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 Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:26 pm
Ophelia wasn't quite sure what to do during the pause. She didn't know if she should try and talk to Tian. He cleared this up though when he broke the silence, the only problem was she wasn't entirely sure how to answer his question.
"Vanilla is..." she started but couldn't help but trail off as she tried to think of how to describe it. How do you describe a taste? "It's like... vanilla. I'm sorry I can't think of a good way to say how it tastes. It's really good though."
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:02 pm
Jin Tian looked utterly puzzled, Ophelia's explanation did nothing to help him understand. "I suppose if it's...good it's okay." The male murmured to himself
He blinked doe eyes slowly at Ophelia. "I've never had ice cream before or vanilla." Tian confided in a near whisper as if Epsilon would hear him from across the park. "That's why I asked." It was rather strange that a seemingly full grown male had never had such a popular sweet.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:17 pm
It did indeed seem strange. The never having vanilla wasn't too bad, but ice cream? It was so strange in fact Ophelia sort of stared a him for a minute in disbelief, forgetting her manners. "You've never had ice cream?"
Feeling bad that she had failed at explaining what vanilla was she decided she would try her hand at describing ice cream. She did after all know plenty about it, being one of her favourite foods. "Ice cream is really good too. Its cold and really sweet. There's lots of flavors but vanilla is the best. You have to eat it quick though cause it melts and drips and is sticky," she explained, making sure to explain the sticky part because she had dripped enough ice cream on her clothes to know that it was no fun.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:32 pm
Jin Tian had the grace to look embarrassed, a light flush tinting his pale face. He had simply nodded to the girl's exclamation. However, he did listen intently to the description of the ice cream in general.
The male wrinkled his nose in a delicate gesture of distaste. "It does not sound very appetizing." Tian replied. "However, I shall try this ice cream if only because both you and Epsilon think it is so good."
Just as this was said, Epsilon came back, somehow managing to juggle three ice cream cones, two vanilla and one strawberry. "Save me!" He squeaked to Jin Tian just as one cone slipped form his hand. The male quickly snatched the falling cone from the teen, righting it again without spilling a drop.
"Here, Ophelia. Vanilla." Tian handed the girl the luckily save vanilla cone just as he received the other one from Epsilon.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:51 pm
"Wow," the little girl said in quiet awe as Jin Tian managed to catch the falling ice cream cone. As some one who was a bit of a klutz Ophelia couldn't help but think that catching the cone had been some miraculous feet.
"Thank you," she said as she gratefully took the cone from Tian and then added another thank you too Epsilon for the cone. She didn't start eating it right away though, she instead watched Tian, curious as to what his reaction to ice cream was going to be.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:08 pm
"You're welcome." Epsilon said as he too watched Jin Tian. He had been making fun of the older male earlier about the things he'd never eaten before and was rather interested on how the ice cream would be taken.
Tian was staring at the cone like it was some kind of strange creature. Since Ophelia and Epsilon weren't eating, he wasn't sure how to proceed. Not wanting to look like an idiot, he improvised, sticking out his pink tongue and licking just a little off the ice cream rounded top with great industry.
The Herald shuddered from the cold feeling before the sweetness hit him. He didn't smile, but he didn't look pleased. "It is good." He finally announced to Epsilon's cheering. "You eat yours too Ophelia." Tian added, not wanting to be the only one.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:24 pm
Ophelia smiled hearing that he liked it. She nodded to before starting on her own ice cream, licking it happily. She could hardly believe how good this day was turning out given how bad things had been at home lately.
"Its really good, thank you again," she said.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:36 pm
"Really, it was no problem." Eppi replied with a smile. "I'm glad you like it." Tian nodded in agreement to the teen's comment as he continued to give his own ice cream tentative licks.
"I would never have thought to try such a thing." Jin Tian commented, watching as Epsilon sucked down his ice cream at top speed. The male shook his head. "Do you get to eat ice cream a lot Ophelia?" Tian asked politely, turning to the girl and thinking back on how she had said she liked ice cream very much.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:18 pm
"Sometimes," Ophelia said swinging her short legs a little happily. "Dmitri doesn't always buy ice cream but it but when he does I get some. He always gets really weird flavours though. It's what he likes though." Her growing comfort with the two was becoming obvious in that she was becoming more talkative.
As she ate her ice cream though a thought ran through her head, if Jin Tian hadn't had ice cream what kinds of other things had he not tried. She couldn't help but ask. "Have you ever tried candy?" she asked looking at Tian with a sort of innocent childish curiosity.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:46 pm
Jin Tian wondered if this Dmitri person was the girl's guardian. If so, he also had to wonder why he let Ophelia wander around by herself. She was so small that anything could snatch her up. Tian frowned inwardly, not happy about where his mind was leading him. He desperately wanted to ask Ophelia more about the man but kept his mouth shut.
The next question caught the male slightly unawares and he blinked a little in confusion, smoothing his silver hair behind his ear in a nervous gesture. "No." He replied almost mournfully slow to the cute girl. "I know what candy is though. It's sugar, yes? Epsilon says it makes little children hyper." The Herald looked to Epsilon for confirmation and the teen nodded.
"Jin Tian hasn't had a lot of things yet." Eppi expounded serenely. "Or, at least he doesn't remember ever trying anything in particular. He kind of sort of has a bit of memory loss going on." The teen grinned, ignoring Tian's glower after having revealed such a weakness. The antlered male hated it when someone brought up his short comings.
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:08 pm
"You don't remember things?" Ophelia asked looking at Tian sadly. The idea of forgetting things was terribly sad to the little girl. Sure there were things she wished she didn't remember but there was also all the good things, which while sometimes they seemed few and far between, she wouldn't trade it not for anything. So she couldn't help but feel sad for the man. "How come you don't remember?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:38 pm
To see someone as tall and stoic as Jin Tian fidget was definitely interesting. He fingered his hair, twining the silky strands around his fingers while is face remained oddly unreadable. Epsilon was trying not to giggle at this display, licking at his ice cream to hide his smile.
"I do not know why my memory is lost." Tian replied after he had cleared his throat, shaking his regal head slowly. "It could be do to many things I suppose, but please, do no trouble yourself over it. The past is really of no consequence to me." That was a lie, but he could see that Ophelia looked a little upset and he didn't want the girl to feel bad.
Groping for a change in topic, Tian's gaze settled on Ophelia's wings, the white against black looking rather stunning to him. "Your wings are very beautiful." He complimented kindly, hoping to distract the girl from himself.
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:48 pm
Ophelia couldn't help but think that despite what he had said it was sad.
The mention her wings would be enough to distract her but probably not necessarily in a good way. She pulled her wings tightly against her back, trying to make them less visible. She frowned and looked at the ground. "They aren't really," she muttered. To her they were the most visible indication that there was something wrong with her, there was a reason Dmitri seemed to hate her so much after all.
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:17 pm
Jin Tian grew slightly frantic that he had said something unknowingly callous and was at a loss as to how to fix it.
"They really are pretty." Epsilon interjected, trying to save the suddenly dour mood. "Honestly. Jin Tian can't lie. Did you know that?" The teen asked, shooting Tian a questioning look about why the compliment and gone awry.
"Yes." Tian replied, grateful for something to say at least. "It is true. I cannot, otherwise I experience debilitating pain." He had found that out the hard way and his words were wry. "Is that not...funny?" He questioned Ophelia seriously, wanting the little girl to smile again.
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:47 pm
Ophelia wasn't going to believe them about her wings, Dmitri being the ruling force in her life had pretty much told her otherwise. However the fact that Tian couldn't lie may do something somewhere down the line the change her opinion on her wings.
For now she looked back up at Tian, "It hurts to lie? Does it hurt bad?" she asked not understanding the word debilitating. She didn't smile, not yet, she didn't think that it hurt him was all that funny.
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