Open RP post for Auri

[palegoldenlight]

"It is a lovely name," he said politely. "It suits you."

"It does," she agreed. "It is like having a flower in my heart." She gave Elodin a serious look. "If your name is getting too heavy, you should have Kvothe give you a new one."

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[bloomingprimrose]

Prim can feel something of a connection between them, an understanding. One traumatized person to another, whatever form that trauma might manifest as now. She can tell that Auri needs someone calm and quiet, as she once had when she had first woken up to the news that her sister was dead. If she can give to Auri what no one had really been able or willing to give her, then she will. It's the least she can do.

"People get caught up in a lot of things that have no meaning," Prim points out gently as she shifts to look for her animals. Buttercup's eyes blink up at her from near the fence, while Lady is just a few steps away. Sometimes she doesn't feel like a Primrose, like she's too damaged to be that sweet girl anymore, but there's no other name that's hers. So Prim she is. At least for now.

She coaxes Buttercup out and into her arms very easily. Her cat always did like her. Lady takes a firm hand on her halter, mostly because she's a goat so even she can be stubborn sometimes. But Prim is calm and quiet with both of them, obviously loving them like family, and soon she's settled down with Buttercup in her lap and Lady's halter in one hand. The goat continues to graze, clearly not worried about anything in the least.

"You can stay there or come closer," she offers. "They're really sweet. Buttercup seems to like everyone who's nice to me."

[palegoldenlight]

"Nothing is meaningless," Auri disagrees. "People are just too loud and stubborn to pay attention."

Her gaze on Lady is utterly unafraid, but Auri glances from the goat back to Prim with trepidation. She doesn't like coming within arm's reach of people. Nevermind that Prim isn't big or aggressive, nevermind that she hasn't any arms free to reach with, nevermind, nevermind.

Auri manages all of one step forward before she halts, poised on the tips of her toes, once again ready to run.

[bloomingprimrose]

That's fair. Prim has to admit that.

She's paying too much attention to Auri's movements to respond verbally at the moment, though. Even though she doesn't know the reasons why the other girl is so hesitant and afraid, she has a feeling it has more to do with the human presence than the animals. Slowly, she stands again, scooping Buttercup up in one arm. Just as slowly, she lets go of Lady's halter, the goat is utterly unconcerned with her, and moves herself and her cat well away from Lady before she settles back down on the ground again. They're both close enough to talk, but far enough away that Prim isn't anywhere near arm's reach of Lady.

And then she continues the conversation like nothing happened. "That's true. I guess a lot of people get caught up in things. They're so used to how they think things should be that they don't realize or care when things change."