The pale face human that stared back at Eleana through the reflective glass was unhappy. She worked the delicate nerves, triggering the faces humans tend to wear when they feel emotions: happy, excited, sad, angry. Anger was Eleana's favorite face her human mask made. She loved how her curved eyebrows arched together and her plump lips would either push together in a pout or a stretch across her face into a snarl. It didn't seem to matter what emoticon she pretended to wear because her eyes gave away her true feelings. She was growing restless again. The flesh cage around her was beginning to suffocate her. She could feel her wings try to spread and push against the glamor, her sharp talons tearing at the skin with no result. She knew how easy it would be to shed this horrible skin if she truly let go, but the promise she made long ago was always fresh in her mind. Remain human, keep the secret, keep us safe. Vladimir passes by Eleana's table, and her face goes back to neutral. No more over thinking these silly things, she had a performance to prepare for.
With a flustered sigh, Eleana reaches for her brush and begins to process of teasing her wild hair. It may be very useless, but Eleana liked her human hair. Once it was put up and held into place, Eleana starts on her clothing and makeup next. She removes the silk robe to reveal a skin tight leotard. It was a simple black one piece with long sleeves. Eleana had cut a number of small slithers into the sides to show a little skin. Finally, the deep red dress was adorn onto Eleana's frame. It was made with a material that would burn away easily at the climax of Eleana's performance to reveal the leotard underneath. Her favorite part of the dress were the strips of cloth that clung to the sleeves. When they catch fire, they gave the appearance of wings. The unhappiness returns to the women staring back at Eleana from the mirror. Without thinking, she raises her arms above her head, locking her wrist together and watches the artificial wings catch in the breeze. The sadness her human mask was wearing almost felt real..
Just like Wings.