To Gaze Upon the Dawn

Paul sat upon the branch of one of the trees next to the lake. Well, actually, it wasn't Paul. It was, in fact, Corona. It was nearly dawn and Paul had fallen asleep hours ago. Corona, however, decided to watch the sunrise. Taking control over Paul's body, Corona watched the starry sky with admiration. The sun would be rising soon, and the peaceful chirping of the now-waking birds soothed his mind.

Corona only needed to sleep about once a week for around 7 hours. So he often had time to himself as Paul slept. How annoying it must be for humans to need so much sleep, he thought. He laughed to himself quietly, then stretched as he leaned back against the trunk of the tree. His left leg dangled off the branch as his right knee supported his arm that rested upon it.

It took him a while to notice someone else was nearby. From his position in the trees, it would have been difficult to see him. When he noticed someone else was there, he shifted to get a better look. He started to slip and didn't quite realize it (as this slip actually caused him to have a great view of whoever else was there), and by the time he did it would be too late.

Corona looked down as he noticed he was starting to slip. "Huh... wow, I almost fell out of the tree. How inconvenient that would have been. I could have really been hurt. Luckily-" He fell. He never fixed his position and slipped more and more until he fell out of the tree. He would learn just how inconvenient the fall was when he hit the ground at the base of the tree face-down, making a loud thud as he did so.

"...ow." Was all that he managed to say for about a minute. He sat up and wiped off his face, smiling that the worst that had happened was the slight bending of Paul's glasses. Hopefully he wouldn't notice. Whoever was there was definitely aware of him now, he realized. So he stood and turned towards where they were.

"I am here. Though, I used to be there." He gestured above at the tree he fell from. "I apologize if I startled you." He moved around his left arm, as it was slightly sore from the fall.

He tried getting as much of the dirt off of his face as he could, but didn't pay much mind to it. "Hrm.. I fell out of the tree. You see I was trying to get a better look at you, but I sort of.. slipped. Heh." He started to walk closer to her as the distance between them was slightly awkward for a normal conversation. He answered her question as he did so, "Hmm.. 'who are you, anyway?' he mimicked. Not many people introduce themselves that way. Did I startle you, perhaps? Either way, my name is Cor-" He stopped moving and talking and thought for a second. He decided it would probably be best to use Paul's name instead of his own. He hoped Paul didn't mind making a new friend. Oh well.. wasn't the first decision he made without Paul. "Paul. My name is Paul. May I ask yours?" What he didn't realize was that the sudden pause after already saying half of a name, then switching to a completely different name was slightly fishy sounding.

"Um.." He blinked. "You're a person. The only other one here besides me. General interest that I would try to see who you were, I suppose." He shrugged. Did her eyes just change? It was too dark to tell. Something about them was weird. She seemed a bit agitated, too. He adapted to this and noted her boundaries to prevent any further offense. Or at least, try to.

"Nice to meet you, Vara." He didn't comment on his 'strange name'. He sort of hoped that whole mishap would just... go away. "And yes, I was here to watch the sun rise. It really is quite beautiful on this island. The way the light shines off the lake is quite a sight to see. Have you witnessed it before?"