Post by Kalyke on Mar 4, 2015 19:38:06 GMT -5
Callisto was not a particularly extraordinary moon, or at least not from ground level. Some craters stretched meters deep, with miles of nothing between that and the towering ice spires. From the rocky tundra one could see Jupiter…although the massive planet was hard to miss. On a regular day like today the Moon Children would be relaxing and sharing stories. That was one thing the barren moon had going for it. Story telling. Kalyke, though, was no story teller and no generic cog in Callisto’s peaceful machine.
The pale woman finished her thoughts and continued her “training.” She wasn’t exactly positive as to what she was really doing, but it was a unique hobby to call her own. At one point she had gone out of her way to try and teach other ones how to harness their energy. It was a failing idea to say the least. Nobody could seem to find their strength beyond their sharp shiv-like claws. In the end angry mothers were not amused and Kalyke was left to her own devices. An ice spire shattered beneath her bruised fingertips as she hit it with a forceful punch. Kalyke was looking up as small glass-like shards twinkled down around her. What she expected was a muffled crashing sound, and she did hear it, but she also heard a distantly familiar whirring noise as well. Her feet took her crashing down to ground level within moments as she ran towards the large object. The door opened just as she approached, which ended with Kalyke slamming into her mother’s arms.
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Kalyke’s mother, Aster, and herself spent one night together on the icy moon to converse with others and say goodbye yet again. They couldn’t have left fast enough, though, and she was sure she saw some satisfied faces in the crowd of people that had come to greet her parent. By the time they did leave, Kalyke was captivated simply by the buttons of the vehicle. Her mother described the first place they would take her when they reached Earth; a city. Of course the solitary girl was skeptical but who wouldn’t be curious about a bunch of humans bustling around like a group of young ones in a cave full of shining red gems. It was a color that wasn’t often seen, of course. It was almost as if they had barely left Callisto that they were getting ready to step foot on the fertile planet.
Kalyke was rearing to go, but she was stopped by an arm flat across her chest. She looked at her mother with confusion, green eyes flashing.
“I imagine you don’t know much about the sun here,” the older woman commented. “You see, it is exponentially brighter here than it is on our moon. Our eyes were meant to create light, not absorb it the same way they do here.”
“So what are we supposed to do about that?” The lavender haired girl wondered with her head cocked to the side.
“You will just have to wear these during the day,” her mother said and handed her a pair of goggles, “Aster and I figured out how to make a couple pairs specifically for us.” The lens was nearly pitch black and contrasted well against the white and blue frames, but they fit snugly to her face and were comfortable. Kalyke’s former put a similar pair on as well and announced that they were ready to go outside.
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They were in an expansive flat field. In a way it was like the tundra, but nowhere near as freezing. In fact the warm air on her face was a shock, the girl knew she could get addicted to such a pleasant feeling. Soft green grass was like a caress on her bare feet, causing her to bend down and feel it with the palms of her hands. It was the colors, though, that had a grab at her full attention. On Callisto they had gems of basically every color she was seeing here, and the ice spires came in a wide variety of pinks to blues. She had seen it all before, but never in such a large and widespread way. In the distance she saw towering buildings that were hard to miss in a way that reminded her of Jupiter or Ganymede looming over. These skyscrapers were nothing like the open palace-like shelters that they created on the moon. In Kalyke’s mind she considered they had more of a likeliness to the ice the way many of the windows reflected the sky. When she appeared to be done quietly analyzing the world her hand was taken to guide towards the curious district.
Humans were very diverse looking to say the least, but apparently she was even more so. She could feel the lingering stares, it was probably because of the silly goggles she had to wear. On the moon she would have been considered beautiful so there was nothing to really worry about on that front. Aster led the two women along the bustling streets and pointed out various shops and what they sold there. There were many annoying stops, though, where the big cars would plummet by as fast as they could, horns blaring all the way. Kalyke noticed many of the humans had no regard for it and would just walk around or in front them. The trio passed another crosswalk together and walked a couple blocks uninhibited. Kalyke sighed audibly when she noticed another red crosswalk sign. Couldn’t everyone else just wait? Didn’t they know how to stop and just watch their beautiful world? The young Moon Child decided she was beyond waiting for everyone else again.
Aster and her mother patiently came to a stop at the edge of the road while Kalyke kept up her fast paced walk. The next thing she knew an exceptionally large car was barreling at her. Without thinking a pale hand flew out from its position at her side and a white burst of light engulfed the vehicle. Distantly she heard her mother scream her name. Unphased, the woman blinked slowly as the smoke began to dissipate from around the scene. The front of the vehicle was smashed inwards from the impact and the people that hadn’t fled screaming had already pulled their phones out or ran over to help the man that managed to crawl out of the wreck.
Kalyke turned her head towards her two companions, an excited yet bellicose smile was on her face, “Can you believe it? Look what I can do.”
Aster looked disapprovingly and shocked at the young Moon Child, it was not the reaction she was looking for from the one person she had looked up to. In fact nobody seemed as excited as she was. Kalyke’s features saddened and she scanned around the mess she had indirectly created. With her head down her feet quickly carried her away from the intersection and eventually the city.
The pale woman finished her thoughts and continued her “training.” She wasn’t exactly positive as to what she was really doing, but it was a unique hobby to call her own. At one point she had gone out of her way to try and teach other ones how to harness their energy. It was a failing idea to say the least. Nobody could seem to find their strength beyond their sharp shiv-like claws. In the end angry mothers were not amused and Kalyke was left to her own devices. An ice spire shattered beneath her bruised fingertips as she hit it with a forceful punch. Kalyke was looking up as small glass-like shards twinkled down around her. What she expected was a muffled crashing sound, and she did hear it, but she also heard a distantly familiar whirring noise as well. Her feet took her crashing down to ground level within moments as she ran towards the large object. The door opened just as she approached, which ended with Kalyke slamming into her mother’s arms.
---
Kalyke’s mother, Aster, and herself spent one night together on the icy moon to converse with others and say goodbye yet again. They couldn’t have left fast enough, though, and she was sure she saw some satisfied faces in the crowd of people that had come to greet her parent. By the time they did leave, Kalyke was captivated simply by the buttons of the vehicle. Her mother described the first place they would take her when they reached Earth; a city. Of course the solitary girl was skeptical but who wouldn’t be curious about a bunch of humans bustling around like a group of young ones in a cave full of shining red gems. It was a color that wasn’t often seen, of course. It was almost as if they had barely left Callisto that they were getting ready to step foot on the fertile planet.
Kalyke was rearing to go, but she was stopped by an arm flat across her chest. She looked at her mother with confusion, green eyes flashing.
“I imagine you don’t know much about the sun here,” the older woman commented. “You see, it is exponentially brighter here than it is on our moon. Our eyes were meant to create light, not absorb it the same way they do here.”
“So what are we supposed to do about that?” The lavender haired girl wondered with her head cocked to the side.
“You will just have to wear these during the day,” her mother said and handed her a pair of goggles, “Aster and I figured out how to make a couple pairs specifically for us.” The lens was nearly pitch black and contrasted well against the white and blue frames, but they fit snugly to her face and were comfortable. Kalyke’s former put a similar pair on as well and announced that they were ready to go outside.
---
They were in an expansive flat field. In a way it was like the tundra, but nowhere near as freezing. In fact the warm air on her face was a shock, the girl knew she could get addicted to such a pleasant feeling. Soft green grass was like a caress on her bare feet, causing her to bend down and feel it with the palms of her hands. It was the colors, though, that had a grab at her full attention. On Callisto they had gems of basically every color she was seeing here, and the ice spires came in a wide variety of pinks to blues. She had seen it all before, but never in such a large and widespread way. In the distance she saw towering buildings that were hard to miss in a way that reminded her of Jupiter or Ganymede looming over. These skyscrapers were nothing like the open palace-like shelters that they created on the moon. In Kalyke’s mind she considered they had more of a likeliness to the ice the way many of the windows reflected the sky. When she appeared to be done quietly analyzing the world her hand was taken to guide towards the curious district.
Humans were very diverse looking to say the least, but apparently she was even more so. She could feel the lingering stares, it was probably because of the silly goggles she had to wear. On the moon she would have been considered beautiful so there was nothing to really worry about on that front. Aster led the two women along the bustling streets and pointed out various shops and what they sold there. There were many annoying stops, though, where the big cars would plummet by as fast as they could, horns blaring all the way. Kalyke noticed many of the humans had no regard for it and would just walk around or in front them. The trio passed another crosswalk together and walked a couple blocks uninhibited. Kalyke sighed audibly when she noticed another red crosswalk sign. Couldn’t everyone else just wait? Didn’t they know how to stop and just watch their beautiful world? The young Moon Child decided she was beyond waiting for everyone else again.
Aster and her mother patiently came to a stop at the edge of the road while Kalyke kept up her fast paced walk. The next thing she knew an exceptionally large car was barreling at her. Without thinking a pale hand flew out from its position at her side and a white burst of light engulfed the vehicle. Distantly she heard her mother scream her name. Unphased, the woman blinked slowly as the smoke began to dissipate from around the scene. The front of the vehicle was smashed inwards from the impact and the people that hadn’t fled screaming had already pulled their phones out or ran over to help the man that managed to crawl out of the wreck.
Kalyke turned her head towards her two companions, an excited yet bellicose smile was on her face, “Can you believe it? Look what I can do.”
Aster looked disapprovingly and shocked at the young Moon Child, it was not the reaction she was looking for from the one person she had looked up to. In fact nobody seemed as excited as she was. Kalyke’s features saddened and she scanned around the mess she had indirectly created. With her head down her feet quickly carried her away from the intersection and eventually the city.