Welcome to Gaia! ::

The tunnel of light pierced through the questionable ground of the infinite emptiness, temporarily shedding some of its light on the objects in the space.

Evelyn hovered for a few seconds within the tunnel, and was lowered before she could even comprehend what had just happened. The light faded and left her to fend for herself in this enemy of all that she was.

She quivered. "This doesn't look like a very fun game..."

She attempted to activate her soft glow, unfortunately, it was still limited to whether or not she was happy or content. She frowned. "Is this supposed to be like Hide and Seek? But in the dark?"

Evelyn jumped. The silence was deafening, so when she thought she heard even the slightest sound, it startled her.

'What was that?'

She breathed deeply in an attempt to calm down, and tried to convince herself that this was part of the game. It only half worked. But that was enough to trigger some more pleasant, and happier thoughts.

She closed her eyes smiled when she imagined Suki pawing at a plant on the balcony. The warm rays of sunlight kissing her face. She glowed from within and it projected outward, overlaying her skin in an iridescent glow.

Opening her eyes she started at her hands. "This is... Familiar..."

The self illuminating objects were making themselves more evident in Evelyn's peripheral vision. She swerved and the moment she reached out to grab it, the light faded.

She pulled her hand back, almost fearful of it now that she couldn't see it. She trekked along the infinite space, slowly and carefully.

Eager to see if anyone else was playing the game, she called out. "Ready or not, here I come!"

Immature? Maybe. Naive? Most definitely.

Daichi an attempt to fly in the direction of the light. It was like swimming through space. And as he had called out, half-expecting no answer, he nearly had a heart attack when he hear a voice, seemingly out of nowhere and everywhere at the same time say 'look what I found!'

"Huh?" Daichi didn't have much time to contemplate this as the flood of darkness began changing,whirling into an empty white. "Who was that? What's going on?" the boy called out again. He was deeply confused, and the sudden change from darkness to bright blank ivory hurt his eyes. He rubbed them in discomfort. Was this what asylums were like? Just big, big, big white rooms of nothing. But there weren't any walls, at least he couldn't see walls. Maybe this was what they did to 'crazy' people; though Daichi didn't think that HE was crazy. In fact he was more or less the most sane person living back at the Manor in his opinion.

Was that the 'tests'? Walking through the portal-like a metal dector or in this case a fault dector? Did he fail because he had faults and was just going to be stuck here forever? Or was more coming? He rubbed his eyes some more and grunted in frustration.

As he finally got used to the brightness, he blinked a few times and this time took a good look around.

Daichi yelped as something bumped into his back. His wings fluttered in suprise sending sprinkles of something similar to pink fairy dust all over the place. He tended to accidently release the glittery stuff when in sudden shock, whether it be in excitement or fear.

After, nearly tumbling over along with whatever it was that had knocked into him, he regained his balance and whirled about to see what it was. To his suprise he was looking down at a pretty little girl. Where had she come from? Had she been there right next to him all along? Or was she the source of the changes in coloration in this dimension? He couldn't be sure. But her appearence didn't match that of the voice he had thought he had earlier.

Out of politeness and shy curiousity, he held out a hand to help the girl up. "H-hello. Are you alright?" he questioned. Daichi was no longer really focused on his surroundings. If whatever had spoken was around or watching them even, he hadn't taken notice. ADD?-quite possibly.

Of course Evelyn wasn't the only one staring. Daichi seemed to be doing the same without really realizing. This girl had wings too! How wonderful! Most other people he had met didn't have such handy appendages other then two of the folks he lived with. Out in the rest of the world, it didn't seem as common.

"Evelyn? That's a pretty name. Mine is Daichi. It's a pleasure to meet you," he greeted, offering a smile. It wouldn't hurt to make friends in strange times and strange places, especially now; when he was feeling he could most use a friend's reassurance and company.

Before Daichi had a chance to answer, however, someone else appeared in front of the two Illusionaries. It was quite certain that just a moment ago nothing else had existed in the expanse of white space; but this boy -- a boy of about 12, it seemed -- simply walked in front of them, as if out of a fold of a magician's invisible curtains. There was nothing far too remarkable about him: average height, slightly on the skinny side as is so oft with children his age, pale skin, a (very) likable face, hazel eyes, and a head of messy dark hair that strained against the laws of gravity. But he spoke with The Voice -- except the childishness is no longer restrained to the tone of voice but the sound as well. It was as if that 17-year-old from before had suddenly shrunk before he presented himself.

"I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting," he said with an easy smile and a polite bow. There was no trace of malevolence around him; nevertheless something did not seem quite...right. "Sisters can be such unreasonable beings sometimes. I will be your host for this visit, and I do hope things will not be a bore to you at any time." The boy bowed again, graceful as a trained dancer. "My name is December. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

Safely hidden behind his messy bangs, December's smile widened into something a little less friendly. The expression only lasted for a moment and vanished long before he straightened to face his "guests."