The Park, Saturday Morning

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

It had become a kind of habit to walk to the park in the mornings and do her dance practise there. It was the best place to come up with new ideas for her classes, and she always had an audience, even though by now the ducks and flamingos mostly ignored her.

Dance practise had become a good routine. Some days it might look like she was killing something (and that might actually cause some disturbance among the birds), and other days she danced one of the ballet pieces she had learnt as a child. Some days she did a lot of standing still.

Sometimes people joined her. She wondered what today would be like. Later today she would look human, but this morning she wore her true zerg form. The bony wings always added a lot to the dance.

[open park, of course. Welcome to talk to, dance with or stare at River.]

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[scruffnfeathers]

Twenty Earthly years of running Heaven had eventually been good to Castiel, and now he was wandering the island with a giant, doofy grin on his face.

He paused to watch the dance, admiring her form -- and definitely her wings.

"Beautiful."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

The slim blond woman leaning against a tree didn't really think her arrival had gone unnoticed, but she didn't mean to intrude, simply observe. At least for the moment.

She felt like she should recognize the person dancing, but there were still gaps here and there in her memory.

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As her imaginary music came to an end, or at least a pause, River slow down. She tilted her head to one side and studied Castiel.

"Do you dance?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River had a good memory. She even recalled the girl's name, but right now she was dancing and that meant she just extended her hands in a gesture suggesting that she join her.

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The gesture brought a slight smile to Triela's face. When she'd attended the school, she would have spurned the invitation. Her old self had been... quite a bit more up-tight. And not a fan of dancing.

But in the years since... well, she'd grown.

So... why not?

She walked slowly toward the one she couldn't quite remember.

[scruffnfeathers]

"I'll try anything once." Or twice, or several dozen times. "Are you dancing to the trees, or the grass? Or the ducks? They all have their music."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Flowing like a River!" She reached for Triela's hand, pleased that woman wanted to join her.

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"I dance with the world," River replied, pleased to find a kindred soul who understood these things. "The music is complex and clear. And you?" She held out her hands.

[scruffnfeathers]

"I'm always listening to the melodies of my father's creations." Castiel took her hands and moved to give one of them a kiss. "Each and every one."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela took a moment to center herself, then took River's hand, waiting for the other woman to take the lead.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River did take the lead. She spun Triela around in a dance, one that had some influences from a fight with knives. If the woman was anything like she had been before, she'd feel more comfortable with that.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

She couldn't read his mind, and suspected he wasn't human, and which father he spoke of River wasn't sure. It wasn't important, however. He had kissed her hand, and it made her smile. "And what do you hear now?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

And she was. In fact, even more so than when she'd been a student. She'd preferred guns back then more than knives, but over the years that preference had changed.

So she spun with River, settling into the pattern with ease.

[scruffnfeathers]

Not even remotely human, though his body had once been. "The world waking up to another beautiful morning." It was nice to talk of these things with a human and not get a giant eye roll.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

It made River burst out laughing, without changing the steps. Finding a good dance partner always made her happy.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Without breaking her own step, Triela cocked her head to one side and lifted an eyebrow. Not bad, huh?

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Is it beautiful?" This wasn't a questioning, just a reflection on the meaning of words. "There's a dead duck in the pond." This clearly didn't bother River, however. "I dance most mornings."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

Not bad. River suddenly fell on her back on the ground, laughing. It was a good morning.

[scruffnfeathers]

"The circle of life. A dead duck means living bacteria. Living predators. Perhaps I'll have to come back and watch more of your dancing."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela let go of River's hand just in time to avoid being pulled over herself. She stepped back slightly and smiled down at River.

"Enjoying yourself?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"I like dancing." River blinked, looking up at Triela.

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"You should." She tugged his hand lightly. "Where do you live?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"I think I figured that part out," Triela returned in amusement.

[scruffnfeathers]

"Heaven," Castiel said. "And you?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Here," she replied. "Is there dancing in Heaven?"

It was an honest question.

[scruffnfeathers]

"There is now." Whether Raphael liked it or not. Nyeah.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River couldn't hide that she was pleased to have influenced this in some way. Trying to express this, she attempted to grab hold of Castiel's hands and spin him around.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"And you?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"I enjoy it from time to time." Apparently this was one of those times. At least if her smile was anything to go by.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"You don't live here anymore," River stated. "Or you could join my classes."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"A dancing class, I presume?" Triela asked with a twinkle in her eye.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Yes." River grinned.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like fun."

"Your students any good?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"They explore," She replied. "What do you explore?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Life, I suppose." Twenty years later and she was still coming to grips with being her own person.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River nodded. "And what have you found so far?"

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"That I like it." That had come as a bit of a surprise.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Is that a good thing?" It should be, but perhaps it wasn't.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Oh, definitely." Triela grinned. "What about you? Enjoying life?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Enjoying is a multifacetted thing," River replied. "What do you enjoy?"

[night!]

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"The freedom is nice. Being able to... do what I like."

[Sleep well, you!]