Epocheia -II-

[Sparrow]

"Uh, we actually have to walk from here." Sparrow calls over to Detria.
"At least to the bus stop." Steve adds on.
The Orb follows as Sparrow starts to walk down a trodden path. The Orb cuts and hanging vines with a wire and keeps the path clear.
Steve keeps an ear out for anything in the area.
Snippers makes a series of mumbled sounds, tilting side to side and kicks its feet, like it's dancing.

[Doom]

Detria turned around and rushed over to them, and exclaimed, "It's dancing now! I'm about to die of how cute this thing is!!!" She slowed her pace to meet their's, but her screaming and laughing was still loud as ever.

[Sparrow]

Steve continues his watch.
Sparrow is confused as to how quiet it is, besides Detria's screams and the creatures song. It makes her uneasy. The soon reach a wide dirt road, an armored tour bus rests near a concrete slab and gazebo.
Sparrow opens the sliding door, which is unlocked, and checks inside. So far so good as far as she could tell. She stands aside and waits for Detria to board first.
Three large dragonflies buzz overhead. Their wingspan covers four feat easily. They hover in place, sizing up the group. Then they seem to hesitate.
Snippers twitches its nose at the large insects and tilts its head. Steve motions with a hand to get on the bus.

[Doom]

"Good job, Snippers! You drove away the mean, mean bugs!" Detria stepped onto the bus, accidentally stepping on Sparrow's foot in her distraction. She didn't seem to notice that Snippers actually looked menacing.

[Sparrow]

Sparrow ignored the foot stepping and got on the bus. Steve follows and sits in the drivers seat, Sparrow shuts the door. The Orb hovers about the bus. The bus starts off slowly down the path.
Snippers stops singing and stares at the floor with a tilted head.

[Doom]

"I'm just as amazed by these strange places and things as you are, Snippers!" Detria hugged the creature tighter. "So, is the big city a real scenic beauty?" She asked, turning her attention to Sparrow and Steve for the first time.

[Sparrow]

"I think so. Though I don't travel all too much." Sparrow says.
"That's because you bombed the world meeting and no one wants you in their countries." Steve chimes in.
Sparrow stares over at him for a long pause.
"Exploding the door is not bombing the meeting." she says smiling.
"Yes it is." Steve quickly replies.
Sparrow shakes her head amused.
"Anyway, I think it's scenic." she looks back to Detria.
Steve nods,
"I agree."
The bus stops down to allow a large flock of peacocks to cross the road. The cross at their own pace.
Snippers looks up at the ceiling of the bus.

[Doom]

Detria scratches Snippers behind the ears. "That's nice. What do the citizens do for pleasure? Such as a sport, or favored hobby?" She watches the peacocks waddle by as the bus continues down the road.

[Sparrow]

"Sports? ... Let me think." Sparrow says.
There is a long pause,
"I'm not to current with sports. Though I know there are some. Hobbies I know. Gardening and building seem to be favored. That among many others. Though I've seen an increase in collecting in the past few months. Training pets seems popular too, though the pets are not standard living things."
The bus continues along it's way. After a moment a thump is heard on the roof, besides that nothing else seems to happen.
Snippers coos lightly and shuts it's eyes to sleep.

[Doom]

Detria sets Snippers on the floor and stares at the ceiling, "Interesting." She doesn't mention her curiosity of what made the sound, then says, "You said gardening was a favored activity. What sort of plants grow in a place like this?"

[Sparrow]

Sparrow and Steve pay no mind to the sound.
"Oh, lots of things grow here. The temperatures keep things growing all year round. Some people grow fruit trees, some grow vegetables. A lot of people grow flowers or decorative plants. Even a few people grow synthweed. A strange choice to keep close by, though it resembles a red lily. I even saw someone growing a vipertangle for a few weeks. Though it struck out one too many times and was thrown back into the forest."
Every here and there along the road the sound on the roof repeats, but at a lower volume. Almost like someone or something was walking across it.
Snippers continues sleeping, having moved under the seat.

[Doom]

Detria is now obviously concerned about the sound coming from the ceiling. "What's that racket?" She had meant to keep the conversation lively, but had failed.

[Sparrow]

Sparrow looks up to the ceiling.
"Huh? Oh, I'm not entirely sure. It may just be a bird."
Steve slows the bus to a stop, listening to the sounds still coming from the roof.
"Hope that's all it is." he says after a moment.
The sound seems to cross back and forth several times before stopping somewhere on the middle of the bus. It's silent for a long moment then heads quickly for the front. Steve follows the path of the sound with his eyes until he turns back to the windshield. It stops again.
"See anything?" Sparrow asks then stands to walk to the buses front.
"Not yet." Steve admits, leaning close to the windshield and looking up toward the roof.

[Doom]

Detria stands and cautiously taps her knuckle on the wall. She quietly waits for a response.

[Sparrow]

There is a long pause of silence. Then three taps in response.
Sparrow and Steve look to each other for a worried moment before looking back up.