Jan 09, 2006 19:41
"Dum dum dum dum, Mrs. Robinson, jesus dum dum dum..."
Echo was enjoying the day. Sure, it was cold. And the sun wasn't out from behind the clouds. But still, it was an energetic sort of day. He could walk outside and look at everything and not have to squint in sunlight. But he usually didnt have to anyway, wearing his perscription sunglasses and all. Still, a lack of direct sunlight made everything prettier. Grayer, but.. More defined.
The whomping willow was there as always, beckoning to him with its challenging ferocity that first years wouldn't sense until it was too late. If he could just dash in close enough that it couldnt smash him with its limbs... But then what? Tame it? How do you tame a tree? Suddenly, the task was sounding less exciting. Maybe he could just wander into the woods today. Find something to do. Something to discover would be nice. But thinking about that also made it boring... Maybe everything was boring. All this wandering around restlessly was fine for a while. But it needed...
Well...
It needed someone else.