Snippet #2500016

Lyki looked up at the woman before him. With the mask on his face, she couldn't see that he was trying to smile at her, though it was probably for the better. Mutations have a funny way of making you look rather ugly when you least expect it. And to think, prior to all this hell, Turquine was quite the hands- no, he was never that handsome. Sure, his body rippled with muscles and he was a lean and fit as a soccer player. Yes, Lyki's eyes were truly mesmerizing, but that voice of his ways never something to be fond of. People would cringe at his ghastly tones and simply turn back in fear. And, of course, the large cuts on his face were another reason to send people back out the door they just entered.

With a sigh, Lyki wondered why he was cursed with such ill-fate. His face, thought it could have been handsome, was riddle with scars caused by knives, wires, and whatever else that meshed into his skin and tore away his youthful beauty.

The moment he realized his sigh might be misunderstood, his head snapped back toward Brigitte. "That we do. But do you really think Aegis is where you want to spend your entire life?" He hand now propped up his head. "I've been a great many places. Aegis is nice. But is it really the first, last, and only place you want your eyes to see?"

"I have been here about a month now, gathering up my strength and relearning how to... how do you say it... move. I'm not as limber as you, my dear. Far older and been through far worse things. Why else would I wear a mask? I'm simply not pretty enough for this world. And yet, I have learned much about Aegis. Why," his coughing took over for a moment and he kindly sipped on the water she presented to him. "Why I do believe Aegis is the calm before the storm. It's too peaceful here to be true, especially in this war-torn era we are now trying to live through."

Lyki found himself smiling beneath the mask again. "Reason I stay?" He was really warming up to the girl, hence his chatty nature. "Because I don't want to go back out there... alone."