06-06-2017, 11:03 PM
Tearen wasn't entirely sure that Essent understood the fact that they had been traveling to Jade's dwelling for a reason: the eldritch human would be loathe to have to drag Rebecca back out into the cold wasteland after dark for no reason.
Oh well. Either she would catch on and come to the tower later, or, she would drift off on her own. Now that Tearen had been walking for a little while by himself, he had had some time to think about what it was he really expected to gain from the Omniverse. If he was being completely honest, he owed Omni quite a bit for giving him an environment in which he had been forced to reconnect with his humanity. The Omniverse was like a giant mirror; if a Prime didn't like what they saw when they looked at it, they could change themselves. Witting or not, Tearen had taken that opportunity, and he did genuinely feel the better for it.
On the other hand, so many Primes in the Omniverse had implicit expectations of him, and Jade was one of them. Honestly, facing her might prove to be a tad difficult. By this time, the girl had spent more actual time taking care of Rebecca than he himself had done, and yet he still presumed to be the Little Sister's proper caretaker. He wasn't sure how she'd react to having the girl taken away on such abrupt notice; it stood to be insulting to everyone involved.
But, Tearen was too far into this juncture to change his plans now, and as he crested the final hill out of the icy gulch, Jade's gleaming tower came into view. It stood tall and austere against the golden Fields sunset; a white pinnacle wrapped in bronze tinsel, lit from the ground by innumerable forges and smelt fires. It was a little different than he had been expecting.
He walked through the dwarven quarry camps like a wraith, silently stepping through the snow and allowing his intuition to guide him towards his goal. The dwarves, half-drunk and gorged after a hard day's work, hardly had the mind to pay attention to him. A tinkling peal of glittering laughter wafted over the murmurs and mumbles of the camp, and the ex-enigma's mind locked onto the source of the noise. Within moments, Tearen rounded a corner to see Jade, a few dwarvers, Becquerel and Rebecca all milling around at the doorstep of the Prime Witch's tower. Rebecca looked up immediately, and her yellow eyes gleamed with glee.
"DADDY!" she shrieked, sprinting over to Tearen. She clasped into his leg and snuggled her face into the burlap folds of his robe. The shadow's heart melted instantly, and he picked her up with a soft grunt. He impulsively took a deep breath, as if life was returning to him, and caught Jade's eager stare out of the corner of his eye. The eldritch human walked towards her with purpose, and while still holding Rebecca, wrapped his other arm around his fellow Prime in a brief embrace. Despite how cursory a gesture it may have been, Jade was still clearly flustered.
"O-oh! Okay!" she squeaked as Tearen gave her the half-hug. He stepped back and nodded towards her dwarven compatriots. They looked up at him with suspicion, but it was a paltry concern compared to the scrutiny of the guardian dog. The eldritch human knelt down and held out his hand to the green-white canine while looking up at Jade.
"Good to finally meet you, dear. I can't wait to catch up on how Rebecca has been doing. I hope nothing too dangerous?" the man asked with a wry grin. Jade's momentary wave of panic was not lost on the telepathic Prime, but he decided to let it go for now.
"Uhm..."
Tearen waved her scrambling thoughts away with a gentle shake of his head.
"No need to worry. She's fine, so far as I can see. Really though, we do need to talk. Inside maybe?" Tearen asked nodding towards the door to the tower. He turned his attention towards the little girl clinging to his shoulder, smiling giddily.
"...and you..." he said, booping her on the nose, "...need a bath!"
Oh well. Either she would catch on and come to the tower later, or, she would drift off on her own. Now that Tearen had been walking for a little while by himself, he had had some time to think about what it was he really expected to gain from the Omniverse. If he was being completely honest, he owed Omni quite a bit for giving him an environment in which he had been forced to reconnect with his humanity. The Omniverse was like a giant mirror; if a Prime didn't like what they saw when they looked at it, they could change themselves. Witting or not, Tearen had taken that opportunity, and he did genuinely feel the better for it.
On the other hand, so many Primes in the Omniverse had implicit expectations of him, and Jade was one of them. Honestly, facing her might prove to be a tad difficult. By this time, the girl had spent more actual time taking care of Rebecca than he himself had done, and yet he still presumed to be the Little Sister's proper caretaker. He wasn't sure how she'd react to having the girl taken away on such abrupt notice; it stood to be insulting to everyone involved.
But, Tearen was too far into this juncture to change his plans now, and as he crested the final hill out of the icy gulch, Jade's gleaming tower came into view. It stood tall and austere against the golden Fields sunset; a white pinnacle wrapped in bronze tinsel, lit from the ground by innumerable forges and smelt fires. It was a little different than he had been expecting.
He walked through the dwarven quarry camps like a wraith, silently stepping through the snow and allowing his intuition to guide him towards his goal. The dwarves, half-drunk and gorged after a hard day's work, hardly had the mind to pay attention to him. A tinkling peal of glittering laughter wafted over the murmurs and mumbles of the camp, and the ex-enigma's mind locked onto the source of the noise. Within moments, Tearen rounded a corner to see Jade, a few dwarvers, Becquerel and Rebecca all milling around at the doorstep of the Prime Witch's tower. Rebecca looked up immediately, and her yellow eyes gleamed with glee.
"DADDY!" she shrieked, sprinting over to Tearen. She clasped into his leg and snuggled her face into the burlap folds of his robe. The shadow's heart melted instantly, and he picked her up with a soft grunt. He impulsively took a deep breath, as if life was returning to him, and caught Jade's eager stare out of the corner of his eye. The eldritch human walked towards her with purpose, and while still holding Rebecca, wrapped his other arm around his fellow Prime in a brief embrace. Despite how cursory a gesture it may have been, Jade was still clearly flustered.
"O-oh! Okay!" she squeaked as Tearen gave her the half-hug. He stepped back and nodded towards her dwarven compatriots. They looked up at him with suspicion, but it was a paltry concern compared to the scrutiny of the guardian dog. The eldritch human knelt down and held out his hand to the green-white canine while looking up at Jade.
"Good to finally meet you, dear. I can't wait to catch up on how Rebecca has been doing. I hope nothing too dangerous?" the man asked with a wry grin. Jade's momentary wave of panic was not lost on the telepathic Prime, but he decided to let it go for now.
"Uhm..."
Tearen waved her scrambling thoughts away with a gentle shake of his head.
"No need to worry. She's fine, so far as I can see. Really though, we do need to talk. Inside maybe?" Tearen asked nodding towards the door to the tower. He turned his attention towards the little girl clinging to his shoulder, smiling giddily.
"...and you..." he said, booping her on the nose, "...need a bath!"
And, we dream of home I dream of life out of here Their dreams are small My dreams don't know fear I got my heart full of hope I will change everything No matter what I'm told How impossible it seems We did it before And we'll do it again We're indestructible Even when we're tired And we've been here before Just you and I
Don't try to rescue me I don't need to be rescued
Don't try to rescue me I don't need to be rescued