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Him:

It was another day for Andon, tinkering with clockwork in his office...well...more like cell. Placing the cogs and gears together he sighed and reached down to stroke the head of his main companion Drada. He frowned further as he looked at the calander, grabbing his marker as he moved to mark the day off, blinking when he heard a knock at the door. "What is it? I thought we agreeed that I wasnt to be bothered." A gruff voice replied. "Boss wants you to spend some time with the girl, says that it might help you create better if you had company." Sighing Andon replied. "How many times have I said I dont need company.....but fine...bring her in." The door unlatched allowing the slender girl in, a small smile on his face despite himself. He was sure Kellen was trying to entice him to create more weapons, or some form of creature like Drada with the girl, but, despite himself, he found that he enjoyed company. Listening to her was interesting, with her talks on time, something he always loved. And he could tell, depsite the experiments run on her, she was smart. Not to mention...all in all she was beautiful. So, perhaps Kellen was getting part of what he wanted, Andon enjoying her presence, but Andon would still refuse to build for him, which only perpetuated Andon's imprisionment. He still hated himself for giving the man the clock core that powered the facility, the generator that produced infinate energy. Sighing he watched the clock above his bed before looking back to the girl. "How are you today Celestia, how are you feeling?" He kept half his attention on her as he continued working on his current project, one he hoped would help him escape. Thankful that they had long since ceased their observation, mainly due to not understanding what he did in the slightest, as well as the fact they provided him the materials he asked for, he sighed that it had come to this, his designing of a weapon. He thought back to the days where he held his small shop, creating intricate clockwork creations, creatures and such that preformed minor tasks. There were even slight pets he made, given small crystals that gave enough inteligence to follow simple commands. None were anywhere close to Drada in how unique they were, but they were still quite special. Waiting for the girls reply, he fitted the peices of his creation together, a soft ticking starting as he put together what seemed to be a rather ornate rifle. Making minor adjustments, it soon ticked in time to the clock to hide its noise as he hid it under the bed, kneeling next to Celestia who often sat on the bed during these visits. "Ama....do you like it here?" He surprised himself by asking the question, knowing it would likely get him in trouble with Kellen, but he was curious. Perhaps the girl wasnt as...free...as he thought her. His mind wondered through the possibilty as he waited for an answer, sitting down next to her.

Me:

Celestia hummed as the guard escorted her. Today was an odd day. She felt...odd. She smiled and giggled to herself, earning an odd look from the guard. She ricked on her heels as they approached the door, then yipped as the man banged on it, calling inside. She didn't pay attention to what he said and simply strode into the room. She was in her normal wear. A dress and ballet style slippers. The dress was a cream color that was nearly the same color as her creamy pale skin. Her prismatic eyes gave the room a simple sweep, not really focusing anything into their multi-colored gaze. Her soft strawberry pink locks danced around her knees. She padded into the cell and gave a whispy sigh before walking around restlessly before sitting on the bed. She got really still for a moment before relaxing again with a giggle. "I hear lots of tick tick ticking" she said in a sing song voice. "Tick tock tick tock... it's like clocks were given lines in the play that is our lives and existence...tick tock tick tock" She muttered the last tick tocks before glancing around at his question, as if he were going to ask another. She then stood up again only for a second, before dropping back into her sitting position and answering "I'm well... hmmm.. if you drop a coin into a well.... does it hit the bottom before your wish comes true...?" She began to mutter in concentration to herself before listening to the sounds of him working, she swayed with the noises and began to hum. She liked this room.. it was always ticking...ticktockticktock. She then fiddled with the lovely antique pocketwatch that she wore around her neck and thought "I feel tired... if time exists.... if timlessness is pointless, then why am I tired...? Oh... right..." she smacked herself in the head "Time doesn't exist." She then for the first tie ever looked at someone she was talking to. "wow.. you're odd.." she said, scruntching up her nose before answering his question "Here... where is Here again?... oh yeah!... Here... hmmm I ... what does it mean to like something.... because.... I like eating... but I like thinking too. The difference is.. I must eat.. I choose to think.. so I guess you could say I like it There." She finished, standing up as he sat next to her. Her tall slender figure skipped around the room lightly before she sat back down and looked at the little dragon before shrugging and started to hum.

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⏰ Last updated: May 05, 2014 ⏰

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