Crash nodded his head as he listened, having learnt the bare minimum of procedures himself he had an idea of what she meant. "Mm, books can only take you so far...Sorry I can't be of much help but I could keep an eye out for doctors...since I'm so accident prone" He grinned at her, though he tried really hard to avoid infirmaries and/or any other medical facility that contained nurses, doctors or scientists, he figured he'd brave it if he hurt himself when he was out and about...he felt even more motivated to do so when his peculiar, philosophical moment appeared to make Lily uneasy.
Guilt slithered into his expression as he realised her smile was gone, even after he threw in the jumbled quote. It'd been years since he'd thought on that wisdom...over six years to be exact. As Lily gave him a weak smile he rubbed the back of his neck and nodded his head, unable to think of anything to say. If anything he was eager to move on from it...which is why his face brightened when Lily agreed to walk with him.
Crash's smile grew as Lily shuffled over to his side, he was glad she was willing to come with him. It'd been a while since he'd been in favourable company. He subtly kept Lily on his left side so he could turn to look at her as they walked, which he did every so often...though that probably wasn't a good idea considering his clumsy tendencies. "Really? So many familiar people, I can't wait to catch up with them!" He grinned, a burst of excitement making him hop a step as his face lit up. Catching himself he cleared his throat and calmed himself down...sort of, he was still buzzing at the prospect of seeing them all again.
His mouth opened as if he were going to say something as she pushed his shoulder, instead of words he ended up giving her a bashful smile as color flooded his cheeks and he rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeaaaah...probably a wise move" He admitted, seeing no point in trying to deny it. Feeling the heat in his cheeks he quickly tried to divert her attention to another subject "So you keep tabs on Carmen, hmm?" He asked trying to even out his smile but failing miserably as his eyebrows rose. Usually he wouldn't have noticed such a subtle hint but he was on top form today, focused even. Nothing was going to take him by surprise.
"Why? Is there... someone you're looking for?"
...except that. His eye widened for a brief moment as his brain scrambled for a response, he'd convinced himself that his question had been subtle. He'd even hid the disappointment at not hearing her name among those Lily could sense. "N-no, I was...I was just asking" He stuttered out, turning to watch her reaction. "Well...sort of...I-I was hoping that" He was so focused on what he was trying to say that the 'focus' he'd had a minute ago had now completely dissipated, he wasn't even looking where he was going any more..."Maybe you had...heard from Ka-aaah!" As he finally got to the point of his rambling, the toe of his boot caught in a rut on the path and sent him head over heels. Anybody else would have probably been able to recover from such a thing...but Crash...
As it was this was the starting point of another Crashtastic accident...as he jerked forward he realised that he was in danger of landing face first in one of the carefully tended flower beds, so in an attempt to save them, he threw his weight to the side, rather than backwards (which would have helped a normal person recover). Doing, this meant he now threatened the life of an innocent rose bush. With a muffled exclamation, the shapeshifter exploded in a puff of purple smoke and disappeared between its branches, the bush wriggled from side to side with a volley of high pitched squeaks before a tiny ball of red fluff rolled out of the back of it and straight into the trunk of a tree behind it hitting it...head first. The ball of red fluff, that was in fact a Crash version of a dormouse flopped backwards onto the grass with a thud before exploding in another puff of purple smoke, leaving a groaning shapeshifter in its wake.
"Okay..." Crash complained, lifting a hand to his head to touch a small gash on the left side of his forehead. He got to his feet with a small hiss and turned to look at Lily...though he wasn't entirely sure which Lily to focus on. "...that one hurt" He admitted, grinning sheepishly as he slowly picked his way back over to her, trying not to appear too wobbly.
@HylianRose
Rain smiled at Ara's response, the idea of that was appealing and rather refreshing. "Your chances are improving already then" She stated. 'Even bad impressions can work in your favour' She envied her for that, for purely selfish reasons of course. Rain's eyes dropped to take in Ara's appearance as the girl looked down at her own clothes, she had 0 knowledge on 'fashion' but whatever Ara was wearing seemed...unique and well fitted. Nothing like Rain had seen before, she'd started to think that everyone here lived in jeans. Still she was probably being bias on the situation but she had a feeling she wasn't going to forget Ara all too quickly...admittedly if she had been blonde, that would have been a definite.
Her eyebrow quirked up as the list of abuse broadened 'Boil him...what kind of place is this?' "So I've been told...I'll bear that in mind if I meet him" She decided on saying. Avoiding the idea of killing, even in her world that had become less acceptable.
Despite being preoccupied with Ara, Rain did notice Aurelia's movement. Particularly the way she shrink away and eventually edged herself to stand behind her. 'Move towards the werewolf...what an odd reaction' She was amused by the thought of it, though she figured neither of them knew what she was anyway. Still Aurelia's movement had effectively placed Rain between her and Ara, much to the werewolf's surprise. 'I'm not going to protect you...' She thought, turning her head to look at Aurelia for a moment before turning her attention back to Ara. It wasn't that she disliked Aurelia but she wasn't a part of her pack, so she saw little need to put herself in harms way...mind you, she couldn't be bothered to move out of the way either.
Rain smiled as Ara nodded her confirmation and turned her head just in time to catch Aurelia doing the same. "Okay then...lets move out" She shrugged, turning to lead the trio down the corridor...of course she hadn't a clue which way to go but she figured someone had to start them off. "I have no idea where I'm going by the way, so feel free to chip in with directions" She told them both providing they went with her, if they didn't she only walked a few paces away before waiting for them.
She kept pace with the other two girls, subconsciously trying to stay even with them, resisting the urge to step out in front and adamant she wouldn't fall behind. Until this moment she hadn't realised how much thought went into such a simple movement...or rather how much her people read into it. She glanced at Aurelia again as Ara directed a question at her'Well, something we have in common...that's a first' She thought on Ara's comment, wondering whether she should mention the similarity.
Inwardly grimacing as Ara decided it was time for someone else to contribute to the conversation...she was rather enjoying just listening, it was far easier than talking. 'Fun?' She tried not to frown and failed miserably. "Fun..." She murmured trying to recall the last time she'd experienced such a thing. "I suppose hunting is fun...though it's more of a necessity than anything" She mused more to herself than Ara, it was a job at the end of the day but she was hoping it would hit the bar...now she thought about it, she'd sworn not to mention it 'What does it matter now...'. "This is the first time I've left home and it's been a while since I've talked to other girls" She admitted after giving Aurelia a chance to answer first. "I wasn't given the chance to have fun at home, responsibilities and all that" She ran her fingers through her fringe and unless Aurelia piped up she stated "Besides I haven't the faintest idea what would be considered fun here" with a small shrug of her shoulders "What about you Ara? What do you do for fun?" The werewolf asked, turning to look at Ara carefully avoiding her eye as she did.
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