“I will say, I haven’t done this before.” Yet, from what she recalls, sharing a blanket underneath the night sky, accompanied by snacks and a few drinks is a way to pass time between people who get to know one another. Between people for whom questions such as What is your favourite colour? become What are you most afraid of?
Mya is not yet certain of how the workings of human connections truly function. But, then, have the both of them not choked enough on the dust of ruin? “But, I have thought about what we have spoken of the last time, and I wondered what it would have been like, to sit down with you and, even if only for a moment, talk about other things. About ourselves, right?”
She chuckles. “That’s what you’re supposed to do during such encounters, no? So, tell me, Jianyu: what’s your favourite colour?” The smile she gives is earnest, soft almost. She won’t ask that other question, the prying one. It isn’t appropriate, and maybe they’re not required to linger in the thinking of that which frightens them. Besides, the sky is beautiful tonight and Mya has long forgotten to admire the glimmers of the stars. ( I could not help it I’m afraid 😔 )
❝YOU WERE REALLY MISSING out, then.❞ Jianyu chuckled, resting back upon his hands as his gaze drifted upwards towards that vast, starry sky. ❝There’s nothing better than enjoying a meal beneath the beauty of moonlight. Or, well, in our case, snacks.❞ He shifted his attention back to Mya, lips curved into a faint, albeit amused, smile. Truthfully, he had not done such a thing in quite some time unless he was traveling, but that was a bit different from having company with you. As much as he loved Khasar, he was…well…a dog. He couldn’t have a conversation with them over the occurrences of the day, nor pick his brain about deeper, more complicated topics that arose in his line of work. For all he knew, anything he ever spoke to Khasar about sounded no different from gibberish, a tail wag offered only for the sheer fact that they loved him – gibberish and all. When the topic changed, he blinked, a little taken aback by what was said.
Talking about themselves…
Most of the time, Jianyu preferred to keep some semblance of a professional relationship up with those he worked for. They knew only the bare bones about him, and he was content with that (so he told himself). Mya, he could tell, was not quite different from him in that regard. She, too, seemed as if she wanted to keep a barrier up between her and others. Perhaps not purposeful like his own, or, then again, maybe it was. There was much that he didn’t know about her, and truth be told, maybe…he did wish to learn more than what was shown. ❝Heh, you’re not wrong. The night sky, and a full belly, tend to make one’s tongue wag a little more than usual. It’s something about the stars, I think. They make you want to be a bit more talkative.❞ Looking away again, he watched a star that twinkled a little brighter than those around it. ❝Light green. Like freshly grown grass. Of course, my second favorite is blue.❞
There was a pause from him, lingering for but a couple of seconds. Jianyu glanced at her from the corner of his eye, curious once more about his mysterious companion. ❝What of you? What’s your favorite color? I might need to remember it for the future just in case.❞ There tease in his words said more than enough without him having to say more on that particular matter.
