Dark Blend [Selenus]

The first error Selenus made that night was underestimating just how long it would take him to walk from the Backlight all the way back to Sunlake Palms. The second was assuming that just because he couldn't get physically tired unless he overclocked, he would have the necessary patience to stand doing nothing but walking all the way through the trip. Needless to say, he did not have such patience. At the very least, J's maintenance had left him with a feeling of freshness that, being mechanical, Sele hadn't been able to genuinely experience before, only simulate.

Walking through the darkness of the nearly empty road, Selenus would hear a faint crinkling sound coming from a nearby tree. Normally he would've just passed it off as a squirrel, but judging the position he'd gotten himself in since last night, he could never afford to assume the best. Switching over from regular sight to scanning mode, Selenus would see a dark-skinned man sitting on top of a tree branch. The way he blended in with the darkness of night was... impressive, to say the least.

...If his thoughts were automatically posted on the internet, he'd have half of Tumblr on his ass by now...

Regardless of the man's intentions, Selenus would simply observe him from the road underneath for now.

Respective Skill:

"Hello there...?"

Selenus chuckled "Hello there yourself. Any particular reason why you're being sneaky? It's not exactly common for people to be hiding outside in the middle of the night." Not that he was anyone to talk, what with having sneaked his entire way here. "Or are you just admiring the scenery?" He could definitely relate to that.

Suddenly noticing the weird look the man was giving him, Selenus would speak up again. "Yes, I'm an unusual sight. Please do not be the umpteenth person to remind me." He understood being uncommon, and even hard to process for some people, but it was still annoying to constantly be reminded that he's not like the rest.

Selenus sighed a heavy sigh. Like any other person, he hated when the exact thing he didn't want to happen happened, but he hated it even more when the only person responsible for it happening was him and his big mouth. "I suppose you're right. Sorry, it's... it's just getting to me lately." His tail would swish from side to side as he spoke, partly out of anxiousness, partly out of his own mechanical version of the human necessity to stretch. "Please. I'm no demon. I'm a robot with a virtual intelligence. Call me Selenus." How many people had he commented those same words to? Eh, not like he had too many other ways of introducing himself; If he tried to introduce himself any other way, people would probably get the wrong idea of him.

"It's a personal matter." Was all he would reply to the man's first question. He didn't really feel like going over the whole "Never going to be human" deal with someone he'd just met a minute ago. After hearing the remark he made following the question, Selenus would sigh before replying. "People who don't stand out want to be different to the point where they'll lie about themselves to others and even themselves, yet people who aren't par for the course will do anything in their power to fit in and be accepted. I suppose the grass just has a knack for being greener on the other side of the fence, eh?" That being said, Selenus wasn't exactly innocent of envying the people on the other side of the normality front. "I don't think I caught your name."

Selenus would consider the man's words before replying. "Yes, it'd be ideal for people to simply take pride in who they are, but unfortunately life isn't that simple." Selenus would comment as he approached his new acquaintance "Unfortunately, the pursuit of happiness isn't that easy. Sometimes you just can't bring yourself to feel pride for what you are or what you've done." He'd hang his head slightly low "I'd know." He muttered in a depressed and quiet, yet not entirely unhearable voice. He knew perfectly well that the easiest way to happiness was to simply extract happiness from whatever you had at hand, but no matter how hard he tried he couldn't bring himself to do that one, simple step towards joy. "Well then, nice to meet you, Gray." He commented, breaking out of his temporary moment of sadness.

"I suppose that holds true as well." Selenus's mind redirected to his earlier conversation with Nola, wherein he discussed a similar topic. "The tricky thing is that relevance and importance can be achieved without pride, and as far as I'm aware, it's real easy to screw up and lock yourself in a state of prideless fame." It was no secret to people who were familiar with basic psychology that if a big enough goal is achieved too easily, or if the goal has one separated from their status quo, the end result of that goal would be anything but joy. "It's lonely at the top." as it were. Fortunately for Selenus, his peculiar situation ensured that he most likely would never descend into such a state.

"Likewise." He greeted back sternly as he approached. He'd jump up onto the branch where Grey had been sitting and sit himself. "So, where you doing anything besides admiring the night sky before I came along?"

Selenus's mind smirked. "Simply because the night is devoid of people doesn't mean it's devoid of opportunities." Nice one. "I like to roam around Endymion at night. Nighttime gives every corner of the city such a different feel, that sometimes I forget I'm looking at the same place but on different times of day. The lack of people, the sounds of nature, and the moonlight make everything more interesting to admire than during the day." He said as he gazed longingly at the moon. Mind you, there were some exceptions, such as the Suzie-Q district. "What about you, Gray? Have you ever stopped to appreciate nighttime's effect on the city, or are you more of a daytime person?"