Writing on the Walls (Open)

[Teodora]

The lanterns in the city never seemed to go out.

If the Teo did not know better by now she would have assumed them to be enchanted as her own was. Through trial and error she learned that many people were not as trusting of magic, even being surrounded by it now. From what she understood the world that they came from did not have such a thing. Teo wrinkled her nose at the mere thought of a world without magic; what a mundane life that must have been.

She was not here to judge them, however, as she honestly knew very little about the ones called human. For almost ten years she lingered on the outskirts of this settlement watching them, waiting for a day that she might blend in among the crowd. Of course in that time she had encounters with them, hunters who swore that saw a "Lady in White" wandering through the forests. Teo had no idea however what this meant or what significance it held to them in their world. From their reactions it may not have been a good thing as they fled the sight of her.

Like the apparition they believed her to be, she moved silently despite taking no efforts to do so. Through the open gates and into the city proper clad in nothing but a white robe that seemed to be much too big for the woman and tattered. The hood of her over sized robe hung about her face so that she was blocked from the view of the nearby people who wandered the streets. Most ignored her as if she was some sort of ghost which she found to be very odd. Her people, the celestials and even the air dragons always stopped to make conversation with one another. These humans all seemed too busy for another, scurrying about like ants.

A smile spread on her face in the shadow of her hood as she watched them buy several bright multi-colored things. Chubby little humans ran around at the skirt hems of the woman, she only assumed that this was what they meant when they used the word "baby". Even after all this time her grasp of their language was not entirely complete; often causing her to be at a loss for words or resort to using words they could never comprehend. Despite the majority of the population being apprehensive about the use of magic, it was definitely thriving in this city. She could feel it in the air like a heavy blanket, caressing the milky flesh of her cheeks.

"Pretty.." she said softly.

[Deleted]

Agatha tried not to come in human territory all too often, since in the last few years, the situation had gotten more complicated, especially if someone there found out what she was. It wasn't if she was scared, not at all, maybe more worried, for what might happen to the one that came into her path and wouldn't give up on some idiotic idea of being able to capture her, have his way with her, or just sell her or something stupid. Even though she knew very well there were some really good people here, which is what brought her here more than she sometimes thought she should.

She liked buying trinkets and impressive little pieces of man-made art that she could take with her and decorate her quarters with at the Brigade, or even just carry hidden under her robe while she was in the field, stalking, waiting, protecting. She was dressed pretty simplistically and ragged, her hood of it covering less of her head than her other one did, not wanting to be too suspiciously hidden. Most of what could easily be seen if someone looked at her, was some of her red hair reacting to some of the wind, or a movement of a person rushing by her.

As Agatha paid for one of the trinkets that she liked and decided to take as one of the last with her before making her leave, she turned around, ready to continue moving, before there was a definite distraction for her that she hadn't really anticipated. She could definitely hear and see some of the people looking at her, mostly reacting as if it was something weird, or something to be secretly feared even. Still, instead of feeling any of that, and even through her cautious nature, she felt curious to this woman that almost basically just gave off an actual light. She seemed to be studying the surroundings and people, more than someone would that knew this place a little. "Curious, very curious." She said to herself, intrigued.

Once she picked up on the word 'pretty' a slight smile formed on her face, as she casually made her way over to her, then calmly ended up standing next to her, shortly looking at where her eyes were pointed, before slowly turning her head to look at her. "Hello?" She half asked kindly, curious, but also as if she wanted to ask with her tone and the look in her eyes, if she wasn't really from around here, and if she was looking for something. "And what do you think is pretty, exactly?"

[Teodora]

It seemed that the solitude of people watching was not going to last forever. Not long after she found her way to the market did someone finish buying a trinket and move off. Yet unlike the others she did not seem to be unaware of the strange robed woman watching everyone. As she came over, many thoughts ran through Teo's head as she tried to figure out some sort of course of action. Normally no one ever noticed her, she had very little experience in dealing with the people of this strange world directly. It was safe to say that she was doing the human equivalent of panicking as she had no idea what to say to them should they wish to spark a conversation with her.

Hello?

Was this woman unsure of whether Teo was actually here? Sometimes she confused the tones of their voices and assumed things. "Hello." she replied quietly. That simple word seemed to radiate when spoken by her as her lips had the power to enchant those who heard her voice. Every word she would speak for the rest of her existence would be melodic, almost as if it were being sung. Adjusting her stance to inspect this new passerby she noted that the girl also seemed to be dressed as terribly as she. Both of their robes seemed to be in quite the rough shape and neither seemed to be giving away much as far as their facial features went.

With good reason she was cautious of the person before her. She never knew what the people of this settlement would do next- indeed they were full of wonders. Some sang at random, others danced but the one thing that frightened her most was how quick they were to violence. Still in her mind the good they produced far out weighed the bad and so she found the courage to be here. "Your city, your people," she trailed off. She was trying to find the right words to describe how she felt and it seemed like she was taking quite a while to do so.

"..you're all so pretty."

That was all she really knew in terms of human words to describe beauty. If she knew the difference between pretty, beautiful and the like she would have chosen her words more carefully. It took everything in her power to hold back from using draconic, a language that most could not even comprehend even if they had thousands of years to learn it. Removing the hood of her robe now, she seemed to shine radiantly as the light seemed to glimmer around her platinum blonde hair. Her pale skin also seemed to have a strange quality to it, almost as if there were tiny stars glimmering beneath it if you looked closely. "Where am I?" she asked, unsure what this city was actually called.

[Deleted]

Agatha subtly looked at her, studying her as she seemed to take in what she had said to the woman, until she eventually said 'hello' back to her, causing Agatha to smile a little warmly, trying to make her feel more at ease in a way with that. As quietly as the answer had been, she definitely picked it up with her hearing, and the sound of her voice, as soft as it was, somehow caused a warm feeling to go through Agatha and made her smile grow slowly a little when she realized even more than before that there was something strange about this woman, that she wasn't like the usual ones that she came across, which only intrigued her more.

Even with the effect her melodic voice had on her, she herself was kind of cautious as well, but she didn't really get the feeling or instinct that she had learned to use whenever meeting someone, that told her that she should really be worried about her. There was still so much more right now that intrigued her, that she was curious about.

Once she heard the woman speak again, her eyes went to the side, making eye-contact with her for a moment, laughing slightly surprised when she heard what she said about 'her city' and 'her people' something that wasn't exactly correct in a way, but it still also showed how she wasn't exactly from around these parts. As she ended eventually with saying how pretty they all were, it made her smile, realizing that this woman probably unintentionally managed to actually make her smile and even laugh. Still, it also caused without her really knowing it for a blush to creep on her cheeks.

"Pretty? There is some of that, yes. Although someone might misunderstand." She tells her, slowly but surely eventually taking off her own hood, only seeing even more how there's practically now even more light radiating off her glimmering platinum blonde hair. The question that eventually followed of where she was, made her think for a second, looking around and then back. "Currently, you are in the City center of the human city of Mythregal." She answered her, looking at her past a few of her red hairs over her eyes, making sure she made her answer as straight-forward as possible.

[Teodora]

There was a long pause as she considered the replies she received. It was almost too obvious that she was trying to process this information and translate it for herself. After a few moments she tilted her head to the side as she inspected the person before her. Unlike the subtle glances that Agatha was using to do the same, Teodora simply fixated on her with her bright eyes. She was unblinking and unashamed of her staring as she did not understand why it might be considered impolite to take in the sight of another.

"Someone might misunderstand? Are my words not correct? I am sorry, I thought I used the right one." she said. There was a frown on her face as one might see on that of a discouraged child. While Agatha was polite about it she hated that she was not so well versed in this despite all the years she had been studying them. The common tongue was a hard language to learn but even more so a harder one to master. Much like her own tongue, it had many complicated uses for words and each one could be used in very different ways while remaining the same. "I did not mean to offend." she offered, assuming that perhaps her words might have offended the woman.

Yet even if that were the case she remained and was even helpful. Most of the humans she saw would have stormed off yet this one stayed. Teo had no idea how wrong she was, however she did not have the ability to sense the distinct trace of magic that allowed Agatha to exist as she was. To her she was simply another mortal inhabitant of this wondrous city. "Mythregal.." she repeated slowly after it was said to her. There was a smile as she felt it was quite fun to say that word- pleasurable in the way that she liked the sound of the word "Wee".. or was that simply a sound? She got the two confused and so she assumed maybe it was one.

"I am Teodora. It is an honor to meet you, do you live here? I am lost and in need of a guide. I am looking for a place to get new.. clothes?" she said with a shy smile. It was embarrassing to her that with thousands of years of magical and celestial knowledge that she could ever be lost.

[Deleted]

Agatha was totally not used to someone basically staring at her, it was something she avoided as much as possible after all. Still, she didn't exactly think it was scary, or impolite even as she noticed Teo pretty much staring unblinkingly and obviously unashamed. She would probably have to try and explain to her how a lot of other people would take it as a great offense though. The part of how it kind of made herself feel flattered and even shortly a little flustered, she wouldn't even know how to explain to her.

"Oh, no, that's not really what I meant." Agatha said, not being used to her choice of words seemed to hit someone, as it did her, as she clearly noticed the frown on her face. "It's more that... Saying that all of us are pretty, might give some men the wrong idea. But you might make a girl like myself take it as a compliment too. It's figuring out when to use it." She tried to explain, as she smiled a little sweet, wanting to convey how she wanted to help her, hoping that she understood. "Believe me, I personally took no offense at all, quite the opposite." She said with a reassuring smile.

"Teodora... That's a nice name, but you'll have to forgive me if I might get carried away, and call you Teo, for short." She said, after taking in the name and wanting to have explained that beforehand just in case, also trying to see what she thought about it if she would call her that by accident, or at all. "My name is... Agatha, and no, I personally do not really live in this city. I do visit it a lot more than I perhaps should, but there are a lot of interesting things here. Including some good clothes, if you know what you want." She told her, having doubted for a second if she should be open to her, but then deciding that she should, that she somehow wanted to.

"I can definitely do my best to be your guide, find a clothing store nearby, then we can continue our talk on the way." She offered with a kind smile, and then eventually after thinking about it offering her hand to Teodora.

[Teodora]

As she assumed, she was wrong about the intention behind Agatha's words. It was disorienting being here in this land and knowing nothing about the culture beyond their love of savagery. Instead of frowning this time however she would remember to correct herself in the future so that she did not confuse someone. Nodding happily for the update on her vocabulary, she seemed like she was an eager student who was absorbing anything that Agatha was spitting out. Learning was her strong suit, something she did in her down time so that she did not become idle or bored. "I understand. I will reassess my future use of the word. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me." she said sounding a bit stiff with her choice of words.

"As long as I have done some good. I am okay with this outcome." she said with a grin. So far things were turning out to be quite fun, not as terrifying as she thought it might be. The people of her world were only of one alignment; neutral to maintain the balance. On her old home world she never had to think about what the others might say or do. But here in Mythregal the humans were incredibly unpredictable and she was both anxious and excited. "My simple task became much more complicated when I realized that instead of one shop you humans offered many choices. How does one choose where to go?" she asked. Their hustle and bustle clearly had her overwhelmed.

Taking Agatha's hand she let the girl lead her where she hoped she needed to go. Her hand was warm, much more than she expected seeing as her kind were not always so warm. "I do not mind if it is easier for you. It is much easier to say than my actual name." she replied with a laugh. Truth of the matter was that no one would be able to comprehend what was actually being said since her language was only spoken by her people specifically. Teo was careful not to trip on her own robes as she moved; the over sized garment being noticeably way too big for her.

"So, Agatha, if you do not live here then where are you from? I have not encounter many other large human settlements thus far." she said with a curious gaze burning in her eyes. She wanted to know everything about this woman, she was very curious indeed. Every sight, sound and bit of information she could offer would be accepted graciously. In return she only hoped that she could be of some help to Agatha in the future. As she let her thoughts wander, she instinctively tightened her grip on Agatha's hand as it was the only thing she fully trusted just yet.

"I hope this is considered fun." she said.

[Deleted]

Agatha didn't really say much else to the misunderstanding it basically was of the use of the word that Teo had done, nodding encouragingly to what she says about reassessing in the future of the use of the word. "I do hope you do not change the use of it when you're talking about me." She eventually couldn't resist saying teasingly, with a smile and a wink, since she still couldn't deny that she had liked it to get the impression that this woman that was beautiful on her own, had called her pretty. She gave her a look after that with a smile again, that she was happy to share her knowledge with her, that she was happy that she could help her understand and be better prepared.

Agatha chuckled softly, the sound escaping her lips in a joyful way that she instantly thought about that had been so long since she let out something like that. It usually was only around Adele that she was this much herself. Still, the Black Butterfly was still at the ready inside of her, but she didn't want to creep this girl out with who she was at the same time, with her sometimes ruthless side, even though she knew herself that her cause was just. "You definitely brightened up my day, so that is already something to consider you having done something good." She told her, smiling at her and shrugged calmly for a moment. She didn't laugh at her, but because of how right she actually was when she talked about the clothing stores and how many kinds there were. "That is very, very true. It is that I have my... Sources to figure out which one I want to have. But I think I might be able to help you find what you might be looking for." She told her, showing that she understood the feeling overwhelmed, even if she thought it was funny, and that she thought she would be able to help.

Again Agatha gave her a nod and smile, to show that she would remember her answer about her question, and in a way, even if it sounded a little manly on one hand, she still thought it fitted with her, that it was kind of cute. She looked at how her robes moved and smiled, finding it slightly amusing how overly-sized they were for her.

Once she heard what Teo asked her, she cocked her head to the side a little and thought about what she should answer to that, how much she knew, would understand, and what her judgment might be to it. "Honestly, that is somewhat of a complicated story... Also because I am not exactly as these people are. I was never... Raised, as they were. I had to teach, protect, wisen-up myself. Learn to survive, and in the process, I learned the true beauties and balance of nature and its animals." She3 told her, she knew that it was kind of vague, but still. "The truth is, that I am a werewolf, and after I basically was forced to protect and raise myself, I ended up with a... Faction, of sorts, here, the Brigade. Using my skills to maintain the balance, to protect the greater good and people that cannot protect themselves. While taking out people that would upset it, or put those people's lives at risk." She added, looking curiously to how she would react to her truth.

Chuckling, Agatha made eye-contact directly again for a second with the girl next to her and nodded, grinning more and then pointing in front of them at the store they were walking to. "For a lot of women, this is definitely considered fun, but if you're still not sure when we've got what you need, we can always figure out something else?" She suggested, tightening her own grip a little on her hand with a smile, since she noticed Teo doing so, and that she wanted her to know that she was here for her, even if they had just met, it also just felt as if they had some kind of instant connection to a certain degree.

[Teodora]

The use of this language was as confusing as it was intriguing to her. There was usually only one way to say something in her tongue. With the Yalanziens there was at least twelve different meanings for every single word. She found it refreshing but on the same coin she also found it to be exhausting trying to figure out which one she meant. Often she paused for long periods of time to consider her words but she found out rather quickly most humans found this strange. They thought her to be a drunk or perhaps just a bit less intelligent than others due to her speech patterns.

"I will keep that in mind. Pretty should be used cautiously, unless speaking with Agatha." she said somewhat softly. She was making a note of it aloud which was both adorable and mental to some people. Watching everyone pass by the two of them, she smiled as she found each person she laid eyes on to be fascinating. "It's a wonder you all get so much done. I get excited watching the things everyone does." she said. Her smile was almost as bright as her titanium blonde hair- she was genuinely enjoying her time here and she had yet to do anything.

Bowing slightly to Agatha, she beamed radiantly. "I live to serve. If I can do good, even in small actions, then I have done my duty." she replied. Perhaps a bit more serious than the occasion called for but she did not quite understand the tone for teasing just yet. She did some what understand when someone was flirting now, but only just a bit. "You have people working to find a good clothing store?" she questioned. How she had never thought about asking others to help her search before was beyond her. She didn't really wish to be a bother, although she could tell that she was not harming Agatha by doing so.

Teo listened intently as she explained herself; everything including her origins which made her blink. The celestial had no idea what a werewolf was but it sounded intriguing enough to capture her attentions entirely. From what she gathered though it was not something that people cared to take in. Agatha was on her own before the brigade, a thought that left her feeling quite melancholy. "I am grateful you found a place to belong. For many that is hard, life is a challenge when you have to fight for only yourself." she replied.

As they walked past a window where a rather shiny pale blue dressed stood on display, Teo drifted over. Holding on to Agatha's hand still, she realized she might have accidentally started to drag the girl along. "On what occasion would one wear that?!" she asked. The excitement was clear in her voice as she inspected the garments. Without explanation it was clear that this would have been what she chose as her daily outwear.

[Deleted]

Something that had barely happened in quite a lot of time, now happened again quickly in a row with Agatha, as she smiled and a slight blush appeared on her face once she listened to Teo somewhat softly saying that she'd keep it in mind that 'pretty' should be used cautiously, except when she was speaking with her. "Seems like a good deal for both of us." She couldn't help but say with a kind and soft laugh. When Teo talked about them getting so much done and getting excited by all the things that everyone did, she found herself even more intrigued, because so many only saw the worst and gladly made use of that for their own gains. "I know what you mean. I'm sure that if I wasn't in charge and they dare tell me, some would think that I should take more time for resting, not that I feel that I need it." She told her, looking at her with a smile and thinking about it slightly, because it was definitely true, especially that only her friends and trusted advisers dared say something like that to her.

Watching Teo genuinely enjoying herself and then eventually bowing slightly to her as she beamed radiantly, yeah, all things were leading to Agatha liking this girl more, even if she was a little odd, that was actually what made her kind of cute in a way. Not to mention that Agatha wholeheartedly agreed with Teo's words in a way. "People usually underestimate how even the small actions of good, can help the greater good. Instead, so many decide to go on the easy path of disrupting it." She said a little softly and thoughtful, but apart from that clearly in agreement with wanting to do good. "Just do not forget to sometimes think of yourself as well, next to serving." She eventually added with a smile. Agatha laughed, a sound that she usually mostly only made when she was interacting with Adele. "I had, once. When I had no idea like you do now. I made my way to the lead, but apart from focusing on the greater good, I let the priority that is myself, slip quite a bit. So, they went out for me and gave me reports of what the good shops were." She answered her honestly, never having really given it much extra thought, but now she did. She didn't really feel bad about it, but she hoped she was explaining it the right way.

She nodded slowly to what she said, about life being hard and how it was even harder with that to find a place to really belong, especially if you were fighting only for yourself. "I had to grow up faster than anyone ever really should, I can't really remember if I ever truly felt like a kid. That I didn't know anything else than trying to fight for myself and now others." She told her, more thoughtfully than before, since even Adele had never really made her think about it that much, and she didn't really like thinking about it anyway.

Agatha felt a bit of surprise through her when she felt how Teo seem to drag her along a little, but let it happen as she walked with her, looking how the girl drifted to it and smiled, looking at the display and cocking her head to the side thinking about the question. "It kind of depends actually. You could decide to wear it daily, but one could also save it for a special occasion, like a party, a ball, or a date even."

[Teodora]

"That is the problem. It is too easy to be bad."

She replied with a frown. Every action sent out a ripple into the world that affected other actions. No matter how small your action might seem on a greater scale it had the chance to turn a greater wheel and set something else in motion. Although most humans were incapable of thinking about things on such a scale; a cosmic being such as he almost exclusively thought this way and it was maddening. There were times she wished she could switch it off and make her mind slow down but it was not entirely her own so it was not possible. Even her own kind seemed to fall prey to what was easy over what was right more often than she would have liked.

"That is the struggle. Sometimes helping others means we can easily lose ourselves. Finding some sort of balance is the key but in such chaos where do you look?" she asked with a smile. Of course it did not seem as bright as her others, it was a bit more half hearted. She knew well what was being said here as her kind often did very little for themselves in terms of living. They mostly observed what was going on the world, cataloged it and only intervened when it was important for them to do so. Many viewed them as selfish for doing so as they had the power to end suffering but often chose to let others find that strength alone.

Teo laughed softly when she mentioned never truly feeling like a child. She knew it was not exactly funny but at least she got to be a child. "I'm sure whatever childhood you had also had to have something good about it?" she asked with a naive smile. She was fully formed as an adult so she had no notion of what the difference between being a child or an adult. This moment was rather hard for her to empathize with which bothered her. She could feel the girls emotions but had no idea what to do with them at all. Some times the gift of empathy was a curse rather than a gift.

As she explained the situations in which Teodora might wear the dress she blinked. There were so many rules about what was acceptable when and where that her head hurt. In all her wisdom her people had very little information about anything regarding this. "To be honest I only just fully grasped the concept of clothes and your societies expectations. I got yelled at for being in my natural form." she said. Not entirely proud of her lack of knowledge she focused intently on the dress before her.

"Would you buy this if it were your choice?" she asked.

[Deleted]

Agatha didn't answer the other woman's words out loud, but she did nod to them, knowing full well how right she was with that, and it was not much of a pretty thing, how much easier it was for people to do something bad, than to do something good. It was frustrating sometimes how the balance could tip so much easier in the favor of evil, but that only strengthened her resolve in herself or some of her subordinates taking care of it, one way or another and bringing the scales back in more of a good balance.

Agatha nodded slowly, then thought about it for a moment what Teo said and asked out loud, before she looked next to her at her, before pointing around them with one of her hands. "You're right, but the way I see it, is looking at the general populace, like the people here, flowing from one point of their normal lives, to the next. And sure, all the chaos influences them too, but most of them... Most of them just want to live their lives, care about more than just themselves." She said, her eyes going around them for a few seconds, before she looked back at Teo, trying to see if she got what she said or not. She did definitely notice how her smile was now other than it had been before, making her look at her a little longer and cocking her head to the side. "Being more of an outsider isn't always a problem... However, standing idle on the sidelines, while people are getting hurt, and the chaos ensues more, I just can't stand by, and I have to do something. Which would make things better, if more people felt obliged to do so." She said, then slowly but surely smiled at her with a look that she didn't just mean it about her, but she did get a certain vibe from her, and she just wanted to make a point, that there was always a choice, and also almost always a chance, to make more of a stand.

She couldn't help but want to try and explain how she herself worked, viewed things to Teo, and there was definitely a part of her that was hoping strongly that she would understand what she was trying to explain to her. When she noticed how Teo reacted to the comment about her childhood, Agatha chuckled a little and shrugged. "Do I understand correctly that you haven't been a kid? I mean, sure, I was little, and scared, helpless at first... But I never had a carefree view of things, I never got to play a game and just focus on the fun, instead of having to watch over my shoulder for some vampires or something else to attack me." She explained, though it wasn't exactly bitter, just honest, as she had made her peace with her having grown up like that a long time ago. Still, it would be a lie if she said that she had never wondered how things would have turned out otherwise.

A moment to think was something that Agatha definitely took, after Teo's reaction to her explanation of the dress, causing her to laugh softly for a moment, not at her, but it was somewhat funny to imagine what she said. "Expactions is a whole other thing, there is always going to be someone that will have comments about how you are dressed. However, to your other question. I would, if it was for one of those things I mentioned. After all, with my daily job and tasks, a dress like this would severely disrupt my agility and movements." She explained, looking from the dress back at Teo and smiling, trying to see what she thought of that answer, since she feared it didn't exactly help her, but itwas the most honest answer she could give to it.

[Teodora]

There was a long pause as she considered all that was being said to her. Making sure that she understood correctly, she took her time in coming up with a reply. It sounded like she was a good person who was shaped by a tragic start. Most pushed forward seeking a greater purpose, refusing to believe that what they were given was all they were meant to have. She respected the resolve of the woman before her as most gave up when things got hard; when the masses turned on them. That was the downside of being a hero. Once people relied on you they would turn on you the moment you failed to live up to their expectations. Some would say that was a negative view point but it came from an endless pool of wisdom.

"Sometimes by helping we actually hurt more than we think. Sometimes people need to learn to stand up for themselves or they remain the victim for all time." she stated. It might have seemed harsh to say but her kind believed that. That was the basis of their decision to remain in the spirit world while their home world was destroyed. The trials their kind would face helped to shape them into what they were now. Many felt betrayed by that choice but without it they would not grow into something more and they would never learn from their own flaws. It was their senseless chasing of power and careless tampering with magic that brought about their end.

Blinking, Teodora returned from her thoughts in time to respond to her latest question. There was no easy way to answer this question she realized. "I appear to be a human adult, despite my age being far greater. To be quite honest though by your count I would technically be about five years old if we went by when I formed. That is a bit more confusing and irrelevant however." she finished with a laugh. Shaking her head slowly she smiled at Agatha before finishing her explanation. "So I think the short answer here is yes, that is right. I was born an adult." she finished.

"So what you are saying is that it is not practical?" she questioned. She didn't need a reply as she was mostly thinking aloud. Snapping her fingers the blue fabric before them would appear in her hands as the coins to pay for such a thing would land inside on the counter. She did not think twice about using magic nor did she think it would be such a big deal. Humans were superstitious and hated the unknown but she did not think that would cause them to shun her or turn violent. "If you were avoiding vampires then I can see what you mean. You would need to be fast to avoid those leeches. They are the one thing I despise most about this world." she stated dryly. It was the only time that she seemed bothered.

"I would like to put it on." she stated before she started to reach towards the bottom of her robe. She had no shame nor did she really realize that there were rules in regards to disrobing in a public place. If Agatha was going to stop her she would have to be quick as the nimble dragon seemed focused on trying on the dress.

---

Notes; Had a face claim change to something I found more fitting!

[Deleted]

The opinion that followed from Teodora, really made Agatha think for a moment, since there was a definite point in there, but things were usually a lot more complicated, the results of someone learning their mistakes on their own, could turn into dire situations for more than just that one individual. She slowly nodded though, somewhat agreeing with it, even though it wasn't completely either. "There is a certain truth in that, but... Isn't it too easy as well? It is like pushing all the problems that could follow from ignoring their issues, to the limit, until you cannot do anything to change it anymore... She said thoughtfully, before she slightly shook her head. "It is a really fragile balance, I will admit that, but I am not one to sit by and watch as innocent people get hurt." She told her, as she looked back at Teo, curious to what she would think of it.

It was quite interesting to take in Teo's explanation of how she had basically started out as an adult, and even though it was quite complicated obviously, she did think she understood it as much as she could. Somehow it did cause a part of Agatha to be that much more intrigued by her, something that still didn't happen often at all for her, not like this. "That is... Interesting, to say the least, I suppose it does explain why you still have to get the hang of some things, which I will gladly help you with." She said kindly, with a smile on her face and a short kind wink as well.

A small grin appeared shortly on her face, as she shrugged innocently, noticing quite well that Teo didn't really need a reply to her question if she was saying that it wasn't practical. She couldn't help but smirk a little proud for a moment as she heard how Teo said what she would have to be, to avoid vampires. "You could say that, but truth be told... It didn't just stay with running and avoiding them, eventually I started lashing back at them, and it made sure that there was quite the reputation and rumor mill going around about me." She admitted, though the last part of that was still sometimes tricky, buy a deep part of her still believed it was part of her, part of who she had become. She didn't really know what else to say about the dress in the meantime, although she did look around them for a moment if no one was giving them a weird look, which she would react to with a warning look calmly of her own to mind their own business and they weren't harming anyone.

Making use of her speed, Agatha quickly reacted the moment she realized what Teo started doing and what she was thinking of, as she shot to her side to stop her and pull her slightly towards the changing rooms already. "Wow, easy there, you can definitely try it on, but usually people do that in more... Private settings, like those changing rooms there." She explained as she held onto her and looked at her with a smile, after nodding towards the changing rooms. A part of her couldn't deny that she herself had been curious to a degree with what Teo had started do do with disrobing, but she cared more about helping her and protecting her in a way, than some of her probably more animal thoughts or whatever.

[Teodora]

It was unclear how Agatha would have felt if she knew that the Celestial dragons did not intervene to save their world. They thought the others strong enough to stand against the threat and should they fail then they let fate decide. Now, she was not fully aware of what was happening in that time but she knew that the right choice was made. As a people they would grow stronger, forge a new path and create a legacy far greater than they had on their home world. There was no way to explain that to the rest of her people however as most were still angry about the loss of their world. In time they would come to see that it was for the greater good; that there was indeed a bigger picture here.

"It is not an easy thing to do. Standing by while others suffer takes a very evil being or to be so far removed from good and evil that you see beyond." she said. The Celestial's were thought of as beings of good simply because they were referred to as "Beings of Light" but that simply was not true. They were a mostly neutral force who's only true purpose was to keep the balance on their world. When the darkness threatened to swallow everything whole, they stepped in to suppress it and rewind the doom clocks and vice versa. No one side could dominate the other or all worlds would fall to chaos and there were so many.

Teo offered a thoughtful nod towards Agatha as she spoke about how she needed to get the hang of things. "Unfortunately in the haste that I was summoned there was little time to brief me on a great many things. I was told only what I needed to know and sent on my way." she said. It was still unclear to her whether or not she should reveal what she was or let the woman assume whatever she wished with her lack of information. "There are so many little tricks to living here. Little signals, expressions and almost a hundred uses for a single phrase. It's exhausting." she said with a laugh. In her language there was very little room for translation error as everything had one use.

As Agatha moved towards her she tilted her head to the side, unsure what was happening. She did not see the big deal with her actions but she nodded slowly. "So this is another one of the social rules around here?" she asked. Her true physical form was that of a giant celestial dragon, she had no need of clothes nor any understanding as to why ones natural form was to be covered. "It seems strange that they spend so much time covering their true form with these rags. Are they so ashamed of what they are?" she asked.