GGaD » [[@GalaxE ~ just a past thread]] An unsupervised child is wandering...

SpecterTheGreat · July 26, 2020 00:38:33

Martin flipped the pages in hopes he'd find another picture.

GalaxianExplosion · July 28, 2020 17:17:00

He does! He finds a picture of a young woman in plain clothes with a cloak.

SpecterTheGreat · July 28, 2020 17:32:46

After admiring the picture for a minute or so, Martin checked to see if he could read anything describing the picture.

GalaxianExplosion · August 28, 2020 01:05:35

There's only a simple word captioning that photo, curiously, to the side.
" E E" is what's readable.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 28, 2020 01:13:21

Martin gave a slight pout, since he couldn't read that.
The pictures were interesting though... and he turned the page(s) until he got to the next one.

GalaxianExplosion · September 17, 2020 00:12:21

The next picture seems to be of the same person, though she seems to have been changed. It's like the art style completely swapped, and if Martin could read the pages, perhaps the story would have seemed changed as well. Regardless, it's clear that it's still her, with faded silhouettes of others in the background.

SpecterTheGreat · September 17, 2020 00:17:11

He thought the drawing made her look pretty. Martin wondered if the figures behind the girl were her family or group. Kind of like his own. Maybe.
After admiring the picture again, he turned the pages.

GalaxianExplosion · September 17, 2020 00:59:19

Funnily enough, the next picture is still with her being changed into another style, though this time her back is turned. The only consistency is perhaps her general presence. The blurred marks are still there, this time by effect of varied cross-hatching.
The setting seems to be at a harbor, as a faint outline of a ship resides beyond her view.

SpecterTheGreat · September 17, 2020 01:03:58

Martin does not know what kind of story the pictures are telling. He still thinks that they're very pretty though.

GalaxianExplosion · September 21, 2020 02:27:16

The cricket chirps in his sleeve again as if to announce the fact Kiaane's nearing where Martin is again.
Honestly, the narrator's not sure if the cricket's trying to tell Kiaan that Martin exists here as well or trying to tell Martin that Kiaane's coming back.

SpecterTheGreat · September 21, 2020 09:13:00

"Hey little guy," Martin muttered as he turned his attention to his sleeve. "Hungry?"

GalaxianExplosion · September 21, 2020 19:10:40

The cricket just chirps a bit more before quieting again, settling down in its original position.

SpecterTheGreat · September 21, 2020 19:42:40

Sadly, Martin does not understand cricket talk yet.
He peered inside his sleeve.

GalaxianExplosion · September 21, 2020 19:45:42

The cricket kinda peers back at him, but it's mostly still in the fold of his sleeve.

SpecterTheGreat · September 22, 2020 14:42:00

He left it there to be comfortable.
Martin closed the book and stood up, taking it with him. "Kiaane?" He called out.

GalaxianExplosion · September 22, 2020 17:38:50

Martin has Kiaane's attention but not Kiaane's response, which is not planned to be formulated anytime soon. That is to say--Kiaan's looking in his general direction but is not responding.
The cricket chirps as if to provide emphasis.

SpecterTheGreat · September 23, 2020 00:23:32

"This book is really fun!" Martin skittered up to Kiaane and held up the book. "It has pretty pictures!"

GalaxianExplosion · September 23, 2020 21:05:19

Kiaan seems to recognize it immediately, since they just keep their gaze on it as soon as they look whatever is visible to them. If they didn't recognize it, they would have tried to walk around it to look at more details.

SpecterTheGreat · September 24, 2020 15:39:51

"There was a pretty lady drawn in it too!" He kept the book up, probably expecting Kiaane to grab it. "Have you seen it before? I can't read it."

GalaxianExplosion · September 24, 2020 16:58:42

Kiaan does not grab it, but they do nod.

SpecterTheGreat · September 24, 2020 17:05:07

"Have you read it?"
He's getting tired of holding the book, but he still doesn't drop it.

GalaxianExplosion · September 24, 2020 19:06:03

They just nod again.

SpecterTheGreat · September 24, 2020 20:19:11

Martin let his arms drop backward a little. "What does it say? I only saw pictures. I can't read it."

GalaxianExplosion · September 25, 2020 02:35:31

Kiaane answers the question with "it" being the title. "Beauty and the Beast." It seems a tad bit weird to hear them say both words.

SpecterTheGreat · September 25, 2020 10:46:53

"That's the title?" Martin turned the book to see the cover. "Can you tell me what it's about?"

GalaxianExplosion · September 27, 2020 18:57:03

"Beauty," Kiaane explains thoroughly, pointing to the cover, "and the Beast."
Wow. 10/10. Nobel Prize for best explanation.

SpecterTheGreat · September 29, 2020 00:21:38

"What happens to Beauty and to the Beast?" He continued questioning, curious to know.

GalaxianExplosion · September 29, 2020 14:17:24

The cricket chirps.
"They..." Kiaane is struggling a lot. "...marry."
Ok, yeah, but like, that's the conclusion.

SpecterTheGreat · September 29, 2020 14:21:27

"They marry?" Martin sounds confused. "Why does she marry a beast?"

GalaxianExplosion · September 29, 2020 14:36:40

Kiaan's not one to put spoiler warnings in their dialogue, and they're also not one to answer questions very properly. "The Beast was cursed."