Post by Sinclair on Jun 24, 2010 13:04:31 GMT -5
Ruairi yawned as he leaned against the railing, his eyes lazily darting from one fish to another as they swam about the large aquarium in front of him. Nearby a hyper seven year old with a can of soda clutched in his hand was rattling off some story as he watched the fish. Ru offered the occasional 'uh-huh' of acknowledgment, which satisfied his social engagement to the little boy, but his mind was far away now. Since arriving in Bayville, things had moved so quickly. A day of unpacking with his mother, a day of exploring the town, and then meeting the lemon haired little boy, Cymir. Ru took to him immediately, which would explain why he invited the little boy to the aquarium in the first place. He would have preferred the museum, but apparently the museum was boring, said Cy. So Ru relented, and here he was.
"Ru?"Cy began suddenly voiced, his tone questioning as he reached up to tug at the hem of Ruairi's canvas jacket. Getting the older boy's attention wasn't hard, but Cy wanted to be sure all the same.
"Mhm?"Ru responded, turning his shoulders in Cy's direction so that he was almost facing the seven year old as he listened. He still stood above the boy, but he wasn't about to kneel down around all these people. Besides, his height hadn't noticeably fazed the little boy yet, so he wouldn't expect it to now.
"Why don't fish go backwards?"Cymir questioned curiously. Ru proved knowledgeable so far, there seemed no reason in Cy's mind that he couldn't answer that question. Besides. Cy would love to see a fish swim backwards, just once.
"Backwards?"Ru chimed, his expression one of surprise. The little boy smiled, apparently amused by his Irish accent (which apparently was more noticeable with that one word) "Well, 'suppose they don't for the same reason that you don't walk backwards. Even if you know how, you know you're not supposed to, that other people don't do it. No one's going to stop you, but do you think of it on your own?"
"No... Guess not."Cy agreed, casting his gaze down to his feet. Ru probably wouldn't like him if he kept asking silly questions, and that was the last thing Cy wanted to happen. So he would keep quiet now and just watch the fish.
Ru, on the other hand, wasn't going to let that happen. The little boy's discomfort stirred his sympathies so definitively that he knew he had to do something.
"Walking and swimming backwards would be really cool though. Really fun. In fact, just because you reminded me, I'm going to try it,"Ru announced, dropping his arms from the rail to his side before he began taking cautious steps backwards. He moved slow at first, keeping his eyes on Cy rather than those around him. He kept going backwards, getting more confident after a few steps. He grinned as Cy began to laugh. That was more like it.
"Ru!"Cy's voice suddenly warned, his eyes growing wide as he watched Ru collide with a stranger. They should have saw it coming, but it still seemed shocking to Cy.
Cy wasn't the only one that was alarmed. Ru jumped when he felt the contact of another, his attention going to Cymir as he voiced his name. When he realized Cy was just trying to warn him, he relaxed ever so slightly before turning to face the person he'd collided with, expecting anger or annoyance. He was the picture of calm, however, with his arms at his sides, his expression serene.
"I'm sorry."Ru stated automatically.
{Open to anyone. Your character can be the one he bumps into, or either of us can NPC him and your character can just sit by and watch- I don't care. Whatever comes to mind when you read it, I'll go with it ^_^.)
"Ru?"Cy began suddenly voiced, his tone questioning as he reached up to tug at the hem of Ruairi's canvas jacket. Getting the older boy's attention wasn't hard, but Cy wanted to be sure all the same.
"Mhm?"Ru responded, turning his shoulders in Cy's direction so that he was almost facing the seven year old as he listened. He still stood above the boy, but he wasn't about to kneel down around all these people. Besides, his height hadn't noticeably fazed the little boy yet, so he wouldn't expect it to now.
"Why don't fish go backwards?"Cymir questioned curiously. Ru proved knowledgeable so far, there seemed no reason in Cy's mind that he couldn't answer that question. Besides. Cy would love to see a fish swim backwards, just once.
"Backwards?"Ru chimed, his expression one of surprise. The little boy smiled, apparently amused by his Irish accent (which apparently was more noticeable with that one word) "Well, 'suppose they don't for the same reason that you don't walk backwards. Even if you know how, you know you're not supposed to, that other people don't do it. No one's going to stop you, but do you think of it on your own?"
"No... Guess not."Cy agreed, casting his gaze down to his feet. Ru probably wouldn't like him if he kept asking silly questions, and that was the last thing Cy wanted to happen. So he would keep quiet now and just watch the fish.
Ru, on the other hand, wasn't going to let that happen. The little boy's discomfort stirred his sympathies so definitively that he knew he had to do something.
"Walking and swimming backwards would be really cool though. Really fun. In fact, just because you reminded me, I'm going to try it,"Ru announced, dropping his arms from the rail to his side before he began taking cautious steps backwards. He moved slow at first, keeping his eyes on Cy rather than those around him. He kept going backwards, getting more confident after a few steps. He grinned as Cy began to laugh. That was more like it.
"Ru!"Cy's voice suddenly warned, his eyes growing wide as he watched Ru collide with a stranger. They should have saw it coming, but it still seemed shocking to Cy.
Cy wasn't the only one that was alarmed. Ru jumped when he felt the contact of another, his attention going to Cymir as he voiced his name. When he realized Cy was just trying to warn him, he relaxed ever so slightly before turning to face the person he'd collided with, expecting anger or annoyance. He was the picture of calm, however, with his arms at his sides, his expression serene.
"I'm sorry."Ru stated automatically.
{Open to anyone. Your character can be the one he bumps into, or either of us can NPC him and your character can just sit by and watch- I don't care. Whatever comes to mind when you read it, I'll go with it ^_^.)