Snippet #2682442

Mei Kaska

"Mandatory meeting! Come to the Cliff now. It's very important!"

Mei really hadn’t been expecting Zephyr’s summons via thought-radio at that precise moment. Balanced precariously on a branch of a gigantic tree in someplace god-knows-where (he wasn’t lost. Really.), the young Aeromancer had been reaching for the weird little flashing light he’d been tracking all afternoon when Zephyr blasted him with the telepathic summon. …To be fair, it wasn’t exactly a blast, but Zeph had broadcasted it pretty loudly so that all of its intended recipients could pick up on it. But being a fellow aeromancer had its, ah, effects, and thanks to that, Mei heard Zephyr’s thoughts like someone had shouted it right next to his ear.

What ended up happening, in later reflection, Mei supposed actually worked out pretty well. He lost his balance, narrowly avoiding falling right out of the tree he’d been climbing – he normally wouldn’t have gotten so surprised, but…heights. Despite being an aeromancer, heights really were not his thing. Catching himself by hooking his legs over the branch, Mei kind of awkwardly hung there for a few moments before flipping himself over with a gust of wind and dropping to the ground.
From there, it was quick work to the Cliff. Mei dropped from a ledge a little ways up from the meeting spot (he’d gone a bit of a roundabout route), using wind to soften his landing. Dusting himself off, Mei neatly stood up from his crouched landing position and surveyed his circle of friends. They had varying expressions, Pyrrha in particular seemed to be a bit exasperated. There was really a lot of thought activity going on in each person’s mind, but Mei ignored the inaudible clamoring in his mind as best he could and fixed his amber gaze on Zeph.

”Alright, who’s dying?” He asked, a bit annoyed that he’d had to give up chasing the unusual shining insect or bird or whatever it was.