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Post by ARALYNN SHERIDAN on Aug 2, 2014 8:17:05 GMT
There was a big difference between stalking and people watching. Sometimes that line of differentiation got a tad blurry when Aralynn’s interest is piqued. She’s been observing from a distance a group of kids playing a simple game of hacky sack. Her hand moved as quickly as she could get a rough sketch at the pose and angles in watching them keep it up. It was rather difficult to capture motion on paper than by another medium. Lynn was a traditionalist as far as creative means goes. “Awwwh. They’re gone,” she pouted. She looked down at the rough sketches of the poses of captured motion. Could’ve been better but she was still working on dynamic action stances. Good material though for introducing a new portion of her story.
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Post by ELLIOTT DELPHINE on Aug 2, 2014 15:27:37 GMT
"Get back here, Torin!" a blonde male exclaimed. His infamous little black ball of fluff otherwise an excuse for a dog got loose again. The playful but mischievous little ankle-biter wagged his tail ever so innocently as he eluded his capture whilst giving Elliott a workout moving around Main Street of the big city. He began questioning what made it such a grand idea to bring in this little troublemaker into his household? Torin was far too free-spirited to be contained in a house. Sighing, he followed the canine trying to get close enough to leash him. Scampering on ahead, Torin spotted the green-haired girl and gave a less than intimidating bark to get her attention. Not too far behind, the Delphine male managed to catch up seeing his dog finally slowed down but disturbing the stranger. "Torin, come here, boy." He ordered with a frown. The furry critter ignored him. "I'm sorry if he's disturbing you, miss."
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Post by ARALYNN SHERIDAN on Aug 2, 2014 15:47:36 GMT
Her eyes widened slightly as a startled gasp escaped her lips at the sound of a dog barking at her. She clenched a vice grip onto her sketchbook trying to keep from jumping out of her skin. Looking down, there she beheld the critter with a coat the color of the evening skies. Cute. Goodness gracious, he was so precious! She knelt down to view Torin at eye level. “Hi there little guy~ Aren't you a handsome one? Where did you come from?” she cooed. Did he have a collar? Looks like it~ Was his owner looking for him? Again, it appeared so as a tall gentleman appeared calling the puppy by a name. She giggled softly at Torin’s refusal to obey the blonde. Lynn shook her head at the owner’s apology. “He’s no trouble at all. In fact, he's adorable. Isn’t that right, Torin~?” she smiled back at the dog. Still on her knees, she extended a hand out to pet the black pup. Eyes lifted back up to converse with the owner, the greenette inquired, “He’s yours, right?”
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Post by ELLIOTT DELPHINE on Aug 2, 2014 16:45:53 GMT
He was glad to see the woman had a positive reaction towards Torin imposing himself in her company. It didn’t make his unruly and rather rebellious pet any less forgiving for his antics. Torin stuck his tongue out panting excitedly wagging his tail happily at the attention. The dog knew no shame in exploiting the affections of those who gave it to him. Elliott rolled his eyes. "Unfortunately," he answered. Rubbing the back of his neck, he smiled watching as the two interacted with one another. Better than the last encounters he had with Torin coming up to people. "He's a spoiled little brat. Thinks he owns me rather than the other way around."
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Post by ARALYNN SHERIDAN on Aug 3, 2014 1:33:37 GMT
Despite the less than enthusiastic reply received, Aralynn smiled already seeing the love-hate relationship between the two. It only widened at a light-hearted little thought popping into her head. “I dunno~ You could’ve fooled me with the way he was walking you instead of you walking him.” She teased him playfully. She couldn’t help it. He made it way too easy to pick on him. She finally got back up on her two feet before motioning with her head for the puppy to return back to Elliott. “Dogs are like children in a way. They do things to garner attention so their elders will pay attention.”
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Post by ELLIOTT DELPHINE on Aug 3, 2014 7:44:21 GMT
Very funny. He was in stitches from how hilarious that was. Torin, ever the smart little puppy, reluctantly scampered back over to Elliott’s side. Yeah, he was only being adorable now because the lady was giving him attention and complimenting him. Fluff ball would do that to the next person who’d pay any lick worth to him. "I may chase him around town, but he's the one still with the collar."She had a point. Dogs did take on childlike characteristics. Social creatures, they enjoy the company of humans. Torin was supposed to be a man’s best friend but seems like he just wants to pick up the ladies. "I take it you speak from experience?"
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Post by ARALYNN SHERIDAN on Aug 3, 2014 9:30:38 GMT
Laughter bubbled from the back of her throat easily escaping her lips. Wasn't he just a witty one. Maybe the blonde gentleman should be wiser on what he says? She grinned from the male over to his pet. “Better be careful what you say, sir. Torin looks like a smart pup so who knows. Maybe when you’re not looking, he may put it on you.” Experience? Why else would she say such a thing! “Mhmm~ I do. You see, I’m a teacher. Elementary art so I see a variety of color in the art room.” Now that she thought about it, she didn’t properly introduce herself. Didn’t even know the dog owner’s name either. It was sad that she got the dog’s name first before the blonde’s. How silly of her! “What’s your name? I’m Aralynn Sheridan.” It always amused her how nicely her name rhymed.
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Post by ELLIOTT DELPHINE on Aug 4, 2014 5:03:29 GMT
He’d honestly like to see the canine try. The day Torin manages to do that will be the day he… wears a maid outfit for a whole day. Or something crazy enough that he wouldn’t do on a normal basis. A shudder ran down his spine at the imagery. "Yeah, yeah. I'll keep that in mind." He waved his hand dismissively discarding such a notion. He didn’t expect to hear greenie to be a teacher. To that new found knowledge he quirked a brow up. "Elliott Delphine. Nice to meet you, grass head." Was it natural? Or did she get from a bottle? He wanted to ask but refrained.
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Post by ARALYNN SHERIDAN on Aug 4, 2014 5:15:37 GMT
A crinkle of her nose had been enticed at being officially dubbed ‘grass-head’ by the one who introduced himself as Elliott. If that's how he wanted to play then two can go at it. “Are we already at that point of giving each other nickname? Man, this is so sudden.” She grinned playfully. “If I’m grass-head then I’m going to call you Ellie~” It was only fair. Not that she was ever a formal person to begin with, but point being, she enjoyed this gentleman’s company. Both Torin and the blond male were fun to hang out with. “Would you care to have company to walk Torin?” she asked, “I’ve got nothing else better to do. That is if you're not busy yourself~ You know with other things aside from chasing your puppy~”
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Post by ELLIOTT DELPHINE on Aug 4, 2014 6:45:50 GMT
He didn’t think it through when his mouth opened up whilst calling her grass-head. Now he managed to earn himself a rather girly nickname. Ellie? Really? Great. If he didn’t know any better than he could’ve sworn he saw the brat dog snickering at him. Good thing dogs couldn’t communicate in the human tongue. Otherwise he probably may not hear the end of it. "Couldn't you find a manlier nickname?"Did she really just admit that she didn’t have anything else better to do? Strange girl. Before he could respond, Torin readily answered scampering around between the two of them. Barking a few times, he wagged his tail a few times before starting off on the sidewalk again. "He insists." He sighed. Taking the lead, he trust Aralynn to follow the blonde inquired, "Have you been teaching long? Can you even consider art a subject you teach?"
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Post by ARALYNN SHERIDAN on Aug 5, 2014 7:25:38 GMT
Looks like he didn’t take too kindly to the nickname she gave him. She flashed him a playful smile shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly like it was no big deal. Nothing wrong with poking at a young man’s masculinity every now and then. “I could ask the same for you in picking a more cuter term to call me, but we all can’t get what we want all of the time now, can we?” So instead of arguing over what they got, she was going to accept it and dish it right back. A bubbly giggle escaped her lips. At least his puppy was charming company to have around. With Torin's answer pretty much being the deciding factor, they started moving. She crinkled her nose at the question of art being a subject you teach. She folded her hands behind her back skipping every odd step walking besides Elliott. “It’s not for everyone, and it’s the same for children. If it interests them then more power to them and let the doors of opportunities open up for them. But for others who’re not that great at it, I hope it opens their eyes up to more than one way of looking at things in life. Not just in art~”
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Post by ELLIOTT DELPHINE on Aug 9, 2014 3:32:36 GMT
A tic formed on his jaw listening to her give him sass. Was that supposed to be charming? He tucked his glasses up the bridge of his nose brushing off the comment. "You're right. Life is a bitch because if it was a slut, it'd be too easy." Torin really was a smart little dog stopping at the edge of the sidewalk waiting for his owner. "Good boy, Torin. We don't want to get run over now, ne."Elliott didn’t have a creative bone in his body. So to hear her explain how it could be a way to open up new ways of looking at things was interesting. She seemed young, but wouldn't hurt to ask, now would it? "You got kids of your own? Or are the ones in your class enough for you to handle?"
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Post by ARALYNN SHERIDAN on Aug 9, 2014 20:53:19 GMT
That analogy was rather crude but she wouldn’t deny the truth in it. If life were much easier than it was then people would live happier lives. Lynn imagined it may be a utopia of sorts. Though a life without conflict wasn’t a very realistic one now, was it? The greenette could dream of better places than stick in reality for too long. “I hope you don’t talk to your mother that way,” she commented, “Or your girlfriend… if you have one.” Too soon? Oh well~ It already slipped out. Kids of her own? Gods, she couldn’t hold back her giggles. She shook her head profusely causing her forest locks to swish back and forth. “Having kids requires having a father to have aforementioned hell-spawns, which is practically nonexistent.” Just like her love life. But she wasn’t gonna go on a ‘woe-is-me’ spiel. “The kids in my classroom are enough for me.”
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Post by ELLIOTT DELPHINE on Aug 10, 2014 5:26:23 GMT
"Oh, pardon my language, grass-head," he said sarcastically, "Don't tell poor ol' mommy. She'll wash my mouth out with soap." He didn’t have anything against his mother, but he got sick of her nagging. Couldn’t remember for the life of him when he started just taking in her pestering one ear and let it out the other. He still cared for her all the same. "Don't have a girlfriend. At least one that stayed long enough to put up with me... or me with her." Dating was meant to be fun, or so he was told. Just the same, he wasn’t interested in that kind of stuff. "Thought I'd ask. You look like the type."
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Post by ARALYNN SHERIDAN on Aug 10, 2014 8:22:25 GMT
He was single. Didn’t seem all that interested in mingling either. Shame, he wasn’t bad to look at. Rough in the personality department but when has there ever been a perfect person? “Classic example of a real prince charming right there.” She contributed to the sarcasm session. Her grin remained on her face of the leisure company. “Look who’s stereotyping,” she teasing, “You think that because I’m a school teacher that I’d have a husband and kids to go along with the white bread woman’s tale?” She whistled softly hoping to catch Torin’s attention. She wanted to pet him again~ Though Aralynn couldn't dog on Ellie since he did a good job caring for the puppy. “How long have you had Torin?” she inquired curiously. “Did you teach him to walk without a leash and not run away like this?”
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