[She had dropped over backward on the tree branch she'd claimed as her own, much to Ariera's shocked dismay, and was hanging by her knees when Right came running. It was a little funny to watch him run up to her upside-down as she was, even without all the blood rushing to her head. She waved, smiling, and tried to determine exactly how she was going to get back up onto the branch or drop to the ground without giving her paternally overprotective Tropius a heart attack.]
[She wore her hair long these days, instead of held up in its usual side-ponytail, and sometimes with braids that sat in front of the frilled, wing-like ears that now adorned the sides of her face. Today was no exception, the small braids tied off with slender yellow ribbons tied into tiny bows. She wasn't sure what it was about Right that made her want to take an extra moment on her appearance-- she just wanted to make sure she looked nice anytime she was around him.]
[His approach sent butterfrees into her stomach, and in the end she just swung her weight until she swung right on off the branch, landing in a crouch beside Ariera, who looked harried. She smoothed a hand over the top of his head and then stood to greet Right.]
Hey.
[She was getting taller. He would always be taller, that much she was sure of, but it was getting easier to look him in the eye when he stood close.]
lord have mercy
[She wore her hair long these days, instead of held up in its usual side-ponytail, and sometimes with braids that sat in front of the frilled, wing-like ears that now adorned the sides of her face. Today was no exception, the small braids tied off with slender yellow ribbons tied into tiny bows. She wasn't sure what it was about Right that made her want to take an extra moment on her appearance-- she just wanted to make sure she looked nice anytime she was around him.]
[His approach sent butterfrees into her stomach, and in the end she just swung her weight until she swung right on off the branch, landing in a crouch beside Ariera, who looked harried. She smoothed a hand over the top of his head and then stood to greet Right.]
Hey.
[She was getting taller. He would always be taller, that much she was sure of, but it was getting easier to look him in the eye when he stood close.]