Post by Kia on Jun 19, 2009 19:31:52 GMT -5
[...shouting.]
The silence was distinct. One would think that silence was silence, regardless of the situation or surroundings but that could never be the case in a place like this. Here, it was either haunting, disembodied moans or...this silence. Heavy, suffocating, unnerving. Outwardly, Chike was pressed close to her brother's side, ill at ease. Inwardly, she was delighting in the thrill of what she could see and smell and feel all around her. Death. It was delicious.
To Ayomide, it was simply wrong. He was not afraid, not outwardly or beneath his imposing mask, but he was fiercely certain that a place such as this was not meant to exist. It was unnatural. He didn't care for it in the least but Chi had insisted that her curiosity was not going to leave either of them alone until they had at least looked at the graveyard. Of course, looking never satisfied Chi. She needed the whole experience and she clearly did not feel that she could get all of that by standing on the sidelines and pondering what was inside.
"I could live here," Chi whispered in her brother's ear, allowing the left side of her lips to curl into a grin that Ayo could feel against his cheek. No one observing them would be able to see the smile that would betray her shyness as a lie. No one would hear the admittance that she liked the graveyard when supposedly Chi should be off-put by such things.
Ayo sighed, bumping her shoulder disapprovingly. He knew that she intended it as a suggestion, not simply an observation. He know, too, that she knew he would never agree to it. "It is far too gray," he responded quietly, ignoring her disdainful scoffing at his response. "You would step into the sun after a day too many here and be fully blinded for sure." He was mostly serious but added a not of teasing in hopes of stopping Chi from becoming irritable. His own face showed nothing but narrowed eyes and displeasure but it was he whole was constantly careful of not angering his sibling.
"I'd never have to look at you again," she jibed, stepping suddenly away from his side and forcing him to pause and turn his body to watch her progress skeptically. Usually, she gave warning when she planned to leave his side. Had he annoyed her in trying not to annoy her? He wouldn't be surprised.
"Where are you going?" He questioned, stepping after her now and disliking the emptiness at his side in a place where neither of them had ever been before and could not possibly predict happenings in. At any given time, they could be taken off guard and with both of them half-blind and underweight, it wouldn't be good at all. Especially not in the event that there might be more than one other living beast in the area.
Chi paused, looking back over her shoulder with her good eye and blinking placidly at him. "I thought we wanted to get out of here. We can't leave until I've satisfied my curiosity and frankly, you're moving too slow. If you don't want to sit around here then hurry up."
Another sigh escaped Ayo and he shook his mane out thoroughly before picking up his pace a bit in order to recover his place at Chi's left side. If she was willing to make quick work of the exploration, he wasn't going to drag his feet. He was hungry and disliked the ever-present gloom here. Leaving as soon as possible was preferable for him.
The silence was distinct. One would think that silence was silence, regardless of the situation or surroundings but that could never be the case in a place like this. Here, it was either haunting, disembodied moans or...this silence. Heavy, suffocating, unnerving. Outwardly, Chike was pressed close to her brother's side, ill at ease. Inwardly, she was delighting in the thrill of what she could see and smell and feel all around her. Death. It was delicious.
To Ayomide, it was simply wrong. He was not afraid, not outwardly or beneath his imposing mask, but he was fiercely certain that a place such as this was not meant to exist. It was unnatural. He didn't care for it in the least but Chi had insisted that her curiosity was not going to leave either of them alone until they had at least looked at the graveyard. Of course, looking never satisfied Chi. She needed the whole experience and she clearly did not feel that she could get all of that by standing on the sidelines and pondering what was inside.
"I could live here," Chi whispered in her brother's ear, allowing the left side of her lips to curl into a grin that Ayo could feel against his cheek. No one observing them would be able to see the smile that would betray her shyness as a lie. No one would hear the admittance that she liked the graveyard when supposedly Chi should be off-put by such things.
Ayo sighed, bumping her shoulder disapprovingly. He knew that she intended it as a suggestion, not simply an observation. He know, too, that she knew he would never agree to it. "It is far too gray," he responded quietly, ignoring her disdainful scoffing at his response. "You would step into the sun after a day too many here and be fully blinded for sure." He was mostly serious but added a not of teasing in hopes of stopping Chi from becoming irritable. His own face showed nothing but narrowed eyes and displeasure but it was he whole was constantly careful of not angering his sibling.
"I'd never have to look at you again," she jibed, stepping suddenly away from his side and forcing him to pause and turn his body to watch her progress skeptically. Usually, she gave warning when she planned to leave his side. Had he annoyed her in trying not to annoy her? He wouldn't be surprised.
"Where are you going?" He questioned, stepping after her now and disliking the emptiness at his side in a place where neither of them had ever been before and could not possibly predict happenings in. At any given time, they could be taken off guard and with both of them half-blind and underweight, it wouldn't be good at all. Especially not in the event that there might be more than one other living beast in the area.
Chi paused, looking back over her shoulder with her good eye and blinking placidly at him. "I thought we wanted to get out of here. We can't leave until I've satisfied my curiosity and frankly, you're moving too slow. If you don't want to sit around here then hurry up."
Another sigh escaped Ayo and he shook his mane out thoroughly before picking up his pace a bit in order to recover his place at Chi's left side. If she was willing to make quick work of the exploration, he wasn't going to drag his feet. He was hungry and disliked the ever-present gloom here. Leaving as soon as possible was preferable for him.