A City On Our Knees

[beekind]

"Oh,It's Lovely!"Leya said,cheerfully. That seemed to be herwhole manner of speaking,as if she couldn't be sad or angry even if she wanted to.Hadin licked hishands and stretched upward,trying to get him to pick her up. "I don't know what we could have done to get here...Maybe we stole something...some tarts,maybe?"She trailed,having no clue at all where this notion came from."Shall we allgo and see if we can find theotehrs?I'm sure there must be more people around here somewhere,I've seen at least 5 more cabins."

[Katgirl75]

((Gah! Sorry for the lateness! >.<))

Kat, or Rose some called her since that was her REAL name, woke, panting and wiping at her forehead. Her dream.. it had been a scary one, but it seemed she was still alive. But where was she? "H-Hello?" She called softly, the darkness of the cabin not bothering her eyes much but it still disturbed her slightly. "Um.. Hi.." A small voice shivered close next to her. So someone was here! Kat almost giggled with happiness. "Oh hi! I thought I was alone." Kat answered. The voice of the girl beside her only quivered as she answered. "I-I thought i was alone too.." The girl only sounded like she was 15 or something. Kat grinned. "What's your name? I'm Kat!" Kat turned to face where the voice was coming from. "I-i'm Lissa.. It's nice to meet you.." Lissa quivered, her eyes darting around and her face paled. She wasn't used to being around strangers all the time.. "I'm sure we'll be great friends, Lissa!" Kat giggled happily but the two girls stayed where they were, oblivious to what was happening outside.

[Hargreaves]

"Stole tarts?" Jerome echoed skeptically. "I ain't never heard of a tart before." He bent down and picked up the cat, cradling her carefully in his good arm and scratching her ears. "Hey, this cat's sure friendly," he remarked, smiling at Hadin.
Christopher snorted. "To you, perhaps. He hated me." Turning to Leya, he continued. "Some tarts? Stealing tarts? Isn't there a poem about that?" He closed his eyes as he tried to remember. "The queen of hearts, she stole some tarts-" breaking off as he realized he didn't really remember, he shrugged. "Oh, well, I guess that isn't it. Anyways, I'd say that looking for others seems like a good idea. Perhaps somebody knows what's going on around here."

[beekind]

"it-it's likea pastry."Leya said. As If to prove Cristpher's point,Hadin snuggled against Jerome before hissing at Cristopher again. Leya frowned. "No,I don't believe there's a poem,but I'm sure there mustbe one somewhere in the world. The queen of hearts...that sounds familiar..."She trailed,a hand clasping her chin while she stood a while in thought. She shrugged it off and grabbed one of the boys hands in both of her efore skipping off again. "Let's go find some people!"

[Hargreaves]

The two had to hurry to catch up with her. Jerome let Hadin the cat drop to the ground as he ran along after her. Christopher, more refined, trotted a few steps before gently peeling Leya's hand off of his and following at a brisk walk.
Something occurred to Jerome- something he'd been wondering about in the back of his mind. He cleared his throat, then asked, "Hey, do y'all know what an 'atticus' is?"

[beekind]

"is it like an Attic?"She asked Jerome,ignoring Hadin as she mewed in protest of being put down. "Oh,hush."She said to the kitten. "Because Atticus sounds like Attic,so they must be related,right?Maybe they're cousins..."She trailed thoughtfully,looking up at the sky.

[Hargreaves]

"I don't think so," Christopher murmured, frowning. "I think... I believe I've heard that before. It's a name. Yes, I remember... There was a philosopher, a Greek philosopher, I think, by that name."
"A philosopher?" Jerome repeated, frowning. "Well, I don't know no philosopher. But maybe I know some guy named Atticus or somethin'."

[beekind]

"I don't remember anyone that I might know~!"Alyss called cheerily as she skipped along,Hadin trailing sullenly behind her.

[Hargreaves]

The boys followed her in silence for a few moments, each wondering about the meaning of "Atticus." Finally Christopher sighed, trying to change the subject. "So, Miss Leya, how long have you been here?"
Jerome nodded to show his interest. Leya seemed strangely cheerful for having lost all of her memories and being deposited in a strange place, but Jerome was glad at least someone wasn't scared to death. He thought that, since she was the calmest, she would probably know the most. So he wanted to hear her answer.

[beekind]

She looked over her shoulder at the boys,still smilling. "Three years."She said. "Just about.Time runs strange in these places though."Leya turned back around,clearly not wanting to talk about her time there.