Bumping into Each Other

[Skittlebug]

Brand shifts around in his jacket for what must be the hundredth time today. The thing feels so constricting, but it's so cold here in Sensatia he has to put up with it. It doesn't help matters that he doesn't have much to distract himself with now, they couldn't very well bring the horses with them, and there isn't a lot he's good at outside of caring for them. He'd tried to help his mother with cooking, but she'd ended up sending him off to find something else to do, having as much faith in his culinary skill as he does. He's managed a couple of small jobs for people throughout the day, but nothing to keep him occupied for long.

Wandering around now, he sees Amneris and gives a small wave. He wonders if she hasn't got much to do either, he's run into her a half dozen times already today.

[Kender Bard]

Amneris smiled sheepishly and walked over to him. "Hi," she murmured. "We just keep bumping into one another today, don't we? Kind of funny--this place feels bigger than the clan. But, well, here we are!" She laughed a bit nervously. She, too, was bundled into warmer clothing as well.

[Skittlebug]

Brand smiles back a little awkwardly, not having much to do is putting him into a quite a few more uncomfortable situations than he's used to. He almost wishes he could have stayed in the desert with the herds, he never had to think up things to say with them. "Uh yeah, we are. Not much to do here, is there..."

[Kender Bard]

"No," Amneris sighed. "And I keep feeling like everybody is glaring at me. It's probably just my imagination, but it still isn't pleasant. I wish Flame was here..."

[Skittlebug]

"I can't imagine they'd be glaring at you," Brand protests with a small grin. She must be as bored as he is, and feeling lonely from the sound of it. "Well...did you want to explore maybe? I don't have all that much to either."

[Kender Bard]

Amneris smiled a little, shyly, at his remark. "Well, okay," she agreed and reached for his hand. "There's a couple of empty houses near the wall. Want to poke around and see if we can get inside one?"

[Skittlebug]

Brand grins and nods, "Yeah, maybe there'll be something interesting inside." Better than milling around with nothing to do for sure. Not to mention that not many of the clan pay him much mind, him being so quiet, maybe he could make a friend if he doesn't mess this up.

[Kender Bard]

Amneris hadn't been to Sensatia nearly as often as Flame, but she had been there enough times to have a rough layout of the city in mind and she knew where there were underdeveloped areas. They were close to the wall--Sensatia was beginning to fill out the space that Thelon had left for expansion. Most of the houses were empty buildings, waiting for tenants. Amneris glanced around and tried the door on one but it was locked. There was, however, an open window higher up. "Think you can give me a boost?" she asked Brand.

[Skittlebug]

"Sure." Brand moves under the window and makes a stirrup with his hands to boost her up. "Be careful."

[Kender Bard]

"I will," Amneris promised with a grin and scrambled up onto the window, pulling herself through. Thank goodness it had no glass! Once inside, she landed with a soft, 'oof!' and then scrambled to the door, opening it up for him.

[Skittlebug]

Brand slips into the house quickly and glances around, curious if the place is actually empty.

[Kender Bard]

It was mostly empty but there were signs of someone using the land to store furniture and other odds and ends. Likely the land was actually owned by someone but unused. Spotting a crate, Amneris walked over to it and rummaged curiously. "Ooh, look!" She pulled out a ball mask made of ivory and feathers and put it on with a laugh.

[Skittlebug]

Brand laughs as well, it's not the kind of thing you'd find in the clan, and it does look pretty silly. He walks over and looks into the crate as well.

[Kender Bard]

The crate seemed full of various knickknacks of the useless variety. Amneris dropped her mask back in and pulled out a small carved wooden idol of Thuoth. "Pretty!" she enthused, showing Brand.

[Skittlebug]

"It is." Brand grins, rummaging a little in the crate. "I wonder if it belongs to someone."