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Ian felt really happy. He enjoyed helping people and making them feel better. When other people were sad it made him sad so he worked really hard to try to make everyone feel better. "Blue ears would be cool," he teased. "Imagine how different it would be." It was so easy to be happy now. He felt lighthearted and his eyes shone with a small happiness.

Ian got along so well with the people on the island. It was a first in his life and he felt that nothing had been better for him than coming to the island. He had friends, and that was more than he had ever hoped for.

Ian just had to make another comment, he couldn't resist. Where had this side of his personality been hiding for years? "I had always wanted to have an abnormal color of skin. Never blue, but I wanted to have green skin, like the aliens on sci-fi books always seem to have. I am such a geek." His grin was mischevious, almost like that of a young boy. This was part of himself that had never been allowed to survive in his old world, but now was just as much him as everything else. "I never did get to go to a sci-fi convention though."

"I always used to get teased about being a geek, but at least I had fun. What people think never really concerned me." He caught her yeawns and realized how tired he had beenwhen he first arrived on the island. "I'll just be finishing my food now, but I would love to hang out again sometime. You should get some rest. You seem really tired." He smiled, "nice to meet you as well."

*New Roleplay*

Emerwyn stumbled down the stairs, cursing the fact that she was on the second floor. She tripped on the last few steps, falling nearly onto her face.
Her body was sore all over from spending the night on the floor. Not to mention the immense pain from the night's transformation.
All she knew, that no matter what the pain, she had to get outside. She couldn't bear it in her room, especially not now.
She finally managed to get out of the door, but when she did all she could do was collapse by the door, not even closing it.
Well, this is farther than I thought I'd made it.
Emerwyn's original intention was to get into the jungle. It was the most soothing place for her here.
Temporarily drained, she decided to catch her breath here. She wondered if it was this draining for the others, but she then reminded herself that she was sick.
She probably looked even worse than usual after last night's ordeal, too. The trickle of blood still stained her chin.
She leaned her head back against the wall, panting slowly.

Emerwyn looked up quickly. It was pretty early, even for breakfast. She didn't think anyone would be around to see her.
Why does this ALWAYS happen?!
She rubbed a little bit of the blood off of her chin. "I've..... been better."

Sure, you take it lightly now, just wait... She saved her spite for people who deserved it, however.
"Well, I think, because I've been ill, that my reaction was more harsh than others. I've seen people the day after... They seemed a little better...than..." She coughed a little.
"I just need some air..." She thanked Awen as the blue-haired girl helped her awkwardly to her feet. "They're still a little shaky. My toes feel off balance."

"I was going to go into the jungle. Around the trees.... the very source of air... that's the best place for me..."

She looked sincerely into Awen's eyes. "Thank you."

She kept a slow pace with Awen. "I haven't had the pleasure. But I know we stocked him at our bookstore." Emerwyn remembered every book that the store held.
"I'd read practically everything they had in that pathetic excuse for a library. So I picked up Frankenstein to read again....."
The talk of books reminded her... She hadn't even touched her memory book for days! That must have been adding to her strain. And now that she was thinking about it, she had to have it.... now.
She even grew slightly panicky, and she stopped in her tracks, moving her hands about in a flustered way, slightly lost for words.