09-18-2020, 10:43 PM
Asteri
"The stars listen, so don't say anything you'd regret."
Asteri would have originally preferred to stay inside during a storm, or listen to such a thing at night in the safety of a run-down human house, but with the promise of lightning that she could not say no to, a patrol and hike sounded like a great idea. So when Bai announced that they would lead such things, she was one of the first to arrive. The glow of their eyes astonished and amazed her.
She didn't know whether it was the thunderstorm on the approach, or something else, but she felt the prickling of anxiety against her back, which she easily set aside. Anxiety wasn't for a hike or patrol. As she followed the group, taking the back with some other NPCs, she picked up various things and set them in a chest pouch an Alithian had given her. There was this neat little stick she had found, it looked like a wishbone! And a cluster of flowers by the inn - she didn't pick them, but simply placed a little stone next to them.
Turning to face the thunderheads and anvil clouds above, she let her tail wag wildly - such was the glory of storms, to be so terrifying but beautiful. To be powerful and destructive, but giving and beautiful - she longed to be like a storm. Following the group to the cliffs, she took one last glance at the anvil clouds that were pushing ever closer. Thunder rolled across the sky like wardrums, she let rain hit her as the group was led down the cliff. She had picked up an interesting looking rock on the way down - it was really smooth and her mind went 'pick it up', so she did.
The anxiety was still there, crawing like a cluster of ants - she was anticipating something and she didn't know what.
" THEY NEVER HAD IT LIKE ME, LIKE ME / THEY NEVER REALLY LIKED ME, LIKED ME! " ————————————————— ˊˎ˗