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Aadi was too shocked to notice the kid jump, eyes locked with the dogs' own. The second dog, the smaller one, also had the horrible glowing eyes. What was wrong with them? How did anyone's eyes glow like that, let alone two dogs? "Leurs yeux! Ils sont...Ils sont..." She forgot herself for a moment and shocked french spilled out of her mouth.

>> "I'm so sorry! Don't be afraid they're... harmless."

Coming back to her senses, Aadi looked up at the kid who was offering her a hand up. Looking from him to the dogs quickly, she took the offered hand and stood up, backpedaling away from the demon dogs a few steps. "Why do their eyes glow like that?" She asked, stumbling over her words. "Are they sick?" No sickness she knew resulted in something like this, this was something paranormal. Not natural.

Work, again. If it wasn't school, it was work, though Aadi probably shouldn't be complaining. It wasn't like she was getting any money from her parents for school, and scholarships could only go so far. Plus she was even in the field she wanted to be in, at a restaurant! If only she was a chef instead of a plain waitress.

Walking along the street away from her job, Aadi held onto her hat as she looked up at the sky. A clear day, good. As long as it stayed that way. New York was not fun when it rained, though then again, neither was any city she'd been to.

It was because she was looking up that she nearly tripped right over something a lot closer to the ground. Flailing her arms, Aadi stepped back and around the obstacle before she realized just what she had nearly ran over: two dogs. One big and one smaller (they were both pretty big to begin with), heads down as if scolded. Some kid was sitting on a lowered wall beside them. She didn't see a leash, but some city dogs were remarkably trained.

That wasn't at the forefront of her mind though, because she'd missed dogs, especially dogs that looked of similar size to her own back in Montréal. Or closer to their size than the little toy dogs people around here carried around.

"Awww, they are so cute!" She crouched down next to them. "Hi!" She'd just offered one hand to the big one, to smell, when the dog looked up at her. It's eyes glowed a dark, evil red.

Aadi screamed in shock, falling onto her rear.

Nice to meet you Dryad! Cool character!

The relentless rain of the last few days had finally eased up, and it was about time. Between the few summer classes and her job, she was annoyed at having to slosh around through puddles just to get anywhere. And then there was the cold that came with the weather, and colds meant fritzy powers, which meant any free time she had was holed up in her dorm room trying not to float away, and feeling absolutely miserable while doing it.

She missed company. Her roommate was nice, yes, but never around. If she was there, her boyfriend was too and Aadi was either ignored or kicked out of the room. She definitely didn't miss her family, they'd never been good company to begin with. Maybe she missed her friends? Gloom was always cured with a shopping spree along St-Catherine street. Maybe she missed hearing french instead of english she had to struggle to understand still.

Maybe she missed animals. Her golden retriever and black lab. Two big, beautiful dogs. Dogs didn't care if you were the family outcast. They loved you all the same, all it took was a cookie and a tummy-rub. Aadi would have brought them from home if she could. She wondered if they were being taken care of in her absence, since she'd done all the looking after them before. But she wasn't on good enough terms with her family to want to call voluntarily.

But finally, the rain was over. The day that followed was bright and gorgeous, all the water puddles slowly drying up. Deciding she needed some fresh air to get her mood back up, Aadi packed up a blanket, some snacks, a book, and left for a smaller park near her school dorms. A picnic and day out in the sun was exactly what the doctor ordered.

Arriving at the park, she gave a sigh of contentment as she spread the blanket across the damp grass to avoid getting her pants all wet. Aadi dropped down onto her back and closed her eyes, hands folded behind her head.

Hi there! Are you still looking for threads? Aadi's always open to having new younger sisters to pamper

She's particularly fond of dogs, since she misses her family's dogs terribly and pets aren't allowed in the school's dorms. If Liz is ever possessing a dog, or in the general area, it could be a bonding point?

Ping me on PMs if you're interested We're moving soon so there might be a couple days I won't be online, but I generally respond pretty fast.

>> "W--We should go find someplace. B--Before the rain...makes you...um...sicker. Or something."

Yeah. That would definitely not be fun. Aadi sniffled again, looking up at the darkening sky. "There might be a café or some place near by. We can get something for your hand too. Let's go."

Securing her backpack, she started back towards the beaten path, hoping Carragail would follow her. She had so many questions she'd wanted to ask if she ever found someone with powers like her, and well...now she had. The question was what to start with first, and her poor mood at being sick was pushed aside with giddiness.

"You say you have not been here long? Me too! Where do you live before? Are you here for school, or with family?"

Aadi continued to wait expectantly to be shown whatever Carragail's power was, ecstatic. She was finally meeting another like her. She'd of course figured she couldn't be alone, but it was one thing to know so, and another to see someone else capable of the things she could do, and speak with them. Even if it was in heavily-accented English.

>> "Oh, really, it's not that impressive."

When it came, Aadi disagreed with that statement immediately. Blinking at the sudden light from the asian girl's hand, Aadi gasped softly in wonder. That was before she had to shield her eyes from how brilliant the light was. It was only that bright for a moment before dimming down again. Lowering her hands, Aadi stared at Carragail's hand until the light dimmed back down into nothing again.

>> "That's pretty much all I can do. It's more annoying than anything, really."

Blinking repeatedly (she had sunspots in her vision now), Aadi brightened. "What do you mean? I think it is very cool! You are like the sun as a person. You can do that with just your hand?"