savetheearth | Seventh Feather [Video]

[Rakka's on the feed once more, this time in what looked to be a bedroom, sitting on a large bed. It's not the same bedroom as the other times, so it's probably safe to say that Rakka found a place to hide out for a while.

She's got a rather bad looking level of bedhead, random strands sticking up towards her halo. A number of downy, grey feathers are scattered around the bedspread which are obviously from her wings. Despite the mess, she's actually looking better than previously. At the least, she looks well rested.]

So... hey. Checking in, I guess. I'm okay if anyone was wondering, my wings are still sore and stuff, but they're not bleeding or anything.

[She brushes some hair from her face.] The feathers are kind of a problem though. I got some new memories though, like I think this is how I got my wings before, and this weird pillar of light...

[More rambling, nothing important, until Rakka suddenly rememebrs something. Leaving the screen for a moment, Rakka returns with a ring of keys in her hand.]

I found these a little before I called for help. Has anyone lost some keys? There's a lot of them on here-[As she runs a finger over the keys, there seems to be a tiny change in her. Her eyes widen a little, and it doesn't look like she's looking at anything in particular when she suddenly blurts out,]

I've never been on a date before!

[It's quick, and as soon as it's said things seem to return to normal. Rakka stutters for a moment, staring uncomprehendingly at the screen.]

...I-I... what the... Why did I-[Her fingers brush against the keys once more and she goes off again.]

I want my parents to actually care about me!

[Two hands are slammed over Rakka's mouth as she finishes that statement and the keys are dropped and forgotten. She stares at the screen in shock and horror for a moment before quickly moving forward and killing the feed.]

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I dunno. Wing muscles?

[She has no idea.]

... If you're gonna try, maybe you should start somewhere low.

I'll have to look it up I guess.

[Sigh, being an angel was going to take some getting used to.]

That's... probably a really good idea.

Dunno where you're gonna look that up.

[Damn, it was starting to sound rougher by the second.]

Gimme a call if you do. I wanna see this if you can fly... and I'll keep you from getting busted up too bad.

Wikipedia or something? Who knows.

Oh, thanks I guess. I should probably have someone on standby before I try anything stupid, shouldn't I?

[Stand by, typing away here.]

... Nope. All I got on Google was a bunch of shitty-ass music videos. Looks like we gotta figure this one out on our own.

Great. Nothing could go wrong.

[Two teenagers trying to learn how to fly. Everything could go wrong.]

I guess I could ask around with the other people that can fly. They might know something

Yeah, see? It'll be easy.

[When she says it like that, it almost sounds true?]

We can start small and stuff. There's gotta be a place where you can jump off something small.

That's probably a good idea.

[There's only so many times one can fall and land safely.]

So, like, a trampoline first or something? Then a ladder?

Hmm....

[Her arms fold as she sits back to put some thought into this.]

Yeah, that could work.

Oh, maybe a diving board so if you mess up you'll land in the water.

[This is a terrible idea.

There's a sudden, sharp intake of breath on Rakka's side and a pause.]

Well... maybe not, you know? Water is... kind of bad for wings.

[She catches the sharp breath, of course, blinking at it but at the same time she doesn't quite make the connection.]

It is? Huh....

I just figured that was the safest bet. Probably safer to land in a pool than on the ground, right?

[It was a very good thing now that Raye couldn't see Rakka's face, because she looked like she was in pain. She shuddered quietly, uncertainly before managing to reply.]

Y-yeah... but I'd just rather not do the pool thing, if that's okay.

[That time she picks up on it a little clearer. That there was something shaky about Rakka's voice there, something that she couldn't just chalk up to nervousness at the idea especially after she went for ladders and trampolines so easily.]

Okay.... Uh, no pools then.

Thanks.

[There's not much else she can say on the whole thing.]

Y-yeah... sure.

[Well, that was... odd. And Raye can't shake the feeling that she said something wrong just now, although she has no clue what it could be. She'll have to make a note of that.]

Maybe we can find a mat or something then.

Yeah. A mat or something would help. I'll have to look.

[Rakka wasn't about to tell her. There are just some things you should keep to yourself. They might be too painful to share.]

I'm sure I could also ask some other people that can fly for pointers or whatever.

[And Raye's not... quite sure what to do with it anyway. Should she pursue it, try to let Rakka know she could talk if she wanted to or just let it go?

Well, either way, it definitely sounded like something Rakka doesn't want to talk about anyway, by the way she moved the conversation on. Still, she'd try to remember....]

Okay, a mat and flying tips. [a nod] Maybe they've got practice tips or something.

[Whatever got the conversation moved along was alright to Rakka. Of all the times she would want to talk about that, this was not the time.]

Yeah, maybe.

...So, I'll get on that then. Learning to fly, sounds like fun.

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