Private The City of Lights

[Zaiya Ceti]

Vseri City
Volik
Interacting with: Aris Noble


"Are you ready?!" Zaiya gave a joyful bounce as she double checked her own satchel and called out to Aris. It was a trip they had been planning for quite a while, and now they had the time and the funds to do it. They had traveled to her homeworld before, exploring the jungle and the bioluminescent areas, even finding the beautiful ore they now used in their matching necklaces, which made their growing bond resonate all the more strongly.

This time around, however, they were going to visit one of the cities. In this case, it was Vseri City, a massive cliffside city where tents and homes were carved from the cliff face. They were going to meet the more vibrant species of Lovalla, which, for Zaiya, was both equally exciting and a bit anxiety-inducing. She was brighter than she had been at fourteen now, and her connection with Aris was only enhancing her color-shifting and glow. But part of her was still a little self-conscious.

 

[Aris Noble]

"Very much so."

Aris smiled faintly as he watched the rippling colors over Zaiya's skin. This was something he'd wanted to do for a while now, but time hadn't been on their side. That changed, thankfully. He reached down, squeezing her hand just a bit. Silent reassurance. He could feel her doubt. Their connection wasn't exactly what Lovalla had with each other, but she was none the less shining.

There were none brighter than her.

"Got a place you want to go first? Could get lunch. Something to eat to settle the stomach after the trip?"

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

Outfit: x x x x x | Equipment: x x x x x x | Weapons: x x x | Companion: Domxite
Interacting with: Aris Noble

Just feeling the pressure and support from Aris's squeeze of her hand, along with the resonance from their necklaces, made Zaiya's smile widen, and the iridescence over her rosy golden skin shine even more vibrantly.

Just being near him was as if the Lovalla Knight were charging up with Aris's presence, her own little sun that, like a sunflower, seemed to beam in response.

Hilariously, her mind blanked on the question. Food first or walk around. However, her stomach made that decision, giving a grumble of hunger that made Zaiya's mottled spots shine a vibrant magenta pink in embarrassment.

"Food! Food it is!" she chirped out, before taking a step forward and charging ahead, tugging at his hand even as the ramp to their Shuttle closed shut behind them.

"... we can try what local foods Lovalla like to eat!" she suddenly thought, the idea making her equally excited as curious, a ripple of joyful blues and ambers dancing over her mottled spots.

Up ahead, they were able to see the colorful banners flying from strung netting. It was a curious city that utilized technology in a way that complemented its jungle environment with sustainable means. And it wasn't long before they caught sight of the locals.

Tall, slender and willowy, with utterly vibrant colors in shades no human eye could be able to pick up. Ultraviolets and ultrareds, iridescence unlike anything Zaiya had ever seen. They were so... Bright. All the more so because it was evident that Lovalla took the sort of opinon of clothing that Epicanthix took -- very little as possible to allow as much of their colorshifting skin to be seen to communicate properly.

Oh.

A thought came to Zaiya then, and she turned to Aris.

"... Maybe we overdressed?"

 

[Aris Noble]

Aris had quite the amused smile at the flicker of colors over Zaiya's skin. Amusement and teasing, really, at the flicker of magenta. At least her stomach was able to decide where they couldn't. He followed right along with her, grinning all the while. What the Lovalla enjoyed to eat? It'd be good to finally figure that out, for both of them!

He did let his gaze wander over the locals though. His eyes couldn't properly pick up all the colors, but it was still quite the sight to behold. All the shining, rippling colors he saw from Zaiya on every person here. People dressed more like his own kin. He tilted his head at Zaiya's question, glancing down towards her before squeezing her hand with an even wider grin.

"Well. Do you want to go clothing shopping first to look the part before lunch?"

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

Outfit: x x x x x | Equipment: x x x x x x | Weapons: x x x |
Interacting with: Aris Noble

Clothes shopping?!

Oh how did Zaiya's mottled spots shine and glow! But nothing compared to the brillant smile that stretched wide over the Lovalla's face as vibrant teals and blues went rippling over her rosy golden skin.

"Oh, can we!?!" Zaiya asked, giving a little bounce on the pads of her boots even as her multicolored hair gave a shimmy about her shoulders. A few curious gazes were cast at their direction, and while most spoke in Volik and through their colorshifting, there was a murmor of Basic woven in their.

The question was, where would the shops be?

Biting her lip, Zaiya glanced around, before she saw a sign with a clothing sigil that made it easier to spot as a potential store to go.

"Okay, let's see what we can find then!" she sang, clinging to Aris's arm even as she was the one already trying to tug along the eight foot tall redheaded Epicanthix along.

As they walked -- and Zaiya chatted about happily about what they could potentially find to buy -- it was evident that there were a lot more females around than males. For every three females, there seemed to be one male, and those who walked around were of such a vibrant color that it was almost as if walking through a living kaleidoscope.

 

[Aris Noble]

"I mean, that's why I suggested it." Aris snickered. Seeing how much that lit her up had the warmest of smiles on his face, but the idea that there was a chance they wouldn't go clothes shopping here? Gave him a bit of a giggle. His laughter only grew as she pulled him along. He followed happily, chatting her up about the clothing and how it might be similar enough to his own people's. He did glance about here and there, mostly for references on said clothing.

Skin was important to show off colors, that much was obvious.

".. It looks like men are brighter. Fascinating. You think it's an attraction thing? Calling for a mate?" Like birds. Epicanthix were similar in that showing strength was how they'd flirt.

Zaiya Ceti