Pretty puzzle.
I took Sreas over to meet Harmony and Nio...
Atriz
"Are we there yet? Why are we even coming here again?" Sreas whined, his feet aching.
"Oh, come on. You know we are. Don't be such a tool." Atriz said, smirking at the Mysterian. "I met someone else in the shop the other day, and he said he had a Mysterian, so he's bringing his around today too. Plus, it's good to keep in touch with your roots."
"Oh fine." Sreas proceeded to the door, opening it slowly to see if anyone else had arrived beforehand.
"Oh, come on. You know we are. Don't be such a tool." Atriz said, smirking at the Mysterian. "I met someone else in the shop the other day, and he said he had a Mysterian, so he's bringing his around today too. Plus, it's good to keep in touch with your roots."
"Oh fine." Sreas proceeded to the door, opening it slowly to see if anyone else had arrived beforehand.
Nio Love
And indeed Nio had arrived, with Harmony settled in a clump near his feet. He sat on a soft sofachair, and watched the bright haired girl at his feet play with a puzzle they'd found. She bit her tongue as she tried to put together the pieces, but was otherwise silent.
Nio had promised Harmony he would get her some time away from her possessive brother, and this was a perfect way of doing so - after enduring much complaint from the boy, Nio had taken Harmony out to visit the shop, just the two of them.
They both looked up when the door opened, and Nio waved in a friendly gesture to the two.
Nio had promised Harmony he would get her some time away from her possessive brother, and this was a perfect way of doing so - after enduring much complaint from the boy, Nio had taken Harmony out to visit the shop, just the two of them.
They both looked up when the door opened, and Nio waved in a friendly gesture to the two.
Atriz
Atriz waved back to the familiar face. "Hey! How are you?" he said, half-distracted as the young girl. She looked fairly normal. Except for those feathers. They were quite something.
Sreas had ran behind Atriz as soon as they entered, so Atriz reached back, and pulled Sreas forward. "Now now, don't be shy. Introduce yourself Sreas." he said as the boy stepped forward.
"Hi." Sreas said quietly, clearly from having been thrown out of his element. "Er... hey." he repeated.
Atriz pulled up a chair beside Nio, watching as Sreas followed. The poor kid didn't really want to leave his side. Sreas sat down on the floor, eying the child below the strange man curiously.
"This is Sreas. My mysterian. I take it that one is yours?"
Sreas had ran behind Atriz as soon as they entered, so Atriz reached back, and pulled Sreas forward. "Now now, don't be shy. Introduce yourself Sreas." he said as the boy stepped forward.
"Hi." Sreas said quietly, clearly from having been thrown out of his element. "Er... hey." he repeated.
Atriz pulled up a chair beside Nio, watching as Sreas followed. The poor kid didn't really want to leave his side. Sreas sat down on the floor, eying the child below the strange man curiously.
"This is Sreas. My mysterian. I take it that one is yours?"
Nio Love
Harmony dropped her puzzle piece as she saw Sreas, and her eyes remained trained on him throughout. When he sat nearby, she gave him a tiny smile.
"Mhm, that's Harmony. Harmony, I would like you to meet Atriz and his mysterian, Sreas was it? This is my little girl, Harmony."
He patted her head softly, and her eyes briefly closed at the pet, head tilting in the direction the hand had come from. She looked up at her father and gave him a warm smile, before returning her glance to Sreas.
"It's nice to meet you." She chirped out quietly, the picture of perfect manners.
"Mhm, that's Harmony. Harmony, I would like you to meet Atriz and his mysterian, Sreas was it? This is my little girl, Harmony."
He patted her head softly, and her eyes briefly closed at the pet, head tilting in the direction the hand had come from. She looked up at her father and gave him a warm smile, before returning her glance to Sreas.
"It's nice to meet you." She chirped out quietly, the picture of perfect manners.
Atriz
Atriz couldn't contain himself. "She's simply a darling! Harmony... such a charming name too." He pushed Sreas towards the young girl. "Go ahead, you two chat for a little bit. Nio and I will chat for a bit. Maybe you can help Harmony with her puzzle."
Unwanting to intrude, Sreas sat down on the other side on Harmony's puzzle, and simply watched her work.
"She's such a sweetie! How do you do it? Mannerism class? Ettiquette lessons?"
Unwanting to intrude, Sreas sat down on the other side on Harmony's puzzle, and simply watched her work.
"She's such a sweetie! How do you do it? Mannerism class? Ettiquette lessons?"
Nio Love
Harmony blushed a shade darker at so many compliments, and turned to look back down at her puzzle when it was mentioned. She looked up at Sreas, and picked up the piece she had been working on.
She looked from the piece to him, and once more, before holding it out to him with a smile.
"I don't know where it goes. Can you help me?"
"Ah.. nothing really. She just lives in a household of people with good manners. Well.. most of them at least. Not to mention my wife's an angel with her. She's probably rubbing off on her." Nio smiled proudly at the mere thought of that.
She looked from the piece to him, and once more, before holding it out to him with a smile.
"I don't know where it goes. Can you help me?"
"Ah.. nothing really. She just lives in a household of people with good manners. Well.. most of them at least. Not to mention my wife's an angel with her. She's probably rubbing off on her." Nio smiled proudly at the mere thought of that.
Atriz
Sreas looked at the piece and looked around at the puzzle. There were only a few spots left. He took the piece from Harmony lightly, and pressed it into place somewhere near the middle of the board. "There. That's where it goes, I think. Here, now you try... this one!" He said, picking up a piece at random, and smiling as he handed it to her.
Atriz smiled, partially from watching the kids play, but from Nio's comment. "That's sweet. I guess that owners do have a large impact on all their pets." Atriz sat back for a second of silence, before speaking again. "Hmm... almost of my pets seem to be pretty sarcastic. With the exception of Sreas, of course. Maybe I should lighten up my sarcasm around the kids..." Atriz trailed off of the thought, curious to know a little more about Harmony. "So when did she grow? I take it that she came from an egg, like mine did."
Atriz smiled, partially from watching the kids play, but from Nio's comment. "That's sweet. I guess that owners do have a large impact on all their pets." Atriz sat back for a second of silence, before speaking again. "Hmm... almost of my pets seem to be pretty sarcastic. With the exception of Sreas, of course. Maybe I should lighten up my sarcasm around the kids..." Atriz trailed off of the thought, curious to know a little more about Harmony. "So when did she grow? I take it that she came from an egg, like mine did."
Nio Love
"Mm, yeah. An egg. My son sort of hoarded the egg to himself, and he's thought of her as some kind of pet ever since. We've told him otherwise, but.. well he's the stubborn one of the family. She tells him what for when he gets too pushy though. Pretty new to the world however.. she didn't show up that long ago. Funny how something so pretty can come from an egg. When did yours grow?"
Harmony took the piece and grinned, looking for where it went. She tried one spot, but it didn't fit. Her second try was more successful, as the piece slid in perfectly.
"There! See, it's supposed to be a spaceship." She pointed at the picture the puzzle was making out to be.
Harmony took the piece and grinned, looking for where it went. She tried one spot, but it didn't fit. Her second try was more successful, as the piece slid in perfectly.
"There! See, it's supposed to be a spaceship." She pointed at the picture the puzzle was making out to be.
Atriz
Atriz fumbled around looking for the answer in his head. When did Sreas grow... Oh! "July 26th. I came home and found my house on fire. That was quite a day indeed. Say, you didn't have a fire when yours grew or anything, did you? I mean, she's not a Phoenix, but... I don't know. Did something strange happen? Or is it just Sreas?" Atriz blabbered on, not realizing he was still talking.
Sreas giggled at the picture. "Oh, I see it now. And I'm guessing these green things are supposed to be aliens. I'll get all the green pieces together! That should make it easier for us." Sreas smiled as he pulled together a few pieces.
Sreas giggled at the picture. "Oh, I see it now. And I'm guessing these green things are supposed to be aliens. I'll get all the green pieces together! That should make it easier for us." Sreas smiled as he pulled together a few pieces.
Atriz
Although the two were having fun, Atriz cut the meeting short. "Sorry Sreas, but we can't leave the others home alone this long. We've gotta start walking back. So finish up. I'll talk to you later, Nio. Sorry I can't stay longer and chat!"
Sreas cleaned up the remaining pieces. "Thanks for letting me play with you. I'll see you later! Bye Harmony." Sreas waved as Atriz coaxed him to the door and they headed out.
Sreas cleaned up the remaining pieces. "Thanks for letting me play with you. I'll see you later! Bye Harmony." Sreas waved as Atriz coaxed him to the door and they headed out.
Nio Love
Harmony enjoyed the presence of someone who didn't think of her as a pet, or a trophy, or a possession, like Donny did. She thought she would like to hang out with Sreas again soon, and pouted faintly when Atriz told him they had to leave. She took the box and put the puzzle away, before climbing onto Nio's lap and sitting on the chair with him.
"So, did you like Sreas?"
"Yes, very much."
"Well I'm sure we'll see him again." Nio assured her, which elicited a content smile from the girl.
"So, did you like Sreas?"
"Yes, very much."
"Well I'm sure we'll see him again." Nio assured her, which elicited a content smile from the girl.
A note was pinned to a wrapped flower left on Atriz and Sreas' doorstep. The flower was a red carnation, wrapped in pretty green paper because Harmony had said it looked Christmasy and that made it even more special. The note read: