Moving in (Celeste)

[Sieg]

Sieg made his way down the hallway, Atticus handling what little bit of luggage he had. It was not overly difficult to find his dormitory, actually it was pretty easy considering that he had sent one of his mini-sect beetles ahead to find the way to his room and then downloaded the recording of the bug's journey. He reached his door and opened it, letting it swing open slowly as he stepped over the threshold and into the room.

"Ah, home sweet home," he said as Atticus hunched down to fit through the door, "Don't worry Atticus, I'll fix the door later so that you don't have to hunch down," he said with a chuckle as the golem nodded appreciatively. Sieg flopped down on the bed, laying on his stomach as he went over Atticus' plan tinkering with the idea of the flight modifications he had come up with earlier after seeing Celeste's wings. Ahh Celeste, she was a beauty above all beauties, unfortunately she was apparently spoken for already. Sieg sighed, what was he going to do about it, not much of a loss, he still had her as a friend. He smiled as he remembered the look on her face when he said she could have Azure, he hoped she was enjoying her present.

[Celeste]

Walking down the hall back to her dormitory after leaving the large conversation of mostly males. She had needed to get out the conversation had turned from anything she could talk about and then the look that Drake had given her muchless the tone he 'possessed' her with had turned her away.

So now she turned down to find her dormitory once more. But upon turning the corner she saw Atticus going into a room and her eyes lit. Seig!! She had Azsure in her hands still the little bug was lively as it crawled around on her. She moved up to the door and saw Seig on his bed. She knocked on the door frame.

"Mr. Seig... may I.. come in?" she asked softly standing just outside the door way.

[Sieg]

Sieg had been sprawled out on the bed which was now covered in blueprints covered in hastily written scrawled handwriting. Whenever he had the itch to tinker he had to at least write his ideas down or else the itch wouldn't leave him alone and eventually drive him to write or tinker. Atticus sat in the corner, in a meditative position, letting it's mana battery recharge.

"So then if I..." he mumbled hastily to himself, writing a few things down on a piece of paper and tapping a few buttons on his pds, " And then..." he stopped short, hearing the knock and the soft angelic voice. It was her, but why..why was she visiting him? Sieg looked up into the doorway with a bright smile, "Of course Ms. Celeste...please come in," he said, hastily gathering up his plans and shoving them in a closet which was stacked with previous ideas and blueprints.

[Celeste]

The sound of him mumbling to himself was enough to bring a smile to the girls face. He was cute in a way. The goggles helped definatly cute.. and the way he was talking to himself was even better. She heard his voice and her ice blue eyes watched him put his blueprints away in the closet.

She stepped into the room and placed Azure on her shoulder again the little bug settled down into her and seemed content. She sat down on the edge of his bed and smiled at Seig.

"I came.. to get to.. know you better." she said softly as she looked up in Seig's eyes. "I hope ... you do not... mind." she added.

[Sieg]

He crossed the room, sitting down beside her on the bed. Did he mind that she was coming to get know him better? Of course he didn't but he had thought that she and Drake were....oh well no need to worry about that now. Sieg reached out and ran his finger across Azure's head softly, listening to it chatter contendly as it sat on her shoulder.

"He really seems to like you," he commented with a smile, "So what do you want to know Ms. Celeste?" he asked, turning to face her with a bright smile. Atticus' body heaved silently as if he were chuckling but it stayed in it's meditative position Sieg shot him a look but then turned back to Celeste with a smile. Sieg could not help but admire her beauty she was so perfect...that was the only word he could think to describe her. Her innocence and wonder only made her that much cuter.

[Celeste]

As he reached up to touch Azure she smiled at him gently. She didn't mind him getting close. She was beginning to realize that most people here did not want to perform tests on her or poke her with needles or see what would happen if...

She returned her attention back to Seig and heard Atticus made a sound. Her blue eyes flitted over to him and she saw Seig shoot him a look. She smiled and blushed for some reason but she wasn't sure why.

"Well, Mr. Seig. Everything. Like.. where you.. are from. And .. how you built.. Atticus. And.. how you got.. into building things." she said softly as her crystaline ice colored eyes looked directly and innocently into his.

[Sieg]

Sieg sat there watching her intently with a smile as she asked him some of the questions she wanted to know. Basic things, where are you from, of course a question about Atticus. He was glad he didn't program Atticus with an ego because if he did it would certainly be swelling with all the attention he had been getting.

Sieg smiled as she finished asking her questions, "I am originally from Germany, I moved to America when I was seven and then I came here. I actually built Atticus by accident, I was experimenting with combining magic and technology into a single being. The result was Atticus, I can now create golems of lesser intelligence and intricacy but Atticus is the crown jewel of my constructing abilities. As for how I got into building things, I've been tinkering with things ever since I can remember, apparently technomancer's have an innate need to tinker and build. I can't really help it to be honest, if I have an idea I have to at least write it down and plan it out or it won't leave me alone, like an itch I can't scratch," he explained with a soft smile, "What about you Ms Celeste..if you don't mind me asking, where are you from?" he asked.

[Celeste]

She chuckled at the way he explained himself and how everything came to be. He was cute. His personality was very easy for her to get along with. She let her eyes drift over Atticus again before they returned to Seig once more with a genuine smile.

"Well.. my story is a bit complicated." she said only now noticing she hadn't broken that sentence. Was she that comfortable with him. "I was... created by a organization... that dappled in genetic... research."

She bit her lower lip and looked away a bit embarrassed. Not even Drake knew her whole story. She looked back up at him. She didn't want to lose him as a friend but she had to tell him if he had asked. More importantly she wanted to tell him.

"The Nephilim Corporation... that is where I am.. from. My magic... was a defect... a side effect.. of tampering with my genes." she explained. "I was born... from a mom...but I don't.. know who she is... or if she even knows... about me."

She chewed on her lip again.

"So.. I guess... I'm kinda weird... I'll just go.. now so you... don't have.. to..." she sighed sadly and stood slowly not really wanting to go but she didn't want to make him uncomfortable.

[Sieg]

He listened, nodding softly as she explained. Well that would explain the wings and the unusual style of magic. Sieg smiled warmly as she explained but then the smile started to disappear as she started talking about leaving. Stupid, stupid Sieg, you just had to push it and dredge of painful memories didn't you?!

"No please...don't go Celeste, I didn't mean to bring up painful memories. I'm sorry...if it's any consolation both my parents are gone too," he said as a feeble attempt to reconcile the situation, standing up and placing his hand softly on her shoulder to try and stop her, "I appreciate that you were willing to tell me your story, even though it was painful, but please don't go....I don't want to lose you as a friend..." he said softly, faintly pleading.

[Celeste]

The hand on her shoulder was what truly stopped her. That he would want to touch her after she told him she was created and not natural. She turned slowly and touched his hand with her soft one giving it a gentle squeeze and showing him a gentle smile. She sat back down.

"I'm sorry.. I just didn't want to.. make you uncomfortable. I am ... a abomination.. I am unnatural." she said softly as she looked down.

She looked back up at him her eyes wide with her innocence.

"I just want to be normal. To understand.. things that everyone understands. I am smart.. book smart... but when it comes.. to friends.. and life... out in the world... I get lost." she said her eyes filled with the fears of being so lost.

"I'm.. I'm sorry... " she said softly. "What kind of things.. do you do for fun?" she asked softly.

[Sieg]

Sieg smiled as she stopped and squeezed his hand gently before sitting back down. Her skin was so soft, it was incredible how creamy smooth her had was. He sat back down beside her and listened to her call herself unnatural and an abomination.

Sieg shook his head fiercely, "You're not unnatural and you're most definitely not an abomination. You're a pretty young girl, one that I would very much like to be friends with," he said with a warm smile.

The innoncence in her eyes made his heart skip a beat, he felt like it was going to melt in his chest, "Everyone wants to fit in, I know how you feel. The only friends I ever had, ended up betraying me," he said a hint of bitterness in his voice, "But that's in the past now. Besides we both have one good friend now...each other," he said softly.

Sieg began to tap his chin thoughtfully as she asked him what he did for fun, "To be honest...what you saw me doing when you first came in. I tinker with machines and draw-up plans, repair, modify and maintain Atticus, that's what I find fun. What do you do for fun?" he asked, locking eyes with her briefly.

[Celeste]

Listening to him.. hanging on his every word as he explained how even a normal person like him had problems fitting in. It amazed her. She thought that she was the only one on the outside but it seemed that people raised with real families could be too. Another thing to put into her mind for a while.

Celeste couldn't help but chuckle as he explained what he did for fun. She understood how that could happen because she was very much the same. Mostly because as of yet she had not gone to the movies or shopping or anything normal teenagers did.

"I.. learn things. I like to learn ... new things. Anything. It's why you.. attracted me this morning.. because I wanted to .. learn from you.. about Atticus and about.. you and what you do. I like to learn.. things that are ... not school subjects... I know all that... I love to learn... more.. never enough knowledge." she said blushing slightly.

[Sieg]

He grinned as she explained her love for knowledge. Sieg too shared a hunger to learn. Not everything they taught you in school fed that hunger but once you discovered a subject that could keep you enthralled it was like stumbling upon a goldmine. It was exciting to find a subject.

"I understand, I like to learn to. It's just my knowledge seeking is usually rather specific and confined to the areas of technology, mechanics, and the like. But I find your thirst for knowledge admirable. I'm glad I peaked your interest...if I didn't I wouldn't have such a wonderful friend right now," he said with a warm smile.

[Celeste]

She smiled brightly and a small blush crossed her features. She looked down at her hands in her lap and then back up at him. She smiled at him again softly.

"Are you really ... going to put wings on ..Atticus?" she asked looking into his eyes once more.

"If you need to look at mine.. again just ask... I'll help you.. if I can." she said with a smile.

She touched him gently her hand going out to his as if to reassure him that it really was okay to see her wings. She didn't mind if he did.

[Sieg]

He smiled softly as she blushed. Sieg wasn't exactly sure what it was about her, but everytime he looked at her he couldn't help but smile. He returned her gaze as she asked if he really was considering putting wings on Atticus.

He nodded softly, "I am considering it yes, along with several other modifcations. Seeing your wings sparked my creativity," he said with with a smile.

His eyes brightened as she mentioned that he could see her wings again if he needed. Sieg was a man of science and logic, but for some reason seeing her wings and all filled him with a sense of child-like awe. He squeezed her hand gently as she placed it on his, "I would like to see your wings, I would like to sketch them if you don't mind...in order to get the basic structure down," he explained as he got a notebook and pencil ready.