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“Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!” Áróra screamed out in joy as she soared through the skies. Now that she was older, daddy said she could go out on her own! She was absolutely thrilled. Not just because of the freedom of going out, but also by the freedom of not being bound to the earth. No cars or bikes for her; if she wanted to go somewhere, she would be flying! The people looked like ants from here; the cars looked like, well, they looked like ant cars, if ants had cars, at least.

Áróra was on a mission of utmost importance; she wanted to get some CD! So it was off to a local music store! She didn’t really have any idea what she wanted to get though; she didn’t really listen to much music at all, but she wanted to! It couldn’t be that hard to fly into a music store, instantly identify what types of music you might be interested in, and then pick out some good examples of said type or types. It should be a cakewalk, right?

As she flew toward the store, she felt her stomach rumble. Flying made her so hungry; it took up so much energy! Luckily she had with her a bag full of a variety of quick, easy to eat food. Powers bars, granola bars, fruit bars, pretty much anything that was sold individually wrapped, and in bar form, was stored within the bag that dangled, strapped to her left hand. She reached into the bag and dug around for one. She quickly removed the wrapping and stuck the bar into the waiting grasp of one of her face tentacles. She was a bit distracted during this process, unfortunately, and flew past the music store.

Realizing what she had done, she quickly turned around and zoomed downward, in a slightly frantic, not completely controlled way. She couldn’t believe that she had flow past it; she should have been paying better attention. It was only her first time out by herself, and she had almost screwed it up. Distracted by her thoughts on the matter, she had a less then elegant landing in a small park, across the street from the store. No real injuries; if she was normal, she might have a bruise or two, but those would heal before they really had a chance to form, thanks to her regeneration. She quickly popped up from the ground and dusted herself off. A wide smile was on her face and she looked towards the music store. “Time to find some music!” she proudly proclaimed to anyone within hearing distance before devouring the granola bar whole.

After her proclamation, Áróra stretched her arms up into the air. Flying sure was tiring. In fact, it seemed another individually wrapped, bar shaped piece of food was in order. As she dug into her bag again, she made the mental note to not dig for snacks as she flew. It ended with no harm done this time, but who’s to say what might happen if she were to do it again. This time she chose a breakfast type bar with cherry filling. Upon removing the bar, she first took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment. A smile on her face, she carefully removed the wrapper and buried it into a side pocket of her bag. She was not one to litter. Next she took a bite; it was delicious! As she chewed, she wrapped a tentacle around the rest; she would get to it later.

Satisfied with her added bite of food, she approached the street. Seeing the way was clear, after looking both ways, she scurried across. Upon entering the store, she just stood there. She had no idea where to head next. All she knew was that she wanted music, not what sort.

Lost in thought, Áróra almost didn’t notice the girl’s question. After a moment she turned to her and started, “Oh! Hello. Sorry about that, I was lost in thought. And well, to answer your question, I am here to get music, but I have no idea what to get.” She giggled slightly before continuing, “It probably sounds a little silly, but… I haven’t really listened to much music before, so I have no idea what to get or even what I would like! But look at me rambling to a complete stranger. Well one way to fix that! Hi! I’m Áróra; it’s a pleasure to meet you. You have very pretty wings and a very nice tail! What’s your name? Are you here to get something music related? What kind of music do you like?” As she talked, her arms and hands were everywhere; she was very much a hand talker, but not just that, her face tentacles, other than the one holding a snack, also went this way and that as she spoke. When she finished, she held out a hand to shake.

“Hello Chusi!” Áróra exclaimed, a wide grin spread across her face. She couldn’t help but giggle at the girls description of her. She knew she was colorful, but had never heard anyone describe her like that. She had no idea that Chusi was referring to her aura. “Thanks,” she replied, “Yeah my hair and wings are real colorful; they are both like rainbows!” Leaning in close, she suddenly added, “You have very pretty eyes!” Straightening back up, she stated, “You could buy 2 or 3 CDs with that much money.” Then, after thinking about it for a moment, she asked, “Do you think you could help me find some music? I really have no idea where to begin and you already know what you want and know people that play music.” She really was lost and could use all the help she could get.

More out of habit than anything else, she nodded to the girl, and replied, realizing that she doesn’t see in the normal way, “Yep, I have wings! Actually, they are more like double wings! And I can fly; actually I flew here, though I had a bit of a crash landing.” She couldn’t imagine what it would be like to fly without the ability to see. “Yeah, I imagine that would be difficult to do. Could you maybe learn magic to help you sense what was around you?” She smiled and nodded at what the girl said next. “Yes, I do. They are very pretty! And um, I don’t know. Something soft with a melody maybe? I don’t really know music that well.”

At her descriptions of how she saw things, Áróra couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to see in that manner. She already could sense things in an unusual manner, but to see people as colors and nothing else, she couldn’t imagine. “Well, you are helping me find music and I will help you around the store, it’s only fair right?” she stated with a giggle.

“Yep! Magic!” Áróra exclaimed with a giggle. “Maybe some sort of sound based magic? Like advanced echolocation! That’s what bat’s use, well they use regular echolocation, but still similar! Are there any magics you would like to learn? I know technomancy! I still have plenty to learn, but I am getting better! I would offer to show you, but um, it would be rude to take over the store’s intercom system. So um, you see people in colors? Anything else like animals? Can you see magic at all? I can sense magic!” After a moment’s pause, she suddenly asked, “What color are you?”

“So, um, classical music?” Áróra asked and then added, “I like pianos; they have lots of moving parts inside. Like a machine!” She had seen plenty of instruments before, but had never heard much music, other then what was in video games. Taking the other girls hand, she asked, “So where should we start first?”

“Oh?” Áróra replied, curious as to whom she would ask, “Who are you going to talk about magic with when you get home?” Thinking about it for a moment, she began her explanation, “Well, technomancy is magic that affects technology, like machines and electronics. I can turn things on or off or do other things. Like if I wanted, I could talk over the intercom!” The mental image of the flowers brought a smile to her face. “So every flower is a different color then? Wow, that must be real pretty. Oh, can you see the sparklies only when someone does magic? Or if someone can do magic, do you see them all the time? My sense of magic, isn’t like sight, it’s different, it a different sense. Sometimes, I can describe a person’s magic in visual terms, like a person with fiery magic, well their magic looks fiery, but other things are harder to describe.”

“Ooo, you are green and blue? I like those colors!” Thinking about her question, Áróra replied, “Well, it is very faint, but I can sense it a little bit. Maybe because it is more of a natural, passive, internal type of thing? I mean I can sense it is there, but it isn’t as obvious as a lot of magic. Hmm, what colors am I?”

Scanning her surroundings, she soon saw a section labeled classical. As she led Chusi towards it, she replied, “Yes! I love playing with my computer and working with machines! I even have a mechanical cat as a pet. I helped my daddy build her, and then my technomancy teacher brought her to life. One day, I may even be able to do that! I wonder if she has a color…”