a way of piece {suzio

penecia island , the place suzio will call home from now on. having read about the island online , suzio was already familiar to his surroundings to an extent. still just walking around and getting used to the island was all he wanted to do for now. the only thing limiting suzio here was his imagination . from the theme park to the number of beaches around the island to the hotels , there were so many things to keep suzio entertained. yet for some reason something felt..off. suzio felt as though he was forgetting something important and tried to remember what it was, but to no avail. ''on second thought maybe if i go somewhere i'll remember'' he headed for galaxy theme park and found a bench to sit on once he was there. ''sigh'' what the hell is bugging me so much!?'' suzio decided to close his eyes and rest , hoping to get his mind off of his nagging issue.

Arianna walked down the streets of the island that was not really her home, but a place she simply resided in most of the time. She moved around the familiar streets watching as the living avoided her like the plague or gave her fearful looks as she glided through the field of giants with her red headed doll clutched in both arms. She glided from one spot to another her strange eyes looking this way or that way to eye potential fo—friends to try and talk to later.

The ones she picked were mostly children. Ones that were easy to play with and even easier to hide should someone come looking for their dear little pets. It had been a while since she and the others had a true playmate so it was about time another was brought to the house, but which to choose from was hard to say.

For the moment though, she’d only mark who she thought was potential playmate material as she continued to move on, her small shoes clicking across the ground as she walked nowhere in particular until she got a craving for cotton candy. Drifting off her current path, she would move towards the large theme park on the island and after getting through the gates, she would wander the grounds for a bit before getting her small bag of cotton candy from the stand and heading back towards the entrance.

As she walked, her attention was drawn to a guy sitting on the bench asking some question out loud. While it was none of her business to bother the guy, there was some part of this strange being that did not understand talking to thin air and so drifting over to the other, she would glance at him with innocent looking wide eyes and an unreadable expression.

“Perhaps the reason you can’t remember is because you are thinking to hard on the matter,” she responded back to the boy not caring how rude it was to intrude on his thoughts as she observed the guy before her and wondered if maybe he could be the one to play with instead of the little ones. He certainly had more meat on him than the others….so….observe and judge she would.

suzio opened his eyes because he thought he heard a voice. he looked up and let the nice breeze hit him , ignoring the voice in that particular moment. he then looked over and saw a small statured girl staring at him. ''was that voice i heard hers? he wondered as he stared at the girl in the same way. there was something very intriguing about this one. no it wasn't the fact that she had different colored eyes , suzio knows a couple of people with that trait. there was a certain air about her that seemed out of place to him.

it was as if she wasn't human , even though she reminded him of the little sister he has back home. not human? how could that be possible? suzio asked himself. it got to a point where it made him wonder if he was being paranoid. but then if that's true what about the something that he was supposed to remember before she intruded? all these questions and all this thinking made his head hurt even more.

then it hit him. suzio refocused on and remembered what the girl had said moments ago and how she said them. ''perhaps the reason you cant remember is because you are thinking too hard on the matter'', now that he thinks about it , only someone of high intellect talks like that.  clearly she is not to be messed with'' he thought to himself. this would also suggest that she is older than her appearance lets on , but he wouldn't dare ask her about her body.

''yeah maybe your right'' suzio said in response to the girl. what he really wanted to do was tell her off for interrupting his nap , but he thought better of it.

Confusion and the whiff of a certain type of fear caused by the mind being too worried about this or that. She could sense it all from the boy even if he did not express these emotions verbally or physically. In fashions humans understood them. She was not human. Never had been. Never will be. Sure, her form was what it was, but nothing should ever be judged by appearances. It was often this foolish mistake that made things fall into silly traps and forget for one moment about how much trouble the prey was actually in; however, it appear this boy, as quiet as he was, may have been the observant type. Or more accurately the judging type.

She took note of how he examined her, how each emotion shifted and drifted off of him. She knew when he had settled on a judgment of her, but she did not care what he thought. She was not afraid of him. No quite the contrary. She was intrigued by her prey who dared to speak in a normal fashion while holding hostility back. Oho? What was this, hmmm? Did the prey really want to play? Hehe. How exciting; however, nothing showed on her face. She kept the blank stare as she eyed the boy with eyes that seem to intensify in there odd colors.

“Maybe and then maybe I am not. I could simply be rattling because I am bored and have nothing better to do,” she said as she took a step towards him. “Or maybe I simply wanted to examine such a distressed person up closer. You are nice looking for a child. Perhaps…perhaps you will entertain me, but then perhaps you will be a bore,” she said as took another step towards him those intense of eyes of her never leaving his face as she tested the limits of comfort and control. How close would he let her get to him? But more importantly how long would it be before he blew his lid? Before fear or other emotions took the helm? Hoho! Let’s see!

Hm? What was going on here? Suzio was actually interested in whatever this..’’girl’’ (that term  is used very loosely in this case) was? Everyone that has known and grown up with suzio over the years knows that he is dense as hell around girls. But then again seeing as how this thing that stood before him wasn’t human I guess it didn’t matter anyway. The point is that suzio was intrigued by her ‘’characteristics if you will. This enamorarse with this doll like creature raised even more questions. How did he know she wasn't human? That was supposed to just be an assumption on his part right? Suzio began hoping that one day he would be able to get close enough to her to get answers to these questions.

‘’one day is the key word because right now you can forget about it.  The current situation called for a retreat. Yeah that’s what this imposter of a human girl was hoping for but suzio was not about to give her what she wanted. ‘’yeah maybe so’’ suzio said in hopes of making her crack. ‘’but I’ll have you know im not a child’’.  This whole interaction between the two felt like a boxing match of wits. ''as for whether I’m entertaining  or boring you goes well I’m not about to put on a circus show for you if that’s what you’re looking for’’.

Hmph. What a curious human. One moment he appeared to not want to be bother and the next he seemed to be interested in her, but why that was the odd girl could not guess as she simply kept her eyes on the other as she held onto her doll, observing the prey. He wasn’t exactly amusing, but he wasn’t boring either. A bit above the average cut of meat, but not yet fine enough to call exquisite. He was a passable fleshing and that was enough to keep the odd being around.

She watched the wheels in his head turn, perhaps thinking of escape as she approached at her slow pace. However, he held his ground staying where he was and repeating his words from before.

“Yes..Maybe,” she said repeating the words in her own way, her tones calm and soft almost as if she was mocking the simple phrase or perhaps toying with him. It was hard to say what she was doing, but she wasn’t about to go away.

Oho. Now he was being rebellious was he? The girl paused in her walking as she tilted her head at the other her expression remaining blank.

“Not a child?” she said. “Well you are certainly not an adult, so what are you then?” she asked as she watched the other for reaction and then hearing his last words did an unexpected thing. Her pale lips curved and parted as white pearly teeth were revealed and a laugh escaped from the girl’s body.

The laugh was like the jingling of bells, cute and fitting for her size. She would laugh for only a few seconds before stopping as a rare smirk remained upon her lips as her eyes narrowed into dangerous slits.

“You're cute,” she said highly amused for only a second before her face became blank and she was watching him with a doll like stare once more. “However, circuses are much too common. Don’t you have something better to come back with?”

She finished her mild complaint as she patted her dolls hair down with her free, always observing the boy, Watching to seeing what her prey would do next…and who knew maybe entertaining her would keep him alive a lot longer. Maybe even long enough to get to know her better. One never knew.

The poor thing, suzio feels bad for her in a way. He understands that she’s not human and she never will be, but this is ridiculous. For her to not know what a teenager is, is quite lazy and barbaric on the part of her creator. Maybe she really does know and is trying to play him for a fool. ‘’Ever heard the term ‘’teenager’’ before? He asked with a mixed tone of annoyance and concern in his voice. She must be proud to be non-human though because if she wasn't she wouldn't be so cocky.

For ages now there has been an ongoing debate as to whether robots and doll like creatures can be harmful or helpful to humans. Judging by the interaction suzio is having with this girl I’d say that question is still unanswered. This one is like a mixed bag of both, as he realizes that she doesn't seem evil but she’s not exactly a sweetheart either. ‘’if you think I’m cute then you haven’t seen ugly he said. suzio will give the devil her due as she was right when she said circus are common. The reason for that is because they are not supposed to be anything but common, common entertainment for human’s anyway. ‘’yeah sorry unfortunately that’s the best I got so you’re going to have to live with it’’ suzio said as he put his hands behind his neck in lazy fashion.

He noticed the girl patting the doll’s hair down. ‘’is that your favorite toy? He asked.

The easily annoyed, easily let their tongues fly freely didn’t they? Oh how’d she’d love to cut such wild tongues and boil them up in a stew! Too bad though. This prey was not yet at the stage for cooking. He had yet to entertain her well enough for that consideration.

“You’re so ordinary for a human, but I suppose I shall answer you anyway. Teenager does not define anything in my book. It is simply a label that does nothing, but add more words to an already wordy language. You are either child or adult. If you fit neither then you are indeed a new case, but alas you are nothing new. You are simply a child not yet to cross the threshold of being an adult. My wording was correct the first time,” she said her voice still calm and fearless of the other. She didn’t seem to care for feelings and shouting and anger didn’t seem to phase her either. The curious child like creature would remain calm as her eyes watched the other with a blank expression.

When he spoke on cuteness, the girl tilted her head upward towards the sky in thought.

“No you are quite right. I have not seen ugly,” she said in a thoughtful manner before returning her gaze to the other. “I have seen horrifying and unspeakable, but definitely not just ugly. Hmm? Are you suggesting you are ugly then?” she asked tilting her head at the boy in a curious fashion and then waited for her answer.

Regardless of what came from that, the girl would eventually give the other a light pout as he told her that the circus comment was all he had to come back with.

“Boo. Such a boring creature you and here I thought I had a playmate,” she said as she fixed the doll’s hair and then after becoming content with the look, she would glance up at the boy again as she asked his question.

“She is not a favorite. Nor is she a mere toy. Magnolia is my escort and a good friend. My other friends are at home,” she said to the other in cool tunes as if the very thought of anyone believeing her friends were toys was insulting. Regardless of the offense, she remained calm and manageable for the time being.

What was she expecting, a mythical being with god like superpowers? Suzio is about as average as it gets. He lives a normal high school student life like all the others. He admired her view of the phases of life that a human goes through, in which case if she wasn’t such a smart mouth things would be a whole lot easier. ‘’you certainly have a sophisticated view of the phazes of human life'' he said as he continued to watch her stroke the dolls hair. Then again that’s what makes her cute in his mind.

‘’no im neither ugly or cute, I’m..in between the two for lack of a better term’’ he said.

‘’you however are adorable’’ he added.

The more this conversation when on , the less suzio began thinking of her as a machine created by some madman. That was in turn a bad way of thinking yes. But he didn't care because in his mind he was learning more and more about her as the conversation continued.

‘’and why is that? Why am I boring you so much? He asked.  ‘’I do have  a favor to ask of you that may put an end to your boredom, but something is telling me that now is not the time to ask it’’ he said with a smile. He didn't want to make her wait like this but he had no choice. Suzio figured it would be the smart move to hold off on his request for now , because his intuition was telling him that if he requested it at this moment  he would most certainly die.

‘’ah I see , I apologize for being rude to your ‘’friend there’’ he said as he got up and stretched a bit before sitting back down.

Easily annoyed, but one to hold his ground even against a brutally blunt tongue such as her own. What a nice quality to add flavor to a somewhat interesting cut of meat. She could learn to like this one and maybe save him instead of eat him. Hmph. Time would tell.

“Sophisticated?” the girl repeated as she paused in patting her doll’s hair, looking the boy up and down for a bit before blinking and swishing in her spot as she looked back at the doll. Resuming petting the doll, she would mumble a simple phrase.

“No my way of thought is quite common. You flatter me too much believing otherwise,” she said, her voice low and suggesting perhaps she was embarrassed by such a thought even if her face held no hints of red upon the skin.

“Inbetween the two?” the girl asked as she looked up from her doll and back to the boy her eyes narrowing lightly as she examined him. “Hmm…yes. You are a passable enough for a child and that is good enough for me,” the girl said and then freezing as she heard the compliment, she would blink.

“Adorable, yes. That I know I am,” she said her voice calm as if she was stating a fact, but whether this was arrogance or simply her odd way of saying thank you was questionable, but then again when it came to words she always left the message up to the receiver to translate. Depending on the other’s reactions to said message determined the way she behaved. For now the boy was doing well enough to keep her calm and nonhostile. Very good.

Hm? The boy asked a question.

“You bore me because you do not even try to entertain me. I had expected you to prove me wrong in some fashion with my earlier challenge, but instead you declined. I had thought to walk away, but your chatter has kept me here, so far so why bother now?” she said as she took another step towards the other and then pausing again, tilted her head.

“Favor? Hmph. Such assumptions; however, you have permission to ask anyway,” she said as she closed the distance as the boy got up and stretched. When he sat back down, he would find himself sitting next to the small girl who had hopped up on the bench during the brief moment of silence. She had placed her cotton candy to the far side of her self and had sat the doll in her lap.

As she adjusted the doll’s clothing and settled in her spot, her strange eyes would swivel to the boy as she blinked twice impressed at such an apologize.

“Oho. So you do have manners. How pleasing to see and thus forgiveness granted. What is your name?”

Man what a day this has been. At first all poor suzio wanted to do was relax a bit and then find a place to stay. That plan went down the drain pretty quickly. He still did not remember what is was that had him out of sorts before but who cares anymore. Suzio’s focus now was on this girl who’s a bit of a smirk but can be cute when she’s ready. The scary thing is that being around her isn't as hostile as it was when our conversation started. Suzio didn't know whether to be happy about that or not.

‘’Yes sophisticated ‘’ he repeated.

‘’that was meant as a compliment’’ he added.

He guessed maybe using such a word made her mad, way to go suzio now she just might kill you. Then again with the way she’s acting right now his life should be safe.

‘’I see’’ he said

‘’so does that mean your usually around people with your way of thought often? He asked interested.

Well I guess that means I passed the test, though suzio didn’t understand how it got to that point in the first place. There goes that word again, child. He hated that word, absolutely couldn’t stand it. Sure it was acceptable when he was like 8 , but he’s 17 for god sakes.

‘’yes in between the two, I know that sounds odd but I think that’s the right way to describe myself’’ he said,

‘’and would you please stop calling me a child? He asked nicely.

Suzio may have to start teaching her a few things. He hated the idea of tutoring someone, but he didn’t mind it with this one. Yeah she’ll probably give him 167 headaches but if he could deal with 10 kids at a daycare center he could deal with her.

‘’well that’s good that you think highly of yourself’’ he said.

So wait , then that mean’s she did want him to do something funny. Suzio doesn’t know any tricks so he wasn’t trying to insult her with that circus comment earlier. His ‘’chatter as she put it was about the only interesting thing about him.

‘’yeah I guess your right’’ he said.

No not yet, he can’t ask it yet.

‘’no that’s alright, I’ll know when the time is right’’ he said still preferring to hold back on his favor for now.

‘’of course I do, I better have manners after the way my parent’s raised me’’ he said as he looked up again but this making sure to listen to the girl.

He was shocked to hear that she wanted to know what his name was. Here he was thinking she was too concentrated on her doll to ask.

‘’suzio inochi’’ he said with a friendly smile.

''and yours? He asked.

“Hmph,” the strange eyes would look him up and down as the girl turned away from him with her nose tilted to the air, trying to act high and mighty, but secretly liking the compliment. It wasn’t everyday someone recognized her for more than a child, so the boy was winning a slight bit of favor there. Even if she didn’t show it, she remained by him and relatively calm to boot. So he had to have done something right for this behavior to occur.

“Unfortunately, all those that agree with my way of thinking are far away back home. Here I have no one to support my ideas since everyone is too busy chasing their own to sit around and even trade words with a small one like me,” she said with a pout and a huff. Then relaxing again, she looked over at the boy with calm expression. "However, you choose to be different, and take the time to chat with me. Delightful,” she said the tone of her voice never changing to reflect emotion as she watched the boy carefully.

She would place a finger on her lip as she listened to his next set of words before nodding.

“Hmm. Inbetween. Perhaps that is the right word, but I will see if I can one better as I continue observing you,” she said in the same montone voice she always had. As for his request, she would frown lightly considering it before giving him a light nod.

“Well, since you said please, I will comply,” she said in polite tones. When she heard the thing about thinking of herself hightly, she would sit up in her seat with her small chest puffed out in a proud fashion.

“Of course I do. How else can I carry myself if not proud?” she would ask as she looked over at the boy. “You should try it too. It is amazing what confidence hands you,” she would finish sounding like a teacher in charm school rather than just some child off the street. Yes. She was indeed a strange case.

“Am I right or am I not right? I cannot have you submitting to everything heard. Stand up for yourself if you think I am incorrect about something. You won’t hurt my feelings any by speaking out. In fact, I welcome such a challenge,” she said bluntly as she gave the other a bored stare as she heard the familiar, “I guess you are right” phrase once more. Honestly, did this meat not have more umph to it? And what was this? He was keeping secrets now? She would let out a light sigh as she rolled her eyes at the other.

“Oh, very well. Keep in me in the dark then,” she would say with a light pout before focusing on his next set of words which were more pleasing.

“Ah so the elders have trained you. Very wise to listen to them. Otherwise, this could’ve gone quite terribly for you,” she said as she looked away from the boy and at the people running about. When she asked him his name a moment later, the shadow would only raise an eyebrow lightly as the other appeared to be shocked at such a question. What? Was asking a name that big of deal these days? Seriously what was his deal?

“Suzio Inochi,” she repeating the words using them as taste for a moment as she tired them out. “Hmm..Yes. A good name,” she would say as her eyes drifted back to him as he asked a question. “My name is Arianna. It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Inochi.”

She would give him a small bow from her seat before pulling back up to watch him once more.

Ah now suzio thinks he knows where this air of confidence comes from with this girl. if no one else loves you then the only choice is to love yourself. He can relate.

‘’that’s a shame’’ he said

‘’suzio let out a happy laugh and said ‘’no problem, if you ever need anyone to talk to I’m always willing to listen’

He only wished he could take the girl under his wing like he had thought about before. It was really sad that her friends weren’t here with her.

‘’ok If you do find a better word to describe me let me know’’ suzio said thinking she’s not up to the challenge.

‘’good now if only I could get several other people that I know to stop calling me that it would be nice!’’ suzio said as he grit his teeth in anger for a moment before refocusing.

‘’ oh trust me dear contrary to what I may say about myself I am a proud teenage boy’’ he said.

‘’in fact im like you in a way, seeing as how I have more enemies than friends back home’’ he said trying not to come off as being happy about that.

He was not at all shocked by her asking him to stand up to her.

‘’well true, I’m not your slave by any means, but you are right you know, my rambling is keeping you here isn't it? He asked.

She really wants to know what this request is dosen’t she? However he must not give in just yet.

‘’don’t worry I won’t keep you guessing forever, let’s put it this way , I’m not..prepared to ask you for this favor yet’’ he said as he folded his hands.

‘’just give me a day or two and then I’ll be ready’’ he said .

‘’I can only imagine what you mean by that, though I think I have a pretty good idea. He said nervously.

‘’ok then Arianna its nice to meet you too’’ he said as he bowed in respect back.

Just then his phone rang. It was gina.

‘’sigh* for the love of god!’’ he said as he reached into his pocket for his phone.

‘’Arianna I’m sorry about this excuse me one second’’ he said before answering.


‘’what is it gina? He answered getting agitated already.

‘’really great’’ he said.

‘’uh huh I figured  you would he said.

‘’wait what!? Why? He asked.

He had been cut off. Suzio face palmed in annoyance and turned back to Arianna.

‘’arianna I hate to do this to you but I've got to go’’ he said as he got up to leave’’ he said still aggravated.

Suzio dreaded the idea of running into his sister while he was with arianna because..

‘’I beg you , if you see a girl with brown hair , green eyes , and wearing a brown hat on her head DO NOT tell her I was here if she asks please! Arianna? He begged as he waited for her response.

“A shame indeed,” Arianna said softly as she bowed her head feeling for the first time in a long while truly alone. Why did her clan leader not send more like her out at one time? Would one extra really tip the scale that much? Hmmm…perhaps it was best not to question her elders’ thinking. It would probably give her a headache in the end. In any case, the small droop and sadness would vanish immediately as the other gave a laugh and said a pair of words that made the young girl look up at the other with wide eyes, truly surprised.

“You would be willing to spend more time with I?” she asked in disbelief. This was indeed a rare thing, but if it was true then…she was truly impressed. A human that actually didn’t fear her? Now that was a rare treat indeed. Heh. Maybe she could really grow to enjoy this one as a living thing instead of dinner. However, this was first meetings, so it was hard to say. Still he had potential to stay alive much longer than others she had found. Very good. She liked challenging creatures.

To finding a new label for the boy who said he was inbetween, Arianna would raise an eyebrow at him. Was he daring to give her a challenge? Oh she liked that a lot.

“Alright. Consider finding you a new label a deal then. You just give me some time and you’ll see what I find,” she said her confidence never leaving her as she continued to carry herself with pride.

“Oho. It looks like we finally have common ground. I despise being called 'little one' or 'child' myself,” she said as she glanced at the boy with a displeased sneer at the thought of such a label upon herself. “I can understand how it can be annoying, my friend.”

She would finish her words calming once more as she let the boy play out his own version of agitation towards such labels. When he said he was proud of himself despite what he said, Arianna let out a small snort of amusement.

“Ah, a deceiving one are you. Now that is a pleasing surprise,” she would say her tones easing up from their coldness just slightly the more she spent time with this curious human. She had to admit, this was the first time in years she was actually interested in a fleshling for more than food purposes.

“Hmph. Enemies….I have lost count of them these days. I wonder if that is a good thing or bad thing…” she said tilting her head in thought for a moment before eyes slid back to the other. “I know why I have so many enemies, but why do you have enemies? I thought humans were all about sticking together?” she would ask and then wait for answer before continuing on.

“No, you are not a slave and while it is true your chatter is what caught my interest first, I must admit you are proving to be a very interesting fellow. A bit charming in a fashion, if I do say so myself. I was not expecting that,” she said with the lightest of chuckles. Honestly, she was half expecting this to be the usual boring banter, but this had turned out better than expected.

Look he was even playing cat and mouse with her as he kept this he spoke of favor hidden.

“This must be something splendid if you have to take a few days to ask such a favor. Fair enough. I am willing to wait a bit longer, but not too long. Please don’t make me hunt you down for leaving me hanging,” she said giving the other a shark like grin that could be taken as playful, but to the observant be a warning of things to come should the boy simply be yanking her chain. She hated those sort of games.

“Hmmm? Afraid of the elders are we?” she would ask as she took notice of his nervous behavior and automatically wanted to know what had him brimming with such a delicious emotion; however, it appeared that answer would have to wait as introductions were pushed to the forefront.

“Mmm. The pleasure is all mine,” the girl would say feeling quite pleased with the situation. However, pleasure would turn to mild annoyance as the technology of today decided to interrupt everything - a cellphone ring. The boy seemed annoyed too; however, due to manners Arianna would let the other be excused as she gave him a light nod in response.

As he answered his phone and talked to whoever was on the other side, Arianna would busy herself by people watching until her attention was drawn back to the boy as he decided to get up and said he had to leave. Why so sudden? Was he running from someone?

Apparently so. He even asked her not to tell said person about him being here. How curious, but being a good shadow she would not question this either as she hopped down from her seat and grabbed her friend and then her candy.

“You don’t have to worry about that. I too must be on my way. I expect to see more of you at later date, Suzio. So until next time,” she would bow and then straightening back up begin to head back into the crowds disappearing just like she came.

Arianna has exited thread.

(Thanks for Rping with us. I hope to see you sometime down the road. =) Until next time. Take care.)

good! suzio was relived he could count on Arianna. he left in a hurry feeling good knowing she had his back.

''thanks a million Arianna! later! ''he said.

*suzio exits