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Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 3:51 pm**

"You've spend too much time over there, turning American. Europe trip." she chuckles. "What countries did you go to?"

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 3:56 pm**

"Started with Spain, Italy, and Greece, then walked my way north. Hitch the occasional ride but mostly walking. It was a lot of fun."

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:07 pm**

"You walked through the Balkans all by yourself? Wow, you have some guts, girl."

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:10 pm**

She shrugged, "It was where I needed to go and I don't always use the roads when I'm walking."

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:52 pm**

"Well, being a mutant does make up for a lot of concerns. Still, that's impressive. What were some of your favorite moments?"

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:56 pm**

"There was this rainstorm in Italy. It had been building all morning and around noon, it finally let go. Blew itself out quickly, but then the sun came back out and everything smelled so fresh and everything looked so green. It was absolutely beautiful." It was highly likely that Miriam would pick up on some of the strong emotions and impressions that this had left on Wanda.

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:43 pm**

Considering that Miriam is actively trying to glimpse those impressions, that's right on the money. She can't help but close her eyes and take a deep, content breath in what feels like ages.

"Sounds nice..."

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:49 pm**

"It was. I'm sure there's some places like that around here. I plan to go looking for them sometime."

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:29 pm**

"I'm not sure the UK can compete with Italy, but if you find one that gets close, let me know, yeah?"

Posted: **Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:51 pm**

"You'd be welcome to come look with me if you want."

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 12:22 am**

"Maybe. I'm not one to go hiking, but maybe I can make an exception." she smiles.

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:22 pm**

"It's one of those things you work up to. Walking to town is a good starter."

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:07 pm**

"To see the sights of fabulous Maldon."

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:18 pm**

"Want to see it the way I see it?" She stopped, looking at Miriam.

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:04 pm**

"Hmm? I doubt it's that much different..." she says, stopping to look back at Wanda, not really following.

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:15 pm**

"You'd be surprised," Wanda said, looking back around town. "You're aware of people because of their thoughts, right? Now translate that into being aware of how the air moves, the patterns that heat in the air creates. Sometimes it helps to see beyond the 'surface'."

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:16 pm**

"Seeing beyond the surface is what's so depressing about people..." she says.

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:22 pm**

"There's got to be some beautiful stuff there too though, right?"

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:46 pm**

"Sometimes, I guess..." she concedes, mostly because she feels it's the answer Wanda is looking for. In truth she's never really looked for it, the somber and morose thoughts always seeming to resonate with her more.

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:50 pm**

Wanda looked at her for a long moment before turning and walking again slowly. "I think the bakery should have survived. It's just a couple of streets over."

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:55 pm**

Good job, Miriam... she scolds herself as she follows Wanda. She can't help but stare at the back of Wanda's head and get a glimpse of what was going on in her head, mainly because of the morbid curiosity of wanting to know just how much damage she'd just done to Wanda's opinion of her.

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:01 pm**

Wanda's mind was a little compartmentalized, so the first thing Miriam managed to touch was a little overwhelming. Racing thoughts that seemed to be tracking a ton of things all at once. Wind out of the east, shifting towards northeast. Clouds forming. Minor pressure disturbance to the south. Barometric pressure increasing. Humidity...

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:31 pm**

As interesting as it was too see how much information Wanda's mind seemed to process at any given time, it's not really what she's looking for, so she presses past it. It probably would have helped her get what Wanda was saying earlier if she'd just take a moment to look at the world through the lens of Wanda's mind, but somewhere deep down she's built up a deep aversion to that concept.

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:57 pm**

Pushing past that, she got to what Wanda was thinking. She's pretty cool. Nice-looking too. Needs to lighten up, look on the bright side maybe. But that's her call, not mine. Stick to imposing myself on the weather, that works better.

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 1:17 am**

Miriam can't help but smile a little. She'd been dreading worse and this horrible breach of privacy made her feel much better.

"Hope I didn't kill the mood there." she finally says, taking a couple of quick steps to catch up with Wanda, asking the relevant question only after determining she wasn't going to be disappointed by the answer.

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 1:23 am**

"What? No. I got distracted there, sorry." It was a lie, but a convenient one and not malicious. "Walking sometimes makes me hungry."

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:07 am**

"Still, let me make it up to you. My treat." she says, holding the door to the bakery open for Wanda.

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:14 am**

"That's not necessary, but I'm also not one to turn down a free bite," she said as she stepped in.

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 4:19 pm**

"Hippie." she smirks teasingly.

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 4:21 pm**

"But neither dirty nor smelly," she said with a smirk back.

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 4:40 pm**

"And thank god for that." she chuckles.

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 4:45 pm**

"Stereotypes, we hippies have to fight them like anyone else," she said with a laugh.

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:02 pm**

"Still better than beatniks. Though I believe they prefer hipsters these days."

Posted: **Sat Mar 26, 2016 10:39 pm**

"I believe they do, but we probably haven't heard of it," she joked lamely.

Posted: **Sun Mar 27, 2016 3:52 am**

Miriam chuckles anyway, either because she's polite or because her sense of humor is lame.

"Hey, wanna see a trick?" she asks, focusing on Wanda's mind once more, this time to try and see if she can figure out what she's thinking about ordering.

Posted: **Sun Mar 27, 2016 1:12 pm**

"Sure," Wanda said, mentally contemplating some blueberry scones and coffee.

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:38 pm**

Miriam grins turns to the person working the counter. "Some blueberry scones and two coffee, one black, one with milk."

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:52 pm**

"You read my mind," Wanda said with a smile, though said in such a way that the counter person would miss the weight of it.

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:33 pm**

"Great party trick." she smirks back at Wanda.

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2016 4:43 pm**

Indeed. She thought with a smile. "I'll find us somewhere to sit."

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