April 16th, 2017

Part II

     Solana DiGaunt is sprawled out on the couch on this Sunday morning, her work scattered over the coffee table, along with a jumble of E.O.S. lip balms, bubblegum wrappers, and empty pomegranate iced tea bottles. She always lets everything in her bag fall into a state of disarray for weeks, until finally sorting it out every once in a while.
     Meanwhile, Arthur is still up in his bedroom, and they don't know whether he is really asleep or not.
     Her mother puts something on the big computer screen to watch. They sit together on the sofa, laughing together, and talking about their week. Her mother starts cooking and answering text messages as Soline writes down her dreams from the previous night. Maybe this is a project that she can finally finish...

     The mood of the room, however, changes radically from it's lighthearted state as Soline abruptly pauses the show with a sharp click of the mouse.

     "...Don't you think Arthur's been acting a little bit weird and off lately, Mom?"
      "Hmm... I don't know," she answers. -"isn't that what all boys his age act like?"
     "I guess so," says the girl, "but he's just so withdrawn all of a sudden..."
     "Well," says the mother, running her fingers through her fair hair, "I think he might just need some time to discover who he really is."

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     Soline is a very glamorous girl, but there is more to her soul than one can see on her perfectly symmetrical face and diamond-like eyes. She appears both as pretty and as delicate as the nightshade blossom which she is named after, yet is sharp, exceedingly intelligent, and has an excellent memory that tracks everything. 

     The reason that she enjoys following trends as far as her personal style and lifestyle is not because she is a follower. Soline has an eye for anything that shines, like a raven, and a lust for the more exquisite things in life. If anything suddenly doesn't appeal to who she is on the inside, she'll drop it quickly.

     She looks at the world from a view of possibility, but through the filter of accuracy.

     She and Arthur make for an interesting pair. She is piercing while he is flowing like a river, she finds it much easier to get to bed on time, while he gets caught up in the moment and ends up staying up late most nights.