ÉQUIPE RUTABAGA
Intéressant?
C'est la réponse qu'elle a eue? Cette chose l'avait presque fait sauter de l'arbre, et il l'a traitée comme s'il venait de trouver un nouveau trou dans son manteau. Meryn était sur le point d'arracher le journal quand Alex s'est assis à côté d'elle. Ce qu'il a dit ensuite l'a encore plus surprise. Est-ce que c'était... une vraie préoccupation? Quand elle a balayé les questions des gens sur son bien-être, ils ont généralement juste roulé leurs yeux dans l'exaspération. Mais il y avait quelque chose d'étrangement sérieux chez lui. Ses yeux s'élargissaient un peu quand il sortait une chemise et la déchirait en bandes. Elle a clignoté à l'offrande pour un moment, peu sûr de ce qu'il fallait faire.
Alors Meryn s'est ressaisie. À la main propre, elle a pincé le tissu entre deux doigts et l'a tenu devant son visage, l'inspectant. Puis, avec humour dans ses yeux, elle l'a rapprochée et a pris un renifle. Son visage s'est ridiculisé et elle l'a retenu loin d'elle. Puis elle a serré les épaules et l'a pressée contre son côté. Le sang avait ralenti et était déjà en train de sécher, mais cela aiderait encore.
Meryn a épluché son autre main, collante avec du sang, loin de son côté. Puis elle regarda Alex en arrière et retena sa main éparpillée de pourpre avec les bouts de son pouce et le doigt pointeur touchant dans un signe 'OK'. Elle a fait un petit sourire et a plongé la tête dans un clin d'œil.
Name: Meryn
Abstract: The quiet, roof-hopping delivery girl.
Detail:
Meryn is a twig of a girl. Short, thin, and physically unimpressive in almost every way, people can often mistake her for a young boy, rather than a full-grown woman. She has sandy brown skin, long, straight black hair that she often keeps in a braid, and pale green eyes. Meryn also wears a small wooden pin with her name engraved on it, stuck to her jacket.
She was born without the ability to speak, but she rarely has any trouble getting her point across. Though she carries herself with a subtle confidence, she's acutely aware of what she is and isn't capable of, and is constantly trying to push that boundary. Independent, fearless, and just a little bit spiteful, telling her she can't or shouldn't do something is usually the quickest way to get her to do it. Although she seems aloof and closed off, Meryn is more soft-hearted than she first appears. If someone comes to her asking for help, she can't help but comply – even if she does roll her eyes and drag her feet along the way. It's easy for her heart to override her head, and her naivety can sometimes get her into trouble.
Though she grew up as a street urchin, and was generally looked down on by the majority of society in the first few years of her life, it wasn't long until she discovered a hidden talent: if she wanted to get somewhere, there was very little that could stand in her way. She could scale walls, leap from rooftop to rooftop, slip between bars. Soon enough, the entire town became one big playground to her. Eventually, the townspeople recognized her skill at getting from one point to another quicker than anyone should rightly be able to, and she began delivering notes and parcels for change. Today, Meryn is the most trusted delivery system in town for all sorts of letters and goods (that aren't too big for her to carry). When she's not swinging around the town like a monkey, she enjoys all sorts of music, and has recently started picking up different instruments from her customers and experimenting, with varying degrees of success.