ROLEPLAY HQ - stardust

The Stetson hat that covered William's head was not as snug as it should be, but he would be damned if he would not wear one of his grandfather's old hats to his grandmother's, Susan Grimshaw, funeral. She always loved when he would wear one of his old hats out to dinner, she would always comment that William looked so much like her dearly beloved Stuart. Even when she began to lose her mind at the end, she would call him Stuart by mistake when he wore one of his fancier hats when going out. She really did love them as much as she did the both of them. William sighed for a moment as he stepped through the door of old farm house that was on the land that his grandfather had farmed for so many years. Smiling as he walked into the house knowing that this would be the very first time he was truly on his own. His grandparents, parents, all gone. He cursed in that moment, being an only child. As he took the hat off, hanging it on a hat rack by the door, a single tear formed in his eye. It fell slowly down his cheek as he began to feel like the walls were caving in on him. He hated this feeling, he couldn't be in the house right now. Turning around and walking back out onto the porch of the house, he slowly walked over to the railing of it. As more tears began to flow from his eyes, he was left thinking about all happy memories that he had experienced at this house, the years of hard work, then the years of decay that had went into the land around him. Why did he hold onto this land so hard? In that very moment, a thought he thought would never come across his mind finally sprung its nasty head. Maybe he should just sell the place, take the money, and move far away from her. Far, far away from here. He stepped backwards, falling into an old porch swing that hung from the over hang on the porch, looking up to see a falling star, he made a silent wish, "Give me a sign on what to do?"

It has been said many times before in tales and old time lore that the stars were alive and watching, listening to that of the worlds below. That if in your heart you were truly lost that a wish may be granted. One would have to be worthy of such a gift, that life of a shooting star. And if such a man or woman existed that their futures would be filled with untold wishes fulfilled. Over the millennia stars would fall from the sky and be found. Humankind's greedy nature caused far too many tragedies and stars were burned out, sold or turned to dust... It was this that made shooting stars few and far between. No longer did they wish to see a sister die at the hands of a human. Traveling to the mortal world was banned, and the folklore was simply forgotten in time. That was until this night, where a young lonely star heard the wish of a lost and lonely man...

Alcyone's heart ached as she watched from her swing in the sky. The human had no one, his grand matriarch had passed and joined the rest of the departed human souls up into the sky. They came from dust and dust they shall return. It was a fact of life and she had seen this type of scenes so many times before. Yet, never had she felt the pull like that of the man and his wish. I shouldn't do it. It's against the rules. Her light twinkled and shined brightly as he gazed up in her direction. She puffed like a peacock to draw his attention even more. Alcyone heard her sister's twinkling, warning or laughing and she ignored them. It had been such a long time ince a star had fallen, surely it would be save for her to go down to earth. The man was worthy, she knew it. No he needed a wish, he needed her. With her resolve solid she shined once more, as bright as she could be, and then she jumped. The falling itself was amazing, the feeling of becoming something whole instead of just a ball of energy. Alcyone laughed and spun as good dust began to fall behind her as she transformed to look more like a human. She was enjoying herself so much that she had failed to pay attention and before she knew it she was crash landing in the middle of a cornfield. There was a decent sized crater round her as she was balled up, knees to chest. When some of the heat and smoke had disappeared she would unfurl and stand up. Looking down at herself she let out a laughed. Hair the color of sunrays, a dress that flowed like a river and the colors of silver and gold. Her hair had tiny gems in them that reflected the light from the moon. Thrilled Alcyone spun and twirled, she wasn't used to being forced down by gravity and it was surely something he would need to get used to but Alcyone didn't care. She heard her sister's whispering to her in her mind.. The wails of them telling her she had made a mistake. She chose to ignore them and instead.

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Now all she had to do was find the man. But that was easier said than done. The crater was more than twice as deep as she was tall and it would it would very hard for her to climb out with her newly acquired legs. "Well...this is a problem..."

As William continued to trek the falling star with his eyes, he smiled as tears continued to fall. No sign had come, he thought to himself. As he stood up and looked over the fields in front of him, he smiled before turning to head back into the house. As he walked towards the door, the star caught his eye again, it was a wonderous looking star... that seemed to be getting brighter... and closer. William walked down the steps of the old farm house's porch and watched the star for a few moments, as it continued to descend, looking like it was heading right for him. He opened his mouth and could only watch as it got brighter and brighter until boom! The 'star' or meteor or whatever this was had just fallen into the ground on his grandparents... Well, his land. The cornfield was about 500 yards from the farm house, but even ten seconds after impact, dirt seem to be coming down around the area. William rushed over to the barn where the side by side ATVs were being held and jumped into the ATV, grabbing a fire extinguisher and throwing it on top of some ropes in the back of the ATV. Moving as quickly as possible, he drove through the worn corn stalks until he got close to the area that the landing had happened. As he pulled beside of a large side crater in his land, he pulled up to see no flames or anything burning, but what he did find was more shocking to him. Inside stood a red haired woman with a flowing beautiful gown on. He stood, staring for a moment before letting out a weak, "Hello?"

Alcyone turned, a gasp of excitement escaping her lips as she rushed forward, her dress literally twinkling as she did. It was so convenient that the man with a wish had come to find her. She beamed him a radiant smile like she had when she was up in the sky, yet the affect was different and not as bright. She did glow softly for a brief moment as she let her excitement show. She opened her mouth to speak only to pause a moment. She had learned human language, but had never actually spoken it to another. She offered a small wave at him before saying the first words to a human. "Hello. I believe you rang?" She wondered how exactly she would grant his wish. A puzzled look would cross her face for the briefest of moments before it quickly disappeared. She would worry about that later. Here she was, on earth, with a human! Alcyone wasn't sure what was attractive by a human's standards but she found the man to be rather alluring. His auburn hair and his toned physique pleased her eyes and she couldn't help but offer him another smile. "I'm Alcyone." She walked to the edge of the crater and held up a hand. "Mind helping me out?"

The woman, star, alien... Whatever she was, glowed a bit when she smiled at William. It was the second sign that something was not right here. He looked down at her in amusement and bewilderment as she spoke, she definitely knew English, but he could tell this was not here first time talking it to someone else or possibly at all. "Uh, hi," William added again as she introduced herself again, "I am Will..." As she had a puzzled look come across her face, he pondered if she actually understood English as well. As she spoke again, he jumped to action, reaching down to grab her arm as she reached up. With a steady and hefty pull, he was able to pull the girl from the hole that was made on the land. "Uh, Alcy... Alcyon... Al...?" William would definitely have issues with this name as he shook his head and looked back at her, "I am not sure who rang you, but I don't think it was me, ma'am."

Alcyone shook her head, the beads on her hair shaking and sparking as she did. He had pulled her front he hole with such ease, she wondered if he had some sort of ability. Did humans have powers? She hadn't notice such things when she would get to watch them. "Oh, you certainly did Will." She was still holding his hand after he had helped her up and she moved closer to observe him better. "You made a wish, and I've come to grant it." She offered him another smile and tilted her head to the side. His face suited him very well, but the sadness that Alcyone had noticed before she fell was still in his eyes. "You can call me whatever you wish." She cleared her throat and let go of his hand before spinning in a circle. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Will."

"It is a pleasure to meet you as well, ma'am," William said, clearing his throat as he had moved slightly backwards as she began to examine his face, "And I am not sure I know what you mean... I made a wish and you are here to grant it. I am confused... I am sorry." William looked down at his hand for a moment, she felt warm when he grabbed her, warmer than the crisp fall in the air. He looked back up to meet the gaze of this mysteriously strange woman who seemed to have just appeared out of nowhere. "Uh, if you need," William continue, "I can give you a ride back to the farm house here and you can use the phone to call someone or I can reach out to the sheriff and have him come to help?" William was beyond confused at this point... She was here to grant him a wish, what was she a genie? He thought to himself.

Alcyone shook her head. "Yes, to your place of living. Very good. There we can discuss details." She walked over to the weird device he had used to get to her and she touched it with her hand. "What is this thing?" She turned to look at him, a curious expression on her face. Truth be told she was very excited to try the things on earth. Humans created so many strange and wonderful inventions and it amazed Alcyone how quickly their civilizations advanced through time. Alcyone had seen him on it before she mimicked the stance he had been in. Her dress a little too long on her to actually manage it . She pouted in frustration before just sitting on it with her legs on the side. "Let us be off then, Will "

William looked at her with a crooked head, as she tried to figure out the seat of the ATV, was she an alien? What the hell was going on? Was she brain damaged? William shook his head and answered her question while turning to survey the area one more time to see if anything was on fire or damaged. Other than a now large hole in the property, nothing seemed worse for wear. He turned back to the girl, "This is a side by side, an ATV," He walked over to her as she sat down sideways on the seat, "Have you never seen one of these befor... uh, here let me help you." Reaching over to the girl, he grabbed the remainder of the dress that was still on the ground and threw it into the floor of the side by side, as he stood in front of her, "If you don't mind," he said as he thought for a moment before grabbing her calves, turning them into the vehicle, properly sitting her, "Uh, sure, off we go." He walked to the drivers side and sat, quickly hitting the gas and beginning their movement to the house.

She shook her head. "We don't focus on the things humans use, no." She was alarmed when he moved her to be in the vehicle properly but didn't complain. In fact, after he started the movement of the atv she would laugh gleefully, while it was nothing like when she fell, it was still rather pleasant. Enough so that she began to emit a bit of her inner radiance. By the time they would make it to the farm house she would become calm as the vehicle came to a stop. "Oh, that was fun. Thank yoy very much Will." She figured out how to get out herself and walked toward the house. She went onto the porch and stood where Will had been standing when he made his wish. Alcyone looked to the night sky and where she should have been in it, now only a black space could be found. "Wow." It was so different for her to looked from down here to up there. Her sisters seemed so small compared to how big they were in reality. Alcyone turned to Will excitedly. "Should we discuss on how it is I can grant your wish?"

William smiled as she seemed to be enjoying herself in the ATV, but he was still very confused on what was going on here. As he found his way into the barn, she was out of the ATV before he could even make his way over to help her out of the seat. As she walked towards the house, he watched as she took a moment to look up into the sky, standing exactly in the same spot that he was when he seen the wishing star go across the sky. He continued to think for a moment, was she truly a personification of his need for a wish? His thoughts were even furthered continued when she said she wanted to discuss how to grant his wish. "Uh," William said as he walked up the steps to the porch and walking over to her, "I am not sure how you could help me grant a wish, but I think we should look after you first and see if we can help you find out where you need to be." William looked over the girl, it was truly a stunning dress that she was wearing, but definitely not something that she would be able to wear around here. "Where did you come from? Where are you needing to go?"

Alcyone was getting frustrated, did humans not remember about the stars? Had they gotten so far astray that the magic of the world had been forgotten? Alcyone spun and faced Will, her eyes wide and she shook her head. "But I am where I am meant to be, Will..." She left the porch rail and walked up to the man, a seriously look on her face. She stoped only a few inches fromm him and grabbed his shirt, her golden delicate fingers clinging to his shirt. "I came from there." She pointed at the now empty spot missing a star. "I was needing to go here." She pointed the door to his house. "I can grant your wish because I am the star who heard and fell just to grant your wish." She let go of his shirt then and spun, heading for the door to his house. She didn't know or understand a lot about humans, but that was part of why she came down here. To be able to learn, to experience a human existence. She opened the door to his house and entered like a gust of wind. There were so many things to look at, but what grabbed her attention the most were the hats on the wall. She had seen those things on people's heads before, Will had had one on earlier as she had observed him. Curiously she reached up to touch one, she was unsure of what it's purpose truly was. Alcyone turned to look in his direction again. "So again I ask..." She picked a hat off the wall, it was a rather worn looking thing, one she had seen the men who had toiled on the land. She placed it delicately atop her golden red curls and raised and stared at Will. "How can I help grant your wish? What is it that you need?" (edited)

William looked at her with wide eyes and a concerned look when she strong armed him for a moment. She definitely was weird, but comforting in the same way. He watched as she twirled and began to move into the house. He smiled. She was eccentric, he would give her that, but she definitely didn't belong her, regardless of her claims that she was here to grant his wish. He watched as she grabbed a hat from the hat rack, and giggled as she put it on. It was obviously too big for her head, but it looked adorable on her head. William walked into the house behind her, shutting the door to the outside to keep the cool air out. He walked over to the hat/coat rack beside the door, taking his coat off and placing it on the rack, he turned back around to the girl with a sigh, "Ma'a... Allie? Is that okay? I don't know what I need to be honest," he speak very truthfully, "While I did wish upon that falling star... erh, you, I guess," It sounded even less believable when he said it, "I honestly don't know what I need to make this work. One of my only wishes is to not have to get rid of this land, but the upkeep costs and everything like that. I don't even have a job anymore." William had quit his job at the lumber mill in town several weeks ago when they refused to let him have time off to help with his then sick grandmother, he had no idea what he was gonna do right now. William sighed as he motioned for the girl to sit on the comfortable leather couch in front of the fireplace.

Alcyone's eyes lit up, her cheeks gave off a warm pink glow hearing him give her a nickname. "Allie! I like it." She clapped her hands together excitedly. She stopped as he continued, a serious look came over her face and she felt a wave of emotion hit her. Humans could be so cruel. She walked over to the couch and sat. As she did there was a slight bounce and she lit up again. She bounced a few times before turning to look at Will. Allie took his hand, he would find hers abnormally warm, like if one were to stick their hand close enough to a fire it slightly would tingle. "Will, I am that star... even if you don't believe me. I can't summon precious gems or coin, but what I can do is help guide you..." She rubbed the top of his worn knuckles and stared at his hands. She could tell he worked hard. She stared at his face again and leaned in. "I am a star, and even just me being here, in your presence... Your life should start to shift." She let go of his hand and got up, moving close to the fire. She was crouching, knees about the same level as her head she stuck a hand in the flames. It didn't burn or hurt, it actually kind of tickled her. When she pulled her hand out it was glowing as bright as the fire. She stood and walked back to the couch. There was a decorative bowl on the side table and she dumped its contents onto the floor before shaking her hand above the bowl. Golden dust fell from her skin and nestled on the bottom of it.

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Allie's hand would stop glowing then, and she would hand him the bowl. "That's...Stardust." A part of her essence, but he didn't need to know that. "If you take it, you can sell it. Even if most of you humans have forgotten..." She looked away. "Your kind find it very valuable for potions and such. She hoped he would take it, and if he did he wouldn't become like the others before, greedy and harmful. The thing about stardust was that it could be used for many things. Be it to help keep someone younger looking, heal a disease that mayhap be incurable, and then there was the psychedelic affect if one consumed it, and the more animalistic one for aphrodisiacs. She didn't understand it, why humans craved these things... But something about will had pulled at her and she would have to put faith in the man, after all there was no turning back now. Once a star had fallen they could not return home in the sky.

He giggled at her liking her new nickname that he had just gave her, but his amusement quickly changed to fear when she began walking to the fire that was lit in the fireplace. As she reached her hand in, he lunged for to try and pull her away, but when she reached in and turned around with no pain or sight of burn on her, he quickly began to start to believe her. This was something that a normal human would not be able to do, but a star? He could still not wrap his head around this. As she placed the 'stardust' in the decorative bowl in the middle of the coffee table, his mind was blown to state it lightly. He watched as the gold like substance fell into the bowl and glimmered, shining in the light of the fire and the dim lights of the room. "Potions? Like Dungeons and Dragons stuff?" William felt a tinge of embarrassment admitting that he knows the 'nerdy' stuff that he did. In a town like this and a group of friends, coworkers, and such that he had, that would end up getting him bullied heavily. "I can't possibly take this, Allie," William said with a sigh, "I don't even know where we could sell this at, what I could do with it, or even if anyone would want it. Plus, did that come from you? Is this part of your body? I can't let that hurt you for my sake..." William sighed as he walked forward, picking up the bowl to inspect it. He ran his hand through the dust in front of him, he felt solid, like gold dust. But, he couldn't possibly think to take it. "You might be able to use this to get back to the... stars?" He felt weird even asking that, he as beginning to believe her story, but the reality around him made him to refuse to accept it. As he began to hand the bowl back to her, a knock on the door startled the two of them. "Hello, William? It's Sheriff Grey," a loud booming voice came through the door, "We have rumors of an explosion on the farm, are you okay?"

"Potions yes, um. Healing tonics? Is that what they are called now? No...hmm" Her face scrunched ad dhe thought back to all the words she had learned whole watching. "Ah! Medicines!" She glanced her hands together, excited that she had gotten it right and remembered. She put her hands down hearing him refuse, a sad expression crossing her face. "You can, you will. I fell for you Will, how would I not give you such a thing?" She shook her head. "I can not return..." She was about to refuse the bowl when she heard the knock on the door. Allie's eyes went wide, curious. There was another human at the door. She wondered if the man was friendly, like Will. "Explosion? Is he talking about me?" Allie stared at Will a moment before she turned to go to the door and answer it. Surely it must be a friend, having come so late and she had nothing to hide.

Hearing that she could not return confused and, actually, deeply saddened him, but hearing the knock and voice of Sheriff Grey startled him. Looking at her, "This is gonna sound weird," William said in a whisper, "But can you look as human as possible right now?" It felt weird to request that of a star in human form, but he didn't want to arouse any suspicions. As he looked at the door in confusion, he didn't know what to say to Sheriff Grey, he was a friend of the family, but he wouldn't know Allie... He would just have to let instincts guide. Opening the door, he smiled to the Sheriff, "Good evening, Glenn," he said as he swung the door open, "You heard that too, huh? I choose to ignore it. I don't know what it was, been a long day." "Well, son," Sheriff Grey said as he took his hat off, "I understand, but you might wanna come take a look, you have a ten foot wide, and ten foot deep hole in the old cornfields out here."

Allie looked confused, how was she supposed to look more human. Her form was already in their shape. She removed his grandfather's hat. She was nervous now, unsure why he would ask her that. She bit her lip, still in the living room and made her glow pretty much non existent, if one looked at her they would think she was wearing a gold shimmery make-up. She reluctantly stepped out, hoping that it was enough like what Will had suggested. Allie was shorter than Will so when she came up behind him she had to peek over his shoulder to see the new human who had arrived. He was an older one, having wrinkles on his face here and there with sprinkled grey hair. She could tell the man had been handsome in his prime and she also felt the sadness at seeing someone's light dim. Stars faded out of existence from time to time and Allie supposed it was like that for humans too. Golden copper curls would be noticed by the man first, then her large almond shaped eyes. She put grabbed the back of Will's shirt so that she could step on her tiptoes. "Hello. I think I am at fault..." She began to say, but realized if Will hadn't said anything about it, maybe she shouldn't either. "... I think he may not want to leave me alone." She planted her feet back on the ground and moved over to his side. "I was rather frightened by the fa-" She cleared her throat. "By the flash and the loud boom." She hoped that was enough to help.

William looked back at Allie as she grabbed at her shirt, listening to her explanation. Sheriff Grey grinned at the sight of the girl behind him, he smiled back at William, "Oh, I am sorry, William," he stated with a smirk, "I didn't realize you had company over." William played it off, smiling back at him, "Yeah," William stammered, "An old family friend that wanted to talk about Susan. God bless her soul." The sheriff noted in agreement as he looked back at the girl, "Hello, Sheriff Grey, I run the law enforcement in Stillwater. I must say, I have never seen someone like you around these parts before, I would definitely remember you. What is your name, darling?" William watched intently as Sheriff Grey stuck his hand out to greet the golden curled girl. "Yeah, we were a bit predisposed talking about Susan and once she heard that, she choose to keep us both inside for safety, I guess, you know how women can be." William gave Sheriff Grey a nudge, which he seemed to chuckle at and smiled. "Believe me, son," Sheriff Grey stated, "Back when Rebecca was alive, I one hundred percent understand that she would want you to stay and not go out." Sheriff Grey's smile slowly faded, and in its place, his authoritative tone returned, "Well, look, there is a huge hole in your old corn field, with nothing inside of it. No fire, debris, nothing, just a big hole of unsettled dirt. I mean, I can't do anything about it since it is your property, but stuff like that just doesn't happen. I wouldn't be surprised if you hear from someone in the coming days, NASA, newspapers, Mrs. Karen for more gossip, who knows, so be prepared. I will leave you all to it, have a good night." With a tip of his hat, the sheriff exited the porch into his police car and back away off the property. William turned back to Allie, "Thank you for not saying you were a star."

Allie furrowed her brows as the man had asked her name. Was she supposed to give her actual name? Or the name William gave her? She was debating in the two but when she opened her mouth to say something Will had already redirected the conversation. The comment about women puzzled Allie and she shook her head. Was Susan his grandmother? She looked between the two of them as they conversed. What was a NASA? Her head was beginning to hurt and Allie had a feeling Will didn't want people to know she was here. Maybe she should have stayed in the living room. Will thanking her was the last straw before she was frustrated. "Why not? You believe me, don't you?" She backed away from him and looked at her bare feet. "What's a NASA, and who is Mrs. Karen? Is she a friend?" She clung to the sides of her dress, nervous for some reason. Allie went back into the living room and took picked up the bowl he had set down when the sheriff had arrived . "Here. I'm sure you can figure out what to do with this..." She handed him the bowl and as his hands would touch it she would collapse onto the floor. "My legs seem to have given out.." She looked down and her stomach rumbled. That had never happened before, alothough she hadn't had a stomach before today. "What is that rumbling sound? And what does it mean?" She poked her stomach a moment before looking up at William. "I really am here to grant your wish... I just..may not have had permission, or knew how...to go about it myself." She blushed a deep shade of red and looked at his shoes.

William lunged for a second as Allie hit the floor, leaning down next to her to help. She had been very flustered in that moment, but William meant not to fluster her. He was still reeling with everything going on and this confusion had sent him into a spiral, he was unsure of what to say when she almost throw the bowl into his chest. As she fell, William placed the bowl on the floor beside of her as he knelt to check with her, "Are you okay?" He asked with genuine concern in his voice. As he heard her stomach growl, he smiled at her curiosity. He was a believer at this point, no human could not know what the sounds from their stomach or how to work legs. He watched her for a moment as she grew a deep shade of red, it almost toned into her golden like skin. "Come on," William said as he moved his arms under her knee and lower back, lifting her up as he stood. He walked her over to the couch and laid her down. As she lay there, he grabbed a couch pillow and a blanket, laying the pillow under her and the blanket on top of her. "I am going to make us some food," William said with a smile as he loosen the sleeves of his flannel shirt, "Then, we will talk so more."

Allie nodded her head when he told her to come, she wobbled her way to the couch and laid down as she was directed. When he put the blanket on her Allie's eyes went wide, she really didn't need it, being a star she was always warm but it was the gesture itself that had her wide eyed. Will seemed like a sweet man, and Allie really wanted to do what she could for him. The man seemed to deserve more than what fate had given him and she just didn't think it was right. "Food?" She looked up at him as she lay her head on the pillow. Her sheer and sparkly dress was spilling over the side of the couch and took up a small chunk on the floor. "I couldn't possibly just lay here while you work to make the food." She scrunched up her nose. "You have had a long day, it is unnecessary for you to worry about me William." It should have been her, helping him... not the other way around. She bit her lip and looked down at her hands. She really felt like she was failing, and she had only just arrived.

William shushed her at her response to all of this, stopping for a moment as he began walking to the kitchen. He walked back over to her, just slightly feeling her forehead, it was incredible warm to the touch so pulling back, he stated, "It's okay, if you are truly a human form now, you are gonna have to eat. Have you ever made yourself food before? Plus, you have He giggled. He looked down at her, smiling, "You have come a long way, star," he smirked, "You just lay here and try to rest for a moment." William stood and returned to the kitchen of the farm house, looking in the pantry, he was able to find a can of tomato soup. He took a pot from a cabinet beside the stove and added everything to the pot. He smiled as he whisked the ingredients together smiling. Pulling a sleeve of saltine crackers from the pantry as well, it was about ten minutes and the soup was ready to be consumed. He split the can of soup between two small bowls and brought them out to sit between them.

Allie sat up when he brought out the soup, she tucked her legs in underneath her and accepted the bowl. She stared down at it questioningly. "What's this?" she lifted the spoon and sniffed the contents before looking at then at William with skepticism. "Is this okay to eat?" She would wait and see if he would take a bite before she would venture to take a bite of her own. The read tangy substance made her tongue tingle slightly and she blinked a few times. After a few more bites she glanced at the crackers he had brought and took one. The square shape didn't look that appetizing either. She took a tiny bite off of it and chewed, she didn't like it very much so she sat it down in her lap and just focused on the soup. She ate about half of the bowls contents before she decided she was done with it. She placed the bowl on the table and then got comfortable on the couch by tucking her feet together and resting her head on her knees. "Now, we talk?"

William watched as she unenthusiastically eat through half the soup, disappointed, thinking that would help matters with her stomach, he sighed for a second. As he took a few spoonfuls more and smiled over at her, he nodded, "Yes, we can talk." William placed his bowl on the coffee table in front of him and moved to sit on the couch beside of her. He kicked his still worn boots off under him and placed them to the side of the couch, he would deal with those later. He let his body sink into the back of the leather couch, sighing as he did. The couch felt comfortable for the moment, but he had a long day as well. He turned his head to Allie, "So, I guess my first question is this, why me?"

Allie stared at him and shrugged her shoulders. "I've watched humans for...forever. I had heard stories of stars that had fallen for the sake of a human. The lives that they lived, what they did. And I was always so curious to see what it was like, to feel what it was like..." She ran a hand through her hair as she continued speaking. "And you, you lost the thing you do to live, you took care of your ailing grandmother and there are just so many positive qualities in you..." She looked at him then, really at him, as if she could see into his soul. "You made me want to feel what it was like to be human, and I really wanted to take away your sadness..." She trailed off her words and just sat there, she looked away from him and towards the fire that was crackling inside the fireplace. "Will... I really do think I can help you. I may not know how but there is innate magic in me and it will eventually start to affect your life. Please just give it some time... Though I guess if you do not want me here I can go..." She glanced at the door. "I'll be fine, no matter what you decide." Allie wasn't sure she believed that but it at least sounded like she did.