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(summer of 2016)

the day had started off like any other, waking and baking before heading for whatever activities the day may hold. it was eunbi’s day off from the smoke shop and often times she would just sit curled up next to her cat, buddy the cat, and watch movies all day. eunbi had yet to make any good friends her age, she only knew the kind adults who had taken her in and helped her get on her feet. she had just moved into her apartment only about a month ago and still wasn’t really used to being on her own. sure she had buddy, but he doesn’t talk back.

after baking, eunbi felt fairly energetic. she decided that the weather was nice today and she might as well take the opportunity to enjoy it. “what do you think buddy? does a walk sound good?” she questioned the feline who only stared up at her and blinked. “you could definitely stand to lose a couple pounds. if you keep up your eating habits you’re going to be a BIG walking ball of fur.” she lightly pinched his belly before rubbing it and standing up to go get ready for the adventure.

she brought a backpack with her, filled with her essentials plus a few snacks to calm her munchies. though eunbi’s version of few is usually a lot. she had buddy on a leash, fearful that he might run away since they had only known each other for a little under a month. it must have been a funny sight to see, but to eunbi’s surprise buddy trotted right along beside her. she would occasionally drop him some of the snack she happened to be munching on at the time. “how are you liking the snacks buddy?” she asked as she kneeled down next to her pet and gave him the tiny bit of her cheese stick that was left. she stroked his fur a few times, but he suddenly seemed to be uneasy. 

the girl looked up and notice someone walking towards the two, a dog trotting by their side. eunbi turned to tell her feline friend that it was okay and that she wouldn’t let anything happen to him, but when she looked back to where he had been she realized that he… was gone?

the girl shot up to her feet and looked around frantically. she called out his name a few times before getting frustrated with herself. “he barely knows his name and plus he’s a cat.” she spoke aloud to herself as she kicked the ground. “why would he answer you?” she huffed and looked up. a large tree stood firm in front of her and the distinct color of violet stood out to her. her first thought had been ‘hey, that matches my hair. how pretty.’ but soon after she realized that what she was looking at was a leash. a leash she had bought specifically to match her hair. one that she bought for a specific ball of cuddly fur. her eyes travelled up to where the other end of the leash was and there she saw him. perched up on a branch and staring down at the girl.

they had made eye contact immediately, “buddy!” she yelled happily. he meowed back at her, his first time ever responding, and her smile fell at the distressed noise. “buddy how do i get you down? i can’t just drag you by the leash… i can’t even reach your leash.” she thought for a moment. “buddy i need you to come to me. come to mama baby!” she cooed at her animal in hopes that he would eventually come. 

the park was mostly empty -- mostly because even with the colder temperatures, there were still new yorkers and tourists venturing through central park. this was as empty as it usually got unless it was snowing.

sohee already promised bigby she wouldn’t change the weather.

she was off to the side, minding her business. it astounds her how all the plants were alive, many trees still housing leaves despite it being winter. global warming made the nature spirit scowl angrily. although it was aimed at no one in particular, sohee couldn’t help but feel vengeful in place of gaia and earth, which was no doubt suffering.

“mundies are interesting,” she declares, her fingers curling around a patch of grass. she pulled at the blades, waved her hand to regrow them and pulled again. she kept this cycle going as she spoke. “they’re so advanced yet destroy the earth in the process. my plants are crying. it’s too warm for them when they should be going through their life cycles.”

she sighs, ceasing her regrowth cycle with the blades of grass and turning to the other. “in the homelands, you could always see the stars. here, it’s so muggy with carbon dioxide and the city lights block the view.” it was almost too depressing for her to be here at times, especially when she sat back and thought about it. “it’s so easy for me to leave somewhere more remote but bigby told me to try and not to teleport.”