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Shadai was seriously going to kill that woman for leaving her precious Cody all alone at that church yesterday. She didn't care if there was an activity going on or that there had apparently been two other children there that Cody had befriended. The fact remained that the toddler had been dumped off and left there, alone, for close to two hours and if she hadn't gotten off work early, she was pretty sure that the toddler would have been stranded there even longer. Ooh, Arytiss was so going to pay...

"Mummy! Come on! Swings!" Cody giggled, excited that his mother was with him and at a park. It was like a giant backyard, but there were other kids there and these huge things you could climb on. Yet what excited him the most were the gigantic swings that when you swung on, it felt like you were flying! Oh how he wished he was able to fly, but sadly his wings lacked the strength to carry him.

Shadai giggled and released Cody's hand so he could run over to the swings ahead of her. Already she was looking around, half expecting to see a spawn. After all, it seemed like that was all they ran into nowadays. Last week it was Tykier, a few days ago Mimosa, and yesterday 'Ludra and Lir... At least, that's who Cody said he had met. And to make up for the abandonment, here she was, trying to get Cody to waste some of his seemingly boundless energy.

Cody giggled and ran over to the swings in all his child-like excitement. He was determined to get as high as possible as he sat down onto one of the swings and started pumping his legs. Slowly, the swing started moving higher and higher, much to his utmost excitement and happiness.

"Hello," Cody greeted as he swung by, still giggling happily as he seemingly flew through the air with the help of the swing and the momentum he was causing with his wings and legs.

"What your name?" he asked as he passed by again, curious about the new person already. He looked a bit like 'Ludra yet... he didn't. Perhaps they knew each other. Yet, the toddler didn't bother asking since he was having far too much fun on the swing and its amazing ability to make it seem like you were flying. Ah, the simple pleasures in life.

Cody grinned in reply. "I'm Cody. What do I like do? I like Hide-n-seek, swinging, tag... I think that it. What you like to do, Vinny?" he asked when he passed the other now known as Vinny. He was nice enough... Perhaps they could play tag.

A flash of gold suddenly caught his attention and his eyes were drawn to the golden wing. It was so pretty... He wondered if he could request getting one later or perhaps snag one without him noticing... No chance, unless the feather magically fell out, he'd notice really easily if his experience with pulling his hair feathers out on accident was anything to go by.

Cody tilted his head, curious. "Nu-uh. You have cooler wing. It's pretty and made of feathers," he replied, pausing to think about the next question. Could he fly? Well, in a sense he could, if hovering three to four inches above the ground was considered flying...

"Sort-a. Can hover a few inches. Tiring though," the toddler admitted, his wings fluttering a bit, almost as if the toddler disliked saying something he could do tired him. "I wish I had pretty gold feathers like you. Mine are just plain-old pink," he added scowling slightly at the fact that the feathers in his hair weren't an amazing color like gold or purple.

Cody paused to think. It seemed as if Vinny was turning down every compliment he tried to give. Now, what could he possibly do to change that? "You may not think so, but they cooler to me. Maybe I help with you hovering or flying?" he questioned, wondering how good of a teacher he could be when he was so much younger than the other.

"How yours boring? They're pretty, and uni-unik... unique," the toddler added, grinning. He had yet to see someone with such pretty gold feathers, but it definitely wasn't his first time seeing that color. Not with his constant sneaking into Ary or Shadai's room at least.

Cody nodded, grinning. "I can try. Not sure if I can help much," he replied, slowing his swing down a bit in a gradual attempt to stop and pursue something else as a means of entertainment. What that would be, he had yet to decide.

"Money pretty though. Gold sparkly. So is silver and metal things... No one with hair-feathers? Awesome," the toddler agreed, though probably for a different reason. Although he didn't voice it, the toddler was already wondering if you could trade in feathers for money or something shiny. He had heard that there was a little fairy that went around giving kids money for teeth, so why not feathers?

Cody nodded, disagreeing on the subject of metals. They had a different sort of feel, like precious gems, and had an extra shine to it than some items that were mixed or fake. "First? I... Don't know," he admitted, getting off the swing and standing a little away from Vinny.

Frowning in concentration, he flapped his wings a couple of times to help him remember how it felt to suddenly get lighter and for the wind to swirl quickly around him. "Well... I s'pose you would flap them as much as you can. Get lighter n' lighter till you get off the ground," he said, telling the older one as much as he knew about flying. "Your head-wings smaller, might not work as well. Might need to try harder," he added, realizing finally that his wings were indeed smaller when compared to his body size.

Cody grinned happily and clapped his hands at the achievement. "Yes! Very good!" he said excitedly. He was glad he could help his new friend out with something. He paused to listen for a moment then nodded.

"Try harder, yes. Went plenty high... How high I can go?" he questioned and frowned. Instantly his wings start to flap as hard as he could and only rose a few inches before falling back down, tired. "Not much... more than you. You do good, though! Good start," he finally managed to answer, panting a bit from the sudden strain flight brought.