Magic of Mystery [Spirit]

Everything fell silent till thunder crashed outside and she spilled the hot tea. "Hellfire!" she swore gritting her teeth. "Of all the clumsy things to do. . ." She cleaned off her hands and tried not to get embarrassed. "I swear I've never been so clumsy a day in my life like I've been today." She looked down, her hair covering her face, as her cheeks quickly turned bright red. 'Why am I suddenly getting so careless and jumpy? I never get like this, ever!' she thought. There had to be some kind of explanation, but what was there to go on? It just didn't make sense!

"I'm okay, no burns I don't think, just a stained dress." She looked up slightly still blushing. "I'm almost immune to burns by this point. Thank you for your concern though." She cleaned up the mess and nodded to the hole. "Didn't mean to disturb you, the thunder scared me slightly." 'Seems like I'm scared of a lot nowadays.' she thought but dared not say aloud. She dropped her gaze to the ground again as her cat rubbed against her leg. "Oh come now just a little thunder." she said picking him up and holding him. "You're okay."

"Were you worried about me you silly tomcat?" she asked smiling as she sat him on the bed. She looked at the patch job in progress and felt like a burden. Glancing back at the animal tent she asked, "Do you have a favorite animal? I mean after working with them for a while I'd assume you have one, but I guess I could be wrong." 'Conversation is definitely not my cup of tea.' She sat down near Rimegon and held her cat in her lap idly. She wanted to say something badly, but words just wouldn't come forth. Every time she tried to say something she'd squeak rather pitifully. 'Oh forget it.' she thought.

She opened her mouth to ask about why, but decided to just set a hand on his shoulder. "The story can wait, for now at least. I can see it's not something you're fond of talking about." She looked at her hands to make sure they were alright and smirked. "Funny the skin blistered a bit." She took out some gauze and began to wrap her hands. "Guess the tea got hotter than I thought." She tried to keep the pain hidden as much as possible but the gauze on burned skin hurt like Hades!

"No, no, no doctors needed." she said with a nervous smile. "It's sweet of you to offer, but no thank you." She finished wrapping her palms and looked outside. "Huzzah! The rain has let up!" Her demeanor went from quiet to giddy in no time flat. She pulled out her deck of cards and practiced a few of her tricks to pass the time. "You like card tricks at least?" She did a few random ones before having to hold them away from her cat. "No you're not going to chew these up like you chewed up my shoes you little rascal. I'm going barefoot thanks to you y'know."

She nodded and held up a small box. "Thankfully I think this will do to keep Felix from eating my cards. Otherwise the little ones won't have any magic tricks to see and they'll be very sad. Felix runs around bugging the daylights out of the girls that come to see the big top. He's a ladies' man to be sure but I don't know how many litters of kittens he's fathered. A good few it seems like, he's quite the cat even by human standards." Felix sat up proudly and looked at Rimegon. 'Ten litters of kittens if I've kept track right. And the ladies that visit this place say I'm the prettiest cat they've yet to see!' He cleaned his face and cuddled up to Silence. 'Must say though that this one's the most interesting if not the strangest of the bunch.'

'Well there's this calico I've been watching, might be inclined to stick around with her but that's not a huge issue. This fire-girl is lovely as humans go I guess. Seems like a good match for you, whether for breeding or simply for companionship. She's quite a force to be reckoned with.' Silence meanwhile had since began to pet Felix and he'd started purring. 'You're not one for company are you? Nice to see that you at least acknowledge her. She's odd, definitely odd.' Silence stopped petting him and got up to find something to make for her lunch. "Don't suppose you're wanting to eat yet, Rimegon?" she asked.

He gave a wicked cat-smile and flicked his tail to one side then the other mewing innocently. 'Struck a nerve, noted.' Silence looked over and blinked. "You okay? You're acting a bit odd." 'Even though you're odd to begin with but I digress.' she thought. She ate a bit of bread with some water and sighed. "Felix giving you trouble or something? And thank you again for fixing it for me." She knew when Rimegon left she'd feel lonely again, but she'd deal with it, knowing where she could find him if she ever wanted to talk. She knew the place would soon be bustling with people, or so she thought at least, some days they were crowded some days you could count the visitors on your fingers and toes.

She walked outside and looked at him. "Will. . .Will you come to town with me and have lunch? I sort of want away from here." She blushed a bit. Felix laughed to himself. 'She likes you elf-boy. Just admit that you like her too. I swear she'll never know if you just tell me. You both need to be happy and I suppose I may just be a cat but you're both happy when you're around each other. So make it happen.' Silence had since gotten up and sat outside waiting for Rimegon to answer her question. Felix had taken a liking to him and that was something to keep in mind for sure. She knew animals had a better sense of character than humans.

Felix just sort of smirked. 'Patience is a virtue for a reason dear boy.' He meowed and earned himself a little extra petting from Silence before she started walking off. 'A funny little girl, but quite worth her odd quirks. Ah but you're not her type, she'd never settle down, much less with someone who can't conquer his past.' Silence brightened a bit when he agreed to go. "Alright then, you look like you need to eat." She readjusted her top a bit nervously and glanced at her cat. "Don't cause any trouble or become a father again while I'm gone you rascal." She pulled a scarf around her neck to hide what her clothes couldn't, along with half her face so people didn't tease or embarrass her.

On the way into town Silence seemed to shrink a bit and become less confident from people looking at her oddly. She kept her eyes on the ground and didn't exactly speak very much. She walked into a small hole in the wall sort of restaurant and sat down someplace where she wouldn't immediately be seen. "This is the best place for soup in town. Sometimes after big afternoon shows this is where I end up for a late lunch." Behind her shyness and general social awkwardness-mess, she didn't let it get to her eating habits. She didn't want to be super thin and bruise easily so she kept up a decent eating regiment. "Order whatever you wish, alright?"

She ended up ordering two of the same thing, not knowing what he liked or didn't like posed a challenge. When she ordered the food the maid gave her a slightly odd look but nodded and walked away. "Huh, you'd swear she'd never seen two people go out to eat. I ordered chicken cheddar soup, hope that's not a problem." she said quietly. "I just didn't know what you liked." She sat almost totally silent until the food was brought out and she got another weird look. "Move along lady, thanks for bringing the food but I don't like that look." She handed over a few coins and took a bite of the soup. "Soup's still good though."

She smiled. "I'd never seen an elf before meeting you, but it doesn't mean I'm going to gawk at you like the rest of these people. I'm glad you like the soup, maybe you'll visit and be a little more social after this." she joked lightly. She took a few bites of her soup and enjoyed the down time. "Somehow I have the idea that by the time I get back Felix will have a new cat in tow. That lovely tomcat is a player on every level, I would swear to it." She had about half her soup gone when she slightly choked due to not thinking. "Ow. . .I think it went down the wrong way."