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When he tossed her the book, she barely caught it, only grabbing onto the top cover. Phaylin pulled it up and properly held onto it now, making sure she hadn't ripped any pages or caused any sort of damage. She threw Cyrill a look of annoyance when she concluded that the book was alright. She then began to flip through it as Cyrill began to consider going out or not. She knew he'd agree in the end, it was a logical choice and even his stubbornness to remain lazy couldn't trump logic in this situation. When he finally did accept her invitation, she looked up from the table of contents, having quickly studied up on the areas she wanted to first read about. But that could wait, "Excellent." She said and closed her new possession. 

The male made his own quick preparations and brushed past her.

"Oh, I'm coming. I'm coming..." She turned and picked up the basket she brought with her and put the book inside it before picking it up again. When she exited the humble abode, she glanced behind her and then to Cyrill who had snagged some items to help forage. "Let's go." Phaylin smiled and tucked the basket against her hip as she pulled out a wind rune and held it up to the light. "I think if we flew, it would be much better than walking...don't you think?" Phaylin slowly grinned at him. Without wanting to wait for him to decline her genius offer, she hooked her basket arm with his and used the other to channel her energy into the rune which was grasped in her other fist. A smooth zephyr was summoned and they were soon lifted a foot off the grassy ground. 

She nudged her head toward where the forest beckoned them.

Within a matter of seconds, the pair was flying through the air and steadily approaching the woods. She carefully began to channel less energy to the rune and they landed without too much trouble. "Not so bad huh? I'm getting pretty good if I do say so myself." She pocketed the rune after tossing it in the air. Phaylin looked around and suddenly became unsure of where they should go first. Usually her father would be by her side, directing her towards safe endeavors, away from anything risky or dangerous. This would be a test of her maturity and growth and she wanted to come out of the woods victorious, not covered in hives or bites or anything like that. Phaylin knew Cyrill wouldn't be much help when it came to orienteering so she tried something different.

"How about we take turns exploring." She suggested to him. It could ensure both could be in charge and find things they wanted, while also being able to not be burdened with leading entirely. After she figured out where they could go, she pointed to a left trail which led into some thick bushes. Everything around them was peaceful, the large trees shaded them from the heat and different colored flowers gave them something to look at it. In the back of her mind, Phaylin was considering what she would need for the next week or so, in terms of food as well as testing samples. If either of them were lucky, they might be able to find new earth or water runes around. Anything was possible. 

As she led them down the path, she heard a bird take hasty flight and turned just in time to see it dart into the sun. Phaylin glanced back to Cyrill and then looked ahead of them. After another couple minutes of walking, she slowed down and bent by a bush to harvest some of its leaves, which had healing powers, if you boiled them. After she cut off a handful and put them in her basket, she rose and mentioned that Cyrill should take the lead now. The smell of wet mud and fruit was getting heavier, more noticeable, as they moved further into the deeper part of the woods. There was no doubt that they'd find some useful goodies for whatever they needed. "I wonder if anyone else is trampling through here." She wondered. It would be interesting to run into friends but the odds of that were low, as one might imagine.

"Have you heard about any waterfalls?" She spoke up, curious.

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"Customer service." He grumbled to Syn when she sat down and asked as to why he needed to get out of work as soon as possible. "I have no idea how he got transferred to me but I did try to help him." He shrugged. "I didn't have the heart to get into a fight with the guy." He knew how frustrating it was to have things suddenly not work. At the same time, Nax hated starting his day off so poorly so it gave him a good enough reason, in his mind, to take the day off and start over. Then Syn began to go another ramble as to why she needed the break and how hard it was for her to find footing around those she worked with. Nax could relate, somewhat. Nax nodded as he looked around the park from where they were sitting.

Synnove continued to talk and Nax continued to listen, while doing so, he watched a middle aged woman with her dog. It was a dalmatian. From what he could tell, the woman was busy on her phone, too busy to give her dog the attention it needed. The blond glanced back to his co-worker as she ended up damaging her arm. He gave her a look and pulled out a small silver compactor from his pocket. It was a kit which helped him fix pretty much anything, from computers to cars. And in this case, it would help him patch up the arm. "You need to be more careful." He told her as he took her arm and began to reconfigure the wiring while making sure nothing else was bothering her or in need of another tune up. "With your arm but also your work." It wasn't easy being friends with someone you worked with.

It was hard to draw the line between person and business.

"You would do a lot better if you befriended some of them, rather than allowed comparisons to take place. Everyone is jealous of somebody." He pointed out to her as he finished inspecting what tweaks he had to make. "You can't get overly emotional and invest too much, you're only just beginning...just think, in two years you'll be somewhere else, with other people, hopefully doing something you're more passionate about. And when that happens, you can make friends and enjoy collaborating, rather than worry about other people and outward perceptions." Nax said as he set down his thin tool which closely resembled an old cross shaped screwdriver. Of course old tools like that had been improved upon and it was more lightweight and efficient. He looked at his collection of tools, reviewing them in his head like a mental checklist.

When he was certain that all were accounted for, he closed the kit and put it away.

"Come on, I smell food and my breakfast was minimal." He told Syn and got up. Across the circular park was a section where food vendors could gather and sell things. And right now he smelled something deep fried and unhealthy. Some comfort food would be rather welcomed. He headed across the grass and walked around following the smooth path which was meant to mimic a stone pattern. When he found the vendor where the enticing scent had originated, he asked for the deep fried breakfast sandwich. It had three slices of bread, cheese, bacon, sausage, eggs and tomatoes. And it was all battered in a thick sweet goo and fried to a golden crisp. Was it healthy? No. Would he regret in a few hours? Probably. Would he need to alter his planned nutrition guide for the next week to accommodate the sinful delight? Yes of course. Did he care? Nope. Nax paid the man who scanned his earpiece and handed him the naughty indulgence. "Mmmm."

He swallowed and glanced to see Syn standing by him. "Want anything?" He offered to her.

Nax then asked for a bottle of water which would come in handy. He took a second bite of his sandwich and stepped to the side so he wasn't in anyone's way. As he munched in his treat, he glanced to where some bushes and trees were. For a second he could have sworn he saw something glimmer in the sunlight. He shook his head and finished his sandwich. He grabbed some napkins and then took a drink of water. "I guess we could walk around a bit." He offered to her, not sure what to now that they had gotten to the park itself. The blond glanced back over to the wooded area again and saw the light catch something in the same area as before. He couldn't be imaging things could he? No one really littered so it had to be a lost item. He motioned to Syn and headed over to investigate. Hey, it was something to do. As he rummaged around, he saw two shards but they weren't glass, they were from a mirror. "Where could these come from...?" His was an acute long triangular shape, very pointy. Pretty cool.