Tiptoe Higher Who: Zania and OPEN (to GRENDELS?) Where: Macholene III When: Sunset Why: Because Grendels! Rating: PG?
It had been a long day, full of wandering around in circles, waiting for Sebastian to return with Lynne. The idea had been to stay close to where he left Zania and Priestly, which meant by the end of day two Zania was bored. It didn't help that Priestly seemed to have deflated a little, and while she had some ideas as to why, he hadn't been willing to tell her and she didn't know him well enough to pry. As the sun began to set, Zania decided to take a walk downstream, figuring that she could always return to Priestly by heading back upstream. He was a big boy and could surely take care of himself for a little bit.
The land of Noel's home planet was beautiful, even if still very foreign. It felt like someone had taken a picture and changed all the hues around with the way the grass was blue instead of green, then the sky lavender instead of blue. The hardest part to get used to, though, was the pink water. Zania still expected it to have a flavor, yet the water streaming down the waterfall tasted just like water, even if it was pink. She dipped her toes in it, her shoes in hand. The current wasn't too bad, but it was still chilly for a swim and she didn't have anything to wear except the clothes on her back. Maybe if someone went swimming with her, it would be fun, but...
A noise in the bushes caused her to spin, peering into the shadows. It got darker far faster than she expected. "Hello?" she called out, her hand out in front of her as self defense. And then a noise came from behind, causing her to jump again. "Who's there?"