The two talked casually for a few minutes, making their way down the dimly lit hallway. As Nerike finished her story, Loralei began to walk beside her.
'Interesting people...How fun! I wonder if there is other Nixies here, The girl thought with a twinge of interest. It had been years since she had seen her family. She knew of mermaids, as they were considered to be the 'cousins that lived in the salty water'.
Loralei's black hair swished about as she told a succinct story of her own origins. As Nerike tried to understand the meaning of "shady", she realized they had already arrived at the desk she had originally meant to go to.
She put her long, pale hands on the counter and looked around and Loralei pushed on a metal device. It made a light ringing sound, to her absolute delight. However when no person came, Loralei became impatient. Nerike watched curiously for awhile.
"Are we too late...?"
"O-Oh no..." the girl rubbed her temples. "Flat tires are stupid." Mumbling more about human contraptions, she stood on her tiptoes and looked over the desk. A large desktop computer, which Nerike did not quite know about yet, was turned off. It was obvious whoever usually worked there was not present.
A thought popped into the brunette's simple head. "Is there pond here? I could stay there." It was a bit of a silly and impractical idea, but that was just her style.
"Or maybe not.."
'Interesting people...How fun! I wonder if there is other Nixies here, The girl thought with a twinge of interest. It had been years since she had seen her family. She knew of mermaids, as they were considered to be the 'cousins that lived in the salty water'.
Loralei's black hair swished about as she told a succinct story of her own origins. As Nerike tried to understand the meaning of "shady", she realized they had already arrived at the desk she had originally meant to go to.
She put her long, pale hands on the counter and looked around and Loralei pushed on a metal device. It made a light ringing sound, to her absolute delight. However when no person came, Loralei became impatient. Nerike watched curiously for awhile.
"Are we too late...?"
"O-Oh no..." the girl rubbed her temples. "Flat tires are stupid." Mumbling more about human contraptions, she stood on her tiptoes and looked over the desk. A large desktop computer, which Nerike did not quite know about yet, was turned off. It was obvious whoever usually worked there was not present.
A thought popped into the brunette's simple head. "Is there pond here? I could stay there." It was a bit of a silly and impractical idea, but that was just her style.
"Or maybe not.."
