Mysterious beginnings.
"Flames to dust, lovers to friends why do all good things co-" Carol Connors was cut off mid chorus as the door to her store opened and a small bell dinged announcing the arrival of a customer. Having been facing the cigarette rack at the time she turned around to keep an eye on the entrant only to see.. " Hi there sweetheart, where's your parents?."
A little girl that couldn't be more than two and half stood unsteadily near the door, which had been jammed partially open to let in fresh air. Otherwise the kid would probably never have been able to open it, her small amber eyes darted back and forth between Carol and the mostly empty streets outside. Her clothes were more than a bit dirty and ripped and it became obvious that no parent in their right mind would let their child out looking like that.
With a soft smile Carol moved from behind the counter and slowly approached the girl. Clearly she was like the others, one of those born of Gaia itself, why else would she be looking like that and wandering alone at her age.
Bishop eyed the strange women warily she was tall but soft voiced. This was nice. There was something fuzzy in her head something she wanted to but couldn't see in the back of her head but she didn't know what it was. "'M Bishop" It was what she remembered, all that she remembered since she remembered anything.
Well, she remembered walking outside and people looking at her but that wasn't important becuase it had all blurred together since when she woke up and only remembered that she was Bishop.
Tired and hungry she took a step towards the soft voiced woman, willing to trust her for now.
An hour after first spotting Bishop as she called herself, Carol Connors had fed the girl a carefully cut up mini frozen pizza and had gotten her bathed and looking semi respectable. The fluffy feathers from the wings on her head were still drying a leaving them a bit clumpy but other wise she looked much better than she'd arrived. Examination of her and her clothes seemed to indicate she's only been on her own perhaps a day or two. that and that she was also clearly aware of how to use the bathroom.
It seemed slightly suspicious to Carol at first but then again, sometimes the children born of Gaia came out with all sorts of knowledge and at all ages. She'd keep an ear out for any missing little girls but she doubted she'd hear anything. This Bishop girl seemed very much like Nickle's case had. Either way she's promised herself to take care of the girl as long as she needed it.
She should probably contact her area leader and let him know about this development. She didn't need the compensation offered for taking on children like this. However, all of the children like this did need to be registered as per the societies rules. Perhaps after that was done she'd take the girl to see Nickle.
Back behind the store counter Carol watched as Bishop, wearing clothes bought from the store next door, played with a plastic truck on the floor next to her. She was being very quiet for the most part though she seemed react to every sound she heard and her eyes would narrow and focus as she tried to pinpoint where it came from.
" You're something special aren't you my mysterious little Bishop" she murmured before to address a customer who'd somehow gotten in without her noticing.
No longer hungry and less tired Bishop sat on the floor in the semi-dark of the counter's shadow. She still wasn't sure what exactly was happening but for now everything seemed ok.
