Goin' Round the Bend//Jayden

[Lily-Faith]

Combing her fingers through her hair, Carlyn let a sigh push through her lips. Her dark black hair fell in waves down her shoulders, reaching down to her lower back. Very early that morning, she and Alicia had discussed going to find her brother, and afterwards the girl hadn't got any sleep. Slipping out of her bedroom quietly, she maneuvured her way to the front door without making a sound. Reaching for the doorknob, she turned it and pushed open the door, wincing as it creaked loudly. Glancing behind her, she quickly walked out of the small house, squinting as the bright sunlight hit her. Letting out a yawn, Carlyn began walking slowly in the direction of the Town Square, hoping to find Jayden. After the conversation held that morning, the two needed to talk. More importantly, actually meet each other.

Rubbing her eyes softly, she started to hum a light tune, trying to wake herself up. It didn't take too long to reach Town Square, and she was soon looking around every corner (not literally) for the seventeen-year-old boy. Although it wasn't yet too far into the day, the sun beat down relentlessly on the district. Minute after slow minute passed, and Carlyn finally decided to sit down and wait. Her brown gaze swept over the Square, and it landed on a large sycamore tree. Well, it's as good as anything, she thought, making her way over to it. Hopefully, it wouldn't take long to find him.

ooc: blah. sorry this is so bad, but I was rushing to finish it 'cause I have to go. I hope my posts will be better later on.../shot.

[Allison]

The night had been restless after Jayden's encounter with Alicia, an avox that was formerly from district one. He couldn't sleep and sitting around home wasn't helping his wandering mind. Silently the young teenager wandered the streets of district three. His dark brown hair still untidy from what ever little sleep he got last night because he was to disgruntled to comb it back. Today his destination was the sycamore tree in hopes of seeing Alicia again. During the night more questions had formed in his complex mind and now his skin felt like it was crawling with anticipation in her answers.

Jay tucked his hands in his pockets, the cold air nipped greedily at his warm flesh since he left his house. Subtle browns eyes scanned the town square for any sort of life in the market as his stomach twisted and growled about not have being fed this morning. Lazily he raised a shoulder trying to find a comfortable spot for the strap of his messenger bag to lay on but so far there wasn't one. Silently he strolled over to an open merchant stand and purchased an apple, one of the only pieces of food he ate daily.

Rather lazily the brown haired, brown eyed boy turned around to spot someone under his sycamore tree. Jay could feel a sigh building up in his chest but he didn't want anyone to know about how disappointed he was about the spot thief. So like any silent and crazy labeled person, he walked to the other side of the tree to avoid interactions with the black haired girl. Then in a smooth manor he sat down in the damp, dew covered grass to enjoy his granny smith apple.

[Lily-Faith]

The district seemed to be quiet today, only a few people out and about. And so far, no sign of Jayden. Questions reeled through the girl's mind, pondering over how long she would have to wait, and how she would go about talking to him. It wasn't that she had problems with being able to interact with people and start up a conversation, but that the two had never met before, and they were soon to be embarking on a journey to find a runaway Avox's brother. How was one to begin that conversation? Shaking herself mentally, Carlyn knew she was getting too worked up over this. It also didn't help that she hadn't been getting much sleep over the past few days, and her nerves were taut.

Blinking for a few seconds, the black-haired girl managed to pull on a smile and raised her hand in a small wave at a small group of kids she knew from school. After they had gone, Carlyn rolled her eyes in the slightest bit, irritated with herself for a reason unknown to her. Don't get distracted and just watch for Jayden, she thought, her brown gaze flickering around. But soon enough, her thoughts drifted off, and all she did was look around aimlessly, unaware the the brown-haired boy was not only nearby, but looking straight at her. Only was she aware of him when out of the corner of her eye, she saw him walk by, and disappear around the other side of the tree. 

A sudden realization dawned on her, and before a minute had passed, Carlyn stood, and slowly made her way around the large tree, coming to a stop next to Jayden. "Mind if I sit? We need to talk..." Trailing off, she leaned up against the sycamore, waiting patiently for an answer.

ooc: again, not great, but whatever. and I couldn't help but laugh at the 'spot thief' comment. :D

[Allison]

"Mind if I sit? We need to talk..."

Jayden had flipped over his sketch book the moment he sat down. He tapped a pencil on the white pages and looked up at where the voice came from. Oh great. The spot thief has come to pester me, he thought bitterly to himself. With rather calm eyes however, he studied Carlyn's facial expressions. What did she want to talk about? Certainly this wasn't going to be a pleasant conversation no matter what the conversation was. "If you're not hear to make fun of me I don't care." he stated finally.

Rather lazily he stretched out his legs and rested his head against the sycamore's bark covered trunk. He looked up at the black haired figure before looking out towards the houses of district three. "Who exactly are you anyways?" Jay finally asked the question that had been stabbing his brain. He didn't recognize her, not like he recognized most people in the district. After all he was just the crazy guy. Silently he bit his lip and waited for some sort of movement from this new figure. Well, he also was waiting for her answer but everything would come in due time. Slowly he tucked his sketch book into his messenger bag. What ever they were going to talk about had to be serious if she approached him first.

[Lily-Faith]

"If you're not here to make fun of me I don't care."

His statement threw her off a bit, but after a moment pushed it out of her mind. "Do I look like the kind of person who'd make fun of you? Honestly..?" Carlyn asked softly, slowly sitting down next to him. Don't make things awkward, Carlyn, and things'll be just fine, she thought, suppressing a sigh. "I can assure you I'm not here to make fun of you. I'm not that rude and idiotic." Her attention turned to the ground, unsure of what else to say. That is, until Jayden spoke.

"Who exactly are you anyways?"

The one who took in the blue-haired, runaway Avox...Her thoughts trailed off, and she began fiddling with her hair. "I, uh...I took in Alicia when she came here, to District Three." Her voice was hushed, for fear of someone over-hearing their conversation. "But that doesn't matter right now. What matters is the fact that the three of us are going to be traveling to District Seven to help her find her brother right after the reaping's over." Her eyes traveled upwards, so she was no longer looking at the ground, but instead at him.

ooc: ...No muse.

[Allison]

"Do I look like the kind of person who'd make fun of you? Honestly..?"

Jayden sat in silence for a second studying the teenagers face with solemn eyes. Well, she did look like everyone who picked on him but then again he was just stereotyping every teenager around. He bit his lip before letting his gaze travel across the town. "Yes." He muttered in a hushed tone almost under his breath. To be honest all types of people made fun of him so he was never sure who to trust.

"I can assure you I'm not here to make fun of you. I'm not that rude and idiotic."

Good to know, Jay thought silently to himself while hugging his left knee. At least some people had some form of respect to be nice. He looked up at her with calm eyes and a faint smile. In silence, he listened as Carlyn explained who she was, although she didn't give a name of any sorts he knew what was going on. Apparently he wasn't the only one going to help Alicia along the way of find her lost twin. He held in a sigh and looked at the grass. With a gentle hang he twirled his fingers into a patch of grass. "I see." He replied flatly. First off, they all had to not be picked for the reaping for any of this to work.

Jay huffed a gently sigh and looked at a pigeon, rather scrawny looking as well as sickly. "You still haven't actually answered my question. Who are you?" He reprimand himself from saying what he actually wanted to say especially since she was going to be someone he would have to trust.

``Comments: Sorry about the late reply and crudeness of it all. I've had a lot going on.

[Lily-Faith]

"Yes."

The word was faint, almost as if it had been a figment of her imagination. But Carlyn knew better. Pretending as though she hadn't heard anything, she thought for a moment. 

"You still haven't exactly answered my question. Who are you?"

And you think I don't know that? she thought, stopping herself from pulling a look that read "Seriously?"

If they were to trust each other on quite high a level, they might as well not start out introducing themselves as secretive, un-trustful persons. "Carlyn. Carlyn Ryvers." For some odd reason, she had been reluctant to tell him her name. But once again, nothing struck her as to why.

"How much do you know about this whole thing?" The girl asked, rather quietly. If Jayden needed to be filled in on anything, she was definitely the person to ask. Other than Alicia, of course, considering it was her brother they were going to find. Tucking her knees up against her chest, the seventeen-year-old focused on nothing in particular, her gaze just wandering around. Then, Carlyn asked, "Are we the only two who're going to help her..?" If not, then they could quite possibly be in some serious trouble.

ooc: 'tis quite alright. i've been quite busy myself lately. oh, and sorry this is kinda all over the place.