Username; usukiland
Name; Windie, named for the ocean breeze around her childhood home.
Gender; Female
What is their most treasured possession?; A collection of miniture drink umbrellas left behind on beaches! She hoards them and has a little circle made around where she sleeps. It makes her feel safe and secure. Her first umbrella, a pink and white striped one, is tattered and torn. Though it doesn't quite look so nice anymore, she decided to keep it anyway, since it was given to her by her parents. No doubt in a passing gesture, but it meant the world to her nonetheless.
Personality; Lazy, but when she wants to be quick she can be! It's a choice she makes-- if she seems slow and easy-going, it's easier for people to approach her and make friends! She absolutely adores talking to people, but is pretty shy, even though most people seem intimidated by her! She is kind and caring, but also is heavily dealing with her parent's passing and working through the grief that came after. It's affected her and she has become even more withdrawn than normal, but she is hoping that a change of pace will help bring her back to the light.
Windie is excited to explore the area, just traveling here after her parent's passing. She decided it was time for a change, and instead of the small outcropping of rocks her parents made their home at, she decided on a beautiful cove miles away. Her home is a small cave, with a pretty tide pool and an arrangement of tiny beach umbrellas.
PLAYLIST
travel journal
day one.
i just arrived at the cove that is going to be my home. it's beautiful. mom would love it. she liked to watch crabs and starfish on the beach, ya know? but now i get to watch them in the tide pool. it's strange, really, watching them without her. i knew the tide was out when i heard a light sigh from outside the rocks, meaning that she could see the hermit crabs skittering around on the sand. the jellyfish slopping around, the bubbles rising from the sand as creatures buried themselves.
it was nice. and it's nice here. it feels like she's with me.
day two.
i put the umbrellas out. at first, they were lined up on my wall, but they looked kind of silly i guess. instead, i put them around where i'll be sleeping! they're stuck in the sand, and i'm hoping they won't get too tattered. there's no wind in here so they'll be fine in that way. the pink one is still on the wall. i want to be able to see that when i fall asleep.
i found an old lantern under a pier, and it gives me just enough light. there's someone down at the pier, i think her name was shilo? or something like that. She gave me some oil for the lamp and said i can come back and trade with her if i need more. i hope i get to see her again. she was so kind.
i think i'll go out exploring tomorrow. this area is so beautiful. i can't imagine being anywhere else.
day three.
i took a nice nap today. the little cave that is my home has a nice amount of shade and cool air, and the ocean even makes it a little cold sometimes. the salty air is pure and breatheable, and it really makes for a nice place to sleep.
i know i said i'd go out and explore, but i decided to stay here today. the girl from the pier, shilo, visited my cave! she said that she's been here her whole life. she's waiting for someone, she said. someone that left a while ago and promised to come back. i asked how long it was since they left, and she... she didn't look happy. i wonder if she's okay, and if the one she's waiting for is okay.
i told her it was okay and that i lost people too. her breathing hitched a bit and then she said she had to go.
i hope i didn't make her angry.
day four.
she came back today! i was so worried i had made her mad. she said that i was right, and she had been waiting for a while for someone she wasn't sure would come back. i knew she was having a hard time, and i didn't try to help. instead, i offered to go with her on a walk. shilo said okay and then we spent the rest of the day having fun.
she showed me some stuff around the shore. we took these huge blades of grass that grew there, right? and she showed me how to whistle with them. we annoyed some of the merchants around there, and they shooed us away, but it was fun. it might have been the first time i really laughed since... since they left.
anyway.
i showed her how to braid the grass with some tiny white daisies growing farther inland. we made flower crowns.
day five.
i miss them so much. i know it's been a few weeks now and i should be over this, right? i don't know. i've never lost anyone before. i've been in the cove all day. shilo came by with some fresh clams for me, but i haven't been hungry.
what is this journal even for, then? it was supposed to make me feel better. it was supposed to take the pain out of this. moving was supposed to take the grief away and it's not. maybe i should try something else. maybe i should go visit them.
for now, i'm going to try sleeping instead.
see you tomorrow.
maybe more to come! Not sure yet
if not, a quick note-- if chosen, i would continue to watch for another sleepy that would fit for Shilo and apply! She's not just a throwaway character
Anyway thanks for the opportunity!