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@solar-powered-boy
A man stands before you dressed in comfortable, unassuming clothing - aside from the odd mask. It lifts its hand to wave, and you can see the degraded state of its artificial skin, the tips of the fingers beginning to fray. He tilts his head and speaks, voice quiet and slightly fuzzy.
"H-Hello there..."
Victor wasn't convinced at all that he was looking at a true human being. Whatever it was, when he switched to his thermal lens, it did seem to be running a little warm. His forked tongue flicked out from between his dark, cracked lips, and yuck! The smell only confirmed it for him. Still, the thing had piqued his interest, so he payed for the large stuffed rabbit he'd been buying for Chloe and he began to follow it.
Helios finished browsing before leaving empty handed. It was in no hurry, unaware that anyone was following it. He walked down the street a ways before taking a hard left. He took a winding path before coming to a stop at the side of a dilapidated building.
It dug its fingers in and hoisted itself up, climbing up the side and through a broken window on the second floor.
"Fascinating..." Victor muttered.
He had no practical way to climb up the side of the building himself, unless he wanted to expend the energy required to painfully sprout a few bladed tentacles (he absolutely did not.) So, Victor quietly picked his way through the decaying innards of the building, trying to follow the thing by using its heat signature.
Helios moved before settling on a balcony on the second floor. He took off his shirt and discard it nearby. A smooth black material covered his back, starting from just below his shoulder blades, wrapping around to the sides of his waist, and tapering out at his hips.
He basked, soaking up the sun to top off his battery.
Victor watched, his hulking figure silently crouched down in a nearby window (save, perhaps, for the creak of his leather clothing.) He took the time to switch to his digital lens, observing any visible joints, listening for the whirr of machine components, flicking his tongue out again to gather a more detailed scent profile of this artificial creature.
He wondered briefly what was stopping him from simply reaching out and grabbing it, and then he scuppered the idea. That didn't end well when he'd subjected Grace to such treatment, and he wasn't quite ready to see its defensive capabilities, if it possessed any. He did have the stuffed rabbit to consider, after all...
Helios flopped onto his stomach, spreading out across the cracked tile like a cat in the sun. There didn't appear to be any visible joints as he spread out. The synthetic skin spread across his body and the firmer shell on his back and around his waist stretched and shifted as skin should.
The only visible hint of its interior were the tips of its fingers, frayed and showing a hard black material beneath.
Victor's digital lens zoomed in on the frayed tips of its fingers, and he tilted his head to one side curiously.
Now what would he do? He stood back up as he thought about the possibilities. He could attempt to introduce himself, but that seemed about as foolish as simply trying to abduct the creature. There was also the matter of the stuffed rabbit. What if this thing thought that it was an offering to it? Victor couldn't have such a misunderstanding on his hands. He almost regretted not going immediately to Chloe's and minding his own business, but then again, curiosity was always one of his weaknesses.
Victor sighed quietly, tucked the stuffie under one arm, and then he cleared his throat.
Helios yelped, sitting up ramrod straight. He hastily gathered up his shirt and throwing it over his head. Its mask clattered to the floor, and it scrambled to grab that too, covering its face with an arm while it struggled to worm the other one through the other sleeve.
"Don't look...!" it snapped, screechy as if through a damaged speaker. It finally managed to pull its shirt on - backwards - and hastily shoved the mask. "I'm n-not- I wasn't e-exactly decent..."
On instinct, Victor's eyes flicked to one side beneath his visor while the digital lens continued to record everything. Once the entity had made itself "decent," Victor looked back at it and smiled, revealing two rows of uneven gold teeth.
"My apologies," he said, his voice oozing with a genteel charm. "I couldn't help but notice you as I was leaving the store, you see, and my curiosity got the better of me. My name is Dr Victor Gideon."
Helios stared for a moment, body heat going up a degree or two. He fidgeted with his mask again, just for something to do with his hands.
"Helios," he responded. "Y-You... noticed..." It rubbed a thumb over the smooth material of its mask. "Is it... normal for people to, ah, f-follow others h-home like this...?"
Victor sighed softly, his smile remaining. "No, it isn't, Helios. Under normal circumstances it would indicate that you're in danger. Luckily for you, I mean you no harm..."
He had to crouch to fit through the large, broken window frame, all seven feet (give or take a couple inches) of him emerging like a spider from a crack in the sidewalk. He reached up and switched to his normal lens, which could adapt to sunny conditions.
"So, may I ask where you came from?" He said, picking a stray paint chip from the stuffed rabbit's pink fur. "You're a very distinct creature, the likes of which I've never encountered..."
Helios bristled immediately at the question. Its hands fell away from its masks and to its sides, clenching. It stood up, though it was hardly imposing at five-foot-two. "No y-you may not..." he hissed through clenched teeth. "It's... n-not relevant, is it...?"
Victor cocked his head to one side again as he watched it grow indignant, his grin widening. Ohhh, it was cute. And brave. He wanted to pick the little darling up and... And what? See if it was ticklish? Dismember it with surgical precision and put it back together? Squeeze it in his arms while nuzzling its cheek? There was no telling with Victor, really.
Cute, plucky, small, very decidedly inorganic, but possessed of a sense of dignity. Victor filed this information away for later.
"I've hit upon a sore spot, haven't I?" He cooed. "Well, let us not dwell upon it then. What would you like to tell me about yourself?"
Helios huffed, backing off. For now. It felt overheated, overclocked. The scent of hot dust filled the air.
"Well, I-I'm my own man, for st-starters...!" it stated rather proudly, crossing its arms over its chest. It paused, considering. "...But if-if I wasn't a human man, th-that wouldn't be... I mean..."
It's gaze turned judgy and cautious, gauging Victor's reaction.
Victor wasn't convinced at all that he was looking at a true human being. Whatever it was, when he switched to his thermal lens, it did seem to be running a little warm. His forked tongue flicked out from between his dark, cracked lips, and yuck! The smell only confirmed it for him. Still, the thing had piqued his interest, so he payed for the large stuffed rabbit he'd been buying for Chloe and he began to follow it.
Helios finished browsing before leaving empty handed. It was in no hurry, unaware that anyone was following it. He walked down the street a ways before taking a hard left. He took a winding path before coming to a stop at the side of a dilapidated building.
It dug its fingers in and hoisted itself up, climbing up the side and through a broken window on the second floor.
"Fascinating..." Victor muttered.
He had no practical way to climb up the side of the building himself, unless he wanted to expend the energy required to painfully sprout a few bladed tentacles (he absolutely did not.) So, Victor quietly picked his way through the decaying innards of the building, trying to follow the thing by using its heat signature.
Helios moved before settling on a balcony on the second floor. He took off his shirt and discard it nearby. A smooth black material covered his back, starting from just below his shoulder blades, wrapping around to the sides of his waist, and tapering out at his hips.
He basked, soaking up the sun to top off his battery.
Victor watched, his hulking figure silently crouched down in a nearby window (save, perhaps, for the creak of his leather clothing.) He took the time to switch to his digital lens, observing any visible joints, listening for the whirr of machine components, flicking his tongue out again to gather a more detailed scent profile of this artificial creature.
He wondered briefly what was stopping him from simply reaching out and grabbing it, and then he scuppered the idea. That didn't end well when he'd subjected Grace to such treatment, and he wasn't quite ready to see its defensive capabilities, if it possessed any. He did have the stuffed rabbit to consider, after all...
Helios flopped onto his stomach, spreading out across the cracked tile like a cat in the sun. There didn't appear to be any visible joints as he spread out. The synthetic skin spread across his body and the firmer shell on his back and around his waist stretched and shifted as skin should.
The only visible hint of its interior were the tips of its fingers, frayed and showing a hard black material beneath.
Victor's digital lens zoomed in on the frayed tips of its fingers, and he tilted his head to one side curiously.
Now what would he do? He stood back up as he thought about the possibilities. He could attempt to introduce himself, but that seemed about as foolish as simply trying to abduct the creature. There was also the matter of the stuffed rabbit. What if this thing thought that it was an offering to it? Victor couldn't have such a misunderstanding on his hands. He almost regretted not going immediately to Chloe's and minding his own business, but then again, curiosity was always one of his weaknesses.
Victor sighed quietly, tucked the stuffie under one arm, and then he cleared his throat.
Helios yelped, sitting up ramrod straight. He hastily gathered up his shirt and throwing it over his head. Its mask clattered to the floor, and it scrambled to grab that too, covering its face with an arm while it struggled to worm the other one through the other sleeve.
"Don't look...!" it snapped, screechy as if through a damaged speaker. It finally managed to pull its shirt on - backwards - and hastily shoved the mask. "I'm n-not- I wasn't e-exactly decent..."
On instinct, Victor's eyes flicked to one side beneath his visor while the digital lens continued to record everything. Once the entity had made itself "decent," Victor looked back at it and smiled, revealing two rows of uneven gold teeth.
"My apologies," he said, his voice oozing with a genteel charm. "I couldn't help but notice you as I was leaving the store, you see, and my curiosity got the better of me. My name is Dr Victor Gideon."
Helios stared for a moment, body heat going up a degree or two. He fidgeted with his mask again, just for something to do with his hands.
"Helios," he responded. "Y-You... noticed..." It rubbed a thumb over the smooth material of its mask. "Is it... normal for people to, ah, f-follow others h-home like this...?"
Victor sighed softly, his smile remaining. "No, it isn't, Helios. Under normal circumstances it would indicate that you're in danger. Luckily for you, I mean you no harm..."
He had to crouch to fit through the large, broken window frame, all seven feet (give or take a couple inches) of him emerging like a spider from a crack in the sidewalk. He reached up and switched to his normal lens, which could adapt to sunny conditions.
"So, may I ask where you came from?" He said, picking a stray paint chip from the stuffed rabbit's pink fur. "You're a very distinct creature, the likes of which I've never encountered..."
Helios bristled immediately at the question. Its hands fell away from its masks and to its sides, clenching. It stood up, though it was hardly imposing at five-foot-two. "No y-you may not..." he hissed through clenched teeth. "It's... n-not relevant, is it...?"
Victor wasn't convinced at all that he was looking at a true human being. Whatever it was, when he switched to his thermal lens, it did seem to be running a little warm. His forked tongue flicked out from between his dark, cracked lips, and yuck! The smell only confirmed it for him. Still, the thing had piqued his interest, so he payed for the large stuffed rabbit he'd been buying for Chloe and he began to follow it.
Helios finished browsing before leaving empty handed. It was in no hurry, unaware that anyone was following it. He walked down the street a ways before taking a hard left. He took a winding path before coming to a stop at the side of a dilapidated building.
It dug its fingers in and hoisted itself up, climbing up the side and through a broken window on the second floor.
"Fascinating..." Victor muttered.
He had no practical way to climb up the side of the building himself, unless he wanted to expend the energy required to painfully sprout a few bladed tentacles (he absolutely did not.) So, Victor quietly picked his way through the decaying innards of the building, trying to follow the thing by using its heat signature.
Helios moved before settling on a balcony on the second floor. He took off his shirt and discard it nearby. A smooth black material covered his back, starting from just below his shoulder blades, wrapping around to the sides of his waist, and tapering out at his hips.
He basked, soaking up the sun to top off his battery.
Victor watched, his hulking figure silently crouched down in a nearby window (save, perhaps, for the creak of his leather clothing.) He took the time to switch to his digital lens, observing any visible joints, listening for the whirr of machine components, flicking his tongue out again to gather a more detailed scent profile of this artificial creature.
He wondered briefly what was stopping him from simply reaching out and grabbing it, and then he scuppered the idea. That didn't end well when he'd subjected Grace to such treatment, and he wasn't quite ready to see its defensive capabilities, if it possessed any. He did have the stuffed rabbit to consider, after all...
Helios flopped onto his stomach, spreading out across the cracked tile like a cat in the sun. There didn't appear to be any visible joints as he spread out. The synthetic skin spread across his body and the firmer shell on his back and around his waist stretched and shifted as skin should.
The only visible hint of its interior were the tips of its fingers, frayed and showing a hard black material beneath.
Victor's digital lens zoomed in on the frayed tips of its fingers, and he tilted his head to one side curiously.
Now what would he do? He stood back up as he thought about the possibilities. He could attempt to introduce himself, but that seemed about as foolish as simply trying to abduct the creature. There was also the matter of the stuffed rabbit. What if this thing thought that it was an offering to it? Victor couldn't have such a misunderstanding on his hands. He almost regretted not going immediately to Chloe's and minding his own business, but then again, curiosity was always one of his weaknesses.
Victor sighed quietly, tucked the stuffie under one arm, and then he cleared his throat.
Helios yelped, sitting up ramrod straight. He hastily gathered up his shirt and throwing it over his head. Its mask clattered to the floor, and it scrambled to grab that too, covering its face with an arm while it struggled to worm the other one through the other sleeve.
"Don't look...!" it snapped, screechy as if through a damaged speaker. It finally managed to pull its shirt on - backwards - and hastily shoved the mask. "I'm n-not- I wasn't e-exactly decent..."
On instinct, Victor's eyes flicked to one side beneath his visor while the digital lens continued to record everything. Once the entity had made itself "decent," Victor looked back at it and smiled, revealing two rows of uneven gold teeth.
"My apologies," he said, his voice oozing with a genteel charm. "I couldn't help but notice you as I was leaving the store, you see, and my curiosity got the better of me. My name is Dr Victor Gideon."
Helios stared for a moment, body heat going up a degree or two. He fidgeted with his mask again, just for something to do with his hands.
"Helios," he responded. "Y-You... noticed..." It rubbed a thumb over the smooth material of its mask. "Is it... normal for people to, ah, f-follow others h-home like this...?"
Hey, Neighbor.
He fiddles with the ends of his long hair and offers a small smile.
I don't think we've met, but I hope something good happens to you today.
@ghost-seventeen
Helios tilts his head and stares for a moment, startled by the appearance of the other man. It bows its head slightly after a moment, though, raising a hand in greeting.
H-Hi there... It's nice to meet you. I'm Helios... a-and you are?
Oh, right! Sorry.
He blushes, body flickering around the edges as the embarrassment registers, and he shoves his hands into his jeans pockets to keep himself grounded.
I'm Seventeen. I was wandering through this... place... when I saw you... I'm not sure where this is exactly, but it never hurts to be kind.
I see... This place is a-abandoned... it's not owned by anyone s-so you're not trespassing or anything if that's what you're worried about... Helios considered the ghost for a moment. Its head felt a bit fuzzy - more than usual. It was an odd sensation.
Are you... see through?
Seventeen takes a step back, and when he goes a little more transparent, his pearlescent eyes dart away as if to avoid the obvious.
Sometimes. I'm trying not to be...
There's static in his throat, and he coughs to clear it after another retreating step. He doesn't want to damage any important electronics Helios may have nearby, so he'll keep his distance until his 'pulse' settles and glances around the structure to distract himself.
It's certainly in a state of disrepair. Dust-covered and broken. Not much different from what he remembers of his hometown, like the school that had shut down long before he was a student. The perfect place for delinquency. His eyes narrow, cutting back to the other.
What are you doing here anyway? If it's abandoned...
Ah, well, its not e-entirely abandoned... Helios fidgets with his mask. With Seventeen a bit further away, its a little easier to think.
I live here... it's n-not too bad. Got some books... a generator... a n-nice sunny patch...
Your place, huh?
Raising an eyebrow, Seventeen considers Helios and his mask, thinks about him living in this abandoned place. Then, he shrugs, decides it's not his business. No need to stir up trouble with a person who's been nothing but nice.
Cool. As long as you've got books and sunlight, I guess anywhere can be home.
He hops up on what was probably a cabinet or shelf of some sort, barely disturbing the dust.
I like those things too.
Oh? What kind of b-books do you like...? Helios relaxes a fraction, moving to lean against the wall. This ghost is intriguing, it decides.
Hey, Neighbor.
He fiddles with the ends of his long hair and offers a small smile.
I don't think we've met, but I hope something good happens to you today.
@ghost-seventeen
Helios tilts his head and stares for a moment, startled by the appearance of the other man. It bows its head slightly after a moment, though, raising a hand in greeting.
H-Hi there... It's nice to meet you. I'm Helios... a-and you are?
Oh, right! Sorry.
He blushes, body flickering around the edges as the embarrassment registers, and he shoves his hands into his jeans pockets to keep himself grounded.
I'm Seventeen. I was wandering through this... place... when I saw you... I'm not sure where this is exactly, but it never hurts to be kind.
I see... This place is a-abandoned... it's not owned by anyone s-so you're not trespassing or anything if that's what you're worried about... Helios considered the ghost for a moment. Its head felt a bit fuzzy - more than usual. It was an odd sensation.
Are you... see through?
Seventeen takes a step back, and when he goes a little more transparent, his pearlescent eyes dart away as if to avoid the obvious.
Sometimes. I'm trying not to be...
There's static in his throat, and he coughs to clear it after another retreating step. He doesn't want to damage any important electronics Helios may have nearby, so he'll keep his distance until his 'pulse' settles and glances around the structure to distract himself.
It's certainly in a state of disrepair. Dust-covered and broken. Not much different from what he remembers of his hometown, like the school that had shut down long before he was a student. The perfect place for delinquency. His eyes narrow, cutting back to the other.
What are you doing here anyway? If it's abandoned...
Ah, well, its not e-entirely abandoned... Helios fidgets with his mask. With Seventeen a bit further away, its a little easier to think.
I live here... it's n-not too bad. Got some books... a generator... a n-nice sunny patch...
Victor wasn't convinced at all that he was looking at a true human being. Whatever it was, when he switched to his thermal lens, it did seem to be running a little warm. His forked tongue flicked out from between his dark, cracked lips, and yuck! The smell only confirmed it for him. Still, the thing had piqued his interest, so he payed for the large stuffed rabbit he'd been buying for Chloe and he began to follow it.
Helios finished browsing before leaving empty handed. It was in no hurry, unaware that anyone was following it. He walked down the street a ways before taking a hard left. He took a winding path before coming to a stop at the side of a dilapidated building.
It dug its fingers in and hoisted itself up, climbing up the side and through a broken window on the second floor.
"Fascinating..." Victor muttered.
He had no practical way to climb up the side of the building himself, unless he wanted to expend the energy required to painfully sprout a few bladed tentacles (he absolutely did not.) So, Victor quietly picked his way through the decaying innards of the building, trying to follow the thing by using its heat signature.
Helios moved before settling on a balcony on the second floor. He took off his shirt and discard it nearby. A smooth black material covered his back, starting from just below his shoulder blades, wrapping around to the sides of his waist, and tapering out at his hips.
He basked, soaking up the sun to top off his battery.
Victor watched, his hulking figure silently crouched down in a nearby window (save, perhaps, for the creak of his leather clothing.) He took the time to switch to his digital lens, observing any visible joints, listening for the whirr of machine components, flicking his tongue out again to gather a more detailed scent profile of this artificial creature.
He wondered briefly what was stopping him from simply reaching out and grabbing it, and then he scuppered the idea. That didn't end well when he'd subjected Grace to such treatment, and he wasn't quite ready to see its defensive capabilities, if it possessed any. He did have the stuffed rabbit to consider, after all...
Helios flopped onto his stomach, spreading out across the cracked tile like a cat in the sun. There didn't appear to be any visible joints as he spread out. The synthetic skin spread across his body and the firmer shell on his back and around his waist stretched and shifted as skin should.
The only visible hint of its interior were the tips of its fingers, frayed and showing a hard black material beneath.
Victor's digital lens zoomed in on the frayed tips of its fingers, and he tilted his head to one side curiously.
Now what would he do? He stood back up as he thought about the possibilities. He could attempt to introduce himself, but that seemed about as foolish as simply trying to abduct the creature. There was also the matter of the stuffed rabbit. What if this thing thought that it was an offering to it? Victor couldn't have such a misunderstanding on his hands. He almost regretted not going immediately to Chloe's and minding his own business, but then again, curiosity was always one of his weaknesses.
Victor sighed quietly, tucked the stuffie under one arm, and then he cleared his throat.
Helios yelped, sitting up ramrod straight. He hastily gathered up his shirt and throwing it over his head. Its mask clattered to the floor, and it scrambled to grab that too, covering its face with an arm while it struggled to worm the other one through the other sleeve.
"Don't look...!" it snapped, screechy as if through a damaged speaker. It finally managed to pull its shirt on - backwards - and hastily shoved the mask. "I'm n-not- I wasn't e-exactly decent..."
Hey, Neighbor.
He fiddles with the ends of his long hair and offers a small smile.
I don't think we've met, but I hope something good happens to you today.
@ghost-seventeen
Helios tilts his head and stares for a moment, startled by the appearance of the other man. It bows its head slightly after a moment, though, raising a hand in greeting.
H-Hi there... It's nice to meet you. I'm Helios... a-and you are?
Oh, right! Sorry.
He blushes, body flickering around the edges as the embarrassment registers, and he shoves his hands into his jeans pockets to keep himself grounded.
I'm Seventeen. I was wandering through this... place... when I saw you... I'm not sure where this is exactly, but it never hurts to be kind.
I see... This place is a-abandoned... it's not owned by anyone s-so you're not trespassing or anything if that's what you're worried about... Helios considered the ghost for a moment. Its head felt a bit fuzzy - more than usual. It was an odd sensation.
Are you... see through?
Ah, hello? Anyone here...?
Th-This man with cat ears told me you know radios...
I've- uh.. read a couple of manuals about radios? What do you need help with?
...I need your help f-finding where a radio signal is coming from... Is... is that something you can do?
Victor wasn't convinced at all that he was looking at a true human being. Whatever it was, when he switched to his thermal lens, it did seem to be running a little warm. His forked tongue flicked out from between his dark, cracked lips, and yuck! The smell only confirmed it for him. Still, the thing had piqued his interest, so he payed for the large stuffed rabbit he'd been buying for Chloe and he began to follow it.
Helios finished browsing before leaving empty handed. It was in no hurry, unaware that anyone was following it. He walked down the street a ways before taking a hard left. He took a winding path before coming to a stop at the side of a dilapidated building.
It dug its fingers in and hoisted itself up, climbing up the side and through a broken window on the second floor.
"Fascinating..." Victor muttered.
He had no practical way to climb up the side of the building himself, unless he wanted to expend the energy required to painfully sprout a few bladed tentacles (he absolutely did not.) So, Victor quietly picked his way through the decaying innards of the building, trying to follow the thing by using its heat signature.
Helios moved before settling on a balcony on the second floor. He took off his shirt and discard it nearby. A smooth black material covered his back, starting from just below his shoulder blades, wrapping around to the sides of his waist, and tapering out at his hips.
He basked, soaking up the sun to top off his battery.
Victor watched, his hulking figure silently crouched down in a nearby window (save, perhaps, for the creak of his leather clothing.) He took the time to switch to his digital lens, observing any visible joints, listening for the whirr of machine components, flicking his tongue out again to gather a more detailed scent profile of this artificial creature.
He wondered briefly what was stopping him from simply reaching out and grabbing it, and then he scuppered the idea. That didn't end well when he'd subjected Grace to such treatment, and he wasn't quite ready to see its defensive capabilities, if it possessed any. He did have the stuffed rabbit to consider, after all...
Helios flopped onto his stomach, spreading out across the cracked tile like a cat in the sun. There didn't appear to be any visible joints as he spread out. The synthetic skin spread across his body and the firmer shell on his back and around his waist stretched and shifted as skin should.
The only visible hint of its interior were the tips of its fingers, frayed and showing a hard black material beneath.
Victor wasn't convinced at all that he was looking at a true human being. Whatever it was, when he switched to his thermal lens, it did seem to be running a little warm. His forked tongue flicked out from between his dark, cracked lips, and yuck! The smell only confirmed it for him. Still, the thing had piqued his interest, so he payed for the large stuffed rabbit he'd been buying for Chloe and he began to follow it.
Helios finished browsing before leaving empty handed. It was in no hurry, unaware that anyone was following it. He walked down the street a ways before taking a hard left. He took a winding path before coming to a stop at the side of a dilapidated building.
It dug its fingers in and hoisted itself up, climbing up the side and through a broken window on the second floor.
"Fascinating..." Victor muttered.
He had no practical way to climb up the side of the building himself, unless he wanted to expend the energy required to painfully sprout a few bladed tentacles (he absolutely did not.) So, Victor quietly picked his way through the decaying innards of the building, trying to follow the thing by using its heat signature.
Helios moved before settling on a balcony on the second floor. He took off his shirt and discard it nearby. A smooth black material covered his back, starting from just below his shoulder blades, wrapping around to the sides of his waist, and tapering out at his hips.
He basked, soaking up the sun to top off his battery.
Victor wasn't convinced at all that he was looking at a true human being. Whatever it was, when he switched to his thermal lens, it did seem to be running a little warm. His forked tongue flicked out from between his dark, cracked lips, and yuck! The smell only confirmed it for him. Still, the thing had piqued his interest, so he payed for the large stuffed rabbit he'd been buying for Chloe and he began to follow it.
Helios finished browsing before leaving empty handed. It was in no hurry, unaware that anyone was following it. He walked down the street a ways before taking a hard left. He took a winding path before coming to a stop at the side of a dilapidated building.
It dug its fingers in and hoisted itself up, climbing up the side and through a broken window on the second floor.
( https://www.tumblr.com/mini-leon-kennedy/819091344888905728/so-come-here-often-%E1%B5%95-%E0%B9%91%E0%B9%91?source=share <- guy from here. Got a dedication RP account now)
....sorry for the late response. I'm a little shy about... sh-showing my face. Is it alright if I at least keep the mask on...? It's sort of... like a face...
Hey, nice to meet you properly this time! Yeah, you can keep the mask on, I just wanted to know who you were.
I'm Leon, but I think you knew that already.
What's your name?
....Helios.
It's nice to meet you too....
Ah, so are you- and forgive me if this an out of p-pocket statement... I mean... I didn't realize humans could get so small....
"Normally we don't. I'm a bit of a special case. Well, me and now there's a mini Zeno running around too- but yeah, this is not normal."
“Oh, I see… how strange… but it does make you look- I mean, some people m-might find your size pretty cute…”
"Yeah." He sighs heavily. "I've been told that a lot. Unfortunately being this small means people seem to see you as either A) a doll, B) a pet, or C) a fetish. It's not great."
Helios makes a face, though the only part of it you can see is his eyes. "Oh... that sounds a-awful...! How d-do you deal with all of that...?"
"Eh," he waves it off. "Been around long enough that it doesn't bother me really. It's just annoying more than anything."
"what about you, what's your story?"
"St-Story?" Helios waves its hands dismissively in a frantic motion. "I don't really have much of a story... h-honestly my life's pretty boring... not worth talking about...!"
"Ahem, so, ah... where do you find your clothes? D-Didn't think they made clothing th-that small..."
( https://www.tumblr.com/mini-leon-kennedy/819091344888905728/so-come-here-often-%E1%B5%95-%E0%B9%91%E0%B9%91?source=share <- guy from here. Got a dedication RP account now)
....sorry for the late response. I'm a little shy about... sh-showing my face. Is it alright if I at least keep the mask on...? It's sort of... like a face...
Hey, nice to meet you properly this time! Yeah, you can keep the mask on, I just wanted to know who you were.
I'm Leon, but I think you knew that already.
What's your name?
....Helios.
It's nice to meet you too....
Ah, so are you- and forgive me if this an out of p-pocket statement... I mean... I didn't realize humans could get so small....
"Normally we don't. I'm a bit of a special case. Well, me and now there's a mini Zeno running around too- but yeah, this is not normal."
“Oh, I see… how strange… but it does make you look- I mean, some people m-might find your size pretty cute…”
"Yeah." He sighs heavily. "I've been told that a lot. Unfortunately being this small means people seem to see you as either A) a doll, B) a pet, or C) a fetish. It's not great."
Helios makes a face, though the only part of it you can see is his eyes. "Oh... that sounds a-awful...! How d-do you deal with all of that...?"
Hey, Neighbor.
He fiddles with the ends of his long hair and offers a small smile.
I don't think we've met, but I hope something good happens to you today.
@ghost-seventeen
Helios tilts his head and stares for a moment, startled by the appearance of the other man. It bows its head slightly after a moment, though, raising a hand in greeting.
H-Hi there... It's nice to meet you. I'm Helios... a-and you are?
Oh! Another mini person… Leon said there was another. Zeno, right…?
I like your little sunglasses…
Yes... my name is Zeno...
Dont touch the sunglasses.
I won’t. Not, ah, sure they’d fit on my face….
( https://www.tumblr.com/mini-leon-kennedy/819091344888905728/so-come-here-often-%E1%B5%95-%E0%B9%91%E0%B9%91?source=share <- guy from here. Got a dedication RP account now)
....sorry for the late response. I'm a little shy about... sh-showing my face. Is it alright if I at least keep the mask on...? It's sort of... like a face...
Hey, nice to meet you properly this time! Yeah, you can keep the mask on, I just wanted to know who you were.
I'm Leon, but I think you knew that already.
What's your name?
....Helios.
It's nice to meet you too....
Ah, so are you- and forgive me if this an out of p-pocket statement... I mean... I didn't realize humans could get so small....
"Normally we don't. I'm a bit of a special case. Well, me and now there's a mini Zeno running around too- but yeah, this is not normal."
“Oh, I see… how strange… but it does make you look- I mean, some people m-might find your size pretty cute…”
