FourMonos
First Post
A small tear forms at the corner of Merri's eye.
"Well, um, I've always wondered how to explain it to someone." She pulls her knees up to her chest, still sitting on the ground.
"The easiest way to say it is... I'm broken."
She lets that sink in for a moment. "I can't blame anyone for it, really. I did it myself. The emotions I give off constantly? I turned it into a weapon once. I was young and scared. It hurt the people I meant to hurt, but it broke something inside me. The elves who saved me said that I had expelled so much of myself, my soul, that I would always have a hole... you know, inside."
"That emptiness inside of me can pull the energy from others, especially when I concentrate hard on it. That can make it hurt. But if I try real hard, I can just take a little, if the person is willing." She pats Marrgash's arm.
"It's one of the reason's I've always tried to stay alone. So that I wouldn't accidentally pull the energy from the same people all the time."
Merri arranges her clothes around her, covering her again from any potential exposure to sunlight.
"But my soul is still broken. I have to avoid the same things those without souls fear. I can't be in direct sunlight, for example. The upside is I don't age much. Not sure if I'm aging at all anymore."
"Well, um, I've always wondered how to explain it to someone." She pulls her knees up to her chest, still sitting on the ground.
"The easiest way to say it is... I'm broken."
She lets that sink in for a moment. "I can't blame anyone for it, really. I did it myself. The emotions I give off constantly? I turned it into a weapon once. I was young and scared. It hurt the people I meant to hurt, but it broke something inside me. The elves who saved me said that I had expelled so much of myself, my soul, that I would always have a hole... you know, inside."
"That emptiness inside of me can pull the energy from others, especially when I concentrate hard on it. That can make it hurt. But if I try real hard, I can just take a little, if the person is willing." She pats Marrgash's arm.
"It's one of the reason's I've always tried to stay alone. So that I wouldn't accidentally pull the energy from the same people all the time."
Merri arranges her clothes around her, covering her again from any potential exposure to sunlight.
"But my soul is still broken. I have to avoid the same things those without souls fear. I can't be in direct sunlight, for example. The upside is I don't age much. Not sure if I'm aging at all anymore."