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 Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 4:41 pm
Eliza was standing outside her job dressed in her usually menagerie of colors and patterns. Her hair was a mess, pulled back into what might have been a bun this morning, but now resembled a nest. She called her goodbyes and headed out, pocket jingling with the change from some of today's tips.
Todays she was walking. Willie had gone home for the weekend, no rides to and from work, but Eliza didn't mind. She was an active girl who didn't mind walking. She could cut through the park, pets some dogs, play with some of the kids for a bit and make her way home after.
She wished briefly for home, she missed Shake, Park and Cesar, but she would see them plently during spring break. She just wished spring break wasn't so far away. She wondered thinking about running in the woods with the dogs, maybe taking Odyssey out for a ride.
"Spring Break come soon," she uttered lightly with a smile.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:25 pm
Really, she should have been home an hour ago. The Adventure Time watch on her thin wrist said so, and yet here she was... Standing on the sidewalk wondering just where it was... she was.
Flo blinked slowly as she stared at the cars passing by, sliding her eyes to the street sign on the corner. Lake and Crosstown? She didn't remember either of those streets being anywhere near the house her family had bought and recently moved into. So recently she had had to write down her address on a piece of paper so she could reference it easily while finding bus routes and whatnot.
Shifting, the thin girl hiked her backpack higher on her shoulder and eased her grip around the strap of her portfolio bag, feeling the strain in her finger joints from carrying the heavy item for so long. Really, Flo had no idea how she had gotten here. She'd just been walking, and suddenly nothing was familiar any more and there were no landmarks to track by. It was like she'd stepped through the wardrobe and this was Narnia... but with significantly less lions and centaurs, to her disappointment.
It was cold as Narnia too... in the beginning, while the witch had everything in winter. Which made sense when you realized... it was still winter in February. The blonde sighed softly, shifting from one booted foot to the other as she considered her options.
There was a bus stop over there... no telling when the buses ran, but maybe if she waited, one would come along and she could ask how to get where she needed to go. Even if the prospect of trying to verbalize with a stranger made her stomach do flip flops. She could just... chose a direction and start walking, see if she ran into a place with shops were she could maybe ferret out a map and use THAT to find her way home. She could call her parents on her cellphone, but that would be admitting she had lost her way on her very first day of school, after a long discussion in which Flo had adamantly insisted on walking herself rather than being driven by her parents. It would be constant parental supervision after that, and she really didn't want to be ostracized by her peers so early on. A week or two, at least, would be nice...
As thoughts ticked away in Flo's head, she remained standing forlornly where she was in her school uniform and over-sized winter coat, shifting only every so often to ease the weight of her school things and staring at the street sign on the pole.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:49 am
Eliza was walking, almost skipping down the street, happy as a clam. She was in her own world walking through the kingdom headed towards home. She was so absorbed that she walked right past the lost girl, but when she went to cross the street she noticed her or at first the it was the portfolio that drew her eye.
She stopped and looked at the girl with a smile. "Working on a project," she asked before looking to the girl's face and she frowned. "Are you okay?"
She stood 4'11" tiny and looking very much like a child despite being 18 and starring curiously at the girl in front of her. She didn't think she had ever see the girl around in the area, she would remember if the girl came into Waverly. Everyone visited Waverly to get the best pie in all the kingdom. She grinned slightly to herself, at her little game, but kept it to herself. Such things at her age were often not well received and she knew it all to well.
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:56 pm
Someone passed by and Flo would have thought nothing of it, except suddenly there was a voice calling to her and she blinked in confusion as she turned towards the source. She blinked again at the tiny girl she saw.
Oooooh, she looks like a tiny fairy girl... I can just imagine a big pair of colorful wings behind her and flowers in her hair. Maybe sitting on a leaf in the sunlight, talking to a bluebird... That would be such a pretty picture. I should remember and sketch fairies later. Maybe with some dragons and unicorns. I do have that painting I'm working on... maybe I can work a fairy into it. The bottom corner is kind of empty.
The thoughts tumbled through her mind on auto as she stared silently. It took a bit before she remembered there was someone waiting for a response and she finally smiled widely, her eyes squinted up as she shrugged. Thin fingers rubbed the back of her neck before the young girl reached into her pocket and dug around, coming back up with a crumpled piece of paper.
Well... it wouldn't hurt to ask, right? Maybe this girl could point her in the right direction or something.
Offering a shy smile, Flo held the paper out with her address on it, her eyebrows raised questioningly.
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:33 pm
Eliza waited patiently for an answer because the girl seemed to be looking at her even if she wasn't saying anything. When she finally moved still no words, instead the girl pulled out a piece of paper. Eliza looked slightly confused and didn't even look at the paper at first, instead she looked at the girl.
She wondered why the girl wasn't talking and wondered briefly if someone cast a spell on her. The girl lack of words reminded her of Ariel for a moment. She grinned and looked down at a paper to find an address and it clicked.
"Got lost on your adventure, huh," she asked lightly, "that's okay it happens. I can help you though. You're not on the right street. You need to be three over I think. The street with the big book store that has the red broom outside. A witch owns it, and that's her red broom outside."
The last part was added without much though, as though it was the most normal thing on the planet. Eliza stood up straight almost bouncing with excitement for what she perceived to be an adventure. "I can take you there if you want."
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:03 pm
The young girl smiled brightly as the stranger seemed to catch on right away to the problem, nodding emphatic agreement. She was lost. Very lost, actually. This girl was a god send, if she knew where to go.
Three streets over, huh? Flo frowned at the street they were on, her brown furrowed and her lips pursed in thought. Had she been wandering around all this time, so close to where she was trying to get, but completely unaware of it? Man... that was horrible. She really needed to learn to pay more attention to her surroundings.
Witch? That certainly pulled Flo's attention and her eyes widened as she tucked her head down between her shoulders, into the collar of her coat, and stared. Like... a real, honest to god, witch? And her real broom outside of it? She couldn't help picturing a woman lurking inside the store, waiting for dark to take up her broom and go zooming around the city. She had a feeling she wasn't going to be able to resist searching the sky every so often from now on, just to make sure there wasn't a witch up there, watching her.
Flo nodded solemnly, glad to have someone around who seemed to know what they were about in this city. Hitching up her school bag, she stepped up beside the girl in her rainbow sneakers, waiting expectantly for her to lead the way.
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:46 pm
The girl still wasn't talking and Eliza wondered if she was really like Ariel. If that was the case, she wasn't really sure how to fix that, but she guessed maybe she would figure it out with time. She watched as the girl nodded and she smiled, but the girl's eyes widened at the mention of the witch.
"Don't worry. Well I don't know if she is good witch or a bad one, but I dont think they would let her have a shop if she was cursing people right. One day I'm going to go in and see what's going on inside."
Flo stepped up beside Eliza and Eliza grinned happily a bowed. "I'm Eliza at your service princess." She quickly looked both ways to make sure no one was coming before calling, "off we go, on a grand adventure, through the kingdom of Destiny to find the princess' destination."
She was vibrating with excitement and bounced happily leading the way up across the street. Once she made it across she looked to the other girl and turned and pointed. "Over there is where I work at 17 Waverly. It's where you can get the best pie. It's so yummy. It just down a little way, so then you cross over and you have to pass the rainbow shop." She pointed out the shop filled with a sort of knicknacks, but had a lot of sun catchers outside and in the window.
"I think the owner makes rainbows. My friend Willie says I should go in and look for a pot of gold."
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:16 pm
Okay, so not an entirely bad witch, possibly a good one. It was silly (probably) to believe in this stuff, or so Flo tried to tell herself often, but it was hard to shake the gut reaction to them. She could tell herself she was skeptical about whether someone was a witch or not, but it still gave her a chill of excitement, just the same.
Eliza. That's a pretty name. She's so close to my height, its nice to have someone I can look eye to eye with. People say I look like a pixie... maybe we're a pair of pixies now, flittering about the city together. Hmm... butterfly wings, or dragonfly? Or maybe the swirly nonsense Tinkerbell has. It's certainly pretty to look at and I think I'd like them better than ones that really looked like a dragonfly. Still, dragonflies in person ARE really pretty... they look so delicate and sleek when they're sitting still on something, rather than the fluttery business of a butterfly. Butterflies are pretty, but they just feel weightier with all that wing surface. We'd be cuter with Tinkerbell wings, I think, even if they don't have all the pretty colors of fairy butterfly wings.
The thoughts tumbled about and it took a moment to register that Eliza had called her a princess and Flo felt herself blush in pleasure, her eyes crinkling up with her smile. It really was sweet of her to call her a princess, but she was hardly one of those. Not that she didn't day dream of it sometimes. Stepping up smartly, Flo followed along behind her new friend, listening to her talk with avid attention. She hadn't asked for Flo's name, so she kept it to herself for now. When Eliza wanted it, she'd ask.
The blonde glanced down the street at the store she pointed to, making a mental note for later. She liked pie... she'd really like to try in Eliza's store, but that would involve finding her way here again, after finding it by getting lost. Not impossible, but maybe hard. Maybe there were google map directions to it... that would be helpful.
Rainbow shop?
Flo got big eyed again as she looked over the suncatchers, drinking in the jewel tones of them. The owner made rainbows? Man, that would be fun... Flo could just imagine herself doing a job like that. Burying her hands into glowing streams of multi-colored light, letting it wash through her fingers like water. She shook her head as she hitched her backpack up, dismissing the idea of gold.
Rainbows land in pots of gold, right? So you wouldn't find it where they start, but where they end. Maybe the shop makes the rainbows for finding the gold. You'd probably do better to buy a rainbow or something, and use that.
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:24 am
Eliza hadn't even thought to ask for the girl's name as silly as that was, but already in her mind the girl was like Ariel and she didn't even stop to think that maybe the other could indeed talk. It didn't really matter though, she'd remember eventually.
She stood looking at the suncathers watching them sparkle and wishing she could take one home. A cat jumped up into a window and peered and her causing Eliza to go up and grin at it putting her hand to the window and greeting the cat.
"Hello Mr Kitty, nice to see you again. Safe guarding the rainbows, right?"
The cat just looked at her and curled up to go to sleep. She wished silently that the cat talked like Zue and the other's but he didn't seem to be one of those or maybe he just didn't want to talk. She looked back to her new friend and grin, "Come on princess, lets keep going we're still two streets off."
She turned around backwards and walked facing her new friend. "You got to keep going pass the ice cream shop. Mr. Carms has the best gelato, in the town I think. He says its because its all natural, he gets some of his ingredients from my farm and Willies too. Strawberries from us, I know for sure."
She turned around when she reached the corner and looked to make sure it was okay to cross before waving the lost princess on and skipping across like she hadnt a care in the world. "Next up the toy shop. In the spring time, there are lots of kites, but right now their are lots of puzzles and trinkets. I bet when Ms. Martin locks up for the night the toys have a party. They have the best bouncy balls, my cat Puck really loves them."
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:26 pm
The young blonde slowed to a stop as the other did, watching her greet the cat in the window like a friend. For all she knew, they were, and with the fanciful tales she was spinning, anything could be possible. Maybe the cat really could talk or something. That would be quite the adventure, finding a talking cat.
Not that she didn't believe cat's could talk... she had a feeling all animals could talk, really, but probably preferred to keep that ability to themselves around mundane humans like them. She imagined it could be quite troublesome if humans knew animals could talk. It was up there with her belief that there were things you couldn't see, fairies and gnomes and brownies, that hid because it was safer for them to do so. But you could see them, in small ways, everywhere if you looked hard enough.
When it was time to go, Flo dragged her eyes away from the cat and smiled her agreement.
Ice cream and Gelato sounded good, but it was a bit cold for it right now, sort of reducing the pleasure of it. It was too easy to get cold, forever a struggle in Flo's life. Layers were her best friend, along with hats and scarves and gloves. Maybe in summer though... ice cream would be fantastic in summer.
Looking both ways, Flo followed Eliza across the street, her eyes sweeping over and upwards, tracking a few pigeons as they flitted from one building ledge to another. Toy shop? Her eyebrows lifted as she brought her gaze back, curiosity in her eyes. Toy parties at night... that sounded like so much fun. Like the Teddy Bear's Picnic... or Toy Story. She'd love to hide in a corner and watch it all going on. Slender fingers toyed with the traps of her art bag and her backpack, a low hum rolling in her throat that sounded suspiciously like 'The Ants Go Marching'.
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Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:54 pm
Eliza barely caught the humming coming from the other girl, but when she did she grinned at her. It was the first noise she heard the girl make, but Eliza still though of her as Ariel.
Eliza straightened up and grinned, "the ants go marching one by one hurrah!" She marched in place and turned facing down the street humming instead of continuing the words. They still had another block to go. She looked back to the other girl. "The ants go marching two by two hurrah hurrah. The ants go marching two by two hurrah hurrah. Forward march," she said not caring at all who was looking. She was enjoying herself and the other girl seemed perfectly okay with that.
"One more block to go Princess. I can see the witches shop, just at the end of the other street you see it?"
She marched onward up to the next street before looking both ways and crossing again. They were close almost there now. Eliza was glad to help though sad that it meant they had to part ways because the girl just seemed super nice even if she hadn't said anything.
"We just have to go past the thrift store. Ms. Briggs owns it and she always has some colorful things for me. She lets me help dress her mannequins sometimes. Says she likes my spunk." She gave a little laugh. "I bet she would let you too, you should totally come one day!"
She grinned as they passed the thrift shop and she pointed to kid mannequin in the window, "I did that one." It looks quite colorful, but cute in its own way.
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:15 pm
When her song was picked up, Flo beamed happily and broke out in a laugh, her eyes squinching nearly shut. Gangly arms swung with her bag, her step picking up a bit of a bounce. Traveling with a friend, even or especially with a new friend, was the best, really. Chunky boots thumped on the concrete as she jumped from the curb and trotted across the intersection after Eliza, lifting a hand to block the sun from her eyes as she inspecting this 'Witch's shop' she was talking about.
Thrift store? Those were wonderfuly places, truly! Cast off from other peopel's lives found a temporary home there, waiting for their next owner to happen by and scoop them up. They were like treasure troves, hiding diamonds among coal... and even sometimes the coal was really a diamond if you had the right need. And the prices meant a young girl with only a small allowance could buy things to recycle and upcycle into new and wonderful things. It was like... an alchemy store, with spell components of things you'd never think could be combined! Hunting through a store like that was one of her most favorite things to do, behind making things with what she found.
Flo took the opportunity, when they passed, to pad up to the window and peer through it, her hand held up to block the light from behind. The mannequin was pretty, very bright, and she liked it quite a lot. It must be fun to dress them, though maybe kinda hard since their arms and legs didn't bend like a person's did.
At least the area they were reaching was starting to look familiar from her trips back and forth to school and the store and things like that. Flo's steps picked up as she hefted her backpack higher and curled her fingers more firmly around her portfolio. When they reached the proper intersection, the young girl came to an abrupt halt and stuck her hand out with a grin to her companion.
"Thank you." She said with firm clarity. Just two words, but she felt they conveyed all that needed to be said. Had it been impolite not to thank someone for helping her, they might not have even found the light of day, but Flo had been raised well. Her mother was firm about manners.
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 10:42 pm
Eliza grinned excitedly at the laughter he new friend gave. Despite having been lost she seemed really happy and Eliza felt really good she could help her. She continued to march and just enjoy the moment. The young woman lived for moment like these, people grew up to soon. She liked to see people have moments like these.
She looked to the other girl when she stopped, momentarily confused before she spoke and Eliza just lit up. "You are very very welcome. Princess. I didn't think you could talk ... oh um, what you're name if you dont mind me asking."
She looked both ways and headed into the street waving her new friend so they could both cross. The witch's shop was right before them and it was he end of Eliza journey with her new friend, it made her sad. She looked curiously at the other girl. "Maybe we can hang out again soon. I can give you my number so you can text me."
Eliza hoped that was okay, she really wanted to see the princess again.
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:46 am
Flo smiled happily at the confusion on the other girl's face, her grin stretching wide over her angular face. People reacted like that a lot, in her experience. She was pretty well used to it.
"Florence Abigail Beaumont." She said as she followed the other girl across the street. When the offer was made, the young girl perked up, her face brightening, and she paused to set her portfolio beside her, leaning against her leg, as she dug into her back.
In short order a small note pad was produced and a sparkly pen with a star topper. Flo scribbled out a nine digit number before she tore the paper free and handed it to the other girl. She lifted a hand to wave again as she gathered up her things and turned to go. Now that she knew where she was, it was high time she headed home before someone started to worry. At least she'd made something of a friend, which was always nice. Maybe they'd meet again and get to know each other better. One could always hope.
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