell him to get off his sorry ass and do something about the mistake. But, yet again, Eva had an image to keep and all she did was smile disarmingly at him. “I don’t know what you have been through but usually, it helps to just talk about it, right?” she told the man, giving him a light pat on his shoulders.
Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:42 pm
.Soon Kenny would collect himself in the presence of the stranger, “I’m cool, no need.” he finally managed to stop the tears and get his back bone in gear as he cracked his neck and sighed. He wiped his eyes one last time and shook his head to clear the images out of his mind. She was his lover not his mother, he didn’t need to cry this much, thus he stopped and relieved himself in the form of another louder sigh. “Tis all good, just miss my dear uh... “ What was she to him again? He couldn’t quite think about it, “My family, I miss my family. Here on my own for the first time in a long time, sometimes I guess I just remind myself of a fear I have. But tell me stranger, what brings you out here?”
Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:55 pm
The man was apparently missing his family and while Eva couldn’t tell for sure, she didn’t see how someone could be crying like this just because they were away from their ‘family’. A lot of people leave their nest at a certain age and not all of them spend their time crying. The story was definitely not complete, yet, it wasn’t Eva’s place to pick and probe at it and discover the facts. She wasn’t going to be nosy when she wasn’t even interested.
“I’m trying to escape from my work, actually,” she replied to his question. “I come here whenever I’m feeling a bit stressed out or if I want to relax. It’s perfect for watching people, see,” she said, pointing to a child with her mother on a mini picnic. “It’s fun to just sit here and watch them. You learn a lot of about people when you just sit to a side and observe”.
Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:20 pm
He could ask what kind of work she did, there were all sorts of potential jobs, stripper, accountant, mayor, horse breeder, horse rider, who knew what she could do but her… There had to be something that she did that was interesting… Someone like her wouldn’t be out and about getting away from a stressful job if it wasn’t semi-important. She looked important. “If you don’t mind me asking.” would she mind maybe? Maybe not? He was confident in his ability to people watch and analyze folks. There were all kinds of things she could do, maybe just maybe she was a loose serial killer trying to find a new victim and he was the target! Strange he had gone from sadness to joy so quickly! He didn’t want to die, but it was a possibility.
Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:36 pm
She sat back and straightened up as the man next to her asked about her job. With her legs crossed over one another, Eva let her right hand rest on top of her knee while the left one came up to brush her hair back. “I…,” she started, not sure if it was ok to tell someone about her work. But then again, it wasn’t like both her jobs were anything to hide. “I work as a model. It’s nothing big but it’s just something I do to earn a living and it can get really stressful. Today in particular was a day I just wanted to relax but my manager wanted me working anyway,” she said. “I also work as a Rune Knight whenever I’m not modeling,” she finished and looked up. She worked harder than most people to earn her living despite seemingly being given everything at birth. It was all for a single dream but that would be a story for another day.
Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:17 pm
Kenny tilted his head at the word rune knight, it was a peculiar phrase. He had heard it plenty of times, yes but never before did he think he would hear it from a model. Strange, two perfections so different paralleling each other through her. “I take it you must be pretty talented to manage both jobs.” he admitted, it sounded like it would be bothersome to do both of those things. One in fashion the other in magic and keeping the peace. How one could find a balance would take an immense amount of ability and for that kenny respected the young woman even more. A model though? That was interesting, not every day he meets models. “What’s the model aspect of things like? Is it treating you well? Lots of fans?” he asked, of course she had lots of fans, she was a looker. Not too bad on teh eyes, a little lanky but weren’t most models? Not too bad all in all, but that wasn’t important to him, he was mostly just tuned in to the conversation as much as he could as she spoke on. Was he staring too long? That would be a shame if he did so, and rude, so his gaze shifted away for just a moment to behind her as he saw a few people pass by here and there, families and such. “Also, how did you become a rune knight if you don’t mind me asking? Must be lots of training and documents to work out.”
Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:19 am
The truth of the matter was that Eva would never survive a day without her manager keeping her schedules and finding her time to rest. Sometimes, however, the work gets piled up so much so that her manager starts demanding more from her just like that day. “I had always admired the Rune Knights, I guess,” she had a thoughtful look as Eva tried to remember why she had chosen to be a Rune Knight. “Era is my hometown, you see, so I see a lot of them around every day. I think that I had always thought their work was cool and wanted to do it, too. But, later down the road, I found something else that I wanted to do a lot and turned to modelling to make enough money to pursue that dream,” she told him. “And, I do as little paperwork as possible. My manager does most of it for me. I just look over the more important ones. So, where are you from?”
Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:24 am
Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:38 am
But alas, she made sure to keep that veil of an outer persona at all times. “Maybe we should just walk around the city for a bit. I do know this really good coffee shop where we could get some nice coffee with really good snacks. I had discovered it by accident but it quickly became my favorite in the whole city,” she offered. Believing that the man would follow him, Eva lead them out the park. The streets were as crowded, if not more, as the park. It was a Sunday morning, after all, and everyone seemed to be out with their family, friends, and lovers.
Even the shops that would usually be very low on customers had people coming in every now and then. Honestly, Eva didn’t even know that Magnolia’s population was this high. It seems that she still had a lot more to know about the city bearing Fairy Tail at its heart. Nonetheless, it was beautiful.
Sun Jul 02, 2017 6:50 pm
“Sure, why not, a walk in the city sounds marvelous.” he beamed, a grin on his face as he placed his hands on his hips, he looked back at the city his eyes tracing the towering buildings as he mentally decided on a place they could go. Ofcourse, the market obviously, but he did not object to the notion of getting coffee. Though he had never really drank coffee so it would be an interesting experience, to say the least. Who knows, maybe the place would have scones as well. Kenny did oh so love those tiny pastries, they were all so delicious, scones, doughnuts, and bagels. All of that bread neatly baked and what not. “Alright lead the way. Though I do have a question, I want to join the Rune Knights, do you know how I can become a member?” he asked the question at random, but she was a knight and he was alone for the moment though he would have no issue leaving when the time came, it would make a fun job for now.
Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:47 am
Now, how was it that she became a Rune Knight? She tried to remember. Honestly, her memory, when it came to events that didn’t put any marks on her, were fuzzy and blurred most of the time. She hated wasting her time in them, too. So she just gave him the answer that made sense to her, “I believe you send a letter to the council first. Well, not exactly the council but more like that person in the council that heads the Rune Knights. You give him all the details and maybe meet him at some point. He will give you the Rune Knights symbol and there you have it,” she explained, albeit a little sloppily. She wasn’t completely sure of this process since her manager had taken care of everything for her.
“Anyhow, we are here. Let’s talk inside,” she walked up the stairs at the side of a neat looking building. The café was at the top floor and it was run by a woman of thirties that worked hard to raise her three children. The coffee she made felt special since, as corny as it may sound from Eva, it reminded her of a mother’s warmth. She immediately noticed an empty table at the corner besides the window and sat down. “So what makes you want to become a Rune Knight?”
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