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[That is... sure a sight to see! It is definitely Mikasa with wings, all of a sudden, and he's not sure if she's really in control of. "Falling with style", indeed, but definitely still falling. Soren opens his arms and hops his step to intercept her, about half catching before losing his balance and falling onto his back.]

Oof-! Hey, y'okay? What's with- [Actually, is he okay? Yeah, yeah, he's fine, giving a dizzy sort of waving at her, meaning the wings by it] -this new deal?

[Look at her wings Soren, aren't they nice and pretty.? With flickering colours that gleamed and changed occasionally as magic hummed through the membrane. Not that she had enough for them to be much more than a pleasant pastel colour. Small flecks of fae dust that fell with each of her too forceful flaps.

She was doing it wrong. Very wrong, but he was going to get a close-up view of the new limbs as he blocks off her faceplant. It would have been an impressive one if you know, her nose hadn't been the crumple zone.]

Okay...[It's mumbled into him, where she'd just kinda landed. Wings giving another useless flap before she rolls off to sit next to his downed body.

Blinking at him. She felt better than okay really. For the first time in months she hadn't been starving during the full moon. The wave at her, makes her look over her shoulder, trying to see what he's motioning.

Then he says new. And there's only one new thing.] They grew yesterday.

[And in this place. That explained everything!]

[He grunts to sit himself up after she's done the same, rubbing the back of his head. Definitely taken worse falls than that, he's fine... but Mikasa is getting a quirk eyebrow look to her answer]

And you're already flyin' around on them? No wonder you're crashing. [how very polite of you, Soren]

[She chirps. Slowly looking away with a small frown as the high starts to die down.]

How long should I wait before I can fly on them then? They're dry, and they feel strong enough. [Was it a little childish? Maybe. It'd been a long time before she'd been in the air. Her element really. She hadn't realised how much she missed it and being able to use her gear until now. The wings weren't the same. But it was the closest she'd had since the familiar metal started to burn.]

...I'm not doing as bad as I did in the dream before.

[Where she'd gone splat into a tree.]

I mean... I don't know anything about wings on people. Some Elves have them, but I only started meeting them, like, recently... [for the best, probably.]

If they feel alright, they're probably fine. But, but, but! You should really start smaller than throwing yourself around like that. Or go out into a big open field maybe! [not a park or street corner or wherever in the city Soren stumbled upon her]

[She frowns at the unknown word.] What's a elve? [All these fancy words she's hearing. But the wings give a little flicker.]

I was looking for one. But it was taking so long to find one...[The fae had just gotten so giddy at being able to enjoy the moonlight fully for once that she'd gotten lost in the moment. Too lost to realise how dangerous it could have been.]

Uuh don't worry about it. [way to not explain elves at all, Soren. He really doesn't know how he'd explain them that wouldn't be... rude. He doesn't want to be rude about them, anymore! But he's not sure he can think up a decent description that's not more confusing than anything]

Really that excited to go fly around? [wouldn't he be, too? If he was a monster?]

... ... is it that fun?

...[There's another moment pause. Then a shrug, she'd ask someone else later. Maybe it would be useful for her questionable investigating like the pixies were...Thought the pixies had been absolutely useless.

The question though. That makes antenna flatten as she looked away. Mood dipping. Why did he seem to be in so much disbelief?]

...I've not been able to be in the air since I arrived. I couldn't use my gear because of my changes.

You could fly before? Were you already magic-like, before coming here? [gear slips right off him, since he has no clue what that means without further context. Something magical, he can only assume, if it gives a person the ability to be in the air.]

... am I the only one who couldn't do stuff like that before now? What gives...

No. We didn't have magic or stories about magic...Or anything like what is here at all. [She shrugs, the wings moving with her shoulders.] We'd use grappling hooks to get around.

But I couldn't because of the iron, and most gloves made it difficult to use the triggers.

Whoa... that sounds really cool, though! [Soren's eyes light up to think about it, gappling hooks that could carry you around like you were flying? Sign him up, honestly]

Just flying around without magic? That would be way fun out in a forest or something- I mean. Unless you slammed into a tree, I guess. If you weren't afraid of that, no wonder getting real wings made you want to go throw yourself into the air.

Oh someone died doing that in training... [Just...casually. Throwing that out there. Her wings giving another fidget, she wanted to move-! Then they move again, a small droning noise emitting where they batted the air sending her up so she can stand instead of crouching here.]

There wasn't anyone to crash into before. [Not that she was that bothered about a tree or building. She'd knocked into both at higher speeds, had the scars to prove she'd gone skidding across the ground like a pebble across a pond. It was Fine.]

Oh.... oof.... [way less cool! The dying... thing. Soren can't seem to stick to wanting to try that out or not. Doesn't seem like it'd be worth your life, just to fly around a bit.]

Still, I'm kinda jealous. I mean, about you getting to be a monster. The witch stuff is way creepy, still. I'd rather grow cool horns and wings anyday! Or be a literal bear. Juza lucked out... bears are so cool...

[That gets a chitter, the wings flaring out for a second.]

Witches can do more useful things. And help people... [It was firm, with a frown. Yes. She was still grumpy about not being able to learn healing magic. She could still learn little things like potions, but most the witches she'd asked had discouraged her, that they could do it better.]

You kidding me? Monsters can do a ton of useful stuff! Just about knowing your strengths and how to use 'em. You can't have too much trouble with that, right? You're smart and strong and skilled-

[-oh. Is that going too far? Soren shuts his mouth, going on is going to embarrass him...]

[At first she's still scowling, but then it slips-] Geh? [Along with whatever that noise was. The strange stutter as she blinked. Did she hear-? People had said those things before...in the milatary though. Where was he getting that from? Did she sound smart? She'd felt pretty dumb talking to a lot of people here. And besides-] But you're those too?

[At least he seemed so to her. More confused than flustered. ]

[for once, Soren's confidence is a boon because he can answer with some all together positive self esteem. As if this is quite obvious, really, casually asserting]

I mean, yeah! I'm pretty great, but so are you! So, I guess that means... it doesn't matter what we ended up as, huh? We're great no matter what, monster or witch.

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[Who kicks butt? they do! By being their own hype squad. Even if Mikasa couldn't muster as much cheer or certainty as he could. Not even managing to smile, but he did get a little nod. yesyes]

Maybe...[...Mikasa. Mikasa that is the least sure answer. As she glances around, awkwardly. Unsure if she should say.] One of the fae here, he said I should be proud. That one of the things I learnt can only be done by strong fae.

[Fairy rings, even though she still didn't know how they worked. They just did. Talent~*] It's about the only thing he said, it annoyed that old dragon... [The one she'd made an agreement to share information with. Except...Mikasa wasn't great at gathering infomation.]

[everybody needs a hype squad and if it has to be Soren himself, he'll do it!!]

Yeah? See! You're lucky, what's the special thing you can do? [oh wait, hold up-... hmmm.....]

Which old dragon? [he can hope it's not his very own father, but the hope is low]

[There's hum, thinking about how to answer his question. But the second one is easier to answer.]

Viren I think. Looks like a corpse but no one else seems to notice. [Though she had sensed something about that, not quite knowing what with her baby fae senses.] I owe him from before...

[When she'd picked him up and coddled him. Hindsight was 20/20 because thanks to the other Soren, she now knew coddling a cute little dragon could go very wrong. As in...You could be stabbed in the tit.]

Don't owe him anything! [that came out fast- Uh-]

... I guess you don't know? But Viren... that's my dad. [A he-e-em....]

And yeah. If he says you owe him anything, just ignore that. Or better yet just ignore his whoooole everything.

I've alr- [Given him the information he asked for. But she needs a moment. Head tilting back, large black eyes staring blankly. Blinking, once, twice. Lips parting, closing again,

Uh....huhh....

The silence staring drags on.]

Your father? Why?

[Sure, he seemed grumpy and looked weird. But not any grumpier than the likes of Levi.]

Why? I don't want to think about why he's my dad. Sounds gross.

[Soren completely misunderstood this question, what can you do]

[Blink...Blink many times as she works out what he meant. Eyebrows furrowing as she rewords.]

...Why should I ignore him?

[It wasn't like they were friends. But the dragon seemed okay to her.]

He's not... trustworthy. At all. He always thinks he's doing the right thing, no matter what, and he's good at convincing other people of that. You can't believe that, not when he's willing to do anything to get what he wants.

[All lessons Soren learned just recently, before his arrival in Aef, but they're fresh. The Viren here hasn't made the worst of his future mistakes, so Soren's certain the dragon version of his father should stay.

But while he's here, Soren needs to make sure he's not manipulating others.]

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