[i] – Crash– [/i]

Crash lifted his free hand to the back of his neck as Kathy asked if he was ok, he felt heat rise to his cheeks for the umpteenth time that day. “I’m good” Crash murmured, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smile that probably wasn’t visible in the darkness. “Nothing to be ashamed about, just between...” Crash trailed off before completing his sentence, he realized he had developed quite the tendency of saying that one. “Being able to point out the big dipper is impressive in my books especially considering you’re not a star enthusiast. I’m not either, I can however point out odd shapes in the stars” He grinned at her through the darkness, warm crimson eyes tried to focus on her face as he carefully walked beside her, praying his clumsy feet wouldn’t let him down again. He was busy watching his feet after his initial reaction to Alex’s new form, he completely missed Kathy’s shy response to the blue haired boy. Coming out of his thoughts as she gave his hand a small squeeze it caused a ghost of a smile to cross his lips, he gently ran his thumb rhythmically across the side of her index finger as if to reassure her he was still there though he didn’t stop the motion.

He tilted his head to the side an amused smile plastered across his face as he waited for both of his companions answers to his question. He glanced from one to the other focusing more on Kathy as she answered his question first, he couldn’t see the flaw in his question even if they were on vacation lax plans could be made. Surprise shot across his expression at Kathy’s sudden exclamation, it pulled his attention back to her, a grin lighting up his face at her reply he couldn’t be sure in the darkness but he was sure she was smiling. “Sure sounds like a plan unless would-“ Crash cut himself off a second time, heat flooding his cheeks as he lifted his free hand to the back of his neck glad he’d caught himself before letting that slip out. “Never mind, just let me know whenever and I’ll come over” He offered a smile in return, he wasn’t liking the whole walking through the dark thing the only good thing that had come out of it was getting another chance to hold Kathy’s hand, a new experience and one that effected him more than he was comfortable to admit. Otherwise he couldn’t even see her properly, he couldn't see where he was putting his feet and was in serious danger of falling on his face and dragging both of his friends down with him the worse part he was finding was not being able to see Kathy smile...he liked [i]seeing[/i] her smile. 

Crash was taken aback as Alex shouted his answer, he could hear the excitement in the young boys voice and despite the soft edging to his tone it was still a surprising response considering the shapeshifter wasn’t exactly very far from him. [i]Ah...[/i] He had really been hoping such a question would have led to some kind of common ground between the two, Alex was indeed very unique in his ways. Crash grinned at Alex as he saw him lean forward though he was aware his expression was all but invisible in the dim light. “Being able to make things creatively is pretty awesome” Crash offered up in response to Alex’s answer to his question before he chuckled at the pixie boys returned question. “Perhaps not but average is severely overrated, always stay true to you” He shrugged careful not to jolt Kathy’s arm in the process as he continued to smile at the pair of them. “What erm...sort of jewelry is your favorite to make?” He asked clearly trying to keep the conversation going, he wasn’t particularly into that kind of thing neither did he know much about it but at least he was [i]trying[/i] to get to know Alex better. 

Alex’s answer was definitely not the one Crash had been hoping for, it caused the image he had of the other boy to all but shatter within his mind. He was [i]older[/i] than him! Not only was he adorable and...made pretty things, he was an older guy as well...and how on earth could Kathy be his ‘mother’ if she was younger than him!? It wasn’t making sense before, now it didn’t make sense at all. [i]This guy is either really good at this or...he really is just different[/i] Crash turned his head away briefly, his thumbs antics ceasing as he struggled not to drop Kathy’s hand from his own, his grip did loosen momentarily before he remembered Alex was holding her other hand...a fact of which he found he was actually rather uncomfortable with. Jealousy wasn’t an emotion he was accustomed too, it was negative and it more often broke things rather than making them better when allowed to be more than a small healthy stab that reminded you someone was worth fighting for as far as the shapeshifter was concerned. 

He wouldn’t be led by jealousy so he ignored his discomfort and grinned at Alex through the darkness. “Ah, you’ll have to forgive me if I treated you differently I honestly thought you were a lot younger than me...I’m 18” He answered the pixie boy’s question with ease, he offered up no indication of his internal hiccup. He wasn’t sure whether to answer the second one however although Alex had said ‘you guys’ he felt the question had been aimed at Kathy more so than himself. He was just as curious about her answer as the blue haired boy was; he hadn’t asked her that question before...his hand made that familiar journey to the back of his neck for the third time in the last few minutes. He couldn’t see Alex or Kathy’s expressions in the darkness but he could make out the proximity between the two, it wasn’t making him feel any more comfortable. [i]How much further until the stars?[/i] He wondered squinting into the darkness though he kept an ear out for an answer to Alex’s question.

 [i] – Mercy – [/i]

Mercy noticed the color change in Zivon’s face at the mention of cyanide, she raised an eyebrow at him as he began to breathe heavily. “Hey Zivon...” Mercy murmured in a low melodic tone, looking back at him with warmth in her sky blue eyes. “You’re going to be alright k? I had a few earlier and I’m perfectly fine” She smiled at him tilting her head to the side. “Besides there’s nothing on the packet about cyanide right?” She asked him as she begun to move out of the lounge hearing him rush after her but keep his distance as was expected. 

She turned her head towards him her smile widening as he finally stuttered out an answer to her question it caused a light laugh to break free of her throat. “You’ve tried every flavor? Wow you must [i]really[/i] like your ice cream” She stated, looking back at him with a raised eyebrow. “Hungry? Did you want to grab some food before we get you some ice cream?” She asked him as they moved out of the lounge and further into the building. She was trying to work out the best way to learn a bit more about Zivon without freaking him out or causing him too much discomfort. “So apart from eating ice cream...what else do you enjoy doing?” She asked Zivon guiding him to the doors leading out of the main building, she wasn’t afraid of the darkness on the other side.

((Sorry for short Mercy post Destiny!))