lydia & junia
Junia - Do you believe in love at first sight?
“Of course I do.” Junia’s answer was instant, immediate, pushing past stretched lips, as if eager to assert itself and her ideals into the world. More than perhaps anyone, Junia felt as if she understood the depths to which the heart could love with just one look. And not simply romantic love, but the sort of platonic bond that would link lives forever, the instinctual draw she felt towards humans over the ages, the bubbling curiosity and warmth in her chest that drew her down from the clouds again and again and again simply because of a passing glance and chanced glimpse. “Love at first sight is a wonderful gift, because there’s no pretense and no dallying. You get to start right at the good part without any of the waiting.” For though it was called love at first sight, Junia didn’t truly believe that people looked with their eyes at first encounter, instead they sought with their soul.
Lydia - Do you miss your childhood?
“Honestly, I don’t remember too much of it to miss it.” Junia’s mouth turns down, a small furrow between her brows. One of the downsides of living for so long was that memories, especially of her time as a human had started to fade away quickly, shards of it slipping through loose fingers. There were some things she remembered, but only quick snatches, never enough to truly piece together for a true memory. “Though I guess that also means that I do miss it. I think, if given the chance, I would like to remember more about my youth.” How strange that word was, ‘youth’, for it had been a long time since she’d been young; though her laughter and heart and spirit retained the child-like wonder she’d seen reflected in so many small mortals — and she’d been chastised by many for her ‘rebellious’, ‘silly’, ‘naive’ thoughts about humans — Junia could not even begin to imagine what it would be like to not have had all the memories and experiences those latter years had afforded her. And she would not exchange those for any glimpse into her childhood.