04-07-2018, 01:05 PM
[div style="max-width: 600px; text-align: justify; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"]maker--this kid is just too sweet. the moment jacob turned towards her, flashing that brilliantly warm smile, melantha had to avert her gaze for the expression was just too bright. it was like gazing into the sun. everything about her life thus far has been cold and lonely. she's spent so much time trying to separate herself from emotions because it was necessary to survive that interacting with someone so...so pure is almost alien. she should have known from his colorful garments, but jacob looks to be around her age so why is he still so happy? or perhaps a better question is why his happiness makes her uncomfortable instead of making her feel happy, too? mel coughs awkwardly. she cannot bring herself to be cold or sarcastic to someone so radiant, but she also does not know how to behave in any other manner. "uh...yeah, i just got here two days ago," manages the puma with a small smile; albeit a strained one. "nice to meet you, jacob." his accent is unusual. slurred with a certain kind of twang which only seems to make him feel warmer. melantha is almost convinced that jacob has to be an angel of some sort, because no one could possibly be so friendly. but then another girl who is sweet and soft with sparkly eyes approaches and mel finds herself shifting away from all the positive feelings. she's learned to expect the worst from people in the duration of her rather short life, so she finds it hard to believe that any of this is real. but melantha really wants that free food...