Sight-seeing (Tobias/Open)

[Kia Locke]

Kia Locke

"Dancing bears, painted wings,"

Kia looked at the waterfall from an upright position, staring down into the mist.

Sure, it was dangerous and it was highly likely that she could fall and die, Kia didn't care. The view was beautiful up here; the water rushing softly between the rocks and the mist clouding her vision. She couldn't understand why there weren't others here to enjoy the same view.

Maybe it was because of the risk, but Kia thought all this was fine as long as she came back with a head. MaKayla wouldn't mind, would she?

Kia sat on the branch, swinging her feet innocently as the branch got lower and lower, closer and closer. It was dangerous, but she was oblivious to it. It creaked get she watched the waterfall below, trying to see if her hand could touch it without falling. She put her weight on it, not remembering how fragile branches could really be.

"Things I almost remember."

TAGS;
Tobias Fordson

WORDS;
153

OOC;
nothin owo

[Tobias Fordson]

        As the morning air started to light up the sky, Tobias had already gone through and planned his day out, not an unusual thing for the boy to do. He always preferred making sure he knew what he was doing at what time, especially since it let him keep his stray interaction with people to a minimum. As much as he wanted to be more social, it stressed him out too much. He'd have thought this new school would be different; that he could actually find people that weren't so judgmental. Yet, even here, Most people looked down on him, even disdained him. Granted, there were the few people he'd met in his time here, and he made a note to try and talk with them more, especially that girl, Shizuko. She'd been such a great friend that it made him want to find more nice people like her.

        Sadly, he had little luck in recent days. He needed time to relax, to focus, and to think solely about himself, so it happened that he set his eyes on taking his lunch to the waterfall nearby. He had packed one of his traditional picnic lunch baskets with some favorite foods and snacks, though some might question why the boy was carrying so much food. It wasn't his fault he was hungry all the time. At least, not directly. He needed the food to stay alive. He also made sure to pack a few bottles of water along with the meal before he trudged out to the waterfall.

        As dutifully observant as he normally was, Tobias was to focused on his own machinations to notice Kia dangling above near the top. He had made sure to set up his basket and blanket nearby the water, letting the rushing mist breeze around him lightly. It was nice, calm, peaceful and, above all, isolated. Tobias had all the time in the world, figuratively speaking, to think out his troubles. And, hopefully, nothing would interrupt that.

        However, life always seemed to have something different planned for Tobias. That something for the day would soon be found out.

[Kia Locke]

Kia Locke

"And a song someone sings,"

Kia heard a soft creaking occur, and although she wasn't one to worry much, this caused her to have doubts about what she was doing. Could this possibly lead to something she would regret? Possibly, but there was also the thought of excitement and adventure cursing through her mind. Adrenaline pumped through her blood as she was frozen, listening to the sound as it seemed to echo in her mind. Although it would have been cool, she hoped deep within her heart that it wasn't the branch she was sitting on.

What would MaKayla think if she had come back to the dorm with twigs in her hair and a drenched uniform? Of course, it was rather silly for her to be thinking about this when her very life was at sake. Kia was one to worry about the little things, even when the big picture was right there in her face, showing her the truth right then and there. It did was odd, of course, but who wasn't that way here? Instead of thinking anymore, she decided to take action into her own hands and do something about the situation she was in.

She turned around, inching back to the trunk of the tree. If she could just get there before anything bad could happen, she would be fine. However, she preceded with caution, not rushing to get over there. It was quite the rough situation for her. Either quickly get to safety and risk drastically shifting the weight to a critical condition or crawl slowly towards the center and risk her weight being too much after a certain amount of time. This was, in her mind, the safest option, but it wasn't the best. Right before she could reach the trunk, right before her fingers could brush across it, it snapped.

She felt herself falling, her eyes widened and full of fear. All she could do was let out a loud shriek, and her arms frantically searched the air for something tangible. Before she could drop far, she was able to get one hand on a semi-tight grip on a branch. She grunted, clenching her teeth as she tried to swing her other arm onto the branch. A loud whimper escaped her lips her hands probably full of blisters as she tried her best to pull up.

All she needed was a hero to save her at this point.

"Once upon a December."

TAGS;
Tobias Fordson

WORDS;
401

OOC;
sorry for the long wait xux

[Tobias Fordson]

        Nothing seemed like it could go wrong for Tobias right now. The scene was completely peaceful, and the air was so full of life that he felt he could almost drift to sleep. That would have been the case, too, had the cracking and screaming from up above. The boy's gaze instantly shot up to find the source, only to notice the image of of a girl high above the waterfall, her hands barely grasping to a branch of a tree. This was disastrous. The girl was in such obvious danger, and yet Tobias didn't know what on Earth to do. His mind raced; He had to do something, anything, or the girl could very easily get injured.

        "H-hang on. I-'ll t-t-think of something!" The boy tried his best to pretend to have some form of control over the situation, but the reality was staring at him sharply. What could he possibly do? He didn't have the power to fly, he was nowhere near strong or fast enough to climb up, and it's not like he could make a net out of web or magic or whatever. He didn't even have anything he could use physically, just a picnic basket and blanket and...

        That was it! The blanket. If he could hook it to something just right and hold onto it from the other side, he might could catch the girl before she hit something dangerous. It just might work, but he needed to act fast. He spun over and shoved the basket off the blanket before he hauled said blanket up and jogged over towards the waterfall itself. There was a small rock formation on the surface that looked sturdy enough to at least snag onto, and he didn't have any other options, so he quickly tied the blanket securely and tried to lasso it onto the rock. He wasn't getting any success, though. Damn his hand-eye coordination. He needed to hurry: There was no way for him to tell how much time the girl had left, and the clock was most likely running out fast.