Post by DILL R. on Sept 12, 2013 8:24:16 GMT -6
School was starting tomorrow. What a drag. The long summer was coming to a close and that was always sad, even if Dill didn't dislike school or even the season of autumn. Still, summer was loads of fun and he could spend all of his free time with his friends, instead of just the moments between classes and homework and other teenagerly duties.
He had been trying to spend the last few days of summer as best he could, but apparently everyone was busy right now. Dill was planning on meeting up with a few of them later on, but for now he was completely free and that was just strange to him. Sitting around the house was boring and if he was there too long, his mom would make him clean something. so he decided to go for a walk.
Stepping out of his house in the residential district, he made his way through the meandering streets until he stepped into the business district, the surface beneath his feet a rustic cobblestone instead of a practical asphalt.
Dill had always liked Primula, but then again, he'd never lived anywhere else. He had been to Victorialis City of course, almost everyone had. There were some things that Primula just didn't have...and it was fun to see bigger and "better" things. But in all reality the blonde teen just enjoyed the slow-paced small town that was Primula, and doubted he would ever leave. That could always change, though.
But Dill was one to live in the present. He didn't dwell on the past and he didn't spend much time thinking about the future. The past was gone and the future was yet to come; why not live in the moment you're in? That was his mantra anyways.
Walking through town he happened across a girl he had never seen before. This was strange, since she looked to be high-school aged and he knew everyone who was in high school, especially those his age. It was a small town; everyone knew everyone unless they just arrived yesterday or something. Maybe she was new in town! That had to be the explanation.
She looked different, though. Her hair was pink and insanely long, but that wasn't necessarily out of place in Primula. There were people with odd-colored hair...hell, there were people who could use magic and mermaids as well as alleged gods and goddesses. Long pink hair wasn't weird in Primula. But there was something about her face, her features, even her aura that was different from the natives of the peninsula and it intrigued him. Plus she was pretty cute, so that just gave him another excuse to study her face.
The girl didn't seem to notice him though. She was more preoccupied with something in her hands. What was that device? Oh...a cell phone. He had one but he barely used it. The cellular service in Primula wasn't the best, so it didn't work very well. Sometimes he wondered why people had cell phones at all. But this girl did, and she was very, very absorbed in it. What was she doing?
He inspected closer, and realized she was taking pictures with it, then judging them after each snap. A little interested, he stepped forward. Dill wasn't one to be shy, not in the slightest. He also wasn't very good at being tactful, so even though this girl was probably busy or not in the mood for talking (her expression said that much), he decided to say something to her anyways.
"You know, most people use actual cameras for that sort of thing," he said; even though his remark was a bit sassy, a smile was pulling at his lips. That's just how the tall blonde teen was, and that was how he tried to be friendly. How she would take that remark would be a different thing entirely.