Innocence

[thelostseraph]

Ahh . . .  Where . . . Where is this?

. . . Riviera?  Is this Riviera?  But there aren't any Sprites.  Very few demons, too.  Or even angels.  I suppose that doesn't really leave much choice, then.  Some sort of mythical race, perhaps?

Or maybe -- Could this be a final test?  The procedure was to be tomorrow.  I had thought the Magi were satisfied

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[angel_crow]

You talk a lot, mister.

[thelostseraph]

I'm sorry.

Are you supposed to represent my inner child or something? Strange. Black wings.

[angel_crow]

Huh? What's an inner child s'posed to be?

[thelostseraph]

Oh. Well. I don't really know, either. Usually, I believe you're supposed to play with your inner child and rediscover the joy of being young.

. . . What do you like to play?

[angel_crow]

I like to play tag!

[thelostseraph]

Alright, then.

It has been quite some time, but -- Would you like to be 'it', or shall I?

[angel_crow]

You be it!

*He takes off running*

[thelostseraph]

Alright, then.

[Ledah chuckles a little and begins to slowly go after Cooro. He looks a bit awkward running about in his robes and wings outstretched.]

I've almost got you . . . Faster, now, little one.

[angel_crow]

Waah! *He starts flying with practiced ease. He's not particularly fast, but it's a little better than running*

[thelostseraph]

Heh heh.

[Ledah glides off after Cooro as well, keeping low to the ground. He dimly remembers when he first learned to fly . . . Many, many years ago still. As with all adults who play tag with little kids, he purposefully keeps just a few inches behind.]

You're doing quite well! How far can you fly now?

[angel_crow]

Dunno! They never let me go too far from the orphanage when we played tag!

*He notices that Ledah's getting close, so he starts trying to fly faster. It increases his speed only slightly*

[thelostseraph]

Orphanage . . . ?

[He doesn't remember that at all. Ledah slows down a tiny bit.]

How old are you now, child?

[angel_crow]

*Keeps going, feeling a little proud that he's going noticeably faster than Ledah* I'm 5!

[thelostseraph]

5 years old . . . I guess not, after all. Unless this is some sort of remarkably strange symbolism that I simply don't understand.

[Noticing the distance between them, Ledah speeds up quite a bit to bridge the gap.]

You're doing quite well for 5. One last question -- What is your name?

[angel_crow]

*Shoot, he's fast! Cooro's struggling to speed up some more, too, but he's not too successful*

Huh? My name's Cooro!

[thelostseraph]

Ah.

[With a last boost of speed, Ledah reaches forward and taps Cooro gently on the foot.]

Tag! Heh. You may not be my inner child, but that was fun, nonetheless.