Private Finished Swan And Spider Sitting On A Roof

Aranea was quite talkative, it was nice. Cosette was usually one to listen rather than speak, and she listened to Aranea with a small smile on her face.
"Traveling along the roofs seems more fun than taking the bus, or at least it does to me. I like high places."
Cosette chuckled a bit.
"And surprisingly flying is sometimes more bothersome than using public transportation. Swans aren't so aerodynamic, it's a hassle to take off and land, as you saw. We are built for long flights."
Cosette explained, and then covered her mouth, bit embarrassed by her blabbing.
"I'm sorry, I'm sure you're not interested in such technicalities."

So far. Cosette didn't want to let her opinion of the island itself be so negative even if she had mostly seen the bad sides.
"It's very, um, colourful, for sure. I never saw such lively places in France, I've enjoyed it very much."
Cosette explained, she was smiling but it didn't quite reach her eyes. She wasn't exactly lying, but that wasn't her whole opinion.

"R-really? Please don't encourage me, I'll talk way too much."
Cosette said and swiped some hair off her face and behind her ear. Now that she took time to notice it was quite cold up here, her robe blocked off the wind but Cosette's ears and cheeks were cold and getting red from something else besides embarrassment.

Overwhelming was right, but Cosette was used to feeling overwhelmed. Almost everything felt overwhelming to her. But she was also good at bearing and hiding it.
Cosette was surprised, when Aranea offered her her number. Cosette opened her mouth to decline, she couldn't enter personal numbers on-
Oh, that's right, Cosette had her own private phone now. No one couldn't look at it if she didn't want them to. That thought made Cosette incredibly happy, so happy she smiled joyfully and took the business card Aranea offered.
"Thank you very much. That sounds nice."
This would be the first new number on Cosette's very own phone. She was so excited to enter it.

Cosette suddenly realized something. She looked around, and down on the street, and for a second she had a panicked face. Oh no, she had not thought this through, had she?
"This is, um, really embarrassing, but...I'm not sure where I am. Do you know what this neighbourhood is called?"
Cosette asked, and looked at Aranea apologetically. And then there was the problem of taking flight...
Cosette glanced at the roof, it wasn't that long, or at least not long enough to take off. Swans had trouble taking off on land in the first place. Guess Cosette would have to find a fire escape and get down that way.

Cosette had heard you could use maps on your phone, but hadn't actually ever did that herself. The Strip was small so she hadn't gotten lost and when Cosette had left the Strip she hadn't gone far enough to get lost.
Cosette went closer and looked with fascination as Aranea explained to her how to find her way around. Cosette nodded along, making note of everything she said.

"My phone? I think so..."
Cosette felt around and pulled out her phone, it wasn't that new of a model since it was a donation but it was a smartphone and had internet. And it was pastel pink, which was Cosette's favourite colour, and it was hers, so Cosette liked her phone quite a lot.

As Aranea looked around on the roof Cosette did the same, searching for any fire escapes or other ways of getting down. She did see what looked like a ladder on the other side of the roof, it looked rusty. But Cosette didn't really have much choice, and she turned to smile at Aranea and say her goodbyes. But the woman opened her mouth faster than Cosette, and offered to take her down.

"I couldn't possibly bother-"
Cosette began, lifting her hands, but then glanced behind her towards the ladder. She was wearing uggs, and they weren't that good for climbing ladders. Cosette was bit afraid of climbing down that ladder. So she interrupted herself and looked back at Aranea, slight embarrassed blush on her face.
"I-if it's not too much trouble...I'd appreciate it immensely."

Aranea made Cosette chuckle a bit at the thought of her breaking in, just the thought was so bizarre it made Cosette amused. And she was just amused at herself for being so short-sighted and landing on such a difficult location. Thank goodness Aranea was kind enough to help her.

Carry me? Oh, of co-"
And just then Aranea picked Cosette up bridal style, and she blushed yet again. When Aranea said carry for some reason Cosette had imagined piggy back carry. But this...this was embarrassing and worked too, and like Aranea instructed Cosette wrapped her arms around Aranea's neck and held on firmly.

Cosette wasn't afraid of heights, she was part bird after all, but even she felt bit dizzy at seeing the ground approach at such a slow pace. She pressed bit closer to Aranea, tightening the grip she had around the woman's neck. It was comforting how strong Aranea's arms were whilst carrying her.
Cosette didn't even realize her tight grip until they were safely on the ground and Cosette found her face inches from Aranea's.
"O-oh, I'm so sorry."
Cosette muttered, her face growing pink, and loosened her grip.
"T-thank you so much. I'm so grateful for this, truly."