A Day of New Adventures (317 views)

The scent, a scent that she didn't like, nor could she forget, basically bathed the guy next to her, it almost made her cough it was so strong. "Hello." She managed a meek, timid smile, but then the social butterfly and concerned parts of her nature began to work. "My name's Leta, might I ask yours?" She questioned, glancing around him, trying to find the bottle that she was almost certain he had. "And yes, it's a beautiful day. Fresh clean air, life everywhere, it's amazing if one really looks for it." She remarked, having heard his words before he sat down. "It's so sad, some people never notice life is literally surrounding them." She smiled brightly, her eyes watching his facial features as she mentally tried to figure out what was wrong... There had to be something wrong, or he wouldn't be drinking. At least, that's what her conscious told her.

"Because...You're drinking. A person only drinks if they feel misery." She stated, before taking in the rest of his statement. "It sounds like you were helpless in the situation. Perhaps it's because of that helplessness that you felt then, and feel now." She glanced over to a bird chirping on the next bench over. "But if you couldn't move without risking yourself, or even more lives, you shouldn't feel as though it's entirely your fault. After all, if you had resisted or fought, chances are that they would kill him directly, not just shot." She smiled a little, picking up her camera. "After all, things take their toll..." She paused as she went through the digital pages, frowning ever so slightly as she came across a picture of her brother, when he was alive. "But even with that guilt, someone shouldn't doom themselves to death. Things can come from it, and new things can be learned." She paused before scooting a bit closer, despite the stronger smell. "And sometimes, you find friends in unexpected places. Even here in this park, you can come across someone new, who might be able to cause you to flip the switch to bringing light, rather than darkness. Darkness robs people of many things, including precious moments in life."

She smiled a little, but knew it would be a lot tougher than just pouring out one bottle... but that was one bottle not drank, it meant the first big step. She blinked as she was given his number, giggling a little. "I will call, it seems like you need a bigger social circle, no? More support?" She tilted her head. "Name's Leta Mariangela Yiska... You're, of course, able to just call me Leta though." She looked up at the clouds. "The sky is wonderful. Nature's ever changing painting, the sky is. You can see shapes in the clouds, and yet they change shape on a near constant basis. It's wonderful, but hard to take photographs with my camera since it causes a glare in the pictures."

"Ah, yeah... Those are usually super expensive." She blinked as she noticed his hand shaking, reaching out to hold it. She smiled a little. "I like watching the clouds. They're nature's ever changing painting from nature." She soon joined him on the grass, laying down on her back slowly. "As for your brother... He'll be okay, I'm sure of it. Sometimes great things come out of misery." Even as she said those words, she choked up a little, but her face was otherwise calm. It was a habit she taught herself, but she was also just trying to admire the world around her like usual.

"I see an unicorn." She pointed out another shape, giggling a little. At the mention of food, she slowly sat up. "I...uhm... sure." She was uncertain as to what to expect, as this fellow seemed to get attached pretty easily. And then she would have to walk away, again. Still, at least she'd have a friend outside of her cousin and his boyfriend... even if it was just for a little while. "Uhm ,y-you don't ha-have to pay." She stuttered out, her face a bit scarlet at the mention of someone buying her food, again, outside of her cousin and his boyfriend. Leta wasn't exactly the social person, social activities could very easily give her a panic attack... but this guy, he was nice and he seemed trustworthy. She stood up, offering a hand down to Rory to help him up.

"Er...n-no." She managed to stutter out, going even redder. "I just- You're the first person to offer anything outside of my cousin and his boyfriend." She managed to squeak out, smiling a little bit. "But I'm s-sure it'll be great." Leta wondered why she was stuttering like some fool, but she couldn't help it. She smiled a bit wider, head tilting. "You lead the way, my dear friend."