For those not yet sick, andother OTA game of Rhiaball!

[rhiaofdruma]

Who: Rhia and anyone out and about
What: Yet another game of Rhia ball
Where: Outside the mansion, but on the grounds
When: Early morning to mid-afternoon every day of August (Unless something comes up)
Warnings: Shouldn't be any
Rating: G


Rhia had no clue what was going on, that people were sick. She didn't follow the news, didn't use the cellphone thing she was given, and never went into the building... so... she had no clue. She was thinking about what Alric and Viti had said, though. But deep thoughts were for night time. Mornings were for fun. So She was swinging through tree banches, racing with the wind... and playing a whole lot of Rhiaball.

For those who have never seen her playing this game, it mostly consisted of Rhia - who looked like she was part tree herself with brown skin, brown hair, and green clothing made of leaves and vines - curled in a ball as the trees happily threw her from tree to tree in the canopy.

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[uvumi]

Now and then, Sandry would simply have enough of being inside. When an open window would no longer suffice her need for fresh air, she would dig out a wide-brimmed hat and go for a walk. This was one such afternoon.

After wandering her way through the hedge maze, Sandry took to the trees for a little shade. A rustle caused her to look up, but instead of seeing an animal like she'd been expected, she saw something roughly human-sized being flung from branch to branch.

"Oh!" She'd never seen the likes of this before.

[rhiaofdruma]

Hearing that, Rhia wooshed at the trees during one throw, and as she was caught that tree tossed her from branch to branch within itself, her swinging and cheering like a monkey before she dropped to the ground in front of Sandry.

The way she landed, she looked like little more than a pile of spring bright leaves and vines. And then her hands poked out, bark brown, with her feet covered in soft bark shoes. And then that tumble of leave strewn brown hair.

Her ears were triangular, and her eyes were the only part of her that was neither green nor brown, being a stormy blue-grey.

"I was told to talk to more people, and you look like a people. Is it alright if I talk to you?"

She fished in a vine and leaf strewn pouch and pulled out a handful of bright summer berries. She offered her hand palm up, for the other girl to take one or two.

[uvumi]

Sandry took a step back when something, or someone, dropped in front of her. And the arms came out, and the head, and she realized what had looked like a bundle of leaves was really a girl.

"Of course," Sandry answered with a smile as she took one of the offered berries. "I'd be happy to talk to you." She popped the berry into her mouth and smiled. It was perfectly ripe. "I'm Sandry."

[rhiaofdruma]

She popped the rest into her mouth happily. "Rhia."

She danced back and forth, swaying from standing with all her weight on her toes, to all of it on her heels and back again, like she just couldn't keep still.

"Apparently I'm supposed to get to know more human people. You are a human people?"

[uvumi]

Sandry tilted her head slightly as she considered the question. Not because it confused her, she was used to working around language barriers, but because of what was implied by the way Rhia used the phrase 'human people.' 'Human' was used to modify 'people,' which meant there were beings other than humans that Rhia considered 'people.'

"Yes, I'm a human people. It is nice to meet you, Rhia."

[rhiaofdruma]

"Fun so far to meet you, Sandry!" She gacve a bright smile and fished out some more berries offering some again. "Like finding a sweet berry on a tart bush!"

[uvumi]

Sandry smiled in return and took a few more berries. "These are delicious, Rhia. Did you find these here on the school grounds?"

[rhiaofdruma]

"I found them all around the school! Berries are like storms, wonderful but short lived." She gave a bright smile and popped the rest into her mouth. Her berry pouch was deeper than it looked, and she spent most of her time hunting for the small spheres.

[uvumi]

"I'll have to look for myself sometime," Sandry said thoughtfully. She hadn't been berry picking since last summer when she'd been in Norway. There'd been cloudberries in a public park and she and Pirisi had spent an hour picking and snacking as they walked around the park. The memory brought a sad smile to her face for a moment, but then she gave her head a small shake, as if to shake away the unhappy thoughts.

"What varieties have you see? Blackberries, raspberries, blueberries right?"

[rhiaofdruma]

"I don't know all the names humans give them, but red sweet ones and purple sweet ones and purple tart ones and dark blue sweet ones and pale blue semi-sweet ones," yes, she will go on for an hour like this if Sandry does not stop her...

[uvumi]

"Ooooo, now I'm curious," Sandry said. "Let's get a book from the library and try to figure out what they are. I bet they have a book on local flora or at least one on edibles."

[rhiaofdruma]

"Those are those things that unfold and people sit under trees and look at them, right?" Rhia asked. "I wondered what they are. What are they for?"

oh dear, we'd better not tell Rhia what paper is made from...

[uvumi]

Sandry nodded, not even blinking over the fact Rhia didn't know what a book was. She'd met several people in her travels who couldn't read and yet were extremely competent and talented in other ways. "Books are a way to record information and stories. You can read a book if you want to learn about a new subject or if you just want to relax with a nice story."

[anythingspossible]

Joss was just setting up her lap top when she noticed it in the distance. Out the window, she saw the trees moving their branches. She raised he brow. If couldn't have been the wind, for not all the trees moved that way, and it was so bizarre.

Slowly a smile formed, and her eyes brightened. Someone tree like was being tossed by the trees, and Joss could just faintly hear the giggling.

"Well al be." She said slowly. "That look spankin!" Joss popped open a window, and hoisted her grappling lasso. She wrapped around a tree branch and swung out like she were spider man, the wind whipping her hair, the action filling her with excitement. With a smile showing over overflowing elation she lepted form tree to tree until she were a few branches away from the swinging trees.

Joss cupped a hand around her mouth, and shouted. "Howdy! Mind if I join in on the fun?!"

[rhiaofdruma]

She stopped, perched on a higher branch, looking down at her. "So long as you don't hurt the trees, and they're alright with it," she said with a nod.

She gripped the branch and swung around a few times, watching her with every revolution.

[anythingspossible]

Joss looked over to the trees. She tilted her head.

"Hey there fellas." She said to the trees.

"Ya mind if I do what she's doin?" She hoped the tree girl would tell if she had premisson or not.

[rhiaofdruma]

The upper branches swayed with the sound of wind rushing through them, though the air was too still to account for that much motion.

Rhia grinned. "Curl into a ball! It's fun! It's like flying!"

[anythingspossible]

Joss' smile was so big she showed her teeth.

In one fluid motion, leaped into the branches and curled into a ball. She was thrusted into the air, the wind cooling her body, the bonds of gravity for a second broken, the thrill raising raising her heart.

"Yeeeeeee Haaaaawww!"

For a beautiful fraction of a moment Joss floated between the two trees. She was weightless, the sky was her cushion, before gravity finally flew her down to the next tree.

She laughed as she experienced the elation again and again. As she bounced back and forth she extended her hand to Rhia "Hey, grab ma hand. We can do a tirrly thang in the air!"

[rhiaofdruma]

Rhia was also being tossed about like a ball between the trees, spreading herself wide on the longest throws to feel like she is flying, before curling up to be easily caught again. She is always careful with landings and whenever she moves on her own, not to harm so much as a leaf or a twig.

She was unsure about taking the girl's hand, but the trees encouraged it, so she did, during a span when they were between trees, not sure what would happen next. Human people were hard to understand.

[anythingspossible]

(OOC note: Relevant music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PuIYDyOwc8)

Josh took in Rhia's hand, locked her sky blue eyes into Rhia's and saw the world spin. With a twist of her body she spun both of their bodies like she were swing dancing in mid air. The extra centripetal flung her so far when she let go that the tree had to stretch to catch her.

When Joss was flung back to the sky she held out her hands just in case Rhia had a fun trick of her own.

[rhiaofdruma]

Rather than stretch that far, another tree caught her instead, tossing her back along the path of the others. Rhia spun as she was spun and went flying. A tree caught her gently and she held onto the branch, giving herself a moment to catch her breath, as she watched Joss. She wasn't sure she liked having that little control, and the spinning had been a bit too fast. She liked head over heals tumbling, more than pivoting around her hands, apparently. Good to know.

She fished some berries out of her pouch and ate several then held out her hand with a few more, for when Joss, as the trees dropped her onto the branch beside Rhia.

[anythingspossible]

Joss let out an oof when she landed on a tree branch next to Rhia. She curled her legs Indian style, and opened her hand to accept the berries.

"Thanks." She said. The put back her head, and downed them. She let their sugars and their juices swirl in her mouth together.

"These are mighty tasty," she said showing her teeth, blue with the juices of the berries.

"Where da get um?"

[rhiaofdruma]

"I find sweet berries, I ask the bushes which ones they are willing to let me have. Taking without asking is like a berry with no sweetness left. YEEEEEECH."

She made a face.

[anythingspossible]

Joss looked up at a tree.

"It's always right ta ask, but I gotta say it ain't never occurred to me ta ask a bush for berries. So your power is ta talk ta plants?"

[rhiaofdruma]

"Anyone can talk to plants, but most people don't bother learning to listen," she sounded a bit grumpy.