soulping | sparrow's heart

sparrow's heart

You're free falling through the sky, faster and faster with nothing to slow you down. Your heart pounds in strange excitement and fear and just when you think you might hit the ground —

The wind catches you, slows your fall to a gentle float until you land on the ground as a mischievous laugh echoes in your ears.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[....can I climb a tree?]

[I will totally travel by tree branches, don't think I won't.]

She can! She'll need to mind the Pokemon that are also in the trees, but nothing's stopping her.

[She will be very mindful of the Pokemon. No reason to disturb them.]

[Let us travel by tree branches to follow that spoke. \o/]

The Pokemon leave her alone for the most part, although some do give her curious or grumpy looks as she passes by.

After a couple minutes of travel, the trees seem to grow more scattered and the sound of a river comes from straight ahead - the same direction as the smoke.

[She just smiles and waves at the Pokemon.]

[Ooooh, a river.]

[She'll climb down to investigate that.]

The river is slow moving and pristine and just a little ways upstream Roxy can see the source of the fire: It's a campfire, set up near the edge of the river. Further from the riverbank, a small tent is pitched beneath a tree (poorly pitched, it looks like it might topple over if you breathe on it wrong). A long log has been pulled close to the fire to act as a chair and a girl with floppy dog ears sits on the log, toasting a few marshmellows over the fire with a long stick and humming a song while she waits.

★

Edited 2015-08-16 00:59 (UTC)

[Whose that? =O]

[Roxy approaches though, waving her arm.] Hey there!

"Oh, Roxy!" She looks up and smiles wide as she waves back. "When did you get here?"

Just now.

...though I'm kind of blanking on a name for you.

"I resemble Pink Finch of Takshaka, but you may call me Faith or Trust if you'd like!" She scoots over and pats the log next to her. "Come sit with me, you're just in time for s'mores!"

[She'll take a seat besides Finch.] Faith and trust, huh?

...forest is kind of sad for that,, isn't it?

She's quiet for a moment, fishing a couple graham crackers out of a bag at her feet. "It isn't so bad, most days. And it's been much better lately."

...

[She nods.] I'm glad to hear it. [Sparrow '^']

Trust neatly makes a handful of s'mores and offers Roxy the plate they're on. "..." She hesitates. "But when it is bad here, it is very bad."

[She'll take the plate, but hold it between them.]

[Because really, she still has to wait for Trust to eat first because Food thing.]

...it can be hard, when trust is betrayed.

"It is." She agrees quietly and nibbles on a s'more. "It never gets easier, either."

No, it doesn't.

But so worth it when it works out.

[Will eat one now.]

She smiles wistfully, licking a bit of marshmallow off her lip. "Like when we broke Rotten's game, back in the first month."

Still one of my best memories. Takshaka really saved the day.

"It wasn't Takshaka. It was everyone, working together and trusting each other. We all saved the day." There's soft sincerity in her words, heartfelt belief.

Trust really was necessary.

....I wonder how many people here still remember that.

"...Very few, I imagine. And even fewer who believe we can achieve something like it again." Trust stares into the fire.

Do you?

"...I want to. More than anything, I want to." She closes her eyes.

I do too.

I think we can. We just....need to find the way to do it.

Re: THE FOREST

Re: THE FOREST

Re: THE FOREST

Re: THE FOREST

Re: THE FOREST

THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP

Re: THE CAMP