let's say sunshine for everyone

Sky · Dec 7, 2015

"It could be considered a power" could mean anything and nothing, but Neil didn't comment on that. The last thing he wanted was to pry. For all he knew, this could be something terribly personal. Powers were a blessing, and also a curse: he certainly hoped that his would be more of the former than the latter in the weeks to come.

"Yesterday? Cool name. Where are you from?" It was like a name out of a science fiction novel, or a roleplay forum character. Too bad he wasn't active on Digital Horizons any more: it would have been a great noun to name a new OC with. Yesterday's lips stretched upwards in a small smile, presumably a polite one. Welp, maybe Neil was overstaying his welcome... Though how he would do that was beyond him, because Yesterday was the one who approached him.

What was a guy to do? People were weird. It'd be easier if they were all dealing with robots instead.

Continue the conversation!

"Uh... How are you finding it here? I'm kind of new."

Horus · Dec 7, 2015

@"Sky"

Another quick, analytical glance told him that the boy seemed to be growing increasingly uncomfortable. Was he, as the humans often said it, overstaying his welcome? Did Neil want his book back? Did he want to be left alone and at peace? Was Yesterday bothering him? Plenty of questions, but very little gap to shove them in there.

"I'm from..." A small pause. "Far away." It was the same answer he'd given Avian. Far away, ambiguous; he was from beyond the reaches of humanity as of right now. Maybe one day they could reach where he was from, but definitely not anytime soon. He just hoped his answer was sufficient enough.

Probably not.

"So am I." To earth, but also to this island. He finally flipped the last page of the book, closing it expressionlessly and holding it out to Neil. "What a strange ending."

Well, he wasn't going to ruin it for him. That would be rude by human standards.

But back onto the topic of him being new... "I have only been here a few months. The island seems rather interesting so far, but it is small." Smaller than the ship he came off of.

Sky · Dec 8, 2015

Far away? Neil couldn't help but smile a little at the statement. "Yeah, I'm from pretty far out there too. Perth. That's in Australia, by the way." He'd met plenty of Americans who didn't know where he'd once lived, but he had never heard of Delaware before he'd moved to Manta Carlos Island as well. "I can't really place your accent, though. Kind of out of this world."

If only Neil knew just how accurate his statement was.

He blinked as Yesterday returned him the book, unsure whether the other guy was kidding or not. Maybe Aurora was right, and he was talking with an alien. They were supposed to be around her, and Yesterday seemed to be pretty vague about giving Neil information.

"Well, I haven't gotten to the ending yet. Let's hope it's good." Neil tucked the book away in his bag. Now the possibility that he was talking to an alien had come up, he was suddenly ten times more interested in making conversation. He was curious by nature, after all. "Yeah? I've only been here for less than a week. Do you know about places to go, or things to do?"

Horus · Dec 9, 2015

@"Sky"

"Perth." He repeated, quickly looking it up in his system. He'd accessed this thing humans used called the 'internet' within a few days of crash landing, and he'd quickly found maps and coordinates and such. Perth was somewhere in Australia, quickly confirmed by Neil himself. How interesting, it was the island that the world thought everything was trying to kill you.

Out of this world was probably right. Yesterday just nodded.

"I have been here for 73 days." So a little over two months at this point. He kept track of how long he'd spent on the island, hoping that it wouldn't be too long before he was brought back onto a ship that would come to retrieve him. He'd been sending out signals since day one, but so far nobody had replied.

"Well there is the beach... and the park. Lots of people go to the beach and the park." The pier seemed to be a very popular spot to frequent, especially. Lots of people went at night for parties. "There is also the library at the school. I like the library the best."

Sky · Dec 16, 2015

"73 days? Talk about keeping track." Neil couldn't even recall the exact date he'd gotten here off the top of his head, so that was really pretty awesome. "You're like a supercomputer up in there. Bet your IQ is off the charts." He smiled. This guy was more and more endearing by the minute, odd as he was.

Neil stood up, dusting himself off. The more he spoke to Yesterday, the more he liked him. Who would have thought? He was able to appreciate someone despite his initial disdain.

"I've been to the library. It's pretty cool. That's where I got this book," he said, patting the novel lightly. This guy was clearly very smart and socially awkward, though he seemed well-intentioned. Analytical, with an interesting standpoint to boot. Perhaps they could be friends?

Maybe Neil could try to make friends.

"Would you mind showing me around, then?"

Horus · Dec 17, 2015

@Sky

Supercomputer... Yeah...

Yesterday blinked but didn't say anything about that. What would it have been called, a lie by omission?

His eyes followed Neil as he stood up and dusted off his pants, book in hand. Neil seemed like the interesting sort, though Yesterday couldn't quite tell whether he was just awkward or if he hated him right off the bat. His algorithms had yet to be able to pick out a distinct difference. Maybe it was a blend of both.

Then, just when he thought he'd be dismissing himself, he asked to be shown around.

Oh?

"Okay." He already had various maps of the island downloaded into his system. When Yesterday got up, it was one smooth borderline gliding movement. The counterweights in his body kept him from being tipped easily and his balance was superior to that of a human, making movements that would tip his center of gravity seem surreal.

"We can go."

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