A Little of Everything

[•Mouse•]

A young girl walked with a rather playful smile on her lips. As she passed by many people she would smile to those who oozed power. She would walk and stop, look about wildly as if there was someone, somewhere she was looking for. Then, as if nothing had ever even happened, she'd walk off.

Meander was more the word for it, a thoughtless stroll pass the stores. She'd venture into one and looking things over casually. Carmela currently didn't have her golden short-staff on her and seemed a bit more normal to the mundane. It seemed as if there was a void walking through the people, negating the powers of those extraordinary few. Carmela just happened to be the center who couldn't control this gift.

[Ven]

Ven was wandering the mall, looking into various shop windows. He had recently torn apart the vast majority of his wardrobe in a rather unpleansant power related momment. So here he was, surrounded by.....people. He couldn't stand them. they were simply big mammals, over grown mice. People with powers, they were different, they had muatated to an extent, evolved beyond being human. These mall rats though, they sickened him.

However upon his wandering something happened breifly that baffled him. he felt half his mind almost shut off. He felt calm, as though a headache that had been there his entire life had suddenly disappeared. He could feel more of his intellegent thought returning, the cold instincts that poisoned his mind withdrew into a corner. It felt spectacular. He was human, which, despite his hatred of them, he enjoyed greatly. He had to admit, it was allot easier to loathe them when you weren't one.

However he quickly felt the sensation disappear, sending him into a frenzy. he had to find the source of this. He needed it. He began to rush through people, locking eyes with almost everyone he saw, which ended up frightening quite a few people, but he still couldn't find the feeling he wanted.

[bandit]

Caynce sat on one the benches conveniantly located throughout the mall, looking down at the money in his hand. He had brought it to buy himself some food, even though he knew he wasn't going to eat it. The boy never ate, never drank anything, never slept, but he didn't have any eating disorder, he was just used to that pattern of life. Eat little, drink little, sleep as much as you possibly can, and live the rest of your life in anyway you find yourself capable of doing. But that was basically it, and that was all he had. Shaking his head, he put the money back into his pocket, deciding to 'eat' a little bit later. He'd probably just end up going to the Cafe, buying himself some apple cidar, and then watching it until it cooled down. And in the end, he's just leave it there because he wasn't hungry.

His idea of being hungry meant that he'd be filled up by eating what equalized a snack. So it was very simple: If you're 'hungry' then eat a NutriGrain bar. But it got to the point where, to everyone else, being 'half full' made him feel like a gluttonus pig, and he couldn't stand the feeling of it. His gray orbs shimmered as he gazed around, looking at the boys and girls and realizing that the Mall was a place where there seemed to be an equal gender. Because at the library there were mostly guys, and at the Cafe there were mostly girls, yet here, in this big building, there were men and women, no more, no less. The amount was the same and evened out. Very simple in all honesty, since he normally noticed these kinds of things, though he wasn't able to complete his work half of the time due to his mind constantly wandering off.

Slowly, as though he were weak for being out so long, Caynce stood up, balancing himself on incredibly skinny legs that were covered by gray pants, which were slightly baggy only because he seemed to have lost weight but he never bothered to replace his clothing, deciding that as long as they fit him in some way, he'd be just fine with them. The boy casted another glance around the place, looking for something to do. Why had he come here, anyway? Caynce thought about this for a few seconds before remembering he came here to 'eat', but that he had told himself he'd do that later on. And so, he was in need of something to do. Maybe so he could feel a little bit normal for once, and pretend he didn't have four hundred people making fun of him.

With that done, he dusted off his clothes and sat himself on the bench again, staring down at his shoes.

[•Mouse•]

" Whatcha' lookin' for?" Questioned Carmela appearing behind Ven. She had wandered about like the curious girl that she was, his strang powers had drawn her to him just because she didn't quite get it. This guy could change into a big lizard? Any type of reptile it seemed, from what her mind screamed. She kept her distance, trying to stay near twenty feet away. If he got any closer he'd be regular and that was just unfair. Regularity was boring and Carmela had a passion for the unique.

Brown eyes shifted to another uncommon gifted person, his powers being able to drain things of ther color. Oh! She wanted him to talk to her too, it would be entertaining to discuss things with two fairly unique peopl in the midst of the plain and boring. But, Caynce after figuring out what the boy before her was looking for.

By now, Morana had stumbled out of a store with a couple of bags filled with some fabric and other such materials. She made her own clothes, feeling it made her calmer. Pushing through the crowd like everyone else she would appologies to those who she bumped into and continue on her way. A bench, inhabited by a single boy caught her eye and so, Morana sat with a huff. The four bags fell to the ground at her side and she seemed to relax as she took deep calming breathes.

[Ven]

Ven had the feeling again, the feeling of finally being human again. he whipped around to the girl who had spoken to him, locking his eyes into hers as fast as he possibly could. he couldn't tell much, but at the very least he hoped that looking him in the eyes might make her truthfull, he had met too many people who tried to hide their powers to not be carefull.

"Miss do you by any chance have any kind of rare.....ability? Like power suppreseant maybe, or something that may ineterfere with how I work?" he asked, his voice sounding a tad more than desperate. It had been so long since he had been able to think clearly, like a human.

[bandit]

Caynce jumped up slightly, not realizing Morana was there, or anywhere near him, until she sat herself down on the bench he had been on. Yes, had, because as soon as she sat down he jumped up from being surprised. But, seeing as it was just a girl, he quickly and quietly settled back into his spot, keeping his hands in his lap and staring down at them, his thin, pale fingers intertwined. He then moved on to look at the shiny floor of the mall that reflected the lights, though it wasn't as clear as you might have thought. If he wasn't squinting to keep the light out, then it wasn't as bright as the sun. Blinking, he moved his eyes slightly, watching Morana out of the corner of his eye and examining her.

But the only thing he could focus on were her ruby red eyes, which seemed to glow. He even felt a little jealous because his eyes held no real color in his opinion. They were an ugly shade of gray, just like the rest of him except for a blonde stip of hair that was blonde, and he seemed to be a cutout from an old movie, seemingly lacking any real color at all. He looked back again to see them, noticing it also held beautiful flecks of pink and magenta within them, and this only made him feel worse about himself. And Caynce felt bad about himself on a daily basis, this just made it a little more disappointing. The boy looked away, letting his hands fall to his side and remaining quiet as he always did, not wanting to seem obnoxious to the girl.

[•Mouse•]

The girl smiled so wonderfully as he asked the simple and wonderful question. She didn't even have to look him in the eyes to know he wanted the truth. Carmela never really liked lying to people and so, why do it now? But, he seemed to know it, to know she wasn't normal. Prehaps everyone could tell someone was gifted.

Carmela skipped once, landing on her left foot she spun over to him and stopped just infront of Ven. He had entered the void, only mere feet from it center. He was probably more human than he had ever been. She purified what had been mutated to a perfectly 'normal' state.

" You guessed it! You're powers won't work around me, I don't know why and nor can I stop it. If you don't like it, if you're more than twenty feet away you'll go back!" Explained the girl, not really caring about the fact he was a complete stranger. " I'm Carmela Ikaris. You can call me Carmel!" She thrust her hand out to the young man, smiling so warmly.

Meanwhile, Morana had pulled a bottle of water from one of the bags and sipped casually at it. Licking away any drop that had escaped her lips, she sighed with satisfaction. Her eyes rolled to the dull boy at her side, but unlike him she didn't find it boring and dull at all. Personally, she felt he was more entertaining than the normal people who populated the building.

" What a day." Was all she said before sliding her bottle of water back into it's bag. " Want some?" Came a question as Morana dragged a small box of chocolates out of a different bag, she held the open box towards him. " They brighten everyones day." Came the simple, boring statement as she popped a small candy into her mouth and chewed.

[Ven]

"Well miss." Ven said taking a step closer, giving her look, asking if that was okay.

'I have a very strong feeling that we could end up being very,very,very good friends." He said, grinning without an slightly evil purpose for the first time in probably, oh, about six years. It just felt so spectacular to be human. To not be the gaint scaly villian he normally was. It was a truly ne experience to him, to not feel like a superior being, to be on a slightly lower level, and not have the instincts in the back of his head nagging at his every movement. It was truly aa new experience to not be, well, crazy.

[bandit]

Caynce quickly shook his head at the box of chocolates, hoping she didn't feel the need to shove food down his throat like some people did. And he would need more than a little sugar to make him feel better about himself, much less his day. With that, he glanced into her bags, knowing he shouldn't be doing such a thing but not listening to that annoying little voice in the back of his head most dubbed a conscience, but that he preffered to call a nuisance. Even so, he ignored it, which was unlike him, and looked slightly into the bag anyway, but for some reason he paid more attention to the water instead of anything else. With that done and off his mind, he looked away, eyes pasted onto the floor because they were just oh so very interesting at the moment.

[•Mouse•]

" Really! A Friend. I love Friends! Most of the extraordinary people don't like me because I make them normal!" The girl clapped excitedly, throwing her arms around him in a hug. If one didn't know any better they'd think Ven had given her a prize or something. But this was a prime example of Carmela being impulsive and doing everything at a whim. She smiled as she released the boy, still unsure of what the hell his name was.

Morana shrugged and popped one more candy into her mouth. If he didn't want the candy, then he didn't have to have any. She too looked away, unaware that most would feel this was an awkward moment. It felt to her like every other moment.

[Ven]

Ven grinned again, his second genuine;y happy grin. he found it funny that he was counting happiness but hey, in his situation almost anyone would.

"Trust me Miss, thats won't be a problem with me." He said placeing his arm over her shoulder. he knew that making contact probably wouldn't make him any more human, but being more human than usual, contact with others was actually enjoyable now.

"And for future referance you can call me......." He paused for a momment. He wasn't sure what to say. As a human he didn't feel like Ven, a name he had adopted for his project file tittle. However he wasn't sure if he should ude his original first name.

"Ven." He finished, deciding to use a name he felt slightly more comfortable with.

[•Mouse•]

" Ven. Ven. Ven. Ven!" While saying the name fora few moments it was as if she was trying to grasp it's meaning. However, son after she started she said it with a sharp nod of her head as if she had decided it would work. It didn't quite occur to her that when he wasn't around Carmela he was more of a reptile than human and to be honest, Carmela probably didn't care much. As he draped his arm around her shoulder she seemed to smile a bit more but it returned to normal as if nothing had happened.

" Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Ven. I already said this, but who cares, huh? I'm Carmela Ikaris, 14 years old. Power Negating and Sensing is what I do!" She smiled triumphantly, as if some large battle had been won.

[Ven]

"Well as i said before Carmela, I thuroughly enjoy your gift." He grinned again, he seemed unable to stop, he just enjoyed not having a war going on inside his head to much.

"So you can sense powers right? Can you guess as to what I might be.....or do?" He was shocked, even his voice seemed different, it was lower, slightly more wholesome, less reptillian. It lacked the hiss that usually accompanied any words that came out of his mouth. He had every intention of spending as much time with this girl as physically possible. It was just too awesome to be normal.

[•Mouse•]

" Well..." The girl began and her mind began to read his powers in a frenzied manor. She sighed, closed her eyes to collect her thoughts, calming the lines of information which danced in her eyes. " It seems to me that you have the ability to use the Venoms of the reptiles in your DNA to make acids. There's also something about a 'Lizard Man'." Stated Carmela, keeping count on her fingers. It seemed fairly easy for her to decipher the signals she was recievings.

Her finger pointed out another person and once more she began to list powers, knowing he had only asked for his and only his. Dropping her hand to her side, Carmela looked up at Ven smiling. " See, Power sensing. It's kind of fun and makes it easy to know who to avoid angering and who are plain humans!" Explained the girl, her voice seemed to hold a pride as she spoke. Obviously, Carmela was very happy with the two minor powers she had been granted.

[Ven]

"Ahhhh very good." Ven said, not exaclty impressed, but he still wasn't being sarcastic about it.

"You have it down almost perfect, however I prefer to keep the feild more narrow, reptiles is a very broad topic." He grinned again.

"I'm mostly snake, well not mostly, but eh, it's there, it's deifently there. However right now I'm nothing but me." He closed his eyes and sighed comfortably.

"Nothing but me."